A Guide to the R. Beal Pumphrey, Jr., Collection, 1873-1942
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Pumphrey, R. Beal, Jr. | |
| Title: | R. Beal Pumphrey, Jr., Collection | |
| Dates: | 1873-1942 | |
| Abstract: | R. Beal Pumphrey, Jr., was in the stockyards business in Missouri and Texas.The images in this collection range from photographs of soldiers and cowboys to livestock and other scenes of Texas and Missouri. Other subjects include the oil fields, the trial of members of the 24th infantry for the 1917 Houston race riot and a barbecue by the “Boys of the Old Trail” at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio in 1915. | |
| Accession No.: | 63-31 | |
| Extent: | 10 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
R. Beal Pumphrey, Jr. was a native of Taylor, Texas, and the son of a pioneer cattleman. He worked as assistant to the general manager and president of the San Antonio Union Stockyards from 1937 to his death in 1957. Prior to that time he had worked for the Kansas City stockyards. Pumphrey was also a founder of the San Antonio Livestock Exposition.
Scope and Contents
The images in this collection range from photographs of soldiers and cowboys to livestock and other scenes of Texas and Missouri. There is a series on angora goats taken by Alfred Eisenstadt for LIFE magazine and a photo of a “Texas X” dinner in Pompeo Coppini’s studio in 1932. The oil fields are also covered, as is the trial of the 24th infantry members for the 1917 Houston race riot and a barbecue by the “Boys of the Old Trail” at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio in 1915. An aerial view of Mission San José ca. 1935 includes a biplane. Kansas City, Mo., is represented by the American Royal Building and a series of images of cowboys in the city streets in 1921. Subjects also include the U. S. S. Houston, San Antonio’s “Battle of Flowers,” Will Rogers, the wheat harvest in Plainview, Texas in 1924, and longhorn cattle.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions.
Access to negatives in this collection is restricted. Contact repository for further information.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Cordova, Isidro | ||
| Pumphrey R. Beal, Jr.—Archives | ||
| Rogers, Will (1879-1935) | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| U. S. Army | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Angora goat--Texas | ||
| Battle of Flowers Festival (San Antonio, Tex.) | ||
| Bison | ||
| Cattlemen | ||
| Cowboys | ||
| Hunters | ||
| Longhorn cattle | ||
| Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo (San Antonio, Tex.) | ||
| Oil fields--Texas | ||
| Palo Duro Canyon (Tex.) | ||
| Ranches—Texas | ||
| Sheep | ||
| Places | ||
| Houston (Tex.) | ||
| Kansas City (Mo.) | ||
| Leon Springs (Tex.) | ||
| Plainview (Tex.) | ||
| San Antonio (Tex.) | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
R. Beal Pumphrey, Jr., Collection, 1873-1942, 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