Runyon, Robert, 1881-1968

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Robert Runyon (1881-1968) was born in Kentucky and migrated to Brownsville, Texas, in 1909. Throughout the 1910s and 1920s, he worked as a commercial photographer in the Lower Rio Grande Valley; the Mexican Revolution, Fort Brown, Brownsville, and Valley plants and people were among his subjects. In the late 1920s, Runyon gave up commercial photography for other business and political pursuits.

From the description of Runyon, Robert, papers, 1907-1968. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21954698

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creatorOf Runyon, Robert, 1881-1968. Runyon, Robert, papers, 1907-1968. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Victor Ochoa Papers, 1962-2000 University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives
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associatedWith Gulf Coast News and Hotel Company. corporateBody
correspondedWith Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 person
associatedWith Ochoa, Victor person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Brownsville (Tex.)
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Subject
Commercial photography
Photography
Postcard industry
Occupation
Photographers
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Birth 1881-07-28

Death 1968-03-09

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