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Cal Farley is noted for what he mainly did after World War I than what he did during. Although it is noted that he was one of the two unarmed men out of the thirty-four survivors in the C-Company that had a total of 2500 men. Farley is responsible for many opportunities for homeless and challenged young men in Amarillo, including being a Cofounder of Boys Ranch.
The placard informs us that Trench Art was made by soldiers spending vast majorities of their time in the trenches during WWI.
The piece of Trench Art that I found interesting is the ash tray. Although I accidentally took a picture of the wrong placard, I still found it interesting as it says something about how the tobacco industry was alive and important even during the War.
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The layout and organization of the Panhandle Plains Museum was planned well. It was put together in a way that it was not just artifacts and clothing strung through the room, but there was a place for everything so that each person can learn the facts as they move along. The information provided was useful and easy to understand as well.
I did feel that the artifacts, although interesting and important, were very repetitive, not to say that they are not helpful, but I would have liked to see a wider variety of artifacts. The Strengths I noticed in the exhibit were the information included with each piece of item. I felt like this was very useful in understanding, who, what, when, where, why, and what happened to them after the fact of the war. The new piece of information that I acquired, was that at one point in the War, Germany attempted mass genocide on Turkey, I had never heard this piece of information and it makes sense to me now that they had one of the higher death tolls than the other nations involved. I agree with the way the museum is set up for this exhibit. There is plenty of primary sources and information given throughout the exhibit that anyone could learn something new walking through

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