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Big Bend Trail Riders from Odessa
title Big Bend Trail Riders from Odessadescription Photograph of (L-R) J.B. Crow, Sammy Briggs. and Ray Briggs on horseback. They are members of the Odessa team taking part in the 1961 Big Bend Trail Ride, sponsored by the Big Bend Trail Ride Association. Sammy was the outstanding junior rider in the 1960 ride.artist/creator Unknownsubject Briggs, Ray Briggs, Sammy Crow, J.B. Big Bend Sports And Recreation - Riding - Horses Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Big Bend Trail Ride, 1961
title Big Bend Trail Ride, 1961description Photograph of Molly Lawther handing a cup to Buck Newsome in the camp during the 1961 Big Bend Trail Ride, a three-day annual event sponsored by the Big Bend Trail Ride Association.artist/creator Unknownsubject Landscape And Nature - Mountains Newsome, Buck Big Bend Lawther, Molly Camp Sports And Recreation - Riding - Horsescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Some Early Activities of Americans in the Big Bend Area of Texas
title Some Early Activities of Americans in the Big Bend Area of Texasdescription Research paper written by Sammy Barnett for an American History Class at Marfa High School on May 2, 1964. It describes the early settlers in West Texas, how they arrived and the hardships they faced.artist/creator Barnett, Sammysubject Conchos River Spencer, John Mail Routes Silver Mines People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians Big Bend Drought Marfa High School Leaton, Ben Pioneers Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Spectators at the Bloys Campmeeting
title Spectators at the Bloys Campmeetingdescription In this photograph, a large audience is watching several people standing in the front of the photograph. In the foreground, the makeshift 'stage' has a podium made of crates, a long wooden bench and two chairs, as well as a blanket on the ground. There is a tree on the left. There are several people standing near the tree wearing old-fashioned clothes. A man standing to the right, directly in front of the audience, is wearing a dark suit. In the background there is a mountain and other trees. On the back of the photograph, there is a handwritten note: "Warren Bloys represents Rev. Bloys."artist/creator Unknownsubject Bloys Camp Meeting Association. Bloys, Warren Social Life And Customs People Services Skillman'S Grove Big Bend Religion Speakers Camp Meetings -- Texas.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Bloys Campmeeting
title Bloys Campmeetingdescription In this photograph, a group of 13 people (including two children) are standing in front of trees. All of the men and most of the women are wearing hats (and/or bonnets). At the bottom of the photograph there are several handwritten labels: "S. N. B., G. N. Bogel, Jessie B. H. [...] H. J. H. Jr., Eda Jenkins Hubbard, and W. W. Bogel" From left to right, there are: a woman in a white dress with dark-colored sleeves (S. N. B.); a man in a white shirt and bow-tie wearing dark glasses; a second woman in a white dress next to a younger woman wearing a darker-colored dress and bonnet and behind them there is a man wearing a white shirt and tie; a woman in a white dress with a dark pin at the collar holding the hand of a very young boy, also in white, and standing next to a slightly older boy in white with a square collar; a man (directly behind the boys) who appears to be wearing a uniform; two women in white dresses; another man in uniform; and an older man (W. W. Bogel) with a moustache who has something tucked into the waist of his slacks. Directly behind the men to the right, there is some sort of covered vehicle (a buggy or automobile). A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says "Bloys Camp Meeting circa 1913/1916."artist/creator Unknownsubject Bogel, G. N. Bogel, Sarah Newton Bloys Camp Meeting Association. Social Life And Customs Skillman'S Gove Bogel Family. Hubbard, Eda Jenkins People Big Bend Hubbard, Harry J. Religion Bogel, William Woodworth Hubbard, Jessie Bogel Camp Meetings -- Texas.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Bloys Camp-Meeting
title Bloys Camp-Meetingdescription This report discusses the history of the Bloys Camp-Meeting from its founding by Brother Bloys up through the time that the report was written (1964) with the use of first-hand accounts. The report is handwritten in ink on lined notebook papersubject Bloys Camp Meeting Association. Social Life And Customs Services Skillman'S Grove Big Bend Religion Bloys, William Benjamin, 1847-1917. Camp Meetings -- Texas.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
CCC Service Camp
title CCC Service Campdescription Photograph description by Calistro Nunez Sr. in an interview on January 18, 1975 by Calistro Nunez, Jr., "This picture was taken in 1933, during the depression, when President Roosevelt held office. It shows a CCC Service Camp, which was formed so that the people could work. Their jobs were at making roads on the Chisos Mountain, where Big Bend is now located. The government paid the federal workers according to their duties and responsibilities under several different pay plans. They lived in these camps and were allowed to leave every fifteen days to go to the nearest town."artist/creator Nunez, Calistro, Sr.subject Government And Law - Civil Servants - Civilian Conservation Corps Big Bend Ccc Service Camp Landscape And Nature - Deserts Chisos Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Head of cattle in a field near Marfa
title Head of cattle in a field near Marfadescription Photograph of a herd of brown-and-white cattle in a grassy field; there are mountains in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Cattle ranching is the primary industry of this country. The major breeds raised are Hereford, Brahmas, Angus, and Charolais" (p. 11).artist/creator Unknownsubject Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Big Bend Agriculture - Ranching Landscape And Naturecontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 99
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 99description Photograph of two large brown-and-white cattle behind a barbed wire fence in the Big Bend area. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Cattle ranching is the primary industry of this country" (p. 11).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Two bobcats at Big Bend National Park
title Two bobcats at Big Bend National Parkdescription Photograph of two bobcats drinking from a body of water at Big Bend National Park. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Ranchers often have to hunt mountain lion, coyote, and bobcat to protect their flocks of sheep and newborn calves" (p. 11).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Javelina at Big Bend National Park
title Javelina at Big Bend National Parkdescription Photograph of a javelina at Big Bend National Park. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Rattlesnake, badger, and Javelina make the dry, brushy areas their domain. Many ranch children have raised baby Javelinas into fine pets" (p. 11).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Bighorn sheep at Big Bend National Park
title Bighorn sheep at Big Bend National Parkdescription Photograph of two male and one female bighorn sheep on the side of a hill or mountain, surrounded by desert brush and bushes at Big Bend National Park. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Bighorn sheep are being reintroduced in the rocky mountains of the Black Gap Game Preserve" (p. 11).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 89
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 89description Photograph a river winding through the desert landscape at Big Bend National Park. Some buildings are visible in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The native has a deep respect of the land which the traveler must quickly learn if he takes it upon himself to stray from the trails" (p. 10).artist/creator Unknownsubject Desert Landcapes Big Bend Landscape And Nature - Deserts Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Big Bend National Parkcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Small body of water at Big Bend National Park
title Small body of water at Big Bend National Parkdescription Photograph of the banks of a curving river at Big Bend National Park. Vegetation is growing along the banks of the water and there are desert hills rising on the right side of the photo. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "An excellent highway curves through terrain in which hikers are often lost in the rough mountains of the park along the Rio Grande. The native has a deep respect for the land which the traveler must quickly learn if he takes it upon himself to stray from the trails" (p. 10).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mountains and shrubbery at Big Bend National Park
title Mountains and shrubbery at Big Bend National Parkdescription Photograph of mountains at Big Bend National Park, taken from between two mountain peaks overlooking a valley. Another mountain peak is in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Work was begun in 1934 to establish a national park out of the newly created Big Bend State Park. It wasn't until nine years later that the park became a reality" (p. 10).artist/creator Unknownsubject Davis Mountains Big Bend Landscape And Nature - State And National Parks Big Bend National Park Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mountains and hills at Big Bend National Park
title Mountains and hills at Big Bend National Parkdescription Photograph of a mountain peak and grassy hills in Big Bend National Park; a group of cacti are visible in the foreground. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Long termed as 'the end of the world' of the 'jumping off' place, the thorns and rocks and adverse geography with the land's beautiful and unusual contrasts have been enjoyed by many people who pass through the Big Bend National Park" (p. 10).artist/creator Unknownsubject Big Bend Landscape And Nature - State And National Parks Big Bend National Park Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 84
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 84description Photograph of a body of water at Big Bend National Park, with hills and mountain ridges rising up on either side and in the background of the photo. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Long termed as 'the end of the world' of the 'jumping off' place, the thorns and rocks and adverse geography with the land's beautiful and unusual contrasts have been enjoyed by many people who pass through the Big Bend National Park" (p. 10).artist/creator Unknownsubject Big Bend Landscape And Nature - State And National Parks Big Bend National Park Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Davis Mountains in Big Bend
title Davis Mountains in Big Benddescription Photograph of the Davis Mountains at Big Bend National Park, taken from between two mountain peaks overlooking a valley. Another mountain peak is in the background.artist/creator Unknownsubject Davis Mountains Big Bend Landscape And Nature - State And National Parks Big Bend National Park Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 58
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 58description Photograph of bushes in the Big Bend landscape with a long line of mountains in the background. The image accompanied a written speech with the caption: "J. M. Dean, an attorney from El Paso, bought land around Marfa" (p. 6).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mountainside at Big Bend
title Mountainside at Big Benddescription Photograph of a pathway on a rocky hillside in the Big Bend area. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "An exploratory group headed by John W. Spencer met in Chihuahua and came into the Big Bend. This was the first of the rush of settlers to come on the Chihuahua Trail" (p. 4).artist/creator Unknownsubject Hillsides Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Chihuahua Trail Big Bend Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Wide angle view of Presidio ruins
title Wide angle view of Presidio ruinsdescription Photograph of ruins in Big Bend desert. Several bushes and cacti are visible in the foreground. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Ben Leaton rebuilt the mission when he came to the Big Bend in 1848" (pp. 3-4).artist/creator Unknownsubject Architecture Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Big Bend Stone Buildings Religion - Missions Ruinscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mountainous desert landscape in Big Bend with bushes
title Mountainous desert landscape in Big Bend with bushesdescription Photograph of a desert landscape at Big Bend National Park, with mountain ridges in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "In the mountains the beautiful trees provide a pleasant contrast from the brush in the lower lands" (p. 2)artist/creator Unknownsubject Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Big Bend Landscape And Nature - State And National Parks Big Bend National Park Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Rio Grande river near Big Bend
title Rio Grande river near Big Benddescription Photograph of the Rio Grande River near the Big Bend area. Threes and brush are visible on both banks. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The first white man to enter the Big Bend area was the Spaniard, Cabeza de Vaca, who led an expedition in 1535. The later expedition of Antonio de Espejo left a better record of the Indians found along the Rio Grande" (p. 3).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Inside a small, rocky canyon at Big Bend
title Inside a small, rocky canyon at Big Benddescription Photograph of a rocky canyon in the Big Bend desert landscape with a mountain range in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Actually, for many thousands of years, Texas was underwater. Many fossils of sea animals can be found especially around Shafter. Even when West Texas became a lush grassland with many rivers and swamps, the animal inhabitants had little security" (p. 1)artist/creator Unknownsubject Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Desert Landcapes Landscapes Big Bend Landscape And Nature - Canyonscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Close up of Big Bend area landscape
title Close up of Big Bend area landscapedescription Photograph of a rocky mountain ( part of the Davis Mountain range) behind a line of trees in the Big Bend area of Jeff Davis County, Texas. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "[According to an] Indian legend [...] After the heavens, the earth, and the living creatures had been shaped, the Great Spirit had a great accumulation of rocks and stony material left over. Even the Evil Spirit refused the pile, and so it became the mighty Big Bend of Texas" (p. 1).artist/creator Edwards, Nancysubject Places - United States - Texas - Jeff Davis County Davis Mountains Landscapes Big Bend Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)