urn:taro:utexas.cah.01672 A Guide to the Peter Megaw Photograph Collection, ca. 1880-1930 Original EAD encoding by Emily Calkins according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. July 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Megaw, Peter Peter Megaw Photograph Collection, ca. 1880-1930 Materials are written in English. [86-43] 1.5 linear ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The collection consists of photographic prints, photo postcards, and tintypes of the American West; a majority of the images are unidentified. Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photographic prints, photo postcards, and tintypes. The collection appears to cover life in Indian Territory, Texas and on the Western frontier as far west as California during the period from 1880-1930. Many of the images are portraits; a majority of the items are unidentified.

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Unrestricted access.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Organizations) Fort Worth Polytechnic College Subjects Portrait photography Places California--1890-1920 Indian Territory Texas--1890-1920 Fort Worth (Tex.) Preferred Citation

Peter Megaw Photograph Collection, ca. 1880-1930, 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 Inventory 3S324 Photographic prints, photo postcards 3S325 Photographic prints, photo postcards, tin types 3S326 Photographic prints 3S324 Photographic prints: Forth Worth, Texas