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[Photograph of Murphy Baptist Church Counting Easter Eggs]
Photograph of a group of small children standing on a large concrete slab with a Volkswagen parked on it, with adults wearing casual clothing. The concrete slab is surrounded by green grass and some slightly bare trees in the back ground. There is a blue sky above. A handwritten note on the back of the photo indicates the group is gathered for an Easter Egg Hunt.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Piano Recital at Bush & Gerts Recital Hall, February 28, 1922]
Program for a piano recital at the Bush & Gerts Recital Hall, by Mrs. Lee F. Turney, Mattie Lou Frye, Edwina Ratcliffe, and Mary Jean Cash, Tuesday Evening, on February 28, 1922.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Murphy Baptist Youth Decorating Christmas Tree]
Photograph of a group of four teenage girls standing in a circle and putting decorations on a natural Christmas tree, which already has tinsel, streamers, and a star on it. The tree is in a small, low-ceiling room with one light hanging from the ceiling. There is a white cardboard box on the ground to the right. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the girls are part of the youth at Murphy Baptist Church.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[L. F. Turney's Scottish Rite Association Membership Card]
Membership card for the Dallas division of the Scottish Rite Association, issued to L. F. Turney for 1970.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Dr. William King at Oak Cliff Home]
Postcard of an older man wearing a dark suit, standing on the front steps of a one-story wooden house with his arms behind his back. Three skinny, bare trees sit on the front lawn. There are postcard markings on the back of the postcard,
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lee Frith Turney Dallas Consistory Membership Card]
Membership card for Dallas Consistory, issued to Lee Frith Turney in 1970 and signed by the secretary or registrar of the organization. There are red markings and stamps on the membership card, and there is printed script on the back of the card.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Nelle and Lee Turney Going on Picnic]
Photograph of an elderly man and woman sitting with their arms crossed, outside, with the shadows of leaves on their faces. There are trees and and a car in the blurry background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mrs. L. F. Turney, April 22, 1925]
Letter from Edouard Potjes to his dear friends discussing his stay in Seattle, a trip he and his wife took to Belgium, a chronic illness, and the hotel where he is staying. The envelope is addressed to Mrs. L. F. Turney in Dallas, Texas, and is postmarked on April 23, 1926. The return address is for the Hotel Sorrento in Seattle, Washington.
Date:
April 22, 1926
Creator:
Potjes, Edouard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Pastor John Max Cox]
Photograph of a middle aged man with graying hair in a light-colored suit, standing behind a wooden podium in a wood-paneled room. A wood chair is visible behind him, and there is a large, open book on the podium. A microphone is attached to the top of the podium.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Murphy Baptist Church]
Photograph of a brick church building with a white steeple. There is playground equipment behind the church, near a bare field. The church is surrounded on the backside by bare farm fields. A road runs along the right side of the church.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Murphy Baptist Church Christmas Cantata]
Photograph of a group of people sitting and standing in a few rows of wooden pews onstage at the front of a wood-paneled chapel room. Three men in dark suits are standing up together in the back pew. There is also a wooden chair sitting in front of the pews, behind and to the left of a wooden podium. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the three men are part of a singing trio performing in a Christmas Program.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of T. B. Ritzinger at Ground Breaking]
Photograph of a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, digging into a grassy lawn with a spade, his right foot on the edge of the spade's blade. He is also holding a piece of paper in his left hand. There is a barbed wire fence behind him, with a wooden post and a wire with light-bulbs hanging from it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Norma and Cynthia Daniel Playing in Snow]
Photograph of a dark-haired woman in a heavy coat with a scarf around her head, kneeling down in a snowy field with a small child to her right. The child is wearing a coat and hat, and has snow on her right glove. In the background, there is an open field without snow.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Millie Jenkins With Daughter Emily]
Photograph of a woman with short, dark curly hair in a short-sleeve dress, holding a small child in overalls in her arms. The child is smiling and standing on a fuzzy rug laid out on a large grassy lawn. Sculpted bushes line a path in the background, in front of tall trees. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the names of the woman and child.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sonny Roller's Baptism]
Photograph of a man in a white shirt standing in a waist-deep creek and holding the right hand of a young boy. Another boy stands to their right, and on the creek-bank behind them, a large crowd of people looks on. A tree and its branches cover part of the right and top of the photograph. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the names of the people in the photo, the location, and the date upon which the photo was taken.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Max Daniel Cutting Grain on His Murphy Farm]
Photograph of an elderly man wearing a light blue, short-sleeved shirt and grey hat walking away from the camera through a field of brown crops, cut short. He is walking towards a large, red, metal combine harvester on the left, with "White," painted on the side. A small line of trees is visible in the distant background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Norma Daniel and Children on Vacation]
Photograph of a middle aged woman in a traveling suit and hat, holding a baby in a bonnet in her right arm, with her left hand on the shoulder of a little boy standing in front of her. The three are standing to the right of their car, with the side door open, on a large bridge, next to the right railing. In the background, the large river running under the bridge is visible.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of William King's Horse in Harness]
Photograph of a dark-colored horse standing in a gravel drive in a residential area. The horse is facing left, and is wearing a bridle and harness connected to something out-of-frame on the right. There is a house with wood-siding in the background, and a street in the background on the left. A handwritten note at the bottom of the photo indicates it was taken in 1917.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Daniel Grain Elevator]
Photograph of a large stack of bags covered by a large tarp, sitting at the base of a hill on the left. In the background, two large metal barns are visible - the one on the left with a large metal funnel attached to the roof.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Daniel Family]
Photograph of an elderly man with thinning hair in a grey suit standing behind two women sitting down in front of a plain background. The man is also wearing a dark tie with light-colored polka dots and has a hand on each woman's outside shoulder. The dark-haired, older middle-aged woman on the left is wearing a teal dress with a floral corsage on her left shoulder. The younger, blonde woman on the right is wearing heavy makeup and a white, square-neck blouse.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Lee Turney With Dog]
Photograph of an elderly man wearing a long-sleeve plaid shirt and slacks, bending down to extend his hand to a small dog. Both the man and the dog are standing in a grassy lawn, with trees in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping of Daniel Brothers and Keenan Working on Tractor]
Newspaper clipping with a photograph of three men in jumpsuits and work clothes standing around the left side of the open engine of a large tractor. The man on the left, who is wearing a cowboy hat and has a cigar between his lips, is using a screwdriver to work on the pipes inside the tractor. One of the men on the right is also wearing a cowboy hat, while the other man is pointing to something inside the engine. In the background, a sign reading, "Oliver," is nailed to a tree and the metal roof of a building is visible beyond the tractor. Text at the bottom of the photo identifies the men in the photo, and there are other photographs on the back of the clipping.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Lawrence, Fred
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Nona and Reverend Greer With Reverend Cox]
Photograph of an elderly man in a dark suit with a red tie standing in between a dark-haired, elderly woman with a white suit jacket and teal blouse on the left, and a middle-aged man in a grey suit on the right. The three are standing inside a chapel room, with stained glass windows visible in the wall behind them. There is a small hole-punch in the right side of the photo.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Written Prayer by Mrs. Nelle Turney]
A written prayer by Mrs. Nelle Turney concerning her final years alive, and asking to be "taken" in death quickly.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History