Sam Houston Normal Institute Photograph Board, Circa 1904

Item

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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: Circa 1904

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

This photograph board was produced and given out to students as a keepsake circa 1904.

The handwritten captions of the photograph mention the date as 1899, but the Old Library/Peabody Memorial Library was not built until 1902.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints (Within a clear archival sleeve.) : Black and white collage photograph. The photograph is mounted. The mount is grey and rectangular with cut edges. Handwritten captions in black ink and pencil.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

The collage photograph depicts a portrait of President Pritchett, Old Main, the Reading Room of the Peabody Memorial Library, the Houston Memorial Hall (in Old Main), an outside view of the Peabody Memorial Library, and the Lily Pond at Sam Houston Park.

"-1899-" is handwritten in black ink on the top of the mount. "H.C. Pritchett- Old Reading Room- Old Library- Main- Memorial Hall- Lily Pond till 1908-" is handwritten in black ink on the bottom of the mount. On the back of the mount handwritten in cursive and pencil is "H.C.P. Main Mem. Hall Int. Old R. Room Old Lib- Lily pond till 1908 all taken in 1899."