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[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 5]

Description: Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1950s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, invitations, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1953-08/1956-07
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
Partner: The Grace Museum
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[News Clip: Paralysis fails to stop artist]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Glenn Coston, a San Antonio artist continuing to paint after being almost completely paralyzed from rheumatic fever.
Date: February 26, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 06 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Baptistry Painting for Perrin, Texas]

Description: A black and white photograph of the baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ in Perrin, Texas. Painting no. 198 or no. 199. Scene depicts wide water with different types of trees, hills, clouds, shafts of light. Both photographs taken of painting outside against a brick wall. Inscription reads "Sunrise over Jordan" and on back "Jordan River ... The Sun of Righteousness Over the Jordan Hills."
Date: October 1953
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Elkhart, Kansas Church of Christ Bulletin]

Description: Bulletin from the Church of Christ at Elkhart, Kansas commemorating its new building, complete with a baptistry painting by Blanche Perry. Pamphlet contains a sketch of the building exterior with a detailed history of the founding of the church. A photograph of Perry at work on the painting is printed here. Also contains a history of Perry's life and painting ministry with details on how she came to paint for the Elkhart congregation.
Date: February 1, 1953
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado]

Description: A black and white photograph of the painting created by Blanche Perry for a Church of Christ in Fowler, Colorado. Scene shows wide, calm water with trees and wooded banks and mountains in the background. Photograph is entitled "Sunrise over Jordan." Inscription on back reads in part, "The Sun of Righteousness over the Jordan Hills. Fall coloring."
Date: October 1953
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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[News Clip: State Fair]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: September 18, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Indian Drawings]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Paint Rock, a Texas landmark of stone pictograph paintings along the Concho River, created by various American Indian tribes over many years.
Date: August 6, 1953
Duration: 2 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Lange Honored]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a reception honoring Fred M. Lange, vice president of the Dallas Community Chest organization.
Date: August 23, 1953
Duration: 2 minutes 01 second
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Art Show]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the ninth annual River Art Show, held in San Antonio.
Date: October 15, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Add to Halloween]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dallas merchants allowing 600 Dallas students to decorate 108 merchant windows for Halloween, hoping to curb the desire to vandalize.
Date: October 30, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: New Hospital is Dedicated]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the dedication ceremony for a new hospital at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston.
Date: December 16, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Funeral held for Douglas Chandor]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the funeral of portrait painter Douglas Chandor, who despite being born in England, had made his home in Weatherford, Texas.
Date: January 15, 1953
Duration: 51 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado #2]

Description: A black and white photograph of the painting created by Blanche Perry for a Church of Christ in Fowler, Colorado. Scene shows wide, calm water with trees and wooded banks and mountains in the background. Photograph is entitled "Sunrise over Jordan."
Date: October 1953
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Baptistry Painting for Perrin, Texas #2]

Description: Photograph of the baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ in Perrin, Texas. Painting no. 198 or no. 199. Scene depicts wide water with different types of trees, hills, clouds, shafts of light. Both photographs taken of painting outside against a brick wall. Inscription reads "Sunrise over Jordan" and on back "Jordan River ... The Sun of Righteousness Over the Jordan Hills."
Date: October 1953
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Baptistry Painting for Ulysses, Kansas]

Description: Photograph of the baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ in Ulysses, Kansas. Photograph shows painting installed in the church building. Inscription on back reads, "Oct. 7 to 10 -- eleventh opening day of new building. Stayed at Bro. and Sis. Earl Williams. Theme of painting The Mountain of God or The Church of the Living God. Bro. Pickartz minister."
Date: October 1953
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[News Script: Fair art show]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a preview of the State Fair of Texas exhibitions at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: October 9, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: News brief - Wainwright pix]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a portrait of the late General Jonathan M. Wainwright being donated to the city of San Antonio.
Date: September 29, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Funeral held for Douglas Chandor]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the funeral of portrait painter Douglas Chandor, who despite being born in England, had made his home in Weatherford, Texas.
Date: January 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Paralysis fails to stop artist]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Glenn Coston, a San Antonio artist continuing to paint after being almost completely paralyzed from rheumatic fever.
Date: February 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Vandals]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about vandals throwing paint on houses in a Fort Worth neighborhood. Two young boys admit to the vandalism.
Date: January 27, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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