James Durwood Hayes, Gunter. He attended North Texas from 1937 to 1939 and worked with his father in the Dallas DailyTimes-Herald photography department before joining the U.S. Army Air Force in 1943. He returned to the Times-Herald after the war and won awards for work in spot news, features and pictorial essays. In the 1950s, he opened a photography studio with his brother and established the weekly Richardson News. He sold the newspaper and started several printing companies before retiring in 1986. The Hayes Collection at the Dallas Public Library includes some of his work, along with photos by his father and brother. At North Texas, he was a member of the Camera Club and Beta Alpha Rho Beta.
Submitted By jev0010 on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 12:00am
James Durwood Hayes, Gunter. He attended North Texas from 1937 to 1939 and worked with his father in the Dallas DailyTimes-Herald photography department before joining the U.S. Army Air Force in 1943. He returned to the Times-Herald after the war and won awards for work in spot news, features and pictorial essays. In the 1950s, he opened a photography studio with his brother and established the weekly Richardson News. He sold the newspaper and started several printing companies before retiring in 1986. The Hayes Collection at the Dallas Public Library includes some of his work, along with photos by his father and brother. At North Texas, he was a member of the Camera Club and Beta Alpha Rho Beta.
