Ben Maxey collection
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents
The Ben Maxey collection consists of three folders in one box. Housed in folder one are newspaper advertisements for Maxey’s studio. Folder two contains a typed list of facial expressions for glamour photography, while folder three holds thirty-two black and white photographs of female models in “glamour” poses.
Dates
- undated
Creator
- Maxey, Benjamin T. (Person)
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical Note
Ben Maxey was born in Illinois and raised in Kansas where he graduated from Kansas State University. He was mainly a traveling salesman until him and his wife, Lois Rogers, moved to Tucson, Arizona around 1950 and he pursued his lifelong dream of opening his own photo studio. First Maxey acquired the camera store and photo department of a local photography store, later taking over the portrait studio and photofinishing department. In 1960 he opened Ben Maxey Portrait Studios and remained there until his retirement in 1969. He continued to photograph until his death in 1987.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Abstract
This collection contains papers and photographic materials of Benjamin T. “Ben” Maxey, Tucson studio photographer (circa 1900-1987). Included are Maxey's newspaper advertisements, notes on facial expressions, and 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs used as samples of "glamour photography." Maxey studied with the California photographer William Mortensen. The collection is inactive.
Arrangement
The Collection is arranged into the following series:
- Series 1: Advertisements, n.d., 1 folder
- Series 2: Notes, n.d., 1 folder
- Series 3: Photographs, n.d., 1 folder
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Alfred Mikesall, 1987.
Bibliography
- Benjamin T. “Ben” Maxey photographic collection. PC 207. Arizona Historical Society, Tucson, Arizona.
Processing Information
Finding aid updated by Meghan Jordan in May 2016 and by Tai Huesgen in November 2020.
- Title
- Ben Maxey collection n.d.
- Author
- Finding aid created by CCP Archives Staff
- Date
- © 2020
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Creative Photography Archives Repository
