Friends, 1910s-1920s
Keeland acquired through his wife a collection of photographic negatives owned by Harry Walker (1894-1971), husband of Carrie Scott Walker (1895-1981), Mrs. Keeland’s aunt. The negatives cover the period from the turn of the twentieth century to the 1940s and record Walker’s life growing up in Beaumont, Texas, and his adult life after his move to Houston in the late 1910s. Walker was apparently the photographer on most of the negatives. Although most of the subjects are unidentified, the pictures provide an important view of domestic life and dress during that era. Of interest are photographs of Walker’s home at 1914 Bissonnet, Houston, with views of the area that includes Poe Elementary School when the neighborhood was new in 1929. Historical views of Houston from the 1920s include Rice Institute, Hermann Hospital, the Houston Ship Channel, and the San Jacinto Trust Company, his employer. There are also historic images of pioneer aviatrix Katherine Stinson flying a Wright Brothers biplane about 1915. The names of the folders and the filing system are Walker’s, except that the Rice, Hermann, and Stinson photographs have been moved to separate folders. Another folder includes several photographs of downtown Houston in the snow, about 1925, with views of Union Station and nearby buildings.
Dates
- 1910s-1920s
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 25.00 Linear Feet
Creator
- From the Collection: Keeland, Burdette (Person)
- Smiling woman sitting on steps
- Man in a suit and bowtie in an empty lot
- Group photo standing on front steps
- Smiling woman holding a branch of a plant
- Woman in a dress and cloak
- Group photo incluing two people on horses
- Woman poses in front of brick statue
- Woman in a white dress
- Woman sitting with a fur scarf and muff
- Gardens, tower and gazebo
- Group of people on a path amidst foliage
- Picnic in a wooded area
- Large group of people on the grass
- Group of horseback riders
- Three women on horses
- Group in front of a mule-drawn cart
- Group portrait out on the grass
- Group paddling in canoe
- Group standing in front of a canoe
- Woman in a dress standing amidst foliage
- Group sitting on bench
- Man and child in front of a house
- Family posing in front of a house
- Young man in a tweed jacket
- Woman poses in front of tree
- Group photo of people laughing
- Two women with fur scarves and muffs pose together in yard
- Young woman sitting on wooden chair
- Group photo surrounded by foliage
- Three women and one man in a garden
- Young man in a tweed suit
- Group of horseback riders
Repository Details
Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750