Young Matron's Club Watermelon Feast

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The Young Matron's Club arrays itself around a central tree for a watermelon feast at Nannie Kithchens' home in 1934.

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1 photographic print, b&w, 10 in. x 8 in. mounted to 12.5 in. x 11 in.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2007 and was provided by the Childress County Heritage Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 195 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Childress County Heritage Museum

Since 1983, the Museum has recorded the history and preserved historical artifacts of the county, named after co-author of the Texas Declaration of Independence George C. Childress. The building that houses the Museum is of Spanish Colonial style and received Texas Historical Landmark designation in 1991.

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The Young Matron's Club arrays itself around a central tree for a watermelon feast at Nannie Kithchens' home in 1934.

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1 photographic print, b&w, 10 in. x 8 in. mounted to 12.5 in. x 11 in.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2007

The 2007 edition of Rescuing Texas History brings together photographs, postcards, letters, and more to give a glimpse into the rich history of the state.

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  • Feb. 18, 2008, 11:54 p.m.

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  • Sept. 16, 2010, 9:38 p.m.

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Young Matron's Club Watermelon Feast, photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34413/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Childress County Heritage Museum.

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