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[Program: Anniversary of El Paso Ward Church, October 11, 1938]

Description: Photocopy of a weekly newsletter special issue from the Church of Latter-Day Saints in El Paso, containing information and order of events for their 20th anniversary celebration along with "A Brief History of the El Paso Ward." It includes copious handwritten notes.
Date: October 1938
Creator: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. El Paso Ward.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Location: 31.788610 -106.451109
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Band Trip]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[College Registration Day]

Description: Photograph of Lucile Turley on the day that Lucile and Vera registered for college at Arizona State University. Lucile Turley is wearing a jacket and is holding papers, walking in front of a building on the campus.
Date: 1944
Creator: Turley, Kathleen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Gleaners in Tempe, AZ Freshman Year of College]

Description: Photograph of the Gleaners during their freshman year of college, posing in a line in front of a blank wall in the Institute Building at Arizona State College. The women are wearing long dresses with corsages pinned over their left breasts, and two of the women near the center are holding unidentified objects. Names (L to R): Vera Whetten (Pratt), Lucile Turley, Eloise Randal (leader), Barbara Barrett, Glenna Pratt, Lucille Hanson, Sister Turley and husband (behind), Lorna Fish, Ann Shumway,… more
Date: 1945-03?
Creator: Randal, Judge
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Barbara's First Horseback Ride]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Barbara's First Visit to Mexico]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Deplaning]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[The Train Finally Came]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Vera, Linden, and Demar Waiting for the Train]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Waiting for the Train to El Paso]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Sorority Initiation]

Description: Photograph of new members positing together during part of their initiation into the sorority, wearing sheets for a week and green lipstick and green nail polish. Vera Pratt is sitting on top of the gate post. Five women are standing in front of the gate post are identified (L-R): Anna Maybin, Barbara Barret, Glenna Pratt, Lucile Turley, Ann Shumway.
Date: September 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[The First Bull Fight in Casas Grandes]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Pre-Bull fight Parade]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Dormmates South Hall]

Description: Photograph of six women who were residents of South Hall Dorm at Arizona State College, posing in a line on the grass, facing toward the left. They are identified L-R: Lorna Fish, Barbara Barret, Anna Mabin, Glenna Pratt, Lucille Hansen, Vera Whetten.
Date: Autumn 1946
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Toni Marie Jones Third Grade Photos]

Description: Third-grade school photos of Toni Marie Jones in a white frame, including an individual portrait in an oval frame at left and a full class portrait in a rectangular frame at right. In the individual portrait, Jones is visible from the chest up, wearing a blue striped dress with a round lace collar and a large, matching bow in her hair. In the group portrait, there are 28 students and 3 teachers posing in four lines on steps in front of a red curtain; a boy in the front row is holding up an il… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Calvillo Foto
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Wedding Photo Gerald and Carol Hatch]

Description: Photograph of Gerald and Carol Hatch on their wedding day, posing on the stairs outside a building, which is partially visible behind them. Carol is wearing a white dress and Gerald is wearing a dark colored suit and they are hugging one another. An unidentified person's face is visible at the left side of the image, walking in front of the camera.
Date: January 30, 1970
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Grandma Grover Four Generation Photo ]

Description: Photograph of four generations of Grandma Grover's family, including three adult women and two young boys, seated in a living room. They are identified from left to right Blanche Grover Kirkham (Carol's Mom), holding Travis Hatch on her lap; Elnorah Grover, holding Trent Hatch on her lap; and Carol Hatch. They are seated in front of a curtain, and a television set on a stand is partially visible at right.
Date: 1973
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College
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