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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 24812706, member: 4910&quot;]The Texas Centennial half dollar was issued to commemorate the centennial of Texas independence from Mexico in 1836.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins were issued for several years from 1934 to 1938.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_unitedstates_cent50_1935s_texas.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>United States Half Dollar 1935-S Texas Centennial</p><p>Silver, 12.5 mm, 30.60 gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Along with the coin there was the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, a World&#039;s Fair held from June to November 1936.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gene Autry was the most famous &quot;singing cowboy&quot; movie star of the 1930&#039;s and in 1936 he filmed a movie titled &quot;The Big Show&quot; at the Texas Centennial Exposition.</p><p><br /></p><p>The film had a story of Gene Autry impersonating another film actor and becoming involved with the other actor&#039;s &quot;friends&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_geneautry_bigshow_01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gene Autry makes an entrance in an open car</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_geneautry_bigshow_02.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gene enters in a more traditional way</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_geneautry_bigshow_03.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The Texas Centennial buildings</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_geneautry_bigshow_04.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>An example of 1930&#039;s Art Deco</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_geneautry_bigshow_05.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The Texas Cavalcade of flags</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_geneautry_bigshow_06.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Old West cowboys meet the future</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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