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Betwixt and Between: Liminality in El Paso, TX and Colonia Juarez, MX: Vera Pratt

Resources pertaining to the Mormon Colonies in Colonia Juarez Mexico and the United States

Vera Pratt

Graduating Class of 1944 from Colonia Juarez, In front of the Academy in Colonia Juarez, Mexico, May, 1944

 Graduating Class of 1944 from Colonia Juarez, In front of the Academy in Colonia Juarez, Mexico, May, 1944

Graduating Class of 1944 from Colonia Juarez 
Creator: Unknown (Possibly Soto, the main photographer in Casas Grandes)
Bottom Row (L-R) Alberta Farnworth, Nellie Cardon, Lilia Baca, Hallie Marie Cardon, Vera Whetten (Pratt) Second Row (L-R): Lyman Wilson, Pochi Gutierrez, Charlie Swanson, Raul Alcala, Third Row (L-R) Rachel Pratt, Mercedes Gandara, Marguerita Bautista, Lucile Turley, Kathleen Bowman, Domer Adams, MaryLou Judd, Viva Cluff, OraLee Cluff, Fourth Row (L-R) Tom Farnsworth, Carl Whetten, Aaron Brown, Osman Jones, Bill Coon, Jose Torres, Maxell Romney, Harvey Call, 
In front of the Academy in Colonia Juarez, Mexico, May 1944 

 

 

Gleaners in Tempe, AZ Freshman year of college, Tempe, Arizona Institute Building,Spring, 1945

Gleaners in Tempe, AZ Freshman year of college, Tempe, Arizona Institute Building, Spring, 1945

Gleaners in Tempe, AZ Freshman year of college
Creator: Judge Randal (Eloise’s husband) 
Vera Whetten (Pratt), Lucile Turley, Eloise Randal (leader), Barbara Barrett, Glenna Pratt, Lucille Hanson, Sister Turley and husband (behind), Lorna Fish, Ann Shumway, Freda White 
Older girls in the MIA - for girls over 18 years old. Work to become Golden Gleaners Men became master “M” men, 
Tempe, Arizona Institute Building 

Spring 1945 (probably March)

Sorority Initiation Solo, 8th Street Sorority (K Alpha?), across from the Arizona State campus, Tempe, AZ, September, 1945

Sorority Initiation Solo Sorority Member, 8th Street Sorority (K Alpha?), across from the Arizona State campus, Tempe, AZ, September 1945

Sorority Initiation Solo
Creator: Sorority Member (unknown)
Gate Post - Vera Whetten Pratt
8th Street Sorority (K Alpha?), across from the Arizona State campus, Tempe, AZ, September 1945 

College Registration Day, Tempe, AZ on the Arizona State campus, 1944

College Registration Day, Tempe, AZ on the Arizona State campus, 1944

College Registration Day
Creator: Vera Whetten (Pratt)

Lucile Turley, on the day Lucile and Vera registered for college at Arizona State
Tempe, AZ on the Arizona State campus, 1944

Dormmates South Hall, Tempe, AZ, Arizona State University, Fall, 1946

Dormmates South Hall, Tempe, AZ Arizona State University, Fall 1946

Dormmates South Hall

Residents of South Hall Dorm, L-R: Lorna Fish, Barbara Barret, Anna Mabin, Glenna Pratt, Lucille Hansen, Vera Whetten (Pratt) 
Tempe, AZ Arizona State University, Fall 1946

Barbara’s First Trip to the colonies, Colonia Juarez, Summer 1945

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Barbara’s First Trip to the colonies
Creator: Vera Whetten (Pratt)  

Barbara Barret

Colonia Juarez, Summer 1945

 

Barbara’s First Horseback Ride, Colonia Juarez, Summer 1945

 Barbara’s First Horseback Ride, Colonia Juarez, Summer 1945

 Barbara’s First Horseback Ride
Creator: Vera Whetten (Pratt)

Barbara Barret

Colonia Juarez, Summer 1945 

 

Barbara’s Ride on the Horse Drawn Banana Cart, Casas Grandes, Summer 1945

Barbara’s Ride on the Horse Drawn Banana Cart, Casas Grandes, Summer, 1945

Barbara’s Ride on the Horse Drawn Banana Cart
Creator: Unknown

Barbara Barret and Vera Whetten (Pratt) preparing to ride in a horse-driven banana cart
Casas Grandes,  Summer 1945 

 

Barbara’s First Visit to Mexico, Casas Grandes, Summer of 1945

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 Barbara’s First Visit to Mexico
Creator: Vera Whetten (Pratt)  

Barbara Barret, getting on the truck to go to Colonia Juarez
Casas Grandes, Summer of 1945

 

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of El Paso First Ward, El Paso, TX, October 1938

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of El Paso First Ward, 20th Anniversary program cover for the Douglas Chapel, El Paso, TX, October, 1938

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of El Paso First Ward 
Creator: Unknown

20th Anniversary program cover for the Douglas Chapel, the first LDS Chapel in Texas, dedicated by President Grant, the President of the church 
El Paso, TX, 
October 1938 

Notes:  Special Anniversary Edition "Weekly Rays of the El Paso Ward"  Contains "A Brief History of the El Paso Ward."

The First Bull Fight in Casas Grandes, Rancho Alegre, Casas Grandes, September 15, 16, 1946

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The First Bull Fight in Casas Grandes
Creator: Soto (the main photographer in Cases Grandes)
This was the grand opening of the sports arena and bull fighters were brought in for the event. Madelyn Hatch, Vera Pratt 
Rancho Alegre, Casas Grandes

September 15, 16 1946

Pre-Bull Fight Parade Soto (the main photographer in Casas Grandes), Grounds of Rancho Alegre, Casas Grandes,September 15, 16, 1946

 Pre-Bull Fight Parade, Grounds of Rancho Alegre, Casas Grandes, September 15, 16, 1946

Sorority Initiation, 8th Street Sorority (K Alpha?), across from the Arizona State campus, Tempe, AZ VP, September, 1945

Sorority Initiation, 8th Street Sorority (K Alpha?), across from the Arizona State campus, Tempe, AZ, September, 1945
VP

Sorority Initiation

Creator:Sorority Member (unknown)
Part of initiation into the sorority, wearing sheets for a week and green lipstick and green nail polish

Front Row (L-R) Anna Maybin, Barbara Barret, Glenna Pratt, Lucile Turley, Ann Shumway, Gate Post - Vera Whetten Pratt
8th Street Sorority (K Alpha?), across from the Arizona State campus, Tempe, AZ 

September 1945 

 

College Registration Day (2), Tempe, AZ on the Arizona State campus, 1944

College Registration Day (2), Tempe, AZ on the Arizona State campus, 1944

College Registration Day (2)
Creator: Kathleen Turley (Lucile’s sister)
Lucile Turley, Vera Whetten (Pratt)
Tempe, AZ on the Arizona State campus, 1944

 

Band Trip, Colonia Chuichupa, 1941

Band Trip, Colonia Chuichupa, 1941

Band Trip

Creator: Unknown  

Front Row: Lucile Turley, Vera Whetten (Pratt) Part of a group of concerts given Pacheco, Garcia, Chuicupa, Band Director was J. Bennion Taylor (there were boys in the band but they aren’t included in the picture) 
Colonia Chuichupa, 1941

 

 

Still Waiting for the Train to El Paso, Casa Grandes, Summer 1945

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Still Waiting for the Train to El Paso
Creator: Probably Barbara Barret
Vera Whetten (Pratt), Linden Bluth, Demar Farnsworth 
Casas Grandes, 
Summer 1945 

 

Waiting for the Train to El Paso, Casas Grandes, Summer 1945

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Waiting for the Train to El Paso
Creator: Probably Barbara Barret
Vera Whetten Pratt, waiting for the train to visit El Paso for a Youth Conference 
Casas
Grandes, 
Summer 1945 

 

The Train Finally Came! Casas Grandes, Summer 1945

 The Train Finally Came!  Casas Grandes, Summer 1945

 The Train Finally Came! 
Creator: Unknown

L-R Flora Jean Taylor, Maxell Romney, Rollabon Bluth, Vera Whetten (Pratt) There’s a man in the shadow in the caboose and everyone was riding in the caboose because it was fun, 
Casas Grandes, Summer 1945 
 

Deplaning, Casas Grandes, Summer 1945

Deplaning, Casas Grandes, Summer 1945

Deplaning

Creator: Vera Whetten (Pratt)

Aunt Belle Foutz, Barbara Barret deplaning from Nogales, AZ to Cases Grandes
Casas Grandes, 
 Summer 1945 

 

Still Waiting for the Train to El Paso (2), Casas Grandes, Summer of 1945

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Still Waiting for the Train to El Paso (2)
Creator: Unknown (maybe Vera or Barbara) 
Sister Romney, Maxell Romney, Maxell’s nephew, Lindon Bluth 
Casas Grandes, Summer of 1945

 

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of El Paso First Ward, 20th Anniversary program inside for the Douglas Chapel, El Paso, TX, October, 1938

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of El Paso First Ward, 20th Anniversary program inside for the Douglas Chapel, El Paso, TX, October, 1938

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of El Paso First Ward 
Creator: Unknown

20th Anniversary program inside for the Douglas Chapel, the first LDS Chapel in Texas, dedicated by President Grant, the President of the church 
El Paso, TX, 
October, 1938

 

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