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[Deplaning]
Photograph of Aunt Belle Foutz and Barbara Barret standing on the last step of a small staircase, while deplaning in Casas Grandes, arriving from Nogales, Arizona. Part of the plane is visible at right, where the door is open, and a wing is visible just behind them, as well as a second plane in the background.
Date:
Summer 1945
Creator:
Pratt, Vera Whetten
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara's First Visit to Mexico]
Photograph of Barbara Barret getting into the passenger side of a pickup truck to go to Colonia Juarez. BShe is standing with her left leg on the running board and her right arm holding the door by the open window.
Date:
Summer 1945
Creator:
Pratt, Vera Whetten
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Train Finally Came]
Photograph of (L-R) Flora Jean Taylor, Maxell Romney, Rollabon Bluth, and Vera Whetten standing in front of an open door in the the caboose of a train. Rollabon has his foot resting on a step and Vera is resting her right side on his left leg. A man is visible behind them, looking out the opposite door.
Date:
Summer 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Vera, Linden, and Demar Waiting for the Train]
Photograph of Vera Whetten, Linden Bluth, and Demar Farnsworth leaning up against a white wooden railing at a train depot. Vera Whetten is wearing a floral print dress and is holding a bag under her left arm. Linden Bluth is wearing pants and a white T-shirt that is rolled up on sleeves.
Date:
Summer 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sister Romney and Boys Waiting for a Train]
Photograph of (L-R) Sister Romney, Maxell Romney, Maxell's nephew, and Lindon Bluth leaning up against a railing under a tree while waiting for a train.
Date:
Summer 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara's First Trip to the colonies]
Photograph of Barbara Barret standing outside near a large hedge in a residential area of Colonia Juarez. The photograph is taken at at 45-degree angle and a house is visible across the street in the background.
Date:
Summer 1945
Creator:
Pratt, Vera Whetten
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The First Bull Fight in Casas Grandes]
Group portrait of nine women posing together in front of building with wood siding. Seven unidentified women standing in a line are dressed in long Spanish dresses including mantillas (traditional veils) and they are holding small bouquets; two are also holding open fans. Madelyn Hatch and Vera Pratt kneeling in front of them, wearing cowboy hats and western wear.
Date:
[1946-09-15..1946-09-16]
Creator:
Fotos Soto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara's Ride on the Horse Drawn Banana Cart]
Photograph of Barbara Barret and Vera Whetten standing to the left side of a horse hitched to a banana cart. Barbara has her left leg bent at the knee and her right hand is holding onto the horse harness. Several buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
Summer 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Graduating Class of 1944 from Academy in Colonia Juarez]
Photograph of the graduating class of 1944 from Academy in Colonia Juarez, Mexico posing outside the school. They are posing in alternating rows of women and men, with the first two rows kneeling or seated on the ground and the others lined up behind them. A large gate and a number of trees are visible behind them.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Band Trip]
Photograph of a group of female band members during a tour, posing in the bed of a truck; most of them are standing together and two women are seated on the edges. Lucile Turley and Vera Whetten (Pratt) are standing next to the truck, at left, and both are wearing sombrero-style hats with pom-pom fringe. There were boys in the band but they aren't included in the picture.
Date:
1941
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Waiting for the Train to El Paso]
Photograph of Vera Whetten Pratt standing in front of a pillar outside a depot while waiting for the train to visit El Paso for a Youth Conference. Vera is wearing a floral print dress with a ruffled collar and is holding a purse and luggage is visible at her feet, around the column. Other people and signs are visible in the background.
Date:
Summer 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara's First Horseback Ride]
Photograph of Barbara Barret seated on a light-colored horse. They appear to be in a yard, with a tree just to the right near a clothesline or small structure; other trees are visible in the background.
Date:
Summer 1945
Creator:
Pratt, Vera Whetten
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pre-Bull fight Parade]
Photograph of Madelyn Hatch (left), Valentin Valenzuela, and Vera Pratt (right) on horseback. They are setting up before handing the flags to women leading the parade as flagbearers. Fences are visible behind them.
Date:
[1946-09-15..1946-09-16]
Creator:
Fotos Soto
System:
The Portal to Texas History