Documentary photography
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 656 Collections and/or Records:
Mexican migrant boy drinking out of a water hose at a filling station where the truck which is taking him home from Mississippi where he has been picking cotton has stopped. Neches, Texas, 1939
Item — Box 14, item: WG136
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1939
Mexican migrants drinking cold drinks and buying candy at filling station where the truck which is taking them to their homes in the Rio Grande Valley has stopped. They had been picking cotton in Mississippi. Neches, Texas, 1939
Item — Box 14, item: WG136a
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1939
Mexican mother and child with impetigo. Crystal City, Texas, 1939
Item — Box 14, item: WG150
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1939
Mexican women pecan shellers at work. Union plant. San Antonio, Texas, 1939
Item — Box 14, item: WG152b
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1939
Mexico City, Mexico , February 2007
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024.
Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004. Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana...
Dates:
February 2007
Migrant boy combing his hair at his home near Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1939
Item — Box 14, item: WG196
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1939
Migrant worker looking through back window of automobile near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma, 1939
Item — Box 14, item: WG188
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1939
Miguelito y Diablo, Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, Puebla, México, September 1988
Item
Identifier: SWMP-005-Herrera-018
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024.
Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004. Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana...
Dates:
September 1988
Miguelitos y Maringuillas, Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, Puebla, México, September 1988
Item
Identifier: SWMP-005-Herrera-019
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024.
Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004. Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana...
Dates:
September 1988
Miners bring in their checks and see the sign there is no Saturday work. PV&K Coal Company, Clover Gap Mine, Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky, 1946
Item — Box 18, item: WG319
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1946
Miners checking in at the lamp house at completion of morning shift. Koppers Coal Division, Kopperston Mines, Kopperston, Wyoming County, West Virginia, 1946
Item — Box 18, item: WG305
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1946
Miners checking in at the lamp house at completion of morning shift. Koppers Coal Division, Kopperston Mines, Kopperston, Wyoming County, West Virginia, 1946
Item — Box 18, item: WG306
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1946
Misa de gallo, Cuetzalan, Puebla, México, December 1990
Item
Identifier: SWMP-005-Herrera-035
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024.
Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004. Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana...
Dates:
December 1990
Mixing straw with mud to make the plaster which is used to re-plaster the house once a year. Chamisal, New Mexico, 1940
Item — Box 15, item: WG254
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1940
Modena, Italy, 1960
Item — Box 19, item: WG334
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1960
Mother and child in front of shack in May’s Avenue camp. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Refer general caption No. 21, July 1939
Item — Box 19, item: WG375
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
July 1939
Motolinia (Pobrecito), Cuetzalan, Puebla, México, 1990
Item
Identifier: SWMP-005-Herrera-079
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024.
Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004. Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana...
Dates:
1990
Mr. and Mrs. John Landers, tenant farmers, at the back door of their farmhouse, near Marseilles, Illinois, 1937
Item — Box 13, item: WG089
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1937
Mrs. H. Gerling and baby in living room in farmhouse near Wheelock, North Dakota, 1937
Item — Box 13, item: WG096
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1937
Mrs. John Whitehead, wife of miner, and two of her children (or grandchildren) in the kitchen of her three-room house. Mrs. and Mrs. John Whitehead, their six children and six grandchildren live here. This house, built on company owned land was built by Mr. Whitehead's half brother at no expense for materials or labor to the company; the builder (half brother) was to receive the use of the house rent-free for three years and at the end of this period the ownership would revert to the company. The brother moved away at the end of one year, receiving no cash settlement from the company. The house now rents for six dollars monthly. It has no running water, no electricity, access is over a mountain trail; there are three rooms. Coleman Fuel Company, Red Bird Mine, Field, Bell County, Kentucky, 1946
Item — Box 18, item: WG309
Series Description
From the Series:
Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...
Dates:
1946
University Archives
Room 580, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
UnivArchives@txstate.edu
Room 580, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
UnivArchives@txstate.edu
The Wittliff Collections
7th Floor, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
Wittliff_Ref@txstate.edu
7th Floor, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
Wittliff_Ref@txstate.edu