Country
States
122 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
[Letter from Ethel Colston to Blanche Perry]
A letter from Ethel Colston to Blanche Perry thanking her for a baptistry painting. Describes Colston's personal scrapbook and gives details on the history of the church in Friendship, Tennessee.
Date:
[1941..1942]
Creator:
Colston, Ethel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ball to Blanche Perry]
Letter plus envelope from Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ball to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting for the church in Tom Bean, Texas. Mentions dedication service.
Date:
January 18, 1944
Creator:
Ball, G. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Kansas City Church of Christ to Blanche Perry]
Envelope once containing correspondence to Perry from the Church of Christ on Waverly Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.
Date:
October 15, 1941
Creator:
Kansas City Church of Christ
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Chickasha, Oklahoma Church #2]
Black and white photograph of separate scene for a baptistry painting done by Perry for a church in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Scene shows broad river, rocks, trees, aspens, clouds, sun, rising mountains. Painting possibly no. 133 according to inscription or no. 142 according to signed number in corner of painting.
Date:
November 1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card from Mrs. R. B. Ballard to Blanche Perry]
Illustrated Christmas card plus envelope from Mrs. R.B. Ballard to Perry in appreciation for the baptistry painting Perry did for the church in Frederick, Oklahoma.
Date:
December 23, 1943
Creator:
Ballard, R. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Loveland, Colorado]
A black and white photograph of the painting done by Perry for the Loveland, Colorado church.
Date:
March 14, 1948
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Sanford, Texas]
Photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the Church of Christ in Sanford, Texas.
Date:
August 1949
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gray Carter to Blanche Perry #2]
Letter and envelope sent from Gray Carter of a church in Durant, Oklahoma to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting. Mentions check for $7 in payment for Perry's service, as well as efforts at publicity, details of church life, and personal family.
Date:
May 15, 1944
Creator:
Carter, Gray
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Stuttgart, Arkansas]
Photograph of the baptistry painting done for a Church of Christ in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Shows river flowing over rocks with trees, clouds, sun, and sun beam cross.
Date:
October 1949
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter Miller to Blanche Perry]
A typewritten postcard from Walter Miller to Blanche Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting she did for the church in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Date:
May 30, 1943
Creator:
Miller, Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Preston Cotham to Blanche Perry]
Letter from Preston Cotham to Perry requesting a baptistry painting.
Date:
December 14, 1944
Creator:
Cotham, Preston
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Jordan Hall to Blanche Perry]
Letter from Mrs. Jordan Hall and signed by others in her Sunday School Class to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting for the church in Nashville, Tennessee.
Date:
October 8, 1944
Creator:
Hall, Jordan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Effie Billinsley to Blanche Perry]
Letter plus envelope from Effie Billinsley to Perry. Billinsley thanks Perry for the painting, talks of her spiritual walk, her family, and the church in Frederick, Oklahoma. Mentions a church dispute which Brother Foster and his wife helped heal.
Date:
January 31, 1944
Creator:
Billinsley, Effie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Stratton, Nebraska]
Handwritten manuscript "Spiritual Interpretation of Picture: Stratton, Neb." for baptistry painting no. 100 done by Perry for church in Stratton, Nebraska.
Date:
June 1948
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy D. Clark to Blanche Perry]
Typewritten letter from Roy D. Clark to Perry giving details about the church interior for a baptistry painting for a church in Flora, Illinois.
Date:
July 16, 1945
Creator:
Clark, Roy D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. A. Conger to Blanche Perry]
Letter from Dr. E. A. Conger to Blanche Perry confirming details about a painting she did for the church in Rockwood, Tennessee. Discusses services at the church in nearby town of Harriman with Brother and Sister Timmerman.
Date:
March 8, 1943
Creator:
Conger, E. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Prague, Oklahoma]
Photograph of the baptistry painting done by Perry for the Church of Christ in Prague, Oklahoma. Painting shows wide water, rocks, various types of trees, sun, clouds, mountains, and is photographed outside against a brick wall with windows and a sidewalk. The inscription on the back reads in part, "'The Church' symbolized by snow capped mountain. Enshrouded in a cloud of mystery."
Date:
November 1949
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gray Carter to Blanche Perry]
Letter from Gray Carter with an addendum from Alta Carter to Blanche Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting in the Church of Christ in Lawton, Oklahoma. Mentions baptisms of Elro Scott and Wayne Ward.
Date:
May 7, 1940
Creator:
Carter, Gray
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Shepherd, Michigan]
Handwritten essay by Perry entitled "Interpretation of Picture: Shepherd, Mich." Symbols mentioned include sun, light, clouds, dove shaped cloud, water, trees, rocks, sheep, birds, flowers.
Date:
November 1948
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sadie Darby to Blanche Perry]
Letter from Sadie Darby to Perry functioning to return the interpretation for the baptistry painting made for the church in Lewis, Kansas.
Date:
February 29, 1948
Creator:
Darby, Sadie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Anabel Simon to Blanche Perry]
Letter from Anabel Simon to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting for the church in Pensacola, Florida.
Date:
December 19, 1940
Creator:
Simon, Anabel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Gainesville, Florida #3]
A typewritten essay by Blanche Perry dated July 1941 entitled "Picture Interpretation" for the baptistry painting donated to the University Avenue Church of Christ. Symbols mentioned include sun, light, cross, dove, water, trees, moss, cypress trees.
Date:
July 1941
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Chickasha, Oklahoma #2]
Black and white photograph of the baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for a church in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Scene depicts wide river, trees, aspens, rocks, low mountains, clouds. Theme is "The Elect Lady." Inscription on back of one photograph reads in part, "Mt. Evan symbolizes the Church." and "Colo [Colorado] scene." Painting no. 136.
Date:
September 1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nellie Biggerstaff to Blanche Perry]
Letter from Nellie Biggerstaff to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting at the church in Tom Bean, Texas. Mentions dedication service, installation, and family health.
Date:
January 12, 1944
Creator:
Biggerstaff, Nellie
System:
The Portal to Texas History