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Man Holding Tortilla
title Man Holding Tortilladescription Photograph of a man holding a tortilla near the United States-Mexico border. There are mountains in the background.artist/creator Unknownsubject Social Life And Customs - Food And Cooking Immigration Landscape And Nature - Deserts Tortillascontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Jug on Ground
title Jug on Grounddescription Photograph of a white, plastic jug on the ground in the desert. The jug has a blue lid and a white rope tied to it.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Man in Sandals with a Serape
title Mexican Man in Sandals with a Serapedescription Photograph of a Mexican man standing in the desert near some agave plants. He wears sandals on his feet, a hat on his head, and carries a serape over his shoulder. This photo was included in a research paper by Jaime Javier Vasquez for an American History class in 1978.artist/creator Smithers, Frederick Williamsubject Serape Sandals People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Man Agave Plants Landscape And Nature - Desertscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
title One Picture is Worth a Thousand Wordsdescription This is a research paper written by Jaime Javier Vasquez for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1978. It is about the early photographers in Marfa and the West Texas area. These men and women documented the landscape, the people and events of the early 20th century in that area. The author found little information about these photographers personally but included what he did uncover.artist/creator Vasquez, Jaime Javiersubject Keith, James Panoramic Photography Arnold, Herbert J. Photographers Keith, Nancy Aerial Photography Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Smithers, William Dudley Share, Ellsworth E. Biographies Landscape And Nature - Deserts Duncan, Francis King (Frank) Business, Economics And Finance - Service Industries - Photography Big Bend National Park Inventionscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
CCC Camp
title CCC Campdescription Photograph of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp located in the Chisos Mountains taken on November 26, 1937. The company stationed at this camp was 1855, it was under the command of Lt. Wm. L. Hagman and Lt. Archie L. Murray, second in command.artist/creator Unknownsubject Government And Law - Civil Servants - Civilian Conservation Corps Ccc Service Camp Landscape And Nature - Deserts Barracks Chisos Mountainscontributor 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) -
The village of Terlingua
title The village of Terlinguadescription The village of Terlingua.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) -
Tree in Presidio landscape
title Tree in Presidio landscapedescription Photograph of a tree and bushes in Presidio desert. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "El Apostol Santiago built, with Indian labor, a mission on the north side of the Rio Grande in 1684" (p. 3).artist/creator Edwards, Nancysubject Desert Landcapes Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Landscape And Nature - Desertscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 21
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 21description Photograph of wildflowers and grasses in a canyon near Presidio County, Texas. There is a large bush of pink wildflowers in the foreground with green grasses and bushes behind. A rocky mountain range features prominently in the background and extends the width of the photograph. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Bluebonnets, our State flower, and sage bloom early in the year-round warmth in the Big Bend Park on the Rio Grande" (p. 2).artist/creator Unknownsubject Mountains Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Canyons Bushes Landscape And Nature - Desertscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Purple desert flowers
title Purple desert flowersdescription Photograph of several bluebonnet plants (Lupinus havardii) in the desert near Marfa, Texas. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Bluebonnets, our State flower, and sage bloom early in the year-round warmth in the Big Bend Park on the Rio Grande" (p. 2).artist/creator Edwards, Nancysubject Bluebonnets Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Landscape And Nature - Plants Landscape And Nature - Deserts Wildflowerscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 19
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 19description Photograph of yellow and purple wildflowers in the desert soil near Marfa, Texas. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Thorns are not the only dangers, as shown by these plants -- senecio and loco -- which are highly poisonous to livestock" (p. 2).artist/creator Edwards, Nancysubject Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Desert Landcapes Landscape And Nature - Plants Landscape And Nature - Deserts Wildflowerscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 4
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 4description Photograph of a large, rocky hill in a desert landscape in the Big Bend area. 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 Unknownsubject Desert Landcapes Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Landscape And Nature - Desertscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 1
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 1description Photograph of a rocky desert landscape with a mountain ridge (part of the Chinati Mountain range) in Presidio County, Texas. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The Big Bend is composed of the counties of Presidio, Brewster, and Jeff Davis" (p. 1).artist/creator Edwards, Nancysubject Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Desert Landcapes Chihuahuan Desert Chinati Mountains Landscape And Nature - Deserts Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)