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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=wmm/>​
 
''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=wmm/>​
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Other popular exhibits include:​
 
Other popular exhibits include:​
 
* The office of Dr. Simon Rodriguez, who in 1925 became the first [[Hispanic]] [[physician]] in Del Rio. Among other achievements, he delivered some three thousand babies during his medical career.​
 
* The office of Dr. Simon Rodriguez, who in 1925 became the first [[Hispanic]] [[physician]] in Del Rio. Among other achievements, he delivered some three thousand babies during his medical career.​
 
* The Perry House (1870) contained the largest mercantile store between [[San Antonio]] and [[El Paso]], on the first floor. Family living quarters were above.   
 
* The Perry House (1870) contained the largest mercantile store between [[San Antonio]] and [[El Paso]], on the first floor. Family living quarters were above.   
 
* A building called "The Barn" has a comprehensive exhibit of American Indians.<ref name=wmm/>​
 
* A building called "The Barn" has a comprehensive exhibit of American Indians.<ref name=wmm/>​
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* A restored cabin shows furnished living and dining quarters of frontier settlers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080605072922/http%3A//www.drchamber.com/play/attractions/whitehead.html|title=Whitehead Memorial Museum|publisher=Whitehead Museum|accessdate=April 8, 2020}}</ref>​
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* A restored cabin shows furnished living and dining quarters of frontier settlers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080605072922/http%3A//www.drchamber.com/play/attractions/whitehead.html|
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title=Whitehead Memorial Museum|publisher=Whitehead Museum|accessdate=April 8, 2020}}</ref>​
 
​* 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>​
 
​* 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>​
 
* The museum has a Southern Pacific Railroad caboose through which visitors may stroll.<ref name=wmm/>​ 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=wmm/>​
 
* The museum has a Southern Pacific Railroad caboose through which visitors may stroll.<ref name=wmm/>​ 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=wmm/>​
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