Title:
William Deming Hornaday photograph collection
Description:
This collection consists of photographs, photographic postcards, photoengravings and negatives amassed by William Deming Hornaday (1868-1942) to accompany the various articles written in his capacity as a journalist and Director of Publicity for the University of Texas. The images were created by a variety of photographers, the names of whom are mostly unknown. Dates covered are about 1890-about 1940, undated. The photographs depict notable people, places, and events across Texas. The collection also portrays a variety of locations outside the contiguous United States, most notably Mexico, Australia, China, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Fiji, and Hawaii. Subjects covered include agriculture, bridges, cattle, cityscapes, dwellings, factories, harbors, hunting, hydraulic structures, irrigation farming, landscape, military bases and personnel, mineral industries, the petroleum industry, physical geography, politicians, public buildings, railroads, ranches, and the wool industry. These images have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.
Collection:
William Deming Hornaday photograph collection
Creator:
Hornaday, W.D., 1868-1942
Date range of creation:
about 1890 to about 1940
Geographic coverage:
Australia
Geographic coverage:
Brownsville (Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
China
Geographic coverage:
El Paso (Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
Fiji
Geographic coverage:
Hawaii
Geographic coverage:
Mexico
Geographic coverage:
New Zealand
Geographic coverage:
Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
San Antonio (Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
Sri Lanka
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Aboriginal Australians
Subject:
Agriculture
Subject:
Bridges
Subject:
Cattle
Subject:
Description and travel
Subject:
Dwellings
Subject:
Factories
Subject:
Harbors
Subject:
Harvesting
Subject:
Hunting
Subject:
Hydraulic structures
Subject:
Irrigation farming
Subject:
Landscapes
Subject:
Mexico, Revolution, 1910-1920
Subject:
Military bases
Subject:
Mineral industries
Subject:
Petroleum industry and trade
Subject:
Physical geography
Subject:
Pineapple
Subject:
Politicians
Subject:
Public buildings
Subject:
Railroads
Subject:
Ranches
Subject:
Revolutionaries
Subject:
Soldiers
Subject:
Street photography
Subject:
Wheat
Subject:
Wool industry
Type:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Type:
Correspondence
Type:
Photographs
Type:
Postcards
Citation information:
(Identify the item), William Deming Hornaday photograph collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The images are arranged as received, under approximately 283 headings determined by subject matter, location, or format. These headings are ordered alphabetically. The supplementary images are separately arranged under the same system of alphabetical headings as the main collection.
Copyright information:
Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished works are protected for the life of the author plus 70 years. The term of copyright for published material varies. Researchers are responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Size or duration:
15.8 cubic ft. (about 5,818 items)
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/60011.xml
Language:
English
Language:
Spanish