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[Blanche Perry Painting for Chickasha, Oklahoma #1] (open access)

[Blanche Perry Painting for Chickasha, Oklahoma #1]

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
[Blanche Perry Painting for Chickasha, Oklahoma Church] (open access)

[Blanche Perry Painting for Chickasha, Oklahoma Church]

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
[Blanche Perry Painting for Chickasha, Oklahoma Church #2] (open access)

[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
[Blanche Perry Painting for Chickasha, Oklahoma #2] (open access)

[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
[Baptistry Painting for Rush Springs, Oklahoma] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Rush Springs, Oklahoma]

Photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for a church in Rush Springs, Oklahoma. Scene depicts wide water, rocks, several types of trees, mountains, clouds, and sun. Painting photographed outside against a brick wall and sidewalk.
Date: April 1949
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
St. Luke's Episcopal Church's History From 1895-1905 (open access)

St. Luke's Episcopal Church's History From 1895-1905

A recounting of St. Luke's history after it was established in 1893 in the Missionary District of Oklahoma under Rt. Reverend Francis K. Brooke. A listing of Reverends, Vestry, and construction of the church is recounted in the history timeline.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Warren, March 28, 2022 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Warren, March 28, 2022

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Warren. Warren was born in Frisco, Texas in February 1921. After graduating from high school, he attended Texas A&M participating in the ROTC program for two years. Upon graduation in 1942 he applied for a commission in the United States Army Air Forces and was accepted. After participating in various stages of flight training, he was assigned as a C-47 pilot. Flying the Northern Route over Greenland, he joined the 439th Troop Carrier Wing, 94th Squadron, 9th Air Force in England. He tells of being involved in Operation Market Garden and of crossing the Rhine, where he pulled Waco CG-4 gliders, and of the Battle of the Bulge where he hauled fuel for General Patton’s tanks.
Date: March 28, 2022
Creator: Warren, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History