urn:taro:utexas.cah.01315 A Guide to the Wiggs Photograph Archive Original EAD encoding by Linda Peterson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. October 2009 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Wiggs, Ms. Wiggs Photograph Archive 1930 Materials are written in English. 2002-209 1/2 inch, 24 prints Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Ms. Wiggs, whose first name is not known by her descendants, is said to have taken these photographs for International News Photos, Inc. in 1930. These 8 x 10 prints portray both events and persons of importance, many related to transportation. Biographical Note

Ms. Wiggs, whose first name is not known by her descendants, is said to have taken these photographs for International News Photos, Inc. in 1930.

 Scope and Contents

These 8 x 10 prints portray both events and persons of importance, many related to transportation. Among the people are Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and Herbert Hoover; conveyances include a blimp, two planes refueling in mid-air, a “railplane,” a model airport, and a ship being taken overland from one body of water to another. Also included are images of the White House, the Amelia Earhart monument in England, and earthquake damage in Italy and Puerto Rico.

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938 Ford, Henry Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Lindbergh, Charles Subjects Airplanes Earthquakes Transportation Places Italy Puerto Rico Washington (D. C.) Preferred Citation

Wiggs Photograph Archive, 1930, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Photographs: 3Z316 “Army of the Occupation” leaves Germany 3Z316 Memorial to Amelia Earhart, England 3Z316 “The ‘Big Three”—Ford, Edison and Firestone on Henry Ford’s 67th birthday.” 3Z316 “President Hoover attends ball game” 3Z316 Mr. and Mrs. Hoover’s school—on the Rapidan in Virginia 3Z316 “Hoover signs the Naval Pact before group of distinguished statesmen” 3Z316 “The Edison scholarship winner being carried aloft on the shoulders of his colleagues” 3Z316 149 year old Turk 3Z316 “President Hoover decorates Col Lindbergh with special congress medal” 3Z316 “Birds of a feather….” [Lindbergh and other air aces] 3Z316 “Von Hindenburg on his tour of the Rhineland” 3Z316 Lindbergh and Byrd meet on the roof garden of the Biltmore Hotel in NYC 3Z316 “A Street of ruin after Italy’s deadly earthquake” 3Z316 “How R-100 [blimp] will moor at Montreal” 3Z316 “Beautiful Naples among many Italian cities affected by earthquake” 3Z316 “The White House gets its new winter coat” 3Z316 The “Southern Cross” just before its takeoff for the United States 3Z316 “His new 'railplane’ for fast passenger service” 3Z316 Model airplane and airport 3Z316 “Over the mountain—by boat” 3Z316 "A scene in the business district of San Juan, Porto Rico [sic], after the disastrous hurricane” 3Z316 Refueling the Chicago, the plane used by the Hunter boy that now holds the world’s endurance record. 3Z316 “Palatial Hammond estate where President Hoover may spend his vacation” 3Z316 Unidentified building