Bloys Camp-Meeting

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This report discusses the history of the Bloys Camp-Meeting from its founding by Brother Bloys up through the time that the report was written (1964) with the use of first-hand accounts. The report is handwritten in ink on lined notebook paper

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34 pages ; 27 cm.

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Webb, Evelyn Jeanette January 10, 1964.

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This report discusses the history of the Bloys Camp-Meeting from its founding by Brother Bloys up through the time that the report was written (1964) with the use of first-hand accounts. The report is handwritten in ink on lined notebook paper

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34 pages ; 27 cm.

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Marfa, Diversity in the Desert

These photographs document the local history of Marfa and the surrounding area, as well as local families and the ghost town of Shafter.

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  • January 10, 1964

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Webb, Evelyn Jeanette. Bloys Camp-Meeting, text, January 10, 1964; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth40213/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Marfa Public Library.

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