[Marvin Stirman at Capitol Building, Austin, Texas]

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Photograph of a young boy standing on a balcony with a large column and balustrade behind him. He leans on what looks like a large spot light on the ground, and is about half as tall as the balustrade. He wears light colored shirt and shorts. The edges of the snapshot have a decorative stripped border. A handwritten inscription on the back reads, "Marvin Stirman / Capitol Building / Austin, Tex. / Oct. 1927."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 7 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. October 1927.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Frances Marion Allen Collection and was provided by the Tarrant County Archives to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of a young boy standing on a balcony with a large column and balustrade behind him. He leans on what looks like a large spot light on the ground, and is about half as tall as the balustrade. He wears light colored shirt and shorts. The edges of the snapshot have a decorative stripped border. A handwritten inscription on the back reads, "Marvin Stirman / Capitol Building / Austin, Tex. / Oct. 1927."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 7 cm.

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Frances Marion Allen Collection

The collection of Frances Marion Allen, a longtime resident of Fort Worth who died in 1997, contains material collected by herself, her parents, James Walter Allen, M.D. and Daisy Emery Allen, M.D., and her sister, Sheila Emery Allen. The collection contains numerous photographs and correspondence dating from the mid-19th century to the late-20th century.

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  • October 1927

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  • Sept. 16, 2023, 9:45 p.m.

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  • Dec. 6, 2023, 2:05 p.m.

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[Marvin Stirman at Capitol Building, Austin, Texas], photograph, October 1927; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1595203/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County Archives.

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