Fish Fry at the Dam

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Fish fry at the Dam (Lake Austin). Photo includes: William Tears, Sr., Rev. L.L. Hayes, Rev. and Mrs. J.E. Knox, Rev. and Mrs. Pius and their daughter Ruth Augusta, Sister Mollie Perry, Bualie Murphy, and Lewis Mitchell. Mrs. Pius was the church organist and choir director.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1921.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2006 and was provided by the Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 199 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

The Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum represents the history of African American churches in the Austin area. It is named after Jacob Fontaine, a slave preacher who founded 13 Baptist churches in Travis County. The Museum received a Rescuing Texas History grant in 2006 to aid in digitization of materials, mainly photographs.

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Fish fry at the Dam (Lake Austin). Photo includes: William Tears, Sr., Rev. L.L. Hayes, Rev. and Mrs. J.E. Knox, Rev. and Mrs. Pius and their daughter Ruth Augusta, Sister Mollie Perry, Bualie Murphy, and Lewis Mitchell. Mrs. Pius was the church organist and choir director.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2006

Rescuing Texas History is a project that aims to digitize at-risk photographs, maps, artwork, and more. Funding was provided by the Summerlee Foundation of Dallas.

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  • 1921

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  • Sept. 13, 2006, 12:07 p.m.

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  • Feb. 23, 2017, 4:37 p.m.

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Fish Fry at the Dam, photograph, 1921; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17404/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum.

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