[Baptistry Painting for Spruce Pine, Alabama] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Spruce Pine, Alabama]

Photograph of baptistry painting done for the Church of Christ in Spruce Pine, Alabama. Depicts river flowing past trees with mountains, hills, and clouds in the background. Back of photo bears inscription C. B. Isom.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Vancouver, BC #2] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Vancouver, BC #2]

Photograph of the baptistry paintings created by Blanche Perry for Blundell Church of Christ in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Notes on the back of the photo read in part "Brundell Church, Vancouver, B.C., May 1957, visited the church Aug. 1957" and "Jordan River near Tiberias ... Taken from Sawyers View Master scences of Holy Land."
Date: May 8, 1957
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Richard and Elsie to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Richard and Elsie to Blanche Perry]

One handwritten letter from Richard and Elsie (cousins to Blanche Perry) thanking Perry for her painting. Mentions Fred Robertson's baptism and personal friend Frank Lee Garrett.
Date: July 30, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. L. Edwards to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from S. L. Edwards to Blanche Perry]

Typewritten and signed letter by S.L. Edwards of the Church of Christ in Hoffman Heights, Aurora, Colorado, thanking Perry for the baptistry painting. Letter includes envelope and is dated October 2, 1957.
Date: October 2, 1957
Creator: Edwards, S.L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brother McKenzie at a Pulpit] (open access)

[Brother McKenzie at a Pulpit]

A photograph of the interior of a church in Arvada, Colorado, with a man at the pulpit and the Blanche Perry baptistry painting behind him. The painting depicts a river flowing over rocks with trees, clouds, and mountains in the background. An inscription on the back identifies the man in the photograph as Brother McKenzie.
Date: May 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert and Salla to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Albert and Salla to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Albert and Salla (unknown last name) to Blanche Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting done for the church in Texline, Texas. Letter is handwritten on Higgins Brothers Ranch letterhead. Describes opening ceremony for the church, services in Spanish, and the start of a clothing ministry. Gives personal details of the author's health and inquires about Mr. Perry's dizziness. Mentions a Brother Gomez and Brother Montoya.
Date: August 28, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Spiritual Application of the Arvada Baptistry Painting] (open access)

[Spiritual Application of the Arvada Baptistry Painting]

A typewritten essay entitled "Spiritual Application of the Arvada Baptistry Painting: Theme -- The Triumphant Church." Mentions local scenery and symbols of rock, water, steams, trees, sheep, birds, flowers.
Date: May 26, 1957
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche Garrett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Agenda #2] (open access)

[Blanche Perry Agenda #2]

Journal with handwritten notes both personal and associated with Perry's painting work. Miscellaneous items tucked inside front cover include: Mother's Day card; essay "Old Ancient" (September 1947); postcard from a Sister Foster requesting a baptistry painting for church in Los Angeles, California; photograph of congregation in Las Vegas (1942); photograph of church interior and baptistry in Alexandria, Virginia.
Date: 1957
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History