![]() Most recently, the Gettysburg Hall of Presidents in Pennsylvania shut down, auctioned off its figures - and became the butt of late-night jokes. Elsewhere in the States, wax museums have seen attendance decline, and many have closed. ![]() (Jesse Costa/WBUR)īut is it? Although the Brazilian-based company behind Dreamland has attractions around the world, this is its first venture in the United States. President Obama's wax figure stands on the White House lawn at the Dreamland Wax Museum. “It’s something that Boston has needed for a long time,” says Michael Pelletz, Dreamland’s vice president of sales. Until Dreamland’s Monday opening, Boston hadn’t had a wax museum since the Tremont Street location of the famous Madame Tussaud's closed more than 40 years ago. Eventually, the museum plans to have about 200 figures, though not all will be on view at once. Mother Teresa, Richard Nixon, Queen Elizabeth II - they’ll all be in the rotation, along with many Boston notables and all the U.S. The unusually silent Trump is one of about 100 figures on display in the Dreamland Wax Museum at 1 Washington St. Standing tall, a little less orange than usual, this isn’t the real 45th president. The young girl whips out her smartphone to take a picture. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)Ī mother and daughter press their faces against the window of a nondescript building across from the Old State House to catch a glimpse of President Trump. Miss Alyce Dixon died on Januat the age of 108.Facebook Email Boston's Dreamland Wax Museum features a wax figure of President Trump in the Oval Office. The 6888 th was the only all Female African American unit to serve in Europe during WWII. I went back to work for the Pentagon and worked there until I retired. When we were sent back to the USA, we were discharged at Fort Dix, New Jersey. I was young and I had been to three countries-England, France and Italy. I took every opportunity to travel once I was in France. We put our money together and did what was necessary. The women didn’t get funeral coverage for a proper burial. We lost a couple of the 6888 th because of a car accident. We stuck to our motto: “No mail, low morale.” The condition of the mail was just like it was in England. When we were finished in England, we were sent to Rouen, France. We were so pleased to search for the name and location of each man’s number. ![]() Our director said it would take one year to sort and get out to the men to lift morale. They would use their numbers to identify who and where the mail went. Al lot of the mail had only “Johnny, USA” or “Buster, USA” on them. We were told the mail in Birmingham, England was floor to ceiling in warehouses. I always said I wanted to go to Europe after I joined. We were trained at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia just as men were trained. The 6888 th was an “…all Negra Women Group.”. Then I heard about an opening in Paris France with the newly created 6888 th. I wrote a column called: “The Long and the Short of It.” I asked “don’t you have something clerical?” I was asked if I could type. When I enquired about enlisting, I was told they (Army) have women who drive and help with the soldiers. I was informed the spots couldn’t be removed. I had white spots on my neck and hoped the Army could remove them. I was thirty-three years old when I joined the Army. Photograph taken at Academy Women Conference, March 2015 Alyce (Ellis) Dixon, USA – WAC – 6888 th Central Postal Directory Battalion Women Who Serve in Defense of Our Nation – WWII to Present
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