Lena Pope Home

Creator

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Identifier

20064744

Description

A calm, soft-spoken little woman whose brown hair is turning to silver is "mother" to 230 children of the Lena Pope Home, for which as expansion program on a 10-block area in Arlington Heights is in the making. She is Mrs. Lena Holston Pope, who has shared the love and affection of a mother with more than 5,000 children since her own first-born, Conrad Pope died at the age of seven in 1914. In this picture is a portrait photograph of Mrs. Lena Pope. She has curly hair. She is wearing a dress with a collar and a bow at the center with her square framed glasses. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, March 19, 1947.

Archival Date

1947-03-17

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1963

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Lena Pope Home; Portrait photographs; Orphanages; Pope, Conrad