A Preliminary Inventory of His Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
Mersfelder, Nick, 1858-1939
Title:
Nick Mersfelder Photography
Collection
Dates:
1910s-1920s
Extent:
728 glass plate negatives
Abstract:
The collection is comprised of 728
glass negatives made by the west Texas photographer Nick Mersfelder primarily
of
Fort Davis, Texas. Also included are the original sleeves for each negative which
contain captions and other descriptive information.
Call Number:
PH-00414
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Please note: Negatives cannot be accessed without curatorial
approval. To make an appointment or to reserve photography materials, please contact
the Center's staff at photography@hrc.utexas.edu.
The collection is comprised of 728 glass negatives made by photographer Nick
Mersfelder (American, 1858-1939) of Fort Davis, Texas, during the 1910s and 1920s.
Subjects include: Mersfelder, his house, and his friends; Fort Davis, primarily
the
military fort, but also residents, houses, the school, and the ground breaking
for
the new court house; ranches and ranch workers; church and school groups; funerals,
agricultural scenes; family and church outings; children; Finley’s Cowboys outfit;
camping, fishing, and hunting trips; the Big Bend region of Texas; and portraits
of
individuals and families. A small group of negatives are of unidentified scenes.
Numbers listed are based on Mersfelder’s original negative numbers. Contact prints
made by the Ransom Center from the original glass negatives are available for
viewing. Also available are the original negative sleeves for each negative which
contain captions and other descriptive information.
