Photography Collections Database

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Call Number:

PH-00204

Collection Name:

Blake-Lundell Photography Collection

No. of Items:

400 items

Span Dates:

circa 1900-1930

Description:

The collection consists of approximately 400 images which are mostly formal portraits and snapshots of the Blake-Lundell family, and their homes and activities. Also present are a few letters with photographs and examples of early photo-finishing envelopes. The time period represented is circa 1900 to circa 1930. Formats and processes found in the collection include: cabinet cards; cartes-de-visite; photographic postcards; albumen prints; cyanotypes; tintypes; gelatin silver prints and negatives; photogravures; and platinum prints. Select item-level information follows.

995:0026:0001--Hand-colored photograph of the John Lundell home in Del Valle, Texas.

Accession No(s):

995:0026:0001-0110

Location(s):

Blake-Lundell Box (995:0026:0001-0110)
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