Portraits of May's Friends, 1 - Pages 17 and 18
Scope and Contents
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
3 Photographic Prints : Three black and white wallet-sized photographs. Handwriting in black ink. Pencil markings.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
Page 17: There are three wallet-sized photographs. One of the photographs is a photo strip with five prints. Each photograph provides a caption with their names in black ink. May's friends who are listed are Laura, Pearl, Nora, and Mr. Turner.
Throughout the page and on the photographs are pencil markings. The bottom of the page has a small piece torn out.
Page 18: Blank
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository