Collection includes work of commercial photographer, Basil Clemons. The collection includes works produced primarily in Breckenridge, Texas, and consists of silver gelatin prints (approx. 12,000); nitrate, safety, and paper negatives (approximately 5,900); artifacts; articles; and Clemmons family genealogy cards. Clemons' prints of Breckenridge's development and decline provide a valuable contribution to the social history of small town America and the boom town phenomena. Photos of the oil fields in and around Breckenridge in Stephens County during the 1920s dominate the collection. Photos of circuses and wild west shows are especially noteworthy. Other towns represented are Caddo, Eliasville, Ibex, Ivan, Parks, Ranger, and South Bend. A few photos are included of Fort Worth, Jim Kearn, Lovely Valley, Possum Kingdom Lake, and Stinton. Also includes prints of West Texas oil fields by H. T. Bearden and the United Oil Photo & Press Service of Stephenville, Texas.
Finding aid available here. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Finding aid available here. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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![B. H. S. Glee Club, Prof[essor] J. C. Burkett, Director, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5429/thumbnail.jpg "B. H. S. Glee Club, Prof[essor] J. C. Burkett, Director, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![Buckaroo Band, Breckenridge, Texas, Director Prof[essor] J. C. Burkett by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5428/thumbnail.jpg "Buckaroo Band, Breckenridge, Texas, Director Prof[essor] J. C. Burkett by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![High School Orchestra, Breckenridge, Texas, Prof[essor] J. C. Burkett, Director by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5418/thumbnail.jpg "High School Orchestra, Breckenridge, Texas, Prof[essor] J. C. Burkett, Director by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![Mars Club, Eck Curtis, fa[culty], High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5415/thumbnail.jpg "Mars Club, Eck Curtis, fa[culty], High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![Girls' Hi Y Club, Miss Willie Mae Butler, fa[culty] High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5414/thumbnail.jpg "Girls' Hi Y Club, Miss Willie Mae Butler, fa[culty] High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![Extemporaneous Speakers Club, Miss Willie Mae Butler, fa[culty], High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5411/thumbnail.jpg "Extemporaneous Speakers Club, Miss Willie Mae Butler, fa[culty], High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![Dramatic Club, High School, Breckenridge, Texas, Miss Lespie Ratliff, fa[culty] by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5409/thumbnail.jpg "Dramatic Club, High School, Breckenridge, Texas, Miss Lespie Ratliff, fa[culty] by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![Buckaroo Pep Squad, High School, Breckenridge, Texas, Miss Alta Baggett, fa[culty] by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5405/thumbnail.jpg "Buckaroo Pep Squad, High School, Breckenridge, Texas, Miss Alta Baggett, fa[culty] by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![Girls' Hi Y Club, Miss Willie Mae Butler, fa[culty] High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5406/thumbnail.jpg "Girls' Hi Y Club, Miss Willie Mae Butler, fa[culty] High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![Literature Club, Mrs. John F. Bailey, fa[culty], High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5404/thumbnail.jpg "Literature Club, Mrs. John F. Bailey, fa[culty], High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![Spanish Club, Misses Willie Mae Butler and Alta Baggett, fa[culty] by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5402/thumbnail.jpg "Spanish Club, Misses Willie Mae Butler and Alta Baggett, fa[culty] by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![Boys' Hi Y Club, B. G. Coombs, fa[culty], High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5397/thumbnail.jpg "Boys' Hi Y Club, B. G. Coombs, fa[culty], High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![The Buckarooetts, High School, Breckenridge, Texas, Alta Baggatt, fa[culty] by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5394/thumbnail.jpg "The Buckarooetts, High School, Breckenridge, Texas, Alta Baggatt, fa[culty] by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![The Buckaro Pep Squad, High School, Breckenridge, Texas, Alta Baggatt, fa[culty] by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5395/thumbnail.jpg "The Buckaro Pep Squad, High School, Breckenridge, Texas, Alta Baggatt, fa[culty] by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
![Commercial Club, Mrs. Mack Smith, fa[culty], High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964](https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_basilclemonsphotograph/5393/thumbnail.jpg "Commercial Club, Mrs. Mack Smith, fa[culty], High School, Breckenridge, Texas by Basil Clemons 1887-1964")
