Hurricane Beulah Photograph scrapbook

Collection — Container: 175, Box: OP-P-A, Box: 1

Identifier: ELIBR-0175

Staff Only

Content Description

One scrapbook of photographs taken by Merlin E. Rekward, border patrol agent when Hurricane Beulah made landfall.

Dates

1967-09-21 - 1967-09-26

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Gloves must be used when consulting this resource.

Extent

107 Photographic Prints : b&w ; 12.5 cm w X 9 cm h (106 photographs); 25 cm w x 20.5 cm h (1 photograph)

1 Items (One photographic album, disbound.) : [30] p. : ill. ; 32 cm w x 22 cm h

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

32 pages with photographs arranged by date. Four photographs per page, except two pages which contain three photographs and one page that contains 1 large photographic print.

Physical Location

Edinburg Library Special Collections & University Archives. 1.206/Range 24/Shelf E-3/OP-P-A-Box 1

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to the Library in 2017 from Mr. Rekward's daughter, Ami L. Miell (nee Rekward).

Separated Materials

Book, "Portrait of Beulah" also donated with collection. Book was cataloged and added to LRGV Collection.

Condition Description

Scrapbook disbound, pages fragile. Use gloves to handle. One photograph ("Rio Grande River - Looking west from Hidalgo") is missing.

General

Please contact University Library, Special Collections and University Archives at (956) 665-2726 or via email at archives@utrgv.edu for more information and requests.