Vtg 1930s 1940s Texas Photo Album Lot 120+ Houston WWII Soldiers Cars Fashion

Description

View Vtg 1930s 1940s Texas Photo Album Lot 120+ Houston WWII Soldiers Cars Fashion with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. The collection is housed in a mid-century string-tied scrap book with a padded faux-leather floral rose cover. The album cover shows minor corner and edge wear but remains structurally sound and displayable. Vtg 1930s 1940s Texas Photo Album Lot 120+ Houston WWII Soldiers Cars Fashion Item Description: This listing features an original vintage estate photo album and ephemera lot, containing approximately 120 individual photographs and paper items dating primarily from the 1930s to the early 1950s. The lot offers a strong regional focus on Houston, Texas, supported by local school portraits and a localized telegram. The collection is housed in a mid-century string-tied scrap book with a padded faux-leather floral rose cover. Points of Interest & Value: Military History: Includes multiple clear, well-composed snapshots of WWII-era US military personnel in uniform, posing individually and in groups outside of barracks. Regional Texas Provenance: Features identified school portraits from Houston schools, specifically Hogg Junior High School and Eliot Elementary, alongside a 1951 telegram routed through Houston. Transportation & Fashion: Contains several excellent views of 1930s and 1940s civilian life, including individuals posing with pre-war automobiles, children on vintage tricycles, and authentic period attire. Recreation & Landscapes: Captures outdoor family life, including fishing trips, boating, lakeside scenery, and a prominent concrete dam structure. Volume: Approximately 120 pieces total (roughly 90 mounted within the pages and 30 loose items), offering a substantial lot for ephemera collectors, genealogists, or local historians. The album and its contents are in acceptable vintage condition consistent with age. The album cover shows minor corner and edge wear but remains structurally sound and displayable. Some pages have detached from the string binding but are included and neatly stacked. The photographs exhibit typical signs of age, including minor silvering, occasional edge wear, or light corner creasing, but the majority remain sharp and clear with excellent contrast. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Photographic Images › Photograph Albums.

Unit of Sale

Lot

Type

Photograph Album

Year of Production

1930

Number of Photographs

120+

Theme

Advertising, Agriculture, Americana, Animals, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Community Life, Conflicts & Wars, Continents & Countries, Cultures & Ethnicities, Domestic & Family Life, Events & Festivals, Famous Places, Fashion, History, Hobbies & Leisure, Holidays, Leisure, Love, People, Portrait, Social History, Transportation, Travel, Travel & Transportation, Working Life

Image Color

Black & White

Time Period Manufactured

1925-1949

Production Technique

Gelatin-Silver Print

Subject

Boys, Children & Infants, Christmas, Family, Farming, Hobbies & Leisure, Houses, Military, Texas, Travel & Transportation, Uniforms, USA, World War II (1939-1945), Houston, Americana, Fashion, Social History

Country of Origin

United States

Vintage

Yes