Autry National Center

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GENERAL INFO

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Museum of the American West at Griffith Park
Ongoing Exhibit

The Community Gallery interprets the West through the lens of the racial, ethnic and religious communities important to Western development between 1885 and 1895. Using 1890 census data, the gallery compares and contrasts family and daily life, education, religious beliefs, politics, and work among eight different communities. The gallery also includes an area illustrating the saloon as the social center of many Western communities. Highlights of the Community Gallery include a 19th century fire engine, Osage wedding dress, child’s vaquero outfit, Chinese immigration certificate, and ornate mail-order bar. Within the Community Gallery is a section on Law & Order in the 19th century West. Highlights include Billy the Kid's rifle and items associated with lawman Pat Garrett.