Neal Douglass Photo Exhibit

 

APL BLOG  NEWS RELEASE:

Austin History Center of the Austin Public Library
August 20, 2008 – January 20, 2009

[Release begins] "The Austin History Center will open a new exhibit on August 20 called "Austin Americana: The Neal Douglass Photography Collection." This exhibit will explore the life and career of photojournalist Neal Douglass, the first staff photographer for the Austin Statesman.

Neal Douglass was born on April 14, 1900, in Snyder, Texas. From an early age, Neal was exposed to the journalism world as his family owned and operated the Roaring Springs Echo. At the age of 19, Neal began his own career in journalism, serving as a writer and editor for the Lubbock Avalanche, San Angelo Standard, Texarkana Press, McAllen Monitor, before ending up at the Austin Statesman in 1934. A year later, the Statesman sent Douglass to a 6-week crash course in photography at the University of Texas and asked him to head up their new photography department."  READ MORE AT http://aplnewsevents.blogspot.com/2008/08/austin-americana-neal-douglass.html