Monthly Archives: April 2013

Yesterday I looked in a folder called “Elections” and I was pleasantly surprised to discover a real jumble. The word really covers a lot of territory, doesn’t it? Some of the images were from campus elections in the 1950s, before … Continue reading →

Every once in a while someone will pop out of one of these photographs with amazing vividness and immediacy, as if they had actually walked into the room. Here’s one of those people: I’m afraid I know nothing about him. … Continue reading →

  Hard to say what this is about. They do look like bright lads, though.

I have many warm memories of being caught in campus buildings while a downpour went on in the daytime darkness outside. It’s a particular kind of happiness to be forced to stop and wait, to put your rounds aside and … Continue reading →

Recently I’ve begun working my way carefully through the Campus Photographer collection, which came over to the Woodson only a couple years ago. This group is voluminous—I can’t even bear to think about all those boxes—and also tricky. There are … Continue reading →

Richard Stearman reminded me of this great page from his scrapbook of the Economic Summit. It shows Mrs. Thatcher coming over to thank the Rice crew for their work to ensure the comfort and safety of the participants during those … Continue reading →

Last Friday’s post got me thinking about all the images I’ve seen that were taken through various campus arches. These arches are like catnip to photographers—I often frame things through them myself—and so there are all kinds of interesting ones. … Continue reading →

I found out that Margaret Thatcher had died by way of a phone call from Public Affairs. They were looking for pictures of her at the Economic Summit that was held at Rice in 1990, of which there are plenty. … Continue reading →

Just for fun, who can tell me which arch this is? The image is, naturally, undated and unlabeled. I’m guessing mid-7os, based on the shoes and I have no idea why they’re doing this. Bonus: There’s been some interest in … Continue reading →

The Woodson has quite a nice collection of glass plate negatives, which is the source for many of the iconic images of the early campus and the opening ceremonies that have been on display during the centennial year. But there … Continue reading →