Martin, Steven J., photograph collection, 1974-1985.

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Martin, Steven J., photograph collection, 1974-1985.

Photographs include scenes from the movie set of "Leadbelly," filmed in Bastrop, Texas, in 1974, and a series of images of East Austin (Texas), focusing on the Booker T. Washington Public Housing Project, in 1985.

30 photographic prints.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7411471

University of Texas Libraries

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