Tom Thumb Wedding

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Photograph of children in mock wedding. Photograph of Tom Thumb wedding in Van Horn,TX, c. 1930s. Includes: Maxine Winkler (bride), Joe Ben Wheat (groom), Mary Beth Clark, Peggy Provine, Louita Dodson, John L. Dodson, Joe Provine, Cooper Breeding, J. Moore, Bill Niell

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1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. ; damaged

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Creator: Unknown. Creation Date: Unknown.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2006 and was provided by the Clark Hotel Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 265 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Clark Hotel Museum

The Museum is located in one of the oldest surviving buildings in Van Horn. When Culberson County was first created, the museum site served as the first courthouse. It then served as a hotel for nearly 40 years. The Museum Association purchased the Hotel in 1979. The Rescuing Texas History grant aided with digitization.

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Photograph of children in mock wedding. Photograph of Tom Thumb wedding in Van Horn,TX, c. 1930s. Includes: Maxine Winkler (bride), Joe Ben Wheat (groom), Mary Beth Clark, Peggy Provine, Louita Dodson, John L. Dodson, Joe Provine, Cooper Breeding, J. Moore, Bill Niell

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1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. ; damaged

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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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  • 1930~ - 1930~

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • May 26, 2006, 2:14 p.m.

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  • Sept. 26, 2016, 12:19 p.m.

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Tom Thumb Wedding, photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14011/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Clark Hotel Museum.

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