Orion and Lillian G. Beebe Photograph Album, c.1925-1930
Orion Beebe was plant manager at Minatitlan for twenty years for Royal Dutch Shell Compound. He was married to Lillian Gustapon Beebe.
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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.
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Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
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The Beebe Photograph Album is classified under the following Subject Headings: |
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Minatitlán (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico)--Photographs |
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Mexico--Description and Travel--Photographs |
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Mexico City (Mexico)--Photographs |
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Cite as: Beebe Photograph Album, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.
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Photograph Inventory |
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1–34. (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)
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35–124. Minatitlan, the town, its buildings, native life, river scenes; refinery operations; Santa María Oil Camp on the Uzpanapa River; Mother Migen leaves for Nebraska
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125–149. Jaltipan: village scenes, church under repair
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150–193. Cuachapa River scenes; San Cristóbal; sugar making at Los Robles; River Teconapa picnic scenes; Hidalgotitlan
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194–266. 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
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267–277. Veracruz: Francita Camp; oil operations at old Conception; construction work at Nanchital
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278–288. "A morning’s catch of róbalo from Francia Grande"
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289–314. River trips; Tío Catarino's cocoa plantation
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315–344. Trip across Isthmus to Tehuantepec
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345–383. Oaxaca: Salina Cruz, on the Pacific
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384–455. Veracruz: Falls of Guasuntlan; turbine house; Falls of Soteapan; village of Soteapan in the San Martín Mountains
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456–461. Golfing
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462–500. Saragosa
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501–521. Trip to San José del Carmen
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522–569. Vacation 1930: Trip to Mexico City and a circular tour of the States
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570–587. Mexico City
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588–605. Xochimilco
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606–614. Pyramids at San Juan Teotihuacan
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615–626. Mexico City
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627–645. Puebla; the Valley of Mexico; Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuat
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646–695. United States: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Grand Canyon, Arizona; Venice, California
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696–789. California and Oregon
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790–800. Seattle, Washington
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801–891. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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892–951. Yellowstone (cont.) and "Along the Cody Road"
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952–1014. Hastings, Nebraska, and New York
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1015–1093. Washington, D.C.; Mount Vernon; Chicago; New Orleans
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1094–1104. Rio Grande Valley, Texas
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1105–1127. Unidentified
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1128–1137. Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl from the air
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Original cayman skin album cover (album dismantled and photograph pages transferred to folders Spring 1999) |
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