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The Photographic Archives Database contains records of photographs selected from approximately four million images in the Houston Metropolitan Research Center's (HMRC) archival collections. The searchable records offer glimpses of day-to-day life in Houston and Texas from the 1860s to the 1980s, and cover subjects such as farming, industry, oil exploration, transportation, festivals, parades, natural disasters, and cultural, civic and sporting events.
Note:
The Special Collections Division of the Houston Public Library System is
pleased to announce that the Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC) is
on schedule in making preparations to move into its new home, a state-of-the-art
archival facility. In order to provide outstanding customer service and
speedy access to collection materials when the new facility opens, HMRC will
be suspending public services beginning at the close of business on
Wednesday, November 25th and resuming at our re-opening in spring 2010. We
apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to serving you in the new
facility.