[Baptistry Painting for Hopkinsville, Kentucky] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Hopkinsville, Kentucky]

A black and white photograph of the baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Painting is of river with trees and rocky hills, clouds, and sun.
Date: November 1950
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Hopkinsville, Kentucky #2] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Hopkinsville, Kentucky #2]

A black and white photograph of the baptistry painting done by Perry for the Church of Christ in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Painting is of river with trees and rocky hills, clouds, and sun. Inscription on back reads in part, "True view except color, of Jordan river scene. Theme Sunrise over the Jordan illustrating The Christian era."
Date: November 1950
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Victory, Texas] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Victory, Texas]

Photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the Church of Christ in Victory, Texas. Scene depicts wide water with various types of trees, clouds.
Date: November 1950
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Borger, Texas] (open access)

[Blanche Perry Painting for Borger, Texas]

Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the church in Borger, Texas. Scene depicts wide water, rocks, trees, prominent mountain peak, clouds, sun. Painting is photographed outside against a brick wall with a window.
Date: November 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Borger, Texas #2] (open access)

[Blanche Perry Painting for Borger, Texas #2]

Black and white photograph of a baptistry painting by Perry installed in the church in Borger, TX. Shows baptistry and painting framed by curved arch.
Date: November 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Christiansburg, Virginia] (open access)

[Blanche Perry Painting for Christiansburg, Virginia]

Black and white photograph of baptistry painting Perry did for the church in Christiansburg, Virginia. Painting was photographed against a brick wall. Scene depicts water with large rocks, various types of trees, mountains, clouds, sun, shaft of light. Inscription on back of photograph reads in part, "Painted after trip to Quebec ... We came thro Va. [through Virginia] en route home from Quebec in 1950 (Sept)."
Date: November 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. John L. Atkins to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. John L. Atkins to Blanche Perry]

Letter plus envelope from Mrs. Annie Atkins to Perry. Atkins thanks Perry for the painting and renews her past acquaintance with her. She describes her divorce, remarriage, widowhood, and life since then.
Date: November 8, 1950
Creator: Atkins, Annie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Borger, Texas Church of Christ Bulletin] (open access)

[Borger, Texas Church of Christ Bulletin]

Copy of "Church News" bulletin v.2 no. 26 for the Church of Christ in Borger, TX. Contains photograph of the exterior of the church building, lists elders and deacons, and gives schedule of services. Inside contains notes about sermon, short articles on baptism and on forgiveness, and details about the life of people in the congregation. A short announcement mentions that a baptistry painting by Blanche Perry is being shipped to the building.
Date: November 12, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from E. N. McCoy to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letters from E. N. McCoy to Blanche Perry]

Series of letters, plus envelope, mailed together from E.N. McCoy as minister of the Church of Christ in Borger, TX to Blanche Perry. First letter confirms receipt of the painting and its installation on the church baptistry wall. Second letter is addressed to the leaders at the Sherman Street Church of Christ to transmit a check for $200 to the Belgian ministry in appreciation of Perry's painting (November 15, 1950). Third enclosure is a copy of explanatory text given to the Borger congregation regarding the Perry painting. It gives brief background of Perry and short discussion of symbolism in the painting. Symbols mentioned include mountains, sky, snow, sunbeams, light, rocks, flowers, birds. All letters are on church letterhead.
Date: November 13, 1950
Creator: McCoy, E.N.
System: The Portal to Texas History