A Guide to the Barkley Family Photograph Album
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Barkley Family | |
| Title: | Barkley Family Photograph Album | |
| Abstract: | This album belonged to Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Sessions Barkley of Rockdale, Texas.The album contains 41 group and individual portraits in carte-de-visite, cabinet photograph and tintype formats. | |
| Accession No.: | 89-268 | |
| Extent: | 3 inches | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
This album belonged to Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Sessions Barkley of Rockdale, Texas. Dr. Barkley practiced medicine in Rockdale for 53 years. The album was donated to the Texas Memorial Museum in 1972 and transferred to the Briscoe Center in 1989.
Scope and Contents
The album contains 41 group and individual portraits in carte-de-visite, cabinet photograph and tintype formats. Only one, Fannie Graves Davis, is identified. Also included are a newspaper clipping of “J. L. Chinault, Commander Camp No. 752, Oxford, Miss.”, and a ribbon from the State Epworth League Conference in Houston, April 16-18, 1895.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Davis, Fannie Graves | ||
| Shinault, J. L. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Cartes-de-visite | ||
| Cabinet photographs | ||
| Tintypes | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Barkley Family Photograph Album, 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
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