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[Photograph of an Unknown Girl]

Description: Photograph of an unknown small girl on a postcard addressed to Nannie Scott in Humble, Texas. The photograph shows the girl wearing a dress and standing on a sandy beach with the water in the background; she has flowers in her hair and lace-up shoes on her feet.
Date: unknown

[Photograph of Automobile and Puppy]

Description: Photograph of a covered automobile parked in a gravel lot, with a suitcase on the left sideboard. There is a small, dark dog sitting on the suitcase, facing away from the camera. There is a small, one-story house in the background, on the left, and a line of trees in the background to the right.
Date: unknown

[Photograph of Automobile Parked on Lawn]

Description: Photograph of a large, boxy, covered automobile parked on a grassy lawn in a residential area. There are two men sitting in the car, one in the driver's seat with his hands on the steering wheel and one sitting in the passenger seat of the automobile. The front porch of a small house is visible in the background on the left, and there are other houses across the street on the right. A handwritten note at the top of the photo indicates the photo taken in 1913.
Date: unknown

[Photograph of Baby Shower at Murphy Baptist Church]

Description: Photograph of a man and a woman sitting in metal folding chairs against a wall in a room with blank walls. The brunette woman is wearing a red dress and is holding a gift in her hands, while sitting to the left of a rectangular table, also against the wall. The man is wearing a green shirt with a mustard jacket, and is smiling at the camera. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the man is Jesse Owen and the woman is Jan Owen.
Date: unknown

[Photograph of Baptism of Dorothy Kirkwood]

Description: Photograph of a middle-aged man wearing glasses, a white t-shirt, and a tie standing in waist-deep water in a very small room. A young brunette girl wearing a white robe is also standing in the water, with her arms crossed over her chest. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the man is Reverend Joe Hough, and is baptizing a girl named Dorothy Kirkwood.
Date: unknown

[Photograph of Baptist Style Dominoes]

Description: Photograph of adult men wearing short-sleeve, button-up shirts sitting around a square table playing dominoes. Another man in a red shirt stands against a wall on his left, looking down at the table. In the background, a woman with glasses is visible. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the men are members of Murphy Baptist Church, and give the names of the men.
Date: unknown

[Photograph of Ben Adenussi at Murphy Baptist Church]

Description: Photograph of an African man wearing a draped, light-colored robe and pants with a darker pattern. He is also wearing a lop-sided brown and gold hat, and is standing on the front steps of a small, white, wood building. One of the doors behind him, on the right, is open. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the man's name is Ben Adenuusi and he is from Nigeria.
Date: unknown
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