Lena Pope Home

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20062524

Description

Murl Menge is a young girl at the Lena Pope Home. She is shown with her nurse, Maxine Filkins. Doctors worried that Murl was the victim of leukemia, but have recently diagnosed her with a rare, but less serious disease - lymphocytosis. Nurse Filkins is brushing the young girls hair in preparation of a visit with "Mother", Lena Pope. Murl is wearing a long shirt and shorts. She is standing on a chair, holding a baby doll. Nurse Filkins is dressed in her uniform.

Archival Date

1947-02-05

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1928

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Menge, Murl; Filkins, Maxine; Lena Pope Home; Nurses; Nurse Uniforms; Slippers; Chairs; Dressers; Combs; Hairdressing; Grooming; Dolls