Pets, 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
- 1920s
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 25.00 linear feet
Creator
- From the Collection: Keeland, Burdette (Person)
- Man with dog
- Puppies and large dog
- Dog sitting on rocking chair
- Dog sitting on top step
- Dog standing
- Dog with ball
- Woman sitting with dog on her lap
- Dog on leash lying down
- Woman with dog
- Group of puppies eating from a bowl
- Group of spotted puppies
- Dog with collar and leash
- Two boys posing with a dog wearing a hat
- Small dog wearing clothes
- Dog lying down in yard
- Boy saluting with dog
- Two children sitting with dog on porch
- Small dog on leash
- Flock of ducks near fence
- Dog sitting on bottom step
- Dog on hind legs
- Dog sniffing the ground
- Roosters
- Puppy being held in one hand
- Dog lying down in grass
- Dog sitting down
- Flock of ducks in front of fence
- Dog on a leash
- Dog on leash
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