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THE UPSTAIRS GALLERY SHOWS CLASSIC PHOTOS
The Upstairs Gallery currently displays a selection of
photographs by A.M. and Merl Hartung, father and son, who captured classic
images of the American west the first half of the twentieth century. The Hartung family has reproduced a selection of images from its archive.
A.M. Hartung (1870-1961) began his career in 1892 as an
apprentice to a professional photographer in Enterprise, Kansas. He settled in
Ardmore, Indian Territory, where he operated photography studios from 1894 to
1899. He moved to Texas at the turn of the century where he established studios
in Brownwood, Ballinger, and Coleman. His photography brings to life a
vanishing era—the American old West.
Merl Hartung (1912-2000), A.M.’s son, was
born in Brownwood. An amateur photographer in his youth, he turned professional
after service in World War II, photographing rodeo and ranch life. He headed the
film department at WBAP-TV in 1948, but his images of rodeo and western life
from the fifties are his enduring legacy.
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SHARING A DRINK
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SMOKING BRONC RIDER
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CIRCUS SIDE SHOW
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TAD LUCAS
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