Jeff Newman Southern Lights, Northern Cross Photograph Collection, 1978-2004

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Jeff Newman Southern Lights, Northern Cross Photograph Collection, 1978-2004

The photographs in this collection document blues, rock and country musicians performing in Austin and Houston, Texas between 1978 –1998, politicians and public figures (G.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama) in various cities in the United States, as well as landscapes, buildings and other aspects of the environment in Houston and Galveston. Also included are campaign photographs of George W. Bush and Governor Rick Perry from 2004, a John Kerry rally, and images of troops returning from Iraq, two being greeted by their wives and one at his funeral.

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Texas photographer Jeff Newman studied photojournalism at the University of Texas at Austin. He also studied medical imaging at Austin Community College. A widely experienced photographer in the fields of music and current events, Newman currently resides in Austin, Texas. From the guide to the Jeff Newman Southern Lights, Northern Cross Photograph Collection, 1978-2004, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas) ...

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