A Guide to the Wiggs Photograph Archive
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Creator: |
Wiggs, Ms. |
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Title: |
Wiggs Photograph
Archive |
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Dates: |
1930 |
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Abstract: |
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. |
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Accession No.: |
2002-209 |
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Extent: |
1/2 inch, 24
prints |
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Language: |
Materials are written in
English. |
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Repository: |
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.
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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.
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Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva),
1847-1931 |
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Firestone, Harvey Samuel,
1868-1938 |
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Ford, Henry |
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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 |
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Lindbergh, Charles |
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Subjects |
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Airplanes |
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Earthquakes |
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Transportation |
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Places |
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Italy |
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Puerto Rico |
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Washington (D.
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Wiggs Photograph Archive, 1930, Dolph
Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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.
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Photographs: |
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“Army of the Occupation” leaves Germany |
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Memorial to Amelia Earhart, England |
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“The ‘Big Three”—Ford, Edison and Firestone on Henry
Ford’s 67th birthday.” |
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“President Hoover attends ball game” |
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Mr. and Mrs. Hoover’s school—on the Rapidan in
Virginia |
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“Hoover signs the Naval Pact before group of
distinguished statesmen” |
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“The Edison scholarship winner being carried aloft on
the shoulders of his colleagues” |
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149 year old Turk |
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“President Hoover decorates Col Lindbergh with special
congress medal” |
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“Birds of a feather….” [Lindbergh and other air aces]
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“Von Hindenburg on his tour of the Rhineland”
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Lindbergh and Byrd meet on the roof garden of the
Biltmore Hotel in NYC |
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“A Street of ruin after Italy’s deadly
earthquake” |
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“How R-100 [blimp] will moor at Montreal” |
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“Beautiful Naples among many Italian cities affected by
earthquake” |
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“The White House gets its new winter coat” |
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The “Southern Cross” just before its takeoff for the
United States |
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“His new 'railplane’ for fast passenger
service” |
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Model airplane and airport |
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“Over the mountain—by boat” |
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"A scene in the business district of San Juan, Porto
Rico [sic], after the disastrous hurricane” |
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Refueling the Chicago, the plane used by the Hunter boy
that now holds the world’s endurance record. |
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“Palatial Hammond estate where President Hoover may
spend his vacation” |
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Unidentified building |
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