[Baptistry Painting for Maury City]

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Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for a church in Murry City, Tennessee. Scene depicts river, rocks, trees, hills, clouds, sun. Painting is photographed outside against a brick wall with a drainpipe. Inscription on back reads in part, "Native trees, misty hills, Mt. Laurel."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm.

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Perry, Myrta Blanche [1935..1966].

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Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for a church in Murry City, Tennessee. Scene depicts river, rocks, trees, hills, clouds, sun. Painting is photographed outside against a brick wall with a drainpipe. Inscription on back reads in part, "Native trees, misty hills, Mt. Laurel."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm.

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

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Blanche Perry Collection

Born in 1890, Blanche Perry built a reputation as a painter of religious themes that included at least 222 church baptisteries. This collection includes records of names, addresses, correspondence, and other notes associated with the various painting projects Perry undertook.

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  • Feb. 23, 2016, 10:28 p.m.

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  • Jan. 14, 2024, 2:32 p.m.

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Perry, Myrta Blanche. [Baptistry Painting for Maury City], photograph, [1935..1966]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth702139/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.

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