E. M. Edwards, Young and Old Man, 1901, 1932
Scope and Contents
The materials within this collection are mainly made up of black and white mounted photographs, along with letter correspondence, print-out email correspondence, and a photocopy of a newspaper article.
Dates
- Creation: 1901
- Creation: 1932
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
3 Photographic Prints (Within a clear archival sleeve.) : Black and white portraits. 2 portraits are rectangular and 1 portrait is oval. The oval portrait is mounted on a beige mount. The mount is rectangular with a trapezoid bottom. The 2 rectangular portraits are not mounted; 1 is attached to the top left of the mount and the other portrait is loose within the archival sleeve.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
The black and white oval portrait is mounted on a beige mount. The mount is rectangular with a trapezoid bottom. This photograph was taken in 1901 and is of E.M. Edwards when he was a young man attending Sam Houston Normal Institute. The beige mount has "E.M. Edwards - 1901" handwritten underneath the portrait in black ink. Below this, handwritten in black ink is "The views were taken by him while a student in S.H.N.I 1899 and 1904."
On the top left of the mount is a black and white rectangular portrait of E.M. Edwards in 1932. The photograph is attached to the mount. To the right of the portrait, handwritten in black ink is "E.D. Edwards - 1932."
On the back of the mount in the top right corner handwritten in pencil and cursive is "E.M. Edwards Nov. 1932." On the back of the mount to the center-right handwritten in cursive and pencil is "E.M.E. 1901" and "Scenes taken by E.M. Edwards native of ?,Texas while student in S.H.N.I. 1899 and 1904." The 2nd rectangular photograph is displayed on the back of the mount but is not attached. It is loose within the archival sleeve.
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository