DEFENDERS OF THE GATE: A SOLDIER'S STORY

The process of choosing the objects and archives to display during the exhibit was no easy task. The Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s Park Archives and Museum Collection features a staggering collection consisting of over three million objects, documents, and photographs representing various areas and historical locations across the San Francisco Bay Area. Since the exhibit was small and space was limited, the items chosen had to effectively represent the exhibit’s theme. To do this I chose items that either symbolized soldiers as a whole or embodied them on an individual level.