Lamar College (Beaumont, Tex.)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Halvor I. Ostebee Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-419
Abstract
Halvor Ingebret Ostebee was a pioneer Beaumont, Texas, photographer who, during the Spindletop oil boom, was best known for the first action-picture of the Lucas gusher, the city's landmark oil well that was discovered in 1901. He opened his first portable photography gallery, called Beach Studio, in Beaumont, in 1897. The city's elite flocked to have pictures taken on birthdays and other anniversaries, and particularly weddings. His photographs of the history-making event at Spindletop were...
Dates:
1848-2004
Found in:
Tyrrell Historical Library Archives
Joseph Bryan Morris Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC-684
Abstract
Joseph Bryan Morris (1892-1982) was born in Hamilton, Texas and moved to Beaumont in 1917 after graduating from the University of Texas. He worked as a lawyer in Beaumont, most notably as an attorney for the Beaumont and South Park School Districts, as well as the Port of Beaumont and South Park Junior College (precursor to Lamar College of Technology, and later, Lamar University). The Joseph Bryan Morris Papers consist primarily of legal documentation, litigation, oil and gas leases,...
Dates:
1920 - 1959
Found in:
Tyrrell Historical Library Archives
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