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Title
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Scottsbluff Narratives, 1936_016
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Alternative Title
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1936 Scottsbluff Narratives
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Date
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1936
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Creator
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Frank Shoemaker
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Description
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Frank Shoemaker - Sandhills Narratives
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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7 Helen is her usual charming self; too frail to leave me quite happy, but as always cheerful, enthusiastic, optimistic; a rare girl, whom I hold in most affectionate regard. We have exchange letters frequently, but aside from a few moments in Lincoln in 1932 I have not seen her since our delightful six weeks together, along with Ruth Moore, as quests of Dr. H.B. Alexander and Mrs. Alexander, in Santa Fe in 1927 - when all of us visited the many neighboring pueblos with such interest and pleasure. - She had been teaching in a Detroit high school for some years; this year she has free, for recuperation; and now she has lost her father - her mother died some years ago. A brave, lovable girl. - Doris is one of her intimate friends; to which fact I owe the delight of meeting Helen again. - I am trying hopefully to interest her in another visit, during which we might explore archeological and historical points of interest all the way from Court House Rock to the Spanish Diggings in Wyoming - a project upon which our correspondence frequently has touched. Della took a photograph of Helen and myself; and as she was about to make the exposure I saw that Helen was looking at the camera; so I said sharply, "Helen, don't look at the camera; look at me!" She turned, with a most adorable grin. Result, Me with an apologetic simper, and a good view of Helen's left ear! I had visualized her in profile! This day will live long in my thoughts.
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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