[Lamar Fleming, Jr. and General J. M. Wainwright]

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Lamar Fleming, Jr. and General J. M. Wainwright, a prominent General during World War II, posed standing. The U.S. Signal Army Corps symbol is stamped on the lower left corner. Interior shot.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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U.S. Signal Army Corps 1950~.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Robert Joy Collection and was provided by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 63 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Lamar Fleming, Jr. and General J. M. Wainwright, a prominent General during World War II, posed standing. The U.S. Signal Army Corps symbol is stamped on the lower left corner. Interior shot.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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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.

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Robert Joy Collection

Considered Houston's premier portraitist, Robert Joy painted more than 350 portraits over a career that spanned more than 40 years. His subjects included lawyers, politicians, and the social elite.

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  • 1950~

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  • Oct. 5, 2006, 9:18 p.m.

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  • April 3, 2017, 12:11 p.m.

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U.S. Signal Army Corps. [Lamar Fleming, Jr. and General J. M. Wainwright], photograph, 1950~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth18606/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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