[Dance Program for Josephine Bahl's Benefit Ball]

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Dance program for a benefit ball "given by the Waco Engine Company No. 3," and Josephine Bahl's dance program. The program contains the order of dances and the presentation of badges; on the back of the program there are the names of the committee members involved.

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1 program ; 11 x 18 cm., folded to 11 x 9 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. November 24, 1898.

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This letter is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2015 and was provided by the Private Collection of Margay Welch to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 89 times. More information about this letter can be viewed below.

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Private Collection of Margay Welch

The Bahl, Wheatly, and Hessdoerfer families were residents of Waco, Texas from the 1850's. The items in this collection were found in the Elmer and Josephine (Bahl) Wheatly home after the death of Elmer and Josephine Wheatly in 2010.

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Dance program for a benefit ball "given by the Waco Engine Company No. 3," and Josephine Bahl's dance program. The program contains the order of dances and the presentation of badges; on the back of the program there are the names of the committee members involved.

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1 program ; 11 x 18 cm., folded to 11 x 9 cm.

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The writing 'J. K. S.' on the back of the card refers to J. K. Strecker, and 'E. Wheatly' refers to her husband, Elmer Wheatly.

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  • November 24, 1898

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  • May 8, 2016, 10:51 p.m.

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  • Sept. 12, 2022, 12:41 p.m.

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[Dance Program for Josephine Bahl's Benefit Ball], letter, November 24, 1898; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth744158/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Margay Welch.

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