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[Baptistry Painting for Sacramento, California]

Description: A black and white photograph of the baptistry painting done by Perry for the Church of Christ in Sacramento, California. Painting is standing against a brick wall with windows above and snow on the ground. Inscription on back of the photograph reads, "Mt. Shasta Calif[ornia]. Rhododendrons and red wood trees. Sacramento, Calif[ornia]."
Date: November 10, 1947
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Baptistry Interpretation for Las Vegas, Nevada]

Description: Two drafts of a typewritten essay with handwritten notes. Essay entitled "Interpretation of Baptistry Painting for the Church of Christ: Las Vegas, Nevada." Describes painting based on Jordan river scene copied from encyclopedias and postcard photographs. Symbols mentioned include sunbeam cross, mountains, sunset, clouds, sun, shield, trees, leaves, rocks, stones, birds, willow, baptism, lamb, sheep, branch, Zion, Temple, Jerusalem.
Date: July 24, 1947
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Power of Little Things

Description: A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. Upon describing several 'little things' in the Bible and from nature, this sermon chart motivates using metaphors of size. Employing these metaphors, the preacher cites several Biblical examples of the great impact of small or seemingly insignificant actions. One contemporary reference is to the 1947 explosion at Texas City, Texas. The preacher closes the sermon with an invitation to embrace simplicity though the … more
Date: [1947..1960]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of Group in Front of Officer's Club]

Description: Photograph the Trayler family, Jesse P. Sewell, Frank Trayler, their daughter, and the general’s father in front of the officer’s club. Note on the back of the photograph reads, “Made at the officer's club where we had lunch with Gen. and Mrs. Carl McDaniel. Left to right - Frank Trayler, Mrs. Trayler, Mrs. McDaniel, Dorathy Trayler in front, Bro. Sewell - the McDaniel daughter - Gen. Carl McDaniel and his father. I baptized the father 52 years ago last Sept. - Nov. 1947, Sacramento, Calif.”
Date: November 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of Group Atop Pikes Peak]

Description: Photograph of five individuals to the side of a parked vehicle. The man is wearing a hat and is standing to the far left of the group of women. Note on the back of photograph reads, "Just arrived on top of Pike's Peak Mrs. Lamb seems to be freezing."
Date: 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of Gardner Home]

Description: Photograph of the home of Brother Gardner in Sacramento, California. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Home of Bro. Gardner - Sacramento - Nov. 29, '47." The photograph also has three individuals standing next to each other on the left hand side next to one of the trees.
Date: November 29, 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of the Moody Home]

Description: Photograph of the Moody and Trayler families standing in front of the Moody home on Thanksgiving Day. Note on the back of the photograph reads, “The Moody and Trayler at the Moody house where we had Thanksgiving dinner - 1947 - Sacramento, Calif.”
Date: 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of Group in Colorado Springs]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing on the steps leading up to an adobe-style cottage in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Back of our cottage, Beasly (or Beverly) Hills, Colorado Springs, Col., 1946."
Date: February 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of Wheeler House]

Description: Photograph of Brother Wheeler and Sisco with Brother and Sister Joy R. Schuff on Sunday. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Bro. & Sis. Joy R. Schuff - Brethren Wheeler and Sisco in the 'Bright Light' Sunday, Nov. 23, 1947." Part of the photograph has been overexposed, perhaps during the removing of the film from the canister or the camera.
Date: November 23, 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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