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Record Detail
Call Number: |
PH-00270 |
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Collection Name: |
W. S. (Walter Scott) Adkins Photography Collection |
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Creator: |
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No. of Items: |
5,568 items |
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Span Dates: |
1890-1955 |
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Description: |
The collection consists of 5,568 photographs taken and collected by W. S. (Walter Scott) Adkins (American, 1890-1956). The photographs, which include gelatin silver prints, glass- and film-based negatives and postcards, date from 1890 to 1955. The subjects include: mining in West Texas, including the Chisos Mining Company, Terlingua Quicksilver District, and the Marfa and Mariposa Mining Company; oil fields in Big Spring, Mexia, Van Horn, Spindletop, and High Islands; geological formations, including Barringer Hill, American Lignite (Briquette) Company, and Chaddick’s Mill; and Mexico, including landscapes, aerial photography, Mayan architecture photographed in the vicinity of Mexico City, Chiapas, and Guadalajara; West Texas scenery in the Big Bend region; travel photographs from around the U.S.; Adkins' family; Texas cities, including Austin, San Antonio, Grand Saline, Fort Worth, Waco, Alpine, El Paso, Llano, and Del Rio. Photographers, in addition to Adkins, whose work can be found in the collection include: W. B. (William Battle) Phillips (American, 1857-1918); Ellison Photo Company (American, active circa 1932-late 1980s); Frank Duncan (American, 1878-1970); Jose F. Gandara (American, born Mexico, 1897-1961); Elmer L. Foote (American, 1863-1919); Fabian Bachrach (American, 1917-2010); Knaffl Bros. (American, active 1884-1904); John C. Thain (American, 1868-1950); Herman C. Lippe (American, born Germany, 1888-1946), credited as Lippe Studio; Walter H. Horne (American, 1883-1921); Jordan Photo Company (American, active 1900-1914); and Fred A. Gildersleeve (American, 1880-1958). The photographers for many of the photographs are unidentified. Some of the photographs are included in seven albums, brief descriptions of most of them follow. |
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Access Restrictions: |
Negatives and glass-based items cannot be paged to the Reading and Viewing Room without advance notice and curatorial permission. For additional information, please contact the Curator of Photography. |
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Location(s): |
Curatorial permission required Cabinet Storage (glass negatives 974:0022:0001-0008) Adkins, W.S., Box 1 (974:0010:0001-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 2 (974:0011:0001-0040) Adkins, W.S., Box 3 (974:0024:0001-XXXX; 974:0025:0001-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 4 (974:0015:0001-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 5 Adkins, W.S., Box 6 (974:0023:0001-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 10a (974:0026:0001-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 10b (974:0026:XXXX-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 7 (974:0020:0001-XXXX; 974:0021:0001-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 8 (974:0012:0001-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 9 (974:0014:0001-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 11a Adkins, W.S., Box 11b Adkins, W.S., Box 12a Adkins, W.S., Box 12b Adkins, W.S., Box 13 (safety negatives) Adkins, W.S., Box 14a (974:0014:XXXX-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 14b (974:0014:XXXX-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 14c (974:0014:XXXX-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 14d (974:0014:XXXX-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 15 (974:0014:XXXX-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 19 (974:0013:0001-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 20 (974:0016:0001-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Box 21 (974:0018:0001-XXXX) Adkins, W.S., Unnumbered box Adkins, W.S., Album 2 Adkins, W.S., Album 3 Adkins, W.S., Album 4 Adkins, W.S., Album 5 (974:0017:0001-0089) Adkins, W.S., Album 6 (974:0019:0001-0039) Adkins, W.S., Album 7 |
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