Eugene Omar Goldbeck
Dedication of the New Bridge Connecting the United States with Mexico - Laredo, Texas and Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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Artist Eugene Omar Goldbeck (American, 1892–1986)American, 1892–1986

CultureAmerican

Titles

Dedication of the New Bridge Connecting the United States with Mexico - Laredo, Texas and Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

DateFebruary 22, 1922, printed later

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 1/8 × 46 3/4 in. (23.1 × 118.7 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 48 3/8 in. (25.4 × 122.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins

Object number2015.626

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Marvins Family Collections

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionThe Texas native E. O. Goldbeck enjoyed an almost eighty-year career as a photographer. He was best known for two types of photographs, both requiring technical skill and, at times, considerable advance planning. Using a Cirkut camera, mounted on a revolving tripod geared so that the camera and film could move in synchronization, Goldbeck produced long, narrow prints ideal for recording large groups, landscapes, and events such as Dedication of the New Bridge Connecting the United States with Mexico—Laredo, Texas and Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
ProvenanceThe artist, San Antonio; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2015.
Exhibition History“A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 4–July 5, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed in pen, verso bottom right corner: 2 1/4

Signed in black pen, recto bottom right corner, over image: E.O. Goldbeck

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