The Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection contains photographic materials that document the growth and development of the TMC from the 1930s to 1980s. The collection consists of 2525 items and includes photographic prints, aerial photographs, negatives, transparencies and printed materials. The materials depict the institutions of the TMC, their staff, facilities, services, and patient care. Images show buildings and their construction as well as some photographic copies of architectural renderings. Aerial photographs from the 1940s to 1980s show the TMC grow from marshland to an urban center. The collection provides images of the leaders and historical figures that shaped the TMC from concept to reality. The collection totals 7 boxes, equaling 3.5 cubic feet. The materials are in good condition.
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking southeast across Main Street. Hermann Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine are visible with Hermann Park and extensive woodlands behind them.
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking east. The Hermann Professional Building, Hermann Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and Methodist Hospital are visible.
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking south. Hermann Hospital and the Hermann Professional Building are in the foreground, with Baylor College of Medicine, M. D. Anderson Hospital, and Methodist Hospital visible further back. The area behind the hospitals remains wooded.
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking northeast. Neighborhoods and the Shamrock Hotel are in the foreground. Main Street can be seen running through the Medical Center into downtown Houston.
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking southeast across Main Street. Extensive development including parking lots is apparent. Hermann Park remains visible behind Hermann Hospital.
This black and white photograph shows an aerial view of Holcombe House, Harris Gully, Brays Bayou, and Hermann Park, which eventually became the Texas Medical Center. (Note: Holcombe House, 1907 Holcombe Blvd. became the Ronald McDonald House Houston in 1981.)
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking east. Rice Stadium and a neighborhood are visible in the foreground. Hermann Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Hopsital, M. D. Anderson Cancer Hospital, and Texas Children's Hospital are visible, with Hermann Park in the distance.
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking northwest. Baylor College of Medicine is in the foreground, with Hermann Hospital, and the Hermann Professional Building behind it. Rice University is also visible in the background. Much of the surrounding area remains wooded.