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A Texas journey; the centennial photographs of Polly Smith.


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A Texas journey; the centennial photographs of Polly Polly Biotechnology A Poll Dorset sheep cloned from sheep skin cells, which has a human gene in each cell. See Dolly.  Smith.

Barker, Evelyn.

Dallas Historical Society The Dallas Historical Society is an organization dedicated to the history of Dallas, Texas (USA). It was organized on March 31, 1922,[1] by citizens who wished to encourage historical inquiry.  

2007

216 pages

$49.95

Hardcover

F392

To celebrate its 100-year anniversary of independence from Mexico, the state of Texas hired photographer Polly Smith to publicize pub·li·cize  
tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es
To give publicity to.


publicize or -cise
Verb

[-cizing, -cized]
 the many sights, people, and occupations to be seen there in 1935. A selection of the photos are presented in this oversized o·ver·size  
n.
1. A size that is larger than usual.

2. An oversize article or object.

adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized
Larger in size than usual or necessary.
 volume (10x10") in full page plates of excellent quality. Barker, a librarian who has written elsewhere about Smith, provides a lengthy essay describing Texas and its people in the 1930s, and Smith's life and career. Distributed by the U. of Oklahoma Press.

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