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Bailey, Bob - Bob Bailey Photographic Productions (c. 1905 - 1971)

Found 2 Works by this Artist

• City of Houston, 1964
• City of Houston, December 1957

(c. 1905 - 1971)

Lived and worked in Houston, Texas

Bob Bailey Photographic Productions (American, 1929 - 1998) After initially pursuing a career in law, Bob Bailey opened his commercial photography studio in 1929. The Bob Bailey Studios met with great success. Bob and his younger brother, Marvin Bailey, led a team of photographers that captured images throughout Houston and its environs for over sixty years. The studio completed work for a variety of regional and national clients, including the Interstate theater chain; Foley's and Sakowitz's department stores; Ford and Chevrolet automobile companies; construction giant Miner-Dederick; energy companies such as Texaco, Tenneco, and Conoco; and politicians Jesse H. Jones, Oscar Holcombe, and Roy Hofheinz.

The studio remained operational for over twenty years after Bob Bailey's death in 1971, finally closing upon Marvin Bailey's retirement during the mid-1990s. Marvin Bailey died in 1998.

The Houston Photographic and Architectural Trust acquired the archives of the Bob Bailey Studio after Marvin Bailey retired. These materials were transferred to the Center for American History in several accessions beginning in 1998.

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