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[Photograph of Howard Early Martin]

Description: Photograph of Howard Early Martin as a baby lying on a fabric-covered chair out-of-doors. He appears to be holding a toy in his left hand. Behind the chair is a grassy lawn, a bush, and a few trees. The frame of the photograph contains a poem by James Whitcomb Riley: "And to dream the old dreams o'er is a luxury divine, / When my truant fancies wander to those old school days of mine."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Girl with Doll and Boy with Puppy]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified girl and an unidentified boy posed sitting on a bench - the girl, on the right, holds a toy doll in her hands and the boy, on the left, holds a Cocker Spaniel puppy in his lap. The children appear to be wearing clothes that are a bit dirty and dusty.
Date: unknown
Creator: Broadway Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Grandmother's Doll Collection

Description: Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about a doll collection comprised of three hundred dolls representing every era from 1400 C.E. to the 1970s. The collection includes dolls of all sizes and shapes, styles and colors, and from different countries. This paper includes a small section on the process of making dolls, pieces of furniture the author's grandmother uses to display her dolls at her home, and the likeness of a number of dolls from the author's collection.
Date: 1970
Creator: Brandon, Lindy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Mrs. Pruett's Dollarama

Description: Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Mrs. Ida Mae Pruett's doll collection, consisting of 360 dolls of all sorts at the time this paper was written. The collection includes dolls of all sizes and shapes, styles and colors, and from different countries. This paper includes a small section on the process of making dolls, pieces of furniture Mrs. Pruett uses to display her dolls at her home, and the likeness of a number of dolls from Mrs. Pruett's collection.
Date: 1974
Creator: Espinosa, Rebecca Ann
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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