urn:taro:utexas.blac.00146 Orion and Lillian G. Beebe Photograph Album, c.1925-1930 University of Texas Libraries, 2006 Finding aid encoded by Christian Kelleher, CA, April 2006Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Beebe, Orion Orion and Lillian G. Beebe Photograph Album c.1925-1930 English 1993-15 1137 prints Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Photographs, c.1925-1930, of scenes from Mexico. Biographical Sketch

Orion Beebe was plant manager at Minatitlan for twenty years for Royal Dutch Shell Compound. He was married to Lillian Gustapon Beebe.

 Scope and Contents Note

Photographs, c.1925-1930, of scenes from Mexico, including Minatitlán, Veracruz, and Mexico City. Also includes photographs of the western United States. The album has been disbound for preservation purposes and the original order maintained in folders. Each photograph is individually numbered. The collection is described to the folder level.

Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Louis Bains, Wimberley, TX, and Mark Cates.

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

 Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

 Preferred Citation

Cite as: Beebe Photograph Album, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms

The Beebe Photograph Album is classified under the following Subject Headings:

Minatitlán (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico)--Photographs Mexico--Description and Travel--Photographs Mexico City (Mexico)--Photographs Box and Folder Inventory Photograph Inventory 111–34. (1925) Tampico to Puerto Mexico by tanker; Minatitlan, Veracruz refinery / Puerto Mexico: aerial views of Minatitlan and mouth of Coatzocoalcos River at Gulf (by Fairchild Aerial Survey, Inc., NYC) 1235–124. Minatitlan, the town, its buildings, native life, river scenes; refinery operations; Santa María Oil Camp on the Uzpanapa River; Mother Migen leaves for Nebraska 13125–149. Jaltipan: village scenes, church under repair 14150–193. Cuachapa River scenes; San Cristóbal; sugar making at Los Robles; River Teconapa picnic scenes; Hidalgotitlan 15194–266. Santa María Camp, Cuachapa River; U.S. visitors to Minatitlan: Assistant Secretary of War, Mr. Davidson, Gen. Fechet, Chief of Aviation, and Mr. Frix; (1930) Tarpon fishermen, happy with their catches 16267–277. Veracruz: Francita Camp; oil operations at old Conception; construction work at Nanchital 17278–288. "A morning’s catch of róbalo from Francia Grande" 18289–314. River trips; Tío Catarino's cocoa plantation 19315–344. Trip across Isthmus to Tehuantepec 110345–383. Oaxaca: Salina Cruz, on the Pacific 111384–455. Veracruz: Falls of Guasuntlan; turbine house; Falls of Soteapan; village of Soteapan in the San Martín Mountains 112456–461. Golfing 113462–500. Saragosa 114501–521. Trip to San José del Carmen 115522–569. Vacation 1930: Trip to Mexico City and a circular tour of the States 116570–587. Mexico City 117588–605. Xochimilco 118606–614. Pyramids at San Juan Teotihuacan 119615–626. Mexico City 120627–645. Puebla; the Valley of Mexico; Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuat 121646–695. United States: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Grand Canyon, Arizona; Venice, California 122696–789. California and Oregon 123790–800. Seattle, Washington 124801–891. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 125892–951. Yellowstone (cont.) and "Along the Cody Road" 126952–1014. Hastings, Nebraska, and New York 1271015–1093. Washington, D.C.; Mount Vernon; Chicago; New Orleans 1281094–1104. Rio Grande Valley, Texas 1291105–1127. Unidentified 11128–1137. Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl from the air 2Original cayman skin album cover (album dismantled and photograph pages transferred to folders Spring 1999)