urn:taro:ttu.swcpc.00268 Brunk Family: An Inventory of Photographs, 1920-1976, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library A. Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, April 23, 2002. Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 14:55:33 CDT 2003 urn:taro:ttu.swcpc.00268 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Inventory for the Brunk Family Photograph Collection, 1920-1976 A. Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, 2002 Descriptive Summary Brunk, Henry L. Brunk Family Photograph Collection, 1920-1976 The Brunk Family Photograph Collection, dated from 1920-1976, was donated by Henry L. Brunk. SWCPC 268 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 38 b/w copy prints, 1 photo print, and 40 negatives English. Biographical Sketch

Henry Brunk's tent shows toured the states of Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas from the early 1910s to the early 1960s. He was manager of the traveling road shows for many years. At one time they had seven tent shows running but after World War II, tent shows declined in popularity. They brought cheap entertainment to the rural areas of the southwest.

 Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs of groups of people involved in tent show productions, tents used for tent show performances, performing artists, audiences watching performances, and family portraits.

 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) Ackley, Doug Ackley, Novelle Bailey, Lucille Baker, Bernice Boothe, C. William Brown, Fred Brunk, Charlie Brunk, Henry L. Brunk, Mercedes Brunk family Davis, Denny Edwards, Jill Fox, Roy E. Harriman, Lila Honig, Betty Howell, Ray Nelson, E. G. Olson, Cliff Piatt, Eileen Wagaman, Dick Places Bunkelman (Neb.) Canon City (Colo.) Glenwood Springs (Colo.) Ordway (Colo.) Sapulpa (Okla.) Subjects Entertainers--Photographs Tent shows--Photographs Tents--Photographs Acquisition

Gift, 1978

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

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A. Ramirez

 Preferred Citation

Brunk Family Photograph Collection, 1920-1976, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas