Welcome to Historically Saint Pete, a weekly conversation where Rui Farias, executive director of the St. Petersburg Museum of History (SPMOH) , explores the truth and myths of the people and events that created the Sunshine City. Located on the Saint Pete Pier, the Museum of History has been sharing the stories of the Sunshine City for 103 years. On Labor Day, let's honor those whose work never stops, those who serve: Our service men and women. Right now, SPMOH has an exhibit honoring those men and women, but it won't be up for long. It'll come down sometime in the beginning of October. The American soldier exhibit, a 3000 square foot exhibit highlighting the story of America's military from the Civil War to the Persian Gulf, is on display in our main gallery. The entire exhibit is curated from the museum's collections and features everything from the actual American soldier photography exhibit. This is a photography exhibit that won the Pulitzer Prize. It was curated by Cyma Rubin out of New York and toured for year, including here, and was donated to the museum after its tour. It is a photography exhibit that shows the humanity of the American soldiers. It's not a battle exhibit. It depicts large number of photographs showing soldiers families, soldiers helping children and women in all the conflicts from the Civil War, actually to the war in Afghanistan. Very powerful images. Tune in for the rest of the story!
Photo Credit: Nanette Wiser
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