Girl with Pets, 1940s

Photograph

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Tontitown Historical Museum

Girl with Pets: A young girl stands near a wooden structure, interacting with a small white dog and cat.
Girl with Pets

A young girl stands near a wooden structure, interacting with a small white dog and cat.

Name/Title

Girl with Pets, 1940s

Entry/Object ID

TMA-2008-58-161

Description

b/w reproduction; outdoors; young girl with dark hair, wearing short sleeve blouse and knee-length skirt with a cat and dog; girl stands on ground, next to front porch of shack, enticing cat on porch floor to sit up and beg for food scarp/toy in her hand, while the dog watches; metal stove pipes extend above roof; two barrels R

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White

Subject

Dorothy Bersi

Subject Person or Organization

Dorothy Bersi Kever (1940- )

Subject Place

Residence

Virgil and Gemma Bersi Home

City

Tontitown

County

Washington County

State/Province

Arkansas

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Context

This seems to be the home that Virgil and Gemma lived in after Virgil's mother's home was destroyed in a fire

Collection

Dorothy Bersi Kever Collection

Category

digital print
Graphic Documents, Documentary Objects, 08: Communication Objects

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

shed living, Virgil's parents, lived here after fire

Update Date

September 2, 2026