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Among the exhibits is the Hal Patton Office (1905), dedicated to Seminole [[United States Army]] scouts stationed in Del Rio.  The War Room contains exhibits about the [[Confederate States of America]], [[World War I]], [[World War II]], and Del Rio's Laughlin Air Force Base.<ref name=wm/>​
 
Among the exhibits is the Hal Patton Office (1905), dedicated to Seminole [[United States Army]] scouts stationed in Del Rio.  The War Room contains exhibits about the [[Confederate States of America]], [[World War I]], [[World War II]], and Del Rio's Laughlin Air Force Base.<ref name=wm/>​
 
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''La Zappa'' Chapel is encouraged for [[prayer]] and meditation and is used for special occasions. It also contains the museum gift shop. "Cadena Nativity" is a permanent [[Christmas]] cultural and folk-art exhibit in a separate building.<ref name=wm/>​
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''La Zappa'' Chapel is encouraged for [[prayer]] and meditation and is used for special occasions. It also contains the museum gift shop. "Cadena Nativity" is a permanent [[Christmas]] cultural and folk-art exhibit in a separate building.<ref name=wm/>​
 
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* A restored cabin shows furnished living and dining quarters of frontier settlers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drchamber.com/play/attractions/whitehead.html|title=Whitehead Memorial Museum|publisher=drchamber.com|accessdate=July 7, 2009|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080605072922/http%3A//www.drchamber.com/play/attractions/whitehead.html |archivedate = June 5, 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref>​
 
* A restored cabin shows furnished living and dining quarters of frontier settlers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drchamber.com/play/attractions/whitehead.html|title=Whitehead Memorial Museum|publisher=drchamber.com|accessdate=July 7, 2009|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080605072922/http%3A//www.drchamber.com/play/attractions/whitehead.html |archivedate = June 5, 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref>​
 
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A "Border Radio" exhibit relates to Del Rio's history of broadcasting and includethe [[Mexico|Mexican]] stations XERA and XERF broadcast from Ciudad Acuña.  With 500,000-watt signals, the stations could be heard at night as far away as [[Canada]]. Robert Weston Smith, known as Wolfman Jack (1938-1995), legendary deejay, broadcast from XERF in the 1960s with a Del Rio address to sell goods.<ref>Wolfman Jack, ''Have Mercy'', Warner Books, 1995.</ref>​
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A "Border Radio" exhibit relates to Del Rio's history of broadcasting and includethe [[Mexico|Mexican]] stations XERA and XERF broadcast from Ciudad Acuña.  With 500,000-watt signals, the stations could be heard at night as far away as [[Canada]]. Robert Weston Smith, known as Wolfman Jack (1938-1995), legendary deejay, broadcast from XERF in the 1960s with a Del Rio address to sell goods.<ref>Wolfman Jack, ''Have Mercy,'' Warner Books, 1995.</ref>​
 
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The museum has a Southern Pacific Railroad caboose through which visitors may stroll.<ref name=wm/>​ Another exhibit includes the figure of the notable [[Great Britain|English]] [[actress]] Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) standing on the deck of a train.  While visiting the United States, she came to Langtry, Texas, after Judge Bean’s death.<ref name=wm/>​
 
The museum has a Southern Pacific Railroad caboose through which visitors may stroll.<ref name=wm/>​ Another exhibit includes the figure of the notable [[Great Britain|English]] [[actress]] Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) standing on the deck of a train.  While visiting the United States, she came to Langtry, Texas, after Judge Bean’s death.<ref name=wm/>​
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