Descriptive Summary
Texas Technological College. Dept. of
Agriculture
Agriculture Photograph
Collection,
1952-1960 and undated
The photograph
collection, dating from 1952-1960 and undated, was donated by Alfred W. Booth,
Bob Nash, William J. T. Robertson and Texas Tech Press. Loaned by the West
Texas Chamber of Commerce and and Jerry Funck.
SWCPC 196
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
71 copy prints, 35
prints, 72 b/w negatives
English.
Biographical Sketch
Agriculture is a thriving business in the State of Texas. It accounts
for a major part of the state economy generating money for towns and cities.
Depending on the locality, cotton, peanuts, fruits, sorghum, corn, and wheat
are just some of the crops planted in the state.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photographs of agricultural exhibits,
agricultural equipment, agricultural meetings/conferences, livestock, ranch
land, cultivated land, farming activities, irrigation equipment, and
architecture. Some of the photos were loaned for copying by West Texas Chamber
of Commerce and by Jerry Funck. Some were donated by Alfred W. Booth, Bob Nash,
and Texas Tech Press.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Booth, Alfred
W.
Funck, Jerry
Nash, Bob
Robertson, J.
T.
Brashear,
Cecil
King, Allen H.
Jenkins, T. A.
Reece, W. Y.
McConnell,
John
Kuykendall,
Glen
Lambright, Joe
H.
Bryan, H.
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas Tech University
Press
West Texas Chamber of
Commerce
Five Points Gin,
Inc.
Places
Chico Ranch
(Tex.)
Waco (Tex.)
College Station
(Tex.)
Lubbock (Tex.)
Tulia (Tex.)
Lynn County
(Tex.)
Hereford
(Tex.)
Subjects
Agriculture--United
States
Agriculture--Texas--Lubbock
Agricultural
exhibitions
Agricultural
laborers--Texas
Farm equipment
Livestock
Agricultural
machinery
Irrigation
Architecture
Soil conservation
Acquisition
Gifts,1973
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
A. Ramirez
Preferred Citation
Agriculture Photograph Collection, 1952-1960 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas