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JESUS HAVING A SCENE Why do most wax museum representations of Jesus make him look like he’s drunk or stoned? Jesus in a scene at the Mammoth Cave Wax Museum, Cave City, Kentucky.

JESUS HAVING A SCENE

Why do most wax museum representations of Jesus make him look like he’s drunk or stoned?

Jesus in a scene at the Mammoth Cave Wax Museum, Cave City, Kentucky.

WAX JOHN GLENN MIAMI WAX MUSEUM139th Street and U.S. 1, Miami, Florida Life size wax figure of Astronaut John Glenn, in NASA approved space suit. 

WAX JOHN GLENN

MIAMI WAX MUSEUM
139th Street and U.S. 1, Miami, Florida

Life size wax figure of Astronaut John Glenn, in NASA approved space suit. 

HAPPY OBSERVED BIRTHDAY, GEORGE Tell me that Martha doesn’t look like a guy in drag. GEORGE and MARTHA WASHINGTON, are among the fifty life size wax figures in the Hall of Famous Americans in Santa Claus Land, Indiana. Lewis Sorensen who created these likenesses is the foremost wax artist in the country. You wouldn’t know that from this postcard. 

HAPPY OBSERVED BIRTHDAY, GEORGE

Tell me that Martha doesn’t look like a guy in drag.

GEORGE and MARTHA WASHINGTON, are among the fifty life size wax figures in the Hall of Famous Americans in Santa Claus Land, Indiana. Lewis Sorensen who created these likenesses is the foremost wax artist in the country.

You wouldn’t know that from this postcard. 

HAPPY LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY (observed-NY) NATIONAL WAX MUSEUMof LANCASTER COUNTY HERITAGELancaster, Pennsylvania, Rt. 30 East Abraham Lincoln - 1861On February 22, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln passed through Lancaster on his journey from Springfield to Washington for his inauguration, and delivered a speech form a balcony of the Caldwell House, later known as the Brunswick Hotel. He passed through Lancaster a second time…on April 21, 1865…This time the martyred President’s body lay in a black-draped funeral train as it slowly returned him to his beloved Illinois. Guess that’s Mary Todd next to him? Looks like his mum. Poor gal isn’t even identified on the postcard.

HAPPY LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY (observed-NY)

NATIONAL WAX MUSEUM
of LANCASTER COUNTY HERITAGE
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Rt. 30 East

Abraham Lincoln - 1861
On February 22, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln passed through Lancaster on his journey from Springfield to Washington for his inauguration, and delivered a speech form a balcony of the Caldwell House, later known as the Brunswick Hotel. He passed through Lancaster a second time…on April 21, 1865…This time the martyred President’s body lay in a black-draped funeral train as it slowly returned him to his beloved Illinois.

Guess that’s Mary Todd next to him? Looks like his mum. Poor gal isn’t even identified on the postcard.

SALOME & DANCE OF THE SEVEN VEILS A nice biblical postcard to send back home to the kiddies. Royal Pacific Wax MuseumNewport, Oregon 

SALOME & DANCE OF THE SEVEN VEILS

A nice biblical postcard to send back home to the kiddies.

Royal Pacific Wax Museum
Newport, Oregon 

TEN BADDEST BAD POSTCARDS OF 2011 — #5Your BAD POSTCARDS Blogger Reblogs Ten of his Favorite Postcards of the Year LOUIS PASTEURPotters Wax MuseumSt. Augustine, Florida This is one of my favorite wax museum postcards. I love the arthritic hands. The poor guy can’t bend his fingers enough to get a good grip on the syringe. The taxidermied chinchilla is a nice touch. But Louis isn’t paying attention to what he’s doing. The chilla is getting spiked while Louis is gazing off into space. Not professional. The artist’s laboratory backdrop is kinda cool. Click  HERE to view the original post.

TEN BADDEST BAD POSTCARDS OF 2011 — #5
Your BAD POSTCARDS Blogger Reblogs Ten of his Favorite Postcards of the Year

LOUIS PASTEUR
Potters Wax Museum
St. Augustine, Florida

This is one of my favorite wax museum postcards. I love the arthritic hands. The poor guy can’t bend his fingers enough to get a good grip on the syringe. The taxidermied chinchilla is a nice touch. But Louis isn’t paying attention to what he’s doing. The chilla is getting spiked while Louis is gazing off into space. Not professional. The artist’s laboratory backdrop is kinda cool.

Click  HERE to view the original post.

HUCK FINN SEDUCES MARK TWAIN HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARK TWAIN! The name of this wax museum isn’t printed on the verso, but the postcard was printed in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, so I have to assume it’s the American Historical Wax Museum. SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS “MARK TWAIN” 1835 - 1910: American novelist worked as a printer, Mississippi river boat pistol and newspaper reporter. His novels “Innocents Aboard,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Tom Sawyer,” and many more brought him fame as America’s foremost humorist. He is shown with Huck Finn, one of his famous literary figures. Note their typo: Innocents ABOARD instead of ABROAD.

HUCK FINN SEDUCES MARK TWAIN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARK TWAIN!

The name of this wax museum isn’t printed on the verso, but the postcard was printed in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, so I have to assume it’s the American Historical Wax Museum.

SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS “MARK TWAIN” 1835 - 1910:

American novelist worked as a printer, Mississippi river boat pistol and newspaper reporter. His novels “Innocents Aboard,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Tom Sawyer,” and many more brought him fame as America’s foremost humorist. He is shown with Huck Finn, one of his famous literary figures.

Note their typo: Innocents ABOARD instead of ABROAD.

MAN ON THE MOON NEIL ARMSTRONG, FIRST MAN ON THE MOON “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” American Historical Wax Museum, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Here you meet face to face the famous of America’s past and present, life-size, life-like, richly costumed, and magnificently displayed. History walks with you through these aisles of time - the past breaks through at every turn. Each scene is a vivid chapter in American History.

MAN ON THE MOON

NEIL ARMSTRONG, FIRST MAN ON THE MOON

“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” American Historical Wax Museum, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Here you meet face to face the famous of America’s past and present, life-size, life-like, richly costumed, and magnificently displayed. History walks with you through these aisles of time - the past breaks through at every turn. Each scene is a vivid chapter in American History.

JESUS IN THE SMOKIES There have been plenty of pathetic wax renderings of Jesus, but this one is a winner. What’s up with the girl at the left? She’s been assimilated? CHRISTUS GARDENSGatlinburg, Tennessee A Major Visitor Attraction of the Smokies A favorite alike of young and old is the life-like scene in which Christ is welcoming the little ones to come to his side. This view is a close-up of Christ and two of the children from the larger overall scene. This is but one of the spacious three-dimensional dioramas in which the life of Christ is depicted from beginning to end. Open All Year on the River Road

JESUS IN THE SMOKIES

There have been plenty of pathetic wax renderings of Jesus, but this one is a winner. What’s up with the girl at the left? She’s been assimilated?

CHRISTUS GARDENS
Gatlinburg, Tennessee

A Major Visitor Attraction of the Smokies

A favorite alike of young and old is the life-like scene in which Christ is welcoming the little ones to come to his side. This view is a close-up of Christ and two of the children from the larger overall scene. This is but one of the spacious three-dimensional dioramas in which the life of Christ is depicted from beginning to end.

Open All Year on the River Road

OUR FIRST 7 PRESIDENTS REACT to the REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE in IOWA LAST NIGHT HOUSE OF PRESIDENTSClermont, Florida Left to Right (1) Washington (2) Adams (3) Jefferson (4) Madison, Back Row (5) J. Q. Adams (6) Jackson (7) Monroe.

OUR FIRST 7 PRESIDENTS REACT to the REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE in IOWA LAST NIGHT

HOUSE OF PRESIDENTS
Clermont, Florida

Left to Right (1) Washington (2) Adams (3) Jefferson (4) Madison, Back Row (5) J. Q. Adams (6) Jackson (7) Monroe.

GOLDWATER ACCEPTS 47 years ago today, Barry Goldwater accepted the Republican presidential nomination. In his acceptance speech he said, ”I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” Goldwater won 6 states—Arizona (his home state), Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and South Carolina—for a total of 52 electoral votes. AMERICAN HERITAGE WAX MUSEUMScottsdale, Arizona Detailed close-up of the Josephine Tussaud wax figure of Barry M. Goldwater, 1964 Republican presidential candidate.

GOLDWATER ACCEPTS

47 years ago today, Barry Goldwater accepted the Republican presidential nomination. In his acceptance speech he said, ”I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”

Goldwater won 6 states—Arizona (his home state), Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and South Carolina—for a total of 52 electoral votes.

AMERICAN HERITAGE WAX MUSEUM
Scottsdale, Arizona

Detailed close-up of the Josephine Tussaud wax figure of Barry M. Goldwater, 1964 Republican presidential candidate.

INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, 1776 The Declaration of Independence…Thomas Jefferson, the recognized author of this famous document and those who assisted him, John Adams and Ben Franklin, receive guidance from George Washington at TUSSAUD’S LONDON WAX MUSEUM, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. Little did they know that George had become a pod person and that they would also be replaced by their duplicates very soon. American history not taught in schools. HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, 1776

The Declaration of Independence…Thomas Jefferson, the recognized author of this famous document and those who assisted him, John Adams and Ben Franklin, receive guidance from George Washington at TUSSAUD’S LONDON WAX MUSEUM, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.

Little did they know that George had become a pod person and that they would also be replaced by their duplicates very soon.

American history not taught in schools.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

CUSTER’S LAST STAND (Anniversary of) Custer’s eyes completely kill any solemnity that the museum may have tried to create. I’d be laughing like crazy. THE WAX MUSEUM919 Bannock StreetDenver, ColoradoOn June 25, 1876, GEN. GEORGE A. CUSTER AND THE FAMED SEVENTH CAVALRY were surrounded by about 4,000 Indians at the Little Big Horn in Montana. After approximately 35 minutes of furious fighting, Custer lay dead in the midst of his annihilated detachment of 265 men.

CUSTER’S LAST STAND (Anniversary of)

Custer’s eyes completely kill any solemnity that the museum may have tried to create. I’d be laughing like crazy.

THE WAX MUSEUM
919 Bannock Street
Denver, Colorado
On June 25, 1876, GEN. GEORGE A. CUSTER AND THE FAMED SEVENTH CAVALRY were surrounded by about 4,000 Indians at the Little Big Horn in Montana. After approximately 35 minutes of furious fighting, Custer lay dead in the midst of his annihilated detachment of 265 men.

Today is INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY On BAD POSTCARDS the museum is likely to be wax. Wax museum postcards are the baddest! Here’s one of my favorites. LOUIS PASTEUR (1822-1895)French chemist and bacteriologist, born Dec. 27, 1822. Won his “Bachelier es Lettres” at Royal College of Bessacon, 1840. Pioneered in fermentation research. Developed the first vaccination to control chicken cholera and anthrax. His greatest gift to mankind is the treatment for hydrophobia. On July 6, 1885 after prolonged experiments he inoculated a child who had been badly bitten by an infected dog and the experiment was a success. AN EXHIBIT AT POTTERS WAX MUSEUM, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.

Today is INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY

On BAD POSTCARDS the museum is likely to be wax. Wax museum postcards are the baddest! Here’s one of my favorites.

LOUIS PASTEUR (1822-1895)
French chemist and bacteriologist, born Dec. 27, 1822. Won his “Bachelier es Lettres” at Royal College of Bessacon, 1840. Pioneered in fermentation research. Developed the first vaccination to control chicken cholera and anthrax. His greatest gift to mankind is the treatment for hydrophobia. On July 6, 1885 after prolonged experiments he inoculated a child who had been badly bitten by an infected dog and the experiment was a success. AN EXHIBIT AT POTTERS WAX MUSEUM, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.

TODAY is the 150th ANNIVERSARY of the BEGINNING of the CIVIL WAR Thanks to the American roadside wax museum, even this daffy site can commemorate such a somber event. JOHN BROWN Oct. 16, 1859, John Brown and 21 others captured the United States arsenal and rifle works at Harper’s Ferry, Va., now W. Va., with the intention of setting up a mountain refuge for runaway slaves. He was hanged for treason Dec. 2, 1859. The nation was divided in hate and admiration of him. The National Civil War Wax MuseumSteinwehr Ave. & Culp St., Gettysburg, Pa

TODAY is the 150th ANNIVERSARY of the BEGINNING of the CIVIL WAR

Thanks to the American roadside wax museum, even this daffy site can commemorate such a somber event.

JOHN BROWN

Oct. 16, 1859, John Brown and 21 others captured the United States arsenal and rifle works at Harper’s Ferry, Va., now W. Va., with the intention of setting up a mountain refuge for runaway slaves. He was hanged for treason Dec. 2, 1859. The nation was divided in hate and admiration of him.

The National Civil War Wax Museum
Steinwehr Ave. & Culp St., Gettysburg, Pa