Photography Collections Database

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Call Number:

PH-02639

Collection Name:

Hillyer Family Photography Collection

Creator:

Hillyer family

Hillyer, Charles Ernest, 1866-1950 (1866 - 1950)

Hillyer, H. B. (Hamilton Biscoe) (1835 - 1903)

No. of Items:

63 items

Span Dates:

Late 19th-early 20th century

Description:

Black and white studio portrait photographs (including eleven glass plate negatives) primarily of members of the H. B. (Hamilton Brisco) Hillyer family. Many of the photographs were created by studios in Texas that were owned by H. B. Hillyer and his son, C. Ernest Hillyer. In addition, the collection includes a photograph of the headstone of H. B. Hillyer and a newspaper article about John Freeman Hillyer.

Accession No(s):

958:0089:0003-0004; 958:0402:0001-0050; 979:0073:0001-0013

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01173

Location(s):

Hillyer Family Box (958:0089:0003-0004; 958:0402:0001-0049)
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Curatorial permission required Cabinet storage (glass negs. 979:0073:0001-0011)
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