[William Blackshear at West Point, Virginia]

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Photograph of William Blackshear and two unidentified persons posing in front of a river in West Point, Virginia. Blackshear is leaning against a wooden fence or structure and another person is partially visible behind it; a young boy is standing to the right, wearing a hat and overalls. In the background, the opposite side of the river is lined by trees and there is a building visible between them. Text on back of photo: West Point, Va. Summer of 1922. I was there also in Summer 1923 as a Lay Reader. Age 29.

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Photograph of William Blackshear and two unidentified persons posing in front of a river in West Point, Virginia. Blackshear is leaning against a wooden fence or structure and another person is partially visible behind it; a young boy is standing to the right, wearing a hat and overalls. In the background, the opposite side of the river is lined by trees and there is a building visible between them. Text on back of photo: West Point, Va. Summer of 1922. I was there also in Summer 1923 as a Lay Reader. Age 29.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 3 in.

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Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

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[William Blackshear at West Point, Virginia]

Photograph of William Blackshear and two unidentified persons posing in front of a river in West Point, Virginia. Blackshear is leaning against a wooden fence or structure and another person is partially visible behind it; a young boy is standing to the right, wearing a hat and overalls. In the background, the opposite side of the river is lined by trees and there is a building visible between them. Text on back of photo: West Point, Va. Summer of 1922. I was there also in Summer 1923 as a Lay Reader. Age 29.

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  • 1922-06~ - 1922-08~

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  • March 30, 2006, 7:01 p.m.

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  • Jan. 19, 2012, 7:33 p.m.

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[William Blackshear at West Point, Virginia], photograph, 1922; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11154/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palestine Public Library.

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