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Paul Freier Photographs, 1941
Biographical SketchAmateur historian and Port Lavaca resident Paul Henry Freier was born March 28, 1915, in Austin, Texas. Freier wrote a series of articles on the history of Calhoun County and Matagorda Bay for the Port Lavaca Wave newspaper. He died December 26, 1983. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents NoteConsists of 59 original photonegatives and corresponding prints showing Mexican American communities in South Texas. The photographs were taken in June, 1941. Images show housing, schools, water supplies, sanitation, and construction techniques in several South Texas counties. Includes pictures of winter housing of migrant agricultural workers, and the small communities of Concepcion, El Sauz, La Grulla, Las Cuevitas, Los Ojuelos, San Ygnacio, and others. The photographs are said to have been taken with a borrowed Kodak as part of a report on conditions in South Texas for the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsUnrestricted. Use RestrictionsStandard copyright restrictions apply. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationCite as: Paul Freier Photographs, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin. Return to the Table of Contents Box and Folder Inventory
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