Logwood Family Collection
ca. 1875 – 1953
About
6 inches; photographic.
Collection Description
The Logwood Family was a prominent African American family of San Antonio, Texas during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th. While little is known about them, it is apparent from clothing styles and settings that they prospered in the decades immediately following the Civil War. Some male members of the family were Freemasons; masonic regalia is worn in some images.
The collection is comprised of photographs of Logwood family, relatives, and friends and documents the private, social, and professional lives of African Americans in San Antonio, Texas between the Reconstruction period and 1950. Most of the photographs are unidentified, though a handful have hand annotations. The Rains, Robinson, and Callaway studios of San Antonio are represented, as are a number of unidentified image makers. The leatherbound photograph album contains tintypes, cartes de visité, and cabinet cards.
Photo essay about the Logwood Family Album
Arrangement: arranged by subject and alphabetized within subject.
Copyright and permissions: use in educational research and publication only. Permission from TAAP Archive required.
Source: Documentary Arts Acquisition Fund
