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Bloys Campmeeting, 1980-1973
title Bloys Campmeeting, 1980-1973description This pamphlet gives an overview of the origins of the Bloys Campmeetings as well as the services available at the 1973 service.artist/creator Bloys Campmeeting Associationsubject Bloys Camp Meeting Association. Social Life And Customs Davis Mountains Services Camp Meetings -- Texas -- Fort Davis. Religion Bloys, William Benjamin, 1847-1917.contributor 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) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 82
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 82description Photograph of two domed buildings on a mountaintop; they contain telescopes that are part of the McDonald Observatory. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The McDonald Observatory was constructed on Mt. Locke in the Davis Mountains in the 1930's with money given to the University of Texas by William Johnson McDonald. The site was chosen because of its high percentage of clear nights and its isolation from brightly lighted cities. The observatory is sixty-eight hundred feet above sea level, and until 1948, the 82-inch lens was the larges in the world. In 1968, a new 107-inch lens was installed in a new building adjacent to the original plant" (pp. 9-10).artist/creator Unknownsubject Planetariums Mcdonald Observatory Davis Mountains Observatories Astronomy Architecture - Buildings Telescopes Science And Technologycontributor 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) -
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) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 2
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 2description Photograph of mountain peaks outside of Alpine, Texas, which are part of the Davis Mountain range. A desert landscape and a grove of trees are visible in the foreground. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "This is a land which has fought against those who have tried to make it home since its creation" (p. 1).artist/creator Edwards, Nancysubject Places - United States - Texas - Brewster County Desert Landcapes Landscape And Nature - Mountains Davis Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)