Breckenridge, Texas:
An Inventory of Its Photographs, 1898-1925, at the Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library
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Creator |
Texas Tech University. Southwest
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Title: |
Breckenridge, Texas,
Photograph Collection,
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Dates: |
1898-1925 |
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Abstract: |
Breckenridege, Texas,
photographs dated 1898-1925. |
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Collection # |
SWCPC 13 E1-E4 |
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Quantity: |
127 negatives and 119
prints |
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Language |
English. |
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Repository: |
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University |
Breckenridge, Texas, is the county seat of Stephens County.
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.
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The collection consists of photographs of Breckenridge, Texas
(1898-1925). Included are photographs of oil derricks, a devastating petroleum
fire (1920s), and a panoramic view of the town (1925).
The negatives and prints are housed in separate envelopes.
Images from this collection have been digitized and can viewed at
http://hdl.handle.net/10605/7733
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Access Restrictions
Open for research
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The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Maxwell, Mrs.
Earl. |
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Places |
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Stephens
County--(Tex.) |
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Subjects |
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Gas
fields--Texas--Photographs. |
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Oil
fields--Texas--Photographs. |
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Oil well
drilling--Texas. |
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Oil well drilling
rigs--Texas--Photographs. |
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Petroleum industry and
trade--Texas--Breckenridge. |
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Petroleum industry and
trade--Texas--History--20th century. |
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Petroleum industry and
trade--Texas--History--20th century--Photographs. |
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Breckenridge, Texas, Photograph Collection, 1898-1925, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Gift, undated
Maria Vallejo, 2011
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Photographs |
| envelope |
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SWCPC 13-E1: Breckenridge, Texas - City and oil field
pumps (46 negatives and 45 prints) |
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SWCPC 13-E2: Breckenridge, Texas - early days (38
negatives and 38 prints) |
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SWCPC 13-E3: Breckenridge, Texas - Miller Hotel, oil
wells, "Brideless" wedding, courthouse, laying water lines, 1st Christian
Church (1923), and social life in the "Gay 90s" (1890s), E. W. Davenport (31
negatives and 32 prints),
1900 and 1920s |
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SWCPC 13-E4: Breckenridge, Texas - panoramic views (12
negatives and 4 prints) |
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SWCPC 13-E5: Breckenridge, Texas - Stephens County,
Wayland Valley, miscellaneous (39 slides) |
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