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Bacon, Warren A.
Photograph collection, 1918-1980
7 copy prints
SWCPC 57 (I), E19, E21
Consists of photographs of the Warren A. Bacon home, Lubbock, Texas
(1918-1980).
Warren A. Bacon built his house at 1802 Broadway in Lubbock, Texas, in 1916. The
neoclassical style mansion includes concrete columns capped with stones, wooden railings,
and other details. In 1983 the house was recognized as an historic landmark, and currently
houses the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas.
Bailey, Max
Photograph collection, ca. 1918-1920
8 copy prints
SWCPC 43, E2, E7
Consists of photographs of Desdemona, Texas, during the oil boom (ca.
1920), and bulks with street scenes of Desdemona (1919).
Located in southeastern Eastland County, Texas, Desdemona was originally settled in 1860.
In September 1918, the Joe Duke discovery well came in, leading to an oil boom that saw
Desdemona covered with a sea of oil rigs--the Desdemona field was drilled by numerous
small operators. Crowded conditions led to increased lawlessness and by 1920, the Texas
Rangers had to intervene to re-establish order. Oil production quickly peaked at 7,373,825
barrels in 1919 and then began to drop.
Bairfield Family
Photograph collection, 1915-1917
20 photos, 36 photo negatives
SWCPC 234
Consists of photographs of daily life for the Bairfield family near
Clarendon, Texas (1915-1917).
The Bairfield family operated a ranch near Clarendon, Texas, during the early 1900s, and
built a school on the ranch land for children in the rural area.
Baker, T. Lindsay
Photograph Collection, 1900-1972
25 b&w copy prints
SWCPC 320 E2-3
Collection contains images of historical markers, Fort Jessup, Texas,
portraits of Texas Rangers (law enforcement officers), a farm entrance, cattle chute, man
on horseback, buffalo, buildings, town, early automobiles, a freight wagon and team, and
an outhouse. Bulks with buildings.
T. Lindsay Baker, a native of Cleburne, Texas, received three degrees from Texas Tech
University and has written several books on Texas and the American West. He has served as
curator for several historical museums and archives in Texas.
Baker Mercantile Company
Photograph Collection, undated
1 b x w print and 2 b x w negatives
SWCPC 788 E1
Collection contains portraits of Calvin Harris. Opened in 1894 in Lockney, Texas, the
Baker Mercantile Company served as a prominent retailer during the settlement and growth
of the surrounding region. Established by J. A. and Alice Baker, the store remained under
family operation until 1972 when it closed. The store received a Texas State Historical
Marker in 1971.
Bandera, Texas
Photograph Collection, undated
1 b&w copy print and 1 negative
SWCPC 208
This collection consists of a photograph of the interior of the J.
Marvin Hunter Museum in Bandera. Bandera is the county seat of Bandera County, Texas. It
is located on the Edwards Plateau. The economic base includes tourism, hunting, fishing,
ranch supplies, and forest products.
Banks and Bankers
Photograph collection
2 copy prints, 4 copy negatives
SWCPC 57, I (E8) and J (E8)
This is an artificial collection of photographs of banks and bankers
(1890-1938).
Barnard, Mrs. M. E. S.
Photograph collection, 1890-1935
89 copy prints
SWCPC 294, E1-E3
Consists of photographs of the Black, English, and Stanford families in
various Texas towns (1890-1950). It also contains photographs of pioneer school buildings
(undated) and an ice man with his horses and wagon (undated).
E. B. Black of Opelika, Alabama, settled in Hereford, Texas, in 1901. He married Carrie
English and opened a furniture store and undertaking business. When Black died in 1945,
his son-in-law, Jesse Stanford, assumed the management of the furniture store.
Barnes, Agnes Rinker
Photograph collection, 1920
8 copy prints
SWCPC 299, E3
Consists of photographs of Lubbock County, Texas, including photographs
of a derailed train (ca. 1920s).
Barnes was a pioneer from Garza County, Texas. She grew up on a farm and retired in
Lubbock County, Texas.
Barr, Ava and Cliff
Photograph Collection, 1926-1972
134 b/w photo prints
SWC 566 E1-2
Collection of agricultural images including livestock, state fairs,
judging contests, and administrators, faculty, students, and campus scenes from Texas Tech
University. All images pertain to the career of W. L. Stangel, longtime Dean of
Agriculture at Texas Tech University.
Ava Barr was the daughter of W. L. Stangel who served as the Dean of Agriculture at Texas
Tech University beginning in 1945. Stangel joined the Texas Tech faculty in 1925 and
retired in 1958. He was well known to the Texas ranching and farming industries.
Barrow, Clyde and Bonnie Parker
Photograph collection, 1934
17 copy prints
SWCPC 330
Consists of photographs of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow and the law
enforcement officials who killed them (1934). These include autopsy photos and photos of
the bullet-riddled car and the monument at the site where they were killed.
During the 1920s, Clyde Barrow committed numerous petty crimes and in 1930, was placed in
prison. Paroled in 1932, Barrow was joined by Bonnie Parker in a series of crimes in
Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, which included murder, kidnapping, and robbery. They were
shot by law enforcement officials near Arcadia, Louisiana in 1934.
Baxter, Phil
Photograph collection, 1879-1959
130 copy prints
SWCPC 11, E1
Consists of photographs of Phil Baxter, his band, the "Texas
Tommies," and celebrities he associated with during his music career, and bulks
(1926-1959) with prints of autographed photographs of singers and musicians Baxter knew.
It also includes photographs of Baxter with E. B. Germany, the co-chair of John Nance
Garner's campaign to secure the 1932 Democratic presidential nomination; Curtis Sanford,
the founder of the Cotton Bowl; and of George Clark Bogart, a relative of William Clark of
the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Baxter was a composer and band leader during the Big Band era of the 1920s and 1930s. His
group, the "Texas Tommies," played throughout the United States during this
period. Baxter also wrote songs for Bing Crosby and Ginger Rogers.
Beedle, Macie Mozelle (Huffman)
Photograph Collection, 1913 and undated
13 photo prints
SWCPC 642
Includes primarily photographs of Macie Mozelle Huffman Beedle: one
photograph of Macie with Emma Leonara (Lains) Huffman and one with Ronald Vance Redus.
Macie was born April 13, 1899. Emma Leonara (Lains) Huffman was born October 2, 1873. They
moved to Texas in September 1899. Macie Beedle is a second cousin to Wanda James’
husband, Thomas Carl James, Jr.
Bennett, Isadora
Photograph Collection, 1950 and undated
9 photo prints
SWCPC 624
Consists of photographs relating to native dances from Mexico and the
West Indies. Images of West Indian and Mexican dancers. Three principal dancers are
Josefina Garcia, Jean Leon Destine, and Jeanne Ramon "Martinique," circa 1950.
Bertrand, Margaret
Photograph collection, 1900-1977
21 copy prints
SWCPC 295, E1
Consists of photographs of German settlers in St. Francis, Texas
(1900-1920). Contains photographs of the first communion in St. Francis (1915); and a
"horseless carriage" (1913).
Around 1900 a group of German families settled at St. Francis, Texas. Margaret Bertrand is
a descendant of these early settlers.
Bickerstaff, Connie
Photograph Collection, 1920-1930
30 b&w copy prints
SWCPC 366 E6
Is comprised of images of travelling tent show entertainers in the
1920s. Bulks with same. The Grandi Brothers and Brunk's Comedians were popular
entertainers who traveled with tent shows in the 1920s across Texas and the midwest.
Bickley, Cecil
Photograph Collection, 1944-1948
13 b&w copy prints
SWCPC 376
Bulks with images of Denver City, Texas in the mid to late 1940s. Includes street scenes,
churches, parades, automobiles, hospital, and civic groups. Bulks with same.
Big Bend National Park (Texas)
Photograph collection, 1949
68 copy prints
SWCPC 184
Consists of photographs of the scenery at Big Bend National Park, and
includes a photograph of the ghost town of Terlingua, Texas.
Big Bend National Park covers 788,682 acres in the bend of the Rio Grande in Brewster
County, Texas. Created in 1943, the park centers around the Chisos Mountains, where the
Rocky Mountain and Appalachian systems converge.
Big Spring, Texas
Photograph collection, 1913, 1965
9 copy prints
SWCPC 12, E1
This is an artificial collection that consists of photographs of street
scenes and buildings in Big Spring, Texas, and bulks with photographs of hotels (1965).
Big Spring, Texas, with a population of nearly 25,000, is the county seat of Howard
County. Originally a popular campsite along Sulphur Draw at the foot of the Caprock
escarpment, the town was officially established in 1880 as a railroad center on the Texas
and Pacific line. Since that time, it has been a shipping point for livestock, cotton,
grain, and oil well machinery.
Biggers Family
Photograph Collection, undated
294 prints
SWCPC 863 E1
Family photo album (needs conservation) gives itemized list.
Biggs, Glen
Photograph Collection, 1958-1964
395 prints
SWCPC 865 F
Slides and Photographys of the Guadalupe Mnts. 1958-1964
Biondini, Johnnie
Photograph Collection, undated
1 color photo print
SWCPC 533
Image of an Italian bread oven used in Thurber, Texas. Thurber is now a
ghost town, although between 1918 and 1920 the town was the principal bituminous cola
mining site in Texas. Thurber is located about seventy-five miles west of Fort Worth in
northwest Erath County.
Black, William
Photograph collection, 1879-1883
55 copy prints
SWCPC 72
Consists of photographs of the William Black Family and the San Saba
Springs Ranch.
William Black served the Confederacy during the Civil War and later engaged in numerous
business ventures across the South. In 1884, he purchased fifty sections of land at the
headwaters of the San Saba River in Menard County, Texas. This became the San Saba Springs
Ranch, where Black was renowned for his Angora goats. Until his death in 1931, Black
remained a prominent figure in the sheep and goat industry in Texas.
Blackmon, Daniel O.
Photograph Collection, 1899-1900
50 prints and 1 oversized image
SWCPC 838 E1-E2
Blackmon's Family and World War I images, 1899-1990
Blaisdell, Doris A.
Photograph Collection, undated
3 b&w photo prints
SWCPC 474
Comprised of photographs of Mary-Virginia Lee and her artwork in her
Santa Fe, New Mexico studio-home.
Doris Blaisdell was the bibliographer at the Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University
and is the wife of Dr. Lowell A. Blaisdell, a former professor of history at Texas Tech
University. She is active in the Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation and other
women’s organizations.
Blake, Robert W.
Photograph collection 1976, 1978
225 copy prints
SWCPC 431
Consists of photographs from two receptions given by Blake to honor
President Gerald Ford (1976) and Texas Republicans, John Conally and John Tower (1978). It
also contains photographs of Ex-Presidents, Gerald Ford, and George Bush, and his wife,
Barbara.
Born in Houston, Texas in 1920, Robert W. Blake served in the Army Air Force during World
War II. He became successful in the oil business and settled in Lubbock, Texas. Blake has
been active in Republican party politics and is a long time friend of former President
George Bush.
Blasingame, Tom
Photograph Collection, 1989
1 color print
SWCPC 767 E1
Photo of Tom Blasingame and family, which includes his daughter, her husband and
children. Tom Blasingame was a cowboy who began his career on the JA Ranch in 1916. Mr.
Blasingame was the oldest working cowboy in Texas namely Goodnight, Texas. He died near a
creek with his arms folded next to his horse.
Bledsoe, Willis H.
Photograph Collection, 1896-1963 and undated
272 photo prints and 1 negative
SWCPC 409
This collection consists of photographs of individuals, groups of
individuals, architecture, school children, interior of a machine shop, Texas Tech
University, wake of Senator William H. Bledsoe, street scenes
William Harrison Bledsoe was an attorney, politician, and investor. He was born in 1869 in
Cleburne, Texas and died in 1936. He set up his law practice in Lubbock, Texas and
eventually the law office became Bledsoe, Crenshaw, and Dupree. Bledsoe also served in the
Texas legislature as a House of Representative member and as Senator. He helped to sign
into law the creation of Texas Technological College.
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Photograph collection, 1928-1969
41 copy prints
SWCPC 356, E2, E3, E10
Consists of photographs of Bob Wills in various bands (1928-1937; 1969),
and also includes a photograph of Texas Governor, W. Lee O'Daniel.
Bob Wills, who grew up in the Texas Panhandle, came from a family of fiddle players. He
formed a band in 1931, and landed a job on KFJZ radio in Fort Worth sponsored by Burrus
Mills. His band became known as the Light Crust Doughboys. After Wills was fired he took
his band to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they became Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. He is
recognized as the creator of western swing music. He died in May 1975.
Bogener, Steve
Photograph Collection, 1999
49 color slides and 15 color photo prints
SWCPC 708 E1-2
This collection consists of several slides on "water
witching", which relies on a forked branch used to locate water. In addition, some
images contain several experts involved in the research. One copy print is a copy of a
newspaper article about "water- witching." Also includes several
photographic prints and slides taken by Steve Bogener while visiting Blanco Canyon and
Floyd County Historical Museum. Included in these images are exhibited artifacts
(horseshoes, horseshoe nails, copper cross-bow dart points, three-fingered gauntlet, etc.)
related to Coronado at the Museum. Also included is Cecil Pope at Blanco Canyon along a
dirt road, Sharon Bogener’s hand holding fossilized prehistoric camel bones, and a
group photo of Nancy Marble, Steve Bogener, Cecil Pope, and two volunteers in front of the
Floyd County Historical Museum.
Dr. Steve Bogener is currently an employee at the Southwest Collection
at Texas Tech University where he also received his Ph.D. in 1997. Dr. Steve Bogener has
been working with Southwest Collection for nearly five years handling the Exhibit and
Outreach Program.
Bogue, Mamie
Photograph Collection, 1942-1943
36 b & w prints
SWCPC 820 E1
Images are of Mrs. Nora Alean Hudnall Runnels during her stay at the
Ladies Hospital at Sanatorium, Texas for two years. Some
images depict family members, nurses, doctors, patients, and hospital facilities.
Mamie Runnels Bogue is a resident of East Texas and a member of the East Texas Historical
Association. Nora Alean Hudnall Runnels and
Azmon (A. Z.) Runnels were the parents of Mamie Bogue.
Mrs. Runnels suffered internal loss of fluids that she became a long-term patient
at the ladies hospital. She died in July
1978 living longer than her doctors’ expectations.
Azmon was an oil field worker. Sanatorium,
Texas is a small community northwest of San Angelo.
Boles Family
Photograph Collection, ca. 1890’s-1949 and undated
165 photo prints, copy prints, and negatives
SWCPC 441
This collection consists of photographs of individuals, animals, and
scenes of ranch life on the Boles Ranch. Mr. William M. Lay was the first sheriff of
Lubbock County, Texas. His family also owned the Boles Ranch in Lubbock, Texas.
Boles Ranch
Photograph Collection, undated
1 b x w 6" x 24" panoramic print
SWCPC 771 E1
Image of Boles Ranch with ranch house, barn, fenced pastures, cattle, small pond, and a
single rancher on horseback. The upper portion of the plateau can be seen in the
background.
The Boles Ranch was once located in Lubbock, Texas along the Yellow House Canyon Draw
and Buffalo Lakes. It was once owned by George M. Boles who arrived in Garza County, Texas
in 1888. He is considered a pioneer in the South Plains.
Boone, Clyde D.
Photograph collection, 1916
25 copy prints
SWCPC 66, E1
Contains photographs that were taken near Marfa, Texas, during the
bandit raids by Pancho Villa. Featured are photos of military equipment and artillery used
during this time period.
Clyde D. Boone, born in 1900, died in Marfa, Texas, in 1960.
Borden County, Texas
Photograph collection, 1889-1910, 1941
116 copy prints
SWCPC 17, E1-E2
Consists of photographs of daily activities in Borden County, Texas,
around the turn of the century, and bulks with photographs of Gail, Texas (1890-1910). It
also contains photographs of the Gail chapter of Woodmen of the World (1907); a baptism in
a tank (ca. 1890); and the Borden County court house (ca. 1900).
Borden County, Texas, organized in 1890 and named for Gail Borden, the inventor of
condensed milk, is located along the southern edge of the Llano Estacado, and the city of
Gail is the county seat.
Boreing, Ricky V. and W. V.
Photograph Collection, 1938-1943 and undated
9 b/w copy prints and 9 negatives
SWCPC 591
Collection consists of image of W. V. Boreing in front of Yellowhouse
Ranch barn performing a rope trick with lasso in 1938 and several other ranch activities.
W. V. Boreing was born in 1912 and died in 1990. He served as a cowboy, trapper,
longshoreman, and ranch foreman. Boreing worked on several West Texas ranches including
the Yellowhouse, L E, and Sand Creek ranches.
Boren Family
Photograph collection, 1880-1910
11 copy prints
SWCPC 245
Consists of photographs of the Boren family and early structures in
Post, Texas (1880-1910).
George Boren came from Bell County, Texas, in 1879 and established a ranch near the future
site of Post, Texas. His son, J. M. Boren, worked as a teamster and later became the first
judge of Garza County.
Bowden, Clifton S.
Photograph collection, 1850-1915
35 copy prints
SWCPC 136
Consists of photographs of the Clifton S. Bowden family of Dublin,Texas
(1850-1915).
The Bowden family lived in Dublin, Texas, beginning around 1900. Clifton S. Bowden, a
druggist, moved to Dublin from Acton in Hood County, Texas, to establish the Overton Drug
Company. He served as a member of the Dublin City Council for several years and, in 1925,
he held the office of mayor pro-tem for Dublin.
Bowman, Joe W. (Joseph Wylie)
Photograph Collection, undated
1 negative
SWCPC 871 F1
1 negative from Reference File.
Boyd, Hiley
Photograph Collection, undated
1 b/w print
SWCPC 373 E2
Photo of Hiley Boyd speaking to an oral historian. Mr. Boyd, son of
Hiley Boyd Sr., gave detailed biographies of his father and mother. He is speaking on
ranch life, cattle drives and the Slaughter ranch. His father was the foreman of the C. C.
Slaughter Cattle Company and Ranch from 1898-1924.
Boyd, Hiley T., Sr.
Photograph collection, 1900
27 copy prints
SWCPC 373
Consists of photographs of working cowboys on the Boyd Ranch (1900).
Boyd was a foreman for the Slaughter Cattle Company from 1897-1910, who later established
his own ranch in Cochran County, Texas. His son, Hiley Jr., ranched and served as a
director of the Ranching Heritage Center at Texas Tech University.
Bradley, Lee
Photograph Collection, 1999
14 color 4 x 5 prints
SWCPC 342 E14
The collection contains photographs of Ms. Lee Bradley’s apartment and scenic
areas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Images also include photos of buildings on the University of
Nevada Las Vegas campus.
A Lubbock native, Lee Bradley is a Texas Tech graduate and former employee of the
Southwest Collection. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in late 1997.
Bragg, Mrs. Cecil T.
Photograph Collection, 1982
1 copy print: b&w: 5 x 7
SWCPC 479
This consists of a photograph of Cecil T. Bragg presenting a painted
portrait of U. S. Congressman Ralph Hall to him and his wife Mary Ellen. Ralph Hall is a
Democratic Representative of District 4 from Rockwall, Texas.
Branch, Hettie Wallace Fowler
Photograph collection, 1900-1962
4 copy prints
SWCPC 39, A (E7), B (E18)
This collection consists of photographs of Daniel Webster "80
John" Wallace and his descendants (1900-1962).
Hettie Wallace Fowler Branch is a descendent of Daniel Webster "80 John"
Wallace.
Brazell, Alton
Photograph collection, 1904, 1926
4 copy prints
SWCPC 57 (K), E1
Consists of photographs of the first cotton gin in Lubbock, Texas (1904)
and a panoramic view of the city (1926).
Born in Blum, Texas, Alton Brazell farmed in Lubbock County, Texas, for several years
before being elected Lubbock County Commissioner in 1959. He has been active in civic
affairs, the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, Lubbock County Historical Commission, South
Plains Association of Governments, and the Ranching Heritage Center.
Brazil Land, Cattle, and Packing Company (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Photograph collection, 1911-1917
257 photos
SWCPC 64 (H), E3
Consists of photographs of operations and daily work of the Brazil Land,
Cattle, and Packing Company of Sao Paulo, Brazil (1911-1917).
Murdo Mackenzie, from 1911 to 1917, served as manager of the Brazil Land, Cattle, and
Packing Company out of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The company raised beef cattle in undeveloped
areas of South America for export to Europe at minimal expense.
Breckenridge, Texas
Photograph collection, 1898-1925
119 copy prints, 127 copy negatives
SWCPC 13, E1-E4
Consists of photographs of Breckenridge, Texas (1898-1925), and includes
photographs of oil derricks, a devastating petroleum fire (1920s), and a panoramic view of
the town (1925).
Breckenridge, Texas, county seat of Stephens County, has a population of 7,000.
Established in 1885, Breckenridge was the center for an oil boom from 1918 to 1921.
Presently, its industry centers around machine shops and cotton gins.
Breedlove, William Clent
Photograph Collection, 1910s-1940s
320 prints and negatives
SWCPC 607
Consists of images of airplanes, airports, and pilots
concerning the history of aviation in West Texas, Lubbock, and Clent's Breedlove Aerial
Service. One photo album is included. William Clent Breedlove
was a pioneer South Plains aviator, who was born in 1900 in Wolfe City, Texas. As manager
of the Lubbock Municipal Airport (1930-1940) and a pilot, he stimulated interest in South
Plains aviation. As an Army Air Corps pilot, Breedlove participated in General Billy
Mitchell's battleship bombing test in 1921. In the 1930s he taught in the civilian pilot
training program, a precursor to the war training service, during World War II. On
December 20, 1941, Breedlove moved his aerial service to his commercial airport southwest
of Lubbock, Texas. From there, he carried on a glider training program, and operated
related training programs at Plainview and Lamesa, Texas. Breedlove retired in 1947 and
died in 1953.
Breedlove, William
Photograph Collection, undated
9 b&w photos and a stamp
SWCPC 869 F1
Photos of Clent Breedlove and aviation from Reference File.
Brewster County, Texas
Photograph collection, 1886-1960
391 copy prints
SWCPC 41, E1-E3
Consists of photographs of Brewster County, Texas (1886-1960), and bulks
with photographs of street scenes in Alpine, Texas, and rural scenes in Brewster County
(1900-1940).
Located in the Big Bend area of Texas, Brewster County is the largest county in the state,
covering 5,935 square miles, which includes Big Bend National Park. The county was
organized in 1887 with Alpine as the county seat. Ranching is the main industry in this
county, and the rugged terrain supports a population of about 8,100.
Brewster County, Texas
Photograph Collection, 1888-1967
131 contact prints: b&w: 2 ½" X 2 ½"
SWCPC 41
This includes photographs of groups of people, architecture, ranching
activities, geographic locations, road building and life along the Texas-Mexico border.
Brewster County is the largest county in Texas. Its mountains and canyons have a
distinctive geology, plant and animal life. It was organized in 1887. The economic base is
Sul Ross University, ranching, tourism, government/services, retirement developments, and
hunting leases.
Bridwell, Joe S.
Bridwell Ranch photograph collection, 1932-1965
47 copy prints
SWCPC 118
The collection consists of photographs of the prize-winning cattle on
the Bridwell Hereford Ranch (1932-1965).
In 1932, Joe S. Bridwell purchased from Sidney Webb 16,000 acres of the Two Buckle Ranch
in Archer and Clay Counties of north central Texas. The Bridwell Ranch became known for
its herd of registered Hereford cattle.
Briggs, George E. and Mrs. Jack Donnell
Photograph Collection, 1894-1900
42 b&w copy prints
SWCPC 375
Collection contains images of Ward County, Texas. Includes buildings,
crops, families, school group photograph, early settlers, bank, aqueduct, irrigated
farming, mules, stable, harvesting equipment, circa 1894. Bulks with crops. Irrigated
farming began in Ward County before the turn of the century, utilizing waters of the
Pecos, tributary streams and spring systems.
Brillhart Family
Photograph collection, 1893-1914
7 copy prints
SWCPC 246
Consists of photographs of the Brillhart family (1893-1914), and also
contains a print of West Texas State Normal College on fire in Canyon (1914).
Samuel C. Brillhart established a ranch in Ochiltree County in the Texas Panhandle in
1886. His son, Herbert, married Eulalia Bowen, and later bought the Bowen Ranch to add to
the family holdings.
Briscoe County, Texas
Photograph collection, 1895-1968
41 copy prints, 1 photo print
SWCPC 14, E1-E3
Consists of photographs of people and places in Briscoe County and
Silverton, Texas (1895-1929; 1968). It also contains prints of women on muleback (1903)
and an historical marker for the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon (1968).
Located on 887 square miles in the Texas Panhandle, Briscoe County was organized in 1892
and named for Andrew Briscoe, a veteran of the Texas Revolution. Cotton is the primary
crop for the county of 2100 population. Silverton is the county seat.
Briscoe County Military Trail Marker (Texas)
Photograph collection, 1968
1 photo print
SWCPC 14, E3
Consists of a photograph (1968) of the marker commemorating the 1874
battle of Palo Duro Canyon.
In 1874, Colonel Ranald Mackenzie and the Fourth Cavalry campaigned against the Comanche
Indians at Palo Duro Canyon, where Mackenzie's forces routed the warriors, captured women
and children, and destroyed the Indian horses. After the battle, the Comanche Indians were
confined on reservation lands near Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Brittingham, Sally
Photograph collection, 1945
1 copy print
SWCPC 266
Consists of one photograph of young Sally Brittingham posing in her
grandmother's (Sally Reynolds Matthews) wedding dress which was originally worn in 1876.
Brittingham is the granddaughter of Sally Reynolds Matthews, who was a pioneer in
Shackelford County, Texas, and the author of Interwoven, a Texas classic.
Bronte Enterprise (Coke County, Texas)
Photograph collection, 1917-1935
5 copy prints
SWCPC 29, E2
Consists of photographs of Bronte, Texas, and bulks with interior
photographs of the Bronte Enterprise (ca. 1917). It also contains a photograph of
the depot at Fort Chadbourne (undated).
The Bronte Enterprise began weekly publication in March 1906. Ben Oglesby purchased
the newspaper in 1948, and now publishes the Enterprise and the Robert Lee
Observer in Bronte.
Brown, Bertha
Photograph Collection, 1950-1970
5 b&w acetate negatives
SWCPC 416
Collection includes glass plate images and acetate reproductions of a
fishing pier, palm trees, and landscapes. Bulks with palm trees. Brown Studio was located
in Lubbock, Texas. The studio photographed many subjects in and around the Lubbock, Texas
area.
Brown County, Texas
Photograph Collection, 1938-1949 and undated
25 photographs: b&w and 2 photo prints: c: various sizes
SWCPC 19
Comprised of photographs of a water treatment plant, bridge
construction, an irrigation canal under construction and a disposal plant.
Brown County, Texas was organized in 1857 and named for frontiersman Henry S. Brown. The
economy is based on agribusiness, general manufacturing, and it is a distribution center.
Brown County, Texas
Photograph collection, 1880-1938, 1956-1972
188 copy prints, 10 photos
SWCPC 22, E1-E13
Consists of photographs of Brown County, Texas, and bulks with
photographs of Brownwood, Texas (1900-1925). It also contains photographs of the Santa Fe
Harvey House girls (undated), the interior of Renfro Drug Store (1909), a street scene in
Brownwood, Texas (1880), the Executive Committee of West Texas Chamber of Commerce (1924),
the Zephyr cyclone (1909), a Brownwood oil field (1918), and the Brownwood
"Bulletin" Excursion Farmers Congress train car (1915).
This is an artificial collection of photographs of Brown County, Texas. Organized in 1856,
Brown County covers the Pecan Bayou valley in central Texas. Brownwood, the largest city,
became the county seat in 1857. For many years, Brownwood was a cotton buying center,
today, however, local industry depends on livestock and agriculture.
Brown County Water Improvement District (Texas)
Photograph collection, 1934-1964
29 photos, 44 copy prints
SWCPC 19, E1-E2
This is an artificial collection that consists of photographs of the
construction of water distribution structures for flood control at Brownwood, Texas. Also
includes photographs of recreational use of Lake Brownwood and of a water drilling
machine.
The Brown County Water Improvement District was created in 1926 to insure a municipal
water supply for Brownwood, Texas, and to improve irrigation on farm lands throughout the
county. Its major project was building a dam on Pecan Bayou in 1931 which filled Lake
Brownwood and opened a large area of river valley land to irrigation.
Brown, Durwood
Photograph collection, 1930-1940
39 copy prints
SWCPC 356, E5
This collection contains photos of country and western bands
(1930-1940). These include the following bands: (1) Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, (2)
Crystal Springs [Ft. Worth, Texas], (3) The Cherry Sisters, (4) Clif Bruner and His Texas
Wanderers, (5) Bar-X-Cowboys ,(6) Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies, (7) KGKO'S-Dude
Ranchers, (8) the Modern Mountaineers, (9) The Light Crust Doughboys, and (10) Ross Rythmn
Rascals.
Durwood Brown was the brother of Milton Brown, an original member of Bob Wills' Light
Crust Doughboys in Fort Worth, Texas.
Brown, Harold "Tex"
Photograph collection, 1932
1 copy print
SWCPC 356, E9
Consists of a photograph of Bob Wills at a saloon in Turkey, Texas
(1932).
Harold "Tex" Brown of Floydada, Texas, organized the annual Bob Wills Day in
Turkey, Texas.
Brown, Maxine
Photograph Collection, undated
4 b&w prints, 3 negatives & a 3rd place ribbon
SWCPC 870 F1
Prints, negatives and ribbon from Reference File.
Brown, Richard
Photograph Collection, circa WW II
10 negatives and 6 copy prints: b&w: 4 x 5
SWCPC 622
Includes photographs of Richard Brown’s World War II naval career.
Richard Brown a native of Lubbock, Texas has received commendations for his service in the
navy.
Brown Studio
Photograph Collection, undated
21 b/w photo prints; 21 b/w nitrate photo negatives
SWCPC 412
Collection contains images of football players in various poses, and the
Childress, Texas railroad depot.
Brown's Photographic Studio (Lubbock, Texas)
Photograph collection, 1930-1934
774 contact prints
SWCPC 412
Consists of photographs of Texas Technological College (1930-1934).
Brown's Photographic Studio operated in Lubbock, Texas, from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Portraits comprised the majority of their work, but the studio also covered many events at
Texas Technological College.
Brownwood Bulletin (Texas)
Photograph collection, 1880-1941
138 copy prints
SWCPC 25
Consists of photographs of Brown County, Texas.
The Brownwood Bulletin began publication in 1884 as a weekly paper supporting the
Populist movement. During 1976, the Bulletin ran a series of photographs that were
more than twenty-five years old as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
Brownwood, Texas
Photograph Collection, 1980-1990
12 color slides
SWCPC 22 E13
Consists of twelve 20 mm color slides showing children and teachers at
school playground. Images include school building, playground equipment, baseball field
and backstop. Bulks with children on playground. Brownwood, Texas is the county seat of
Brown County. Their economy is based on varied industries, distribution centers, and
retail trade centers.
Brunk Family
Photograph Collection, 1920-1976
38 b&w copy prints, 1 photo print, and 40 negatives
SWCPC 268
This collection consists of photographs of groups of people involved in
tent show productions, tents used for tent show performances, performing artists,
audiences watching performances, and family portraits.
Henry Brunk’s tent shows toured the states of Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas from the early 1910s to the early 1960s. He was manager of
the traveling road shows for many years. At one time they had seven tent shows running but
after World War II, tent shows declined in popularity. They brought cheap entertainment to
the rural areas of the southwest.
Bryan, H. B.
Photograph Collection, 1936-1944
2 b & w photo prints
SWCPC 707 E1
This collection consists of one panoramic black and white group photo of Tax Assessors
and Collectors Convention at New Braunfels, Texas and another 8 x 10 photo of the Grand
Lodge members of Texas.
Unknown information about H. B. Bryan Jr., however, he did reside in Lubbock, Texas for a
number of years and was also a member of the Grand Lodge of Texas mason organization. He
was possibly a member of Tax Assessors and Collectors group.
Buell, Mary
Photograph Collection, 1906-1916
1 (8x10) b&w matted photo print
SWCPC 57 (Z) E1
Collection contains one image of the Lubbock Iron Works, Lubbock, Texas,
circa 1910. Listed under Lubbock Photo collection 57 (Z) E1.
In 1983, Mary Buell discovered the photograph in an abandoned house once occupied by the
Dennis Pitkin family located on the Steiner Ranch, fourteen miles northwest of Austin,
Texas.
Buffalo
Photograph Collection, undated
1 b & w photo print, 3 b & w copy prints and 1 b & w negative
SWCPC 274 E1(A-B)
This collection consists of photographs of buffalo, individuals, and a horse and buggy.
Buffalo or bison have been on the North American continent for thousands of years. Their
range of life was usually in the Plains region and they were hunted by Indians for their
meat, hides, and bones. Most were wiped out by the buffalo hunters of the late 1800s.
Buie, Bernard
Photograph Collection, 1885-1959
65 b&w photo prints
SWCPC 378
Bulks with images of ranches in Texas and Nebraska, and courthouses in
Texas. Bulks with courthouses. Bernard Buie owned a real estate company in Stamford, Texas
specializing in farm and ranch properties.
Burkburnett, Texas
Photograph Collection, 1910-1940
62 b&w photo prints and 1 contact sheet
SWCPC 26
This collection includes photographs of groups of people; oil fields;
oil wells; oil rigs; architecture; and street scenes.
Burkburnett is located in north central Wichita County. In 1912 oil was discovered west of
town. Large strikes drew thousands of people to the area until the boom died out in the
late 1920s. In 1941 Sheppard Air Force Base was established nearby. By 1989 the population
had grown to over 11,000 and the economy was based on the production of chemical products,
plastics, and machinery.
Burkburnett, Texas
Photograph collection, 1900-1936
69 copy prints
SWCPC 26, E1
Consists of photographs of Burkburnett, Texas, and bulks with
photographs of the oil industry (1919-1936). It also contains a panoramic scene of
Burkburnett (ca. 1920).
This is an artificial collection of photographs of Burkburnett, Texas. Located in
northeastern Wichita County, Burkburnett, Texas, was founded in 1867. Originally known as
Nesterville, then Gilbert, the town was finally named for rancher, Samuel Burk Burnett in
1907. The first oil well began production in 1912 and, by 1918, the town was a major oil
producer and became one of the boomtowns of the 1920s.
Burnett Family
Photograph collection, 1892-1955
19 copy prints
SWCPC 238
Consists of photographs of the Burnett family (1892-1920; 1955) and
includes prints of a train wreck near Knox City, Texas (1909) and a reunion of the Wichita
Falls High School class of 1905 (1955).
Bruce Burnett Campbell was raised on the Burnett Ranch in Denton County, Texas. A nephew
of Burk Burnett Campbell, he married Josephine Hooper in 1916. Campbell established a
ranch in Knox County and later opened banks in Knox City and O'Brien, Texas.
Burns, Bell
Photograph Collection, undated
18 b&w photos, negatives and letter
SWCPC 868 F1
Photos of Murdo Mackenzie and others from Reference File.
Burns Family
Photograph collection, 1892-1917
15 copy prints
SWCPC 24
Consists of photographs of the Columbus Burns family, and bulks with
family portraits (1890-1917).
The Burns family settled in southeast Texas in the 1820s, where Columbus Burns was the
first white child born in the area of DeWitt County. His son, Arthur, was a rancher near
Cuero, Texas, and worked on some of the early cattle drives. Arthur's son, Douglas, became
the manager of the Pitchfork Ranch in 1942.
Burson, Katherine
Photograph Collection, ca. 1950
2 b & w photo prints
SWCPC 722 E1
This collection consists of two images of the women of Citizens National Bank in
Lubbock, Texas. Katherine Burson was a long time resident of Lubbock, Texas.
Buscher, Georgia Lee
Georgia Lee Buscher and Pat Harris
Photograph collection, 1890-1910
41 photos
SWCPC 441
Consists of photographs of the Boles and Harris families (1900-1910).
Also contains a portrait of Lubbock's first sheriff, Mr. William M. Lay, and his wife (ca.
1890).
George M. Boles was one of the original settlers in Lubbock County, Texas in 1890. Boles
started the first Hereford ranch in the Lubbock area and soon had the largest registered
herd on the South Plains. Georgia Lee Boles Buscher is one of his daughters.
Bynum, Raymond T.
Photograph Collection, 1923-1970
14 b&w copy negatives
SWCPC 358
Is comprised of images of marching bands, orchestras, uniforms,
instruments, conductors and auditoriums in Texas, Oklahoma, and Mexico. Raymond T. Bynum
organized the first band in the Southwest composed entirely of high school students at
Abilene, Texas High School in 1926. He became band director at McMurry College in Abilene,
Texas in 1946.
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