[People Holding Books at a Signing Party]

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Photograph of four people (three men and one woman) seated in a semi-circle on a series of couches during a book signing party. Text on the back of the photo identifies the three men as E. A. Gunn, Alvin Miles, and Henry Austin. The man on the far right of the image is holding a stack of four books in his lap and each of the others is holding one book. A large decorative lamp is visible on a table in the center of the group.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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Creator: Unknown. August 17, 1972.

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Lee College was established as a two-year Junior College in 1931 by the Goosecreek Independent School District, in Baytown. It was created to provide an educational opportunity for students who could not afford it otherwise.

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Photograph of four people (three men and one woman) seated in a semi-circle on a series of couches during a book signing party. Text on the back of the photo identifies the three men as E. A. Gunn, Alvin Miles, and Henry Austin. The man on the far right of the image is holding a stack of four books in his lap and each of the others is holding one book. A large decorative lamp is visible on a table in the center of the group.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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Photos of campus activities, courses, and buildings paint a picture of life at Lee College over time. The majority of the photos were taken between 1980 and 2000.

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[Walter Rundell Book Signing Party, contact sheet] (Photograph)

[Walter Rundell Book Signing Party, contact sheet]

Contact sheet of 12 images on three 35 mm. strips of film, taken during a book signing party for Walter Rundell. The images show Rundell signing books, or people gathered into groups during the party. The film strip on the bottom of the image was printed backwards, so the images are reversed.

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[Contact Sheet: Walter Rundell Book Signing Party], ark:/67531/metapth1175976

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  • August 17, 1972

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  • Aug. 15, 2019, 5:45 p.m.

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[People Holding Books at a Signing Party], photograph, August 17, 1972; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1175962/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lee College.

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