Denver Wax Museum- Project Mercury

The Denver Wax Museum was located on Bannock street (between 9th and 10th) in Denver Colorado. Focusing on the historical, the museum presented tableaux on everyone from Mark Twain to Eddie Rickenbacker. The scene here represents Project Mercury, The United States' foray into manned spaceflight. Inside the spaceship are the Mercury Seven. From left to right; Alan Shephard (1923-1998), Wally Schirra (b. 1923), Scott Carpenter (b. 1925), Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), John Glenn (b. 1921), Gus Grissom (1926-1967), and Deke Slayton (1924-1993).

Another view that shows five of the astronauts. This display is not an accurate representation of the program. Instead, it is a scene that expresses the spirit of the Mercury project.

A close up of Scott Carpenter climbing out of a hatch.


John Glenn "floating" above the other astronauts.

Gus Grissom and Deke Slayton. Slayton was the only one of the seven to never fly in space during Project Mercury. Perhaps that is why Grissom is smiling and he is not.

A close up of Gus Grissom in living color. He died in 1967 in a launchpad fire during training for Apollo 1.

And a color shot of Slayton. He died from a brain tumor in 1993.

Many figures from the museum moved to the Forney Museum of Transportation. See them here.

Find more information on Project Mercury here.

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News- Beckham and Beckham at Madame Tussaud's

Madame Tussaud's is at it again. This time the New York branch has borrowed the figures of Mr. and Mrs. David Beckham from the London museum. The figures will be on display for a couple of weeks as a tribute to the soccer star's arrival in the United States. The scene features the couple being greeted by President Bush.


A close up of David and Victoria Beckham. Is it just me, or does his figure look so much more realistic than hers.


A shot of the three figures that make up the scene. The whole set is pretty low budget. Hopefully Americans will recognize the two English stars.

Visit the Madame Tussaud's New York website here.

Learn more about David Beckham here.

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American Heritage Wax Museum- Lincoln Assassination

(Apr 14 1865)

The American Heritage Wax Museum was located in Scottsdale Arizona, and focused its collection mainly on American historical events. Its location in the western United States meant that the museum had a large collection of western themed exhibits. However, significant events not in the west also were represented. Here, we see the assassination of President Lincoln. This tableau depicts the event just seconds before the infamous shot was fired. The president was watching the play Our American Cousin when John Wilkes Booth entered the box and shot him. Lincoln died the next day. During Booth's escape from the theater, he uttered the famous lines, "Sic semper Tyrannis".


A close up of the scene. Lincoln, and his assassination are popular subjects for wax museums. This is one of the best representations.

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