Harvey Green Patteson (1891-1976) and Julius Patteson (1921-1974), collection of (4) original albumen photographs of San Antonio, Texas Missions ca. 1930s, each hand-titled in pencil on verso and bearing Patteson Photographers studio stamp, to include: "Alamo" "Mission San Jose Famous Doorway" "Mission Espada" "Mission Concepcion" lenth 7.5 in. x width 9.5 in.  Provenance: Property from the collection of a Charlottesville, Virginia collector of rare books and photographs  The Patterson Photographers Studio was founded in 1912 and was in operation until the death of Harvey Patteson in 1976, who was preceded in death by his son, Julius, who died of lung cancer in 1974. According to the Harry Ransom Collection at the University of Texas in Austin which holds the archives of the firm (in an astounding 200 linear feet) the firm “became one of the most important commercial photographic companies in the state. Through its photographic prints and negatives, the archive covers a wide variety of American cultural and humanistic dimensions, including: military history, architecture, art, land development, the cattle and agricultural industries, and numerous urban views.”