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[Portrait of Lamar Fleming as a young man]

[Portrait of Lamar Fleming as a young man]
Description:

Lamar Fleming, Jr. as a young man. Interior shot.

Creator: Medringtons, Ltd.
Location:
Creation Date: c. 1923
Partner(s):
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Collection(s):
Robert Joy Collection
Creator (Photographer):
Original Creation Date: c. 1923
Coverage:
Place
England - Merseyside County - Liverpool Unitary Authority - Liverpool
Era
Oil and Gas, 1901-Present
Date
c. 1923
Description:

Lamar Fleming, Jr. as a young man. Interior shot.

Note:

Lamar Fleming, Jr. (1892-1964) joined the Anderson, Clayton and Company cotton merchandiser in 1911. He was president from 1939 to 1953 and chairman of the board from 1953 to 1960. He served on the boards of the University of Houston, Rice University, the Kinkaid School, Texas Children's Hospital, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Baylor University Medical Foundation. He was also vice chairman of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Commission on Foreign Economic Policy.

Physical Description:

Original print, sepia. 6" x 8"

Language: No Language
Subject(s):
Partner:
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Collection:
Robert Joy Collection
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: MS39-16-001
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth18740
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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