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Photo Postcard of Santa Helena Canyon, Texas
title Photo Postcard of Santa Helena Canyon, Texasdescription Photographic postcard depicting the Grand Canyon of Texas, Santa Elena Canyon with the Rio Grande River running through it. One side is Texas and the other is Mexico. This photo was included in a research paper by Sammy Barnett for an American History class at Marfa High School in May 1964.artist/creator Unknownsubject Social Life And Customs - Correspondence Rio Grande River Postcards Landscape And Nature - Canyons Mexicocontributor 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) -
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)