[Portrait of Elmer Josephine Wheatly in a Dance Costume]

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Portrait of Elmer Josephine Wheatly (Dolly) wearing a dance costume that has tassels and a sparkly belt. There is also a note written on the photo that reads: "To Miss Vida In the sincere hope that she will always remember "one of her girls"."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1936.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2015 and was provided by the Private Collection of Margay Welch to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 54 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Private Collection of Margay Welch

The Bahl, Wheatly, and Hessdoerfer families were residents of Waco, Texas from the 1850's. The items in this collection were found in the Elmer and Josephine (Bahl) Wheatly home after the death of Elmer and Josephine Wheatly in 2010.

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Portrait of Elmer Josephine Wheatly (Dolly) wearing a dance costume that has tassels and a sparkly belt. There is also a note written on the photo that reads: "To Miss Vida In the sincere hope that she will always remember "one of her girls"."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2015

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  • 1936

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  • May 8, 2016, 10:51 p.m.

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  • June 27, 2016, 3:55 p.m.

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[Portrait of Elmer Josephine Wheatly in a Dance Costume], photograph, 1936; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth743955/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Margay Welch.

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