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Portraits of May and Friends, Photographs - Pages 7 and 8

 Item

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The May Benson Lyle Scrapbook contains Fifty-six (front and back) unnumbered pages with forty-nine black and white photographs (one each on the front and back covers of the scrapbook) recording May Benson Lyle's time as a student at Sam Houston Normal Institute from 1905-1908.

The images in the scrapbook are of campus buildings such as Austin Hall, Old Main Building, and the Peabody Memorial Library. There are also images of faculty members such as Ida Lawrence, Sue Smither, Professor Coleman, Professor Henry Fishburne Estill, Joseph (Joe) Pritchett, and his brother President Henry Carr Pritchett. Additional images show May Benson Lyle and her friends at the boarding house they lived in while attending Sam Houston Normal Institute.

Dates

  • Creation: 1905 - 1908

Extent

5 Photographic Prints : Five black and white wallet-sized photographs. Writing in black ink. Pencil markings.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

Page 7: There are five wallet-sized black and white photographs. One of the photographs is a photo strip with five prints. Each photograph provides a caption of their names in black ink. May's friends who are listed; are Grace, Willie, Alma, Leita, and Sue.

Parts of the page have pencil markings.

Page 8: Blank

Repository Details

Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository

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