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| John R. Cook Collection Basil Clemons Photos |
Basil Clemons Historic Photographer
Basil Edwin Clemons (1887 – 1964) Basil Clemons was an early photographer and captured for posterity life in the “Boom” days of
early Breckenridge. The photographs are from a collection Mr. Clemons given to my grandfather and then to John Cook on a visit
to Mr. Clemons camp trailer on North Breckenridge Avenue in the late 1950’s. Many of the photographers
prints and negatives are scatter in collections including the Swenson Memorial Museum in Breckenridge and The University of
Texas at Arlington. In a conversation with a nephew, Billy Clemons, who was then serving as a state representative in the
Texas Legislature, I was told that Billy’s family had the camera that Basil Clemons used to take many of his photographs.
For further information on Basil Edwin Clemons go to the following link. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcl45.html
Basil Clemons was in Alaska before coming to Breckenridge and in
an effort to locate some of his photos from the Alaska era, I found his draft registration for WWI which is reproduced below
as a matter of interest.
| Near present Bendorf Oilfield Supply |
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| John R. Cook Collection Basil Clemmons Photos |
| Lake View |
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| John R. Cook Collection Basil Clemons Photos |
| Dog Show by Proud Owners |
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| John R. Cook Collection Basil Clemons Photos |
| Fire comes to the boom town |
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| John R. Cook Collection Basil Clemons Photos |
| Clemons WWI Draft Registration |
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