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Call Number:

PH-00253

Collection Name:

Alton Rinn, Austin Postal Carrier, Photography Collection

Creator:

Rinn, Alton, 1904-1996 (1904 - 1996)

No. of Items:

100 items

Span Dates:

circa 1890-circa 1950

Description:

The collection consists of approximately 100 snapshots and mounted prints concerning the life, family, and friends of Alton Rinn, a United States Postal Carrier in Austin, Texas. The collection also contains a manuscript with a listing and captions for all the photographs and a short history. The time period represented is circa 1890 to circa 1950.

Accession No(s):

989:0016:0000; Gift, 1989 (G 8106)

Location(s):

Discrete Collections Box 3 (989:0016:0000)
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