[Milsurplus] Re: Museum intransigence / loans

[Robert Wilder]

Marty:  It is amazing how they want something for nothing.  Now if you could 
offer a silver tea set used by Genaral officers they might want to talk to 
you.
A good example, as you know, was the LST-325.  The ship was a great draing 
card but politic came into pland and the ship moved to Evansviller.

Bob Wilder, AF2HD/WW2LST



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> The Atlanta history center here has had a WW-II exhibit that's lasted
> over a year.  Lots of vets were rounded up & interviewed.  One of whom
> is a ham, pal, and a Kasserine Pass high-speed cw op vet.
>
> So I proceed to get an appointment with the curator to check advisability
> of setting up a substantially complete SCR-188A running on 160 m.
> See http://hereford.ampr.org/millist/pic/scr-188a.jpg
>
> Further, there was a BC-611 and 2 C-D geiger counters fm a local shopping
> center, an '03 Springfield,  AND... some xtals made in Atlanta during
> WW2 (PanEl electronics)
>
> They went head over heels for proposition until the phrase "long term
> loan" arose.
>
> Not a chance said they.  Only donations.  OK I replied, glad to give
> you the crystals- the origins of the company ought to make for neat
> research.
>
> Replay was "items not mainstream" & wouldn't be needed.
>
> But why are volumes about ladies who embroidered officers cuffs 
> "mainstream"
> asked I.  Going further and I said "Heck there's nothing here about
> Bell making B-29s in next-door Marietta, GA."
>
> That was the end of line & I was shown the door.
>
> Lesson learned was Atlanta History museum is for the tea-sipping ladies.
> And staff is graded on exhibiting things so-targeted.
>
> AND.  And here's an example where long-term loans anethma
>
>  Marty
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