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Photography Collections Database

Record Detail


Call Number:

PH-00166

Collection Name:

Robstown, Texas, Photography Collection

No. of Items:

26 items

Span Dates:

circa 1905-1915, printed 1974

Description:

The collection consists of copy and contact prints made from original photographs and negatives formerly in the possession of Carroll Keach (1914-1983), the one-time owner and publisher of the Robstown Record. The subjects of the photographs include people and activities in Robstown, Texas, during the 1910s and 1920s, farming equipment and practices, and commercial store interiors and exteriors. Also included is one image of Francisco “Pancho” Villa and J. E. Garret. The original photographer(s) are unidentified.

Location(s):

Robstown, Texas, Box (958:0042:0001-0026)
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