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Gittings Studio Portraiture Collection, 1931-1992

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Collection 1992-017

Overview

Repository	Dallas Municipal Archives Office of the City Secretary 1500 Marilla Street, 5D South Dallas, Texas 75201
Creator	Gittings Studio
Title	Gittings Studio Portraiture Collection
Dates	1931-1992
Quantity	One linear foot
Abstract	Black and white and color photographic prints of Dallas City councilmembers, mayors, and city managers.
Identification	1992-017
Language	Records are in English

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of one album of black and white and color photographic prints of Dallas City Councilmembers, Mayors, and City Managers.

Paul Gittings, Sr. was born in 1900 and at the age of 11, starting taking odd jobs to help support his family. He ended up at the famed Bachrach Studios in Baltimore, taking a job as a plate boy and eventually becoming an esteemed photographer. In 1928, he moved to Texas and opened studios in Dallas and Houston, purchasing the rights for these studios from Bachrach and opening them under his name, Gittings Studio.

The studio developed a style with an attention to detail and a focus on delivering quality and in 1963, Gittings opened a studio within Neiman Marcus. This location enabled Gittings to expand throughout the south, and the company became the official portrait studio of the Neiman Marcus brand. Being affiliated with the most prestigious retailer in the nation turned into a clientele roster like no other including dignitaries, politicians, executives, and social elites.

During his career, he won many awards including the George Harris Award, Professional Photographers of America; Fellowship, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain; Fellowship, Photographic Society of America; Fellowship, American Society of Photographers; and First American Licentiate member, British Institute of Photography. He also gave back to his profession and was instrumental in establishing and funding the International Photography Hall of Fame.

Although Mr. Gittings passed away in 1988, and in 1998, Greg Lorfing acquired Gittings Studios. [Source: Gittings Company history]

Organization

Images are filed in approximate chronological order and include subjects' dates in office, followed by image negative number when available.

Access

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.

Citation

Gittings Studio Portraiture Collection, 1931-1992 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives.

Related Material

2003-005 City of Dallas Mayor Portraits, 1894-2001

2003-003 Dallas City Council Portrait, 1963

1992-018 Portraits of Park Board Members, 1905-39

Index Terms

Dallas -- Texas -- History

Dallas (Tex.) -- City Council

Dallas (Tex.) -- City Managers

Dallas (Tex.) -- Mayors

Container List

Box	Item	Title, Date
1	1	Councilmember W.H. Painter (1931-1935), DAC1556, #6
	2	Councilmember Joe C. Thompson (1931-1935), DAC1316R, #10R
	3	Mayor Woodall Rodgers (1939-1947), unidentified negative
	4	Councilmember M.M. Straus (1939-1947), NMN5259, #5
	5	Councilmember Ashley Dewitt (1947), DAC1312, #11
	6	Councilmember Wallace H. Savage (1947-1949); (1949-1951), DAC1705, #10
	7	Councilmember and City Manager Roderic B. Thomas (1947-1950); (1953-1955), NMN7105, #13
	8	Councilmember W. H. Pierce (1949-1951), DAC1580, # 5
	9	Councilmember L. H. Rideout (1951-1952), DAC1543, #3
	10	Councilmember Vernon S. Smith (1953-1955), DAC1559), #4
	11	Councilmember W. C. (Dub) Miller (1953-1955), NC20742, #1
	12	Councilmember Robert L. Thornton (1953-1961), DAC1693, #10
	13	Councilmember Tom Unis (1957-1959), DAC1137, #12
	14	Councilmember Joe Geary (1959-1961) no photo
	15	Councilmember Walter H. Cousins (1959-1962), NMN9538, #3
	16	Councilmember Elgin B. Robertson (1959-1963), DG1763, #8
	17	Councilmember Charles S. Sharp (1961-1963), DAC1245, #5
	18	Mayor Earle Cabell (1961-1964), NMN5417, #15
	19	Councilmember George M. Underwood (1961-1965), NMN5401R, #8R
	20	Mayor J. Erik Jonsson [with Margaret Jonsson] (1961-1971), NMN7815, #11
	21	Councilmember Tracy H. Rutherford (1963-1965), DG5708, #11
	22	Councilmember Frank A. Hoke (1965-1969), NMN10853, #1
	23	Councilmember Henry Stuart (1968-1969), NMN6965, #13
	24	Councilmember Doug Fain (1969-1973), NMN11722, #6
	25	Councilmember Garry Weber (1969-1976), NMN10710, #8
	26	Councilmember Fred Zeder (1971-1973), DAC1835, #2
	27	Councilmember Russell Smith (1971-1975), NMN7345, #10
	28	Councilmember Jerry Gilmore (1971-1975), NMN10692, #1
	29	Councilmember Charles H. Storey (1973-1975), NMN10693, #13
	30	Councilmember L. A. Murr (1973-1975), NMN10695, #2
	31	Councilmember William F. Nicol (1975-1979), NMN7406, #10
	32	Councilmember John Leedom (1975-1979), NMN8448, #11
	33	Councilmember Wiliam E. Cothrum (1965-1969), NMN10978, #6
	34	Councilmember Robert Folsom (1976-1977), NMN10800R, #11R
	35	Councilmember Bill Blackburn (1976-1979), NMN11323, #5
	36	Councilmember John A. Walton (1977-1979), NMN11584, #1
	37	Mayor Robert Folsom (1977-1981), NMN11343, #4
	38	Councilmember Don Hicks (1977-1983), NMN11577, #4
	39	Councilmember Sid Stahl (1980-1983), D00807, #3R
	40	Councilmember Joe Haggar (1980-1983), no photo
	41	Councilmember Rolan Tucker (1980-1983), E00744, #88
	42	Councilmember Fred Blair (1980-1984), DPA71073, #6
	43	Councilmember Max Goldblatt (1980-1985), NMN13088, #2
	44	Councilmember and Mayor Wes Wise (1969-1971); (1971-1973), DPA70188, #11
	45	Mayor Jack Evans (1981-1983), E01629, #40
	46	Councilmember and Mayor Annette Strauss (1983-1985); (1987-1991), E01964, #13
	47	Councilmember Jim Richards (1983-1987), DPA71068, #4
	48	Councilmember Dean Vanderbilt (1983-1988), DPA71069, #11
	49	Councilmember Craig Holcomb (1983-1989), DPA71072, #16
	50	Councilmember Jerry Rucker (1983-1989), DPA71071, #13
	51	Councilmember Al Lipscomb (1984-1991); (1995-2000), DCP45519, #2
	52	Councilmember Diane Ragsdale (1984-1991), DCP44797, #10
	53	Councilmember Bill Milkie (1985-1987), DCP46404, #14
	54	Councilmember John Evans (1985-1991), DCP46227, #12
	55	Councilmember Lori Palmer (1985-1991), DCP46237, #12
	56	City Manager Richard Knight (1986-1990), D00536, #9
	57	Councilmember Al Gonzales (1987-1989), D00406, #8
	58	Councilmember Charles Tandy (1987-1991), D00463, # 89
	59	Councilmember Max Wells (1988-1991), D01564, #6
	60	Councilmember Glen Box (1989-1991), D01989, #88
	61	Councilmember Harriet Miers (1989-1991), D02021R, #8R
	62	City Manager Jan Hart (1990-1993), E03902, #21
	63	Mayor Steve Bartlett (1991-1995), E04729, #31
	64	Councilmember Larry Duncan (1991-1999), E04700R, #19R
	65	Councilmember Paul Fielding (1991-1997), E04701R, #4R
	66	Councilmember Domingo Garcia (1991-1995), E04725, #7
	67	Councilmember Donald Hicks (1991-1999), E04690, #6
	68	Councilmember Donna Halstead (1991-1996), E04801, #18
	69	Councilmember Chris Luna (1991-1997), E04689, #12
	70	Councilmember Charlotte Mayes (1991-1999), E04734, #11
	71	Councilmember Mattie Lee Nash (1991-1993), E04766, #4