A Guide to the Henry Belin DuPont Photographs, ca. 1930-1947
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | DuPont, Henry Belin | |
| Title: | Henry Belin DuPont Photographs | |
| Dates: | ca. 1930-1947 | |
| Abstract: | Henry Belin DuPont (1898-1970) was an amateur photographer and the vice present of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. This collection includes aerial and ground photographs of the Big Bend Region of Texas, especially along the Rio Grande border with Mexico. | |
| Extent: | 19 mounted silver gelatin prints | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Henry Belin DuPont (1898-1970) was an amateur photographer and the vice present of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. During the 1930s and 40s he made aerial and boat trips to the Big Bend Region of Texas.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes aerial and ground photographs of the Big Bend Region of Texas, especially along the Rio Grande border with Mexico. Taken during trips to the region in the 1930s, 1941, 1946 and 1947, these photographs may have been displayed at an October 1952 meeting in Houston of the American Association for State and Local History and may have been acquired at that time.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| DuPont, Henry Belin, 1898-1970--Photographer | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Aerial photographs | ||
| Cactus | ||
| Places | ||
| Big Bend Region (Tex.) | ||
| Carmen Mountains (Mex.) | ||
| Mariscal Canyon (Brewster County, Tex.) | ||
| Reagan Canyon (Brewster County, Tex.) | ||
| Rio Grande | ||
| Santa Elena Canyon (Brewster County, Tex.) | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Henry Belin DuPont Photographs, ca. 1930-1947, 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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