Sports, 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)
- Ducks flying in the sky
- Donkey pulling a man on a carriage
- Two ducks flying
- Flock of ducks in sky
- Flock of ducks in sky
- Baby chicks
- Man and ducks near water
- Ducks in body of water
- Ducks flying
- Ducks and narrow body of water
- Men in front of house with windmill
- Men and large rocks
- Hunter posing with ducks
- Close up of tall grass growing out of pond
- Man with gun in water
- Hunters posing with ducks
- Men at rock quarry
- Group of men at rock quarry
- A view of a small pond
- Ducks flying over pond
- Flock of ducks on water
- View of a lake
- Hunters in camoflauge pose with their guns
- Bird in birdhouse
- Group of hunters pose with ducks
- Group of hunters pose with ducks
- Man looking on as two ducks swim by
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