[A band performing at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off, 1]

Photograph of a band performing at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. Four people stand on a stage in front of microphones, each performing with a different instrument while looking off-camera. The first person on the left is a man in a cowboy hat, long-sleeved shirt, and pants who is playing an accordion. To his right is a woman in a long-sleeved shirt and jeans, holding a microphone though seemingly taking a break from singing. To the right of the woman is a man in a cowboy hat, long-sleeved shirt, and jeans who's playing a guitar while singing. The last person, standing at the far-right side of the photo, is playing a bass with his hands and wears a cowboy hat, shades, long-sleeved shirt, and jeans. Behind the band, various instruments including guitars and a violin line the wall at the back of the stage along with amps and speakers that have beer cans sitting atop them. A group of people shaded by a thatched overhang watch the band from behind the top of the wall at the stage's back, in the left side of the photo. A sign near the top right corner has words that are mostly unreadable due to …
Date: November 6, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A band performing at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off, 2]

Photograph of a band performing at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. Four people stand on a stage in front of microphones, each performing with a different instrument while looking off-camera. The first person on the left is a man in a cowboy hat, long-sleeved shirt, and pants who is playing an accordion. To his right is a woman in a long-sleeved shirt and jeans, holding a microphone while singing. To the right of the woman is a man in a cowboy hat, long-sleeved shirt, and jeans who's playing a guitar while singing. The last person, standing at the far-right side of the photo, is playing a bass with his hands and wears a cowboy hat, shades, long-sleeved shirt, and jeans. In front of the band and sitting on the edge of the stage, appearing in the bottom left corner of the photo, is a person with shoulder-length hair in a white sleeveless shirt and jeans. Behind the band, various instruments including guitars and a violin line the wall at the back of the stage along with amps and speakers that have beer cans sitting atop them. A group of people shaded by a thatched overhang watch the band from behind the …
Date: November 6, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Two people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off in front of a band, 1]

Photograph of two people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off in front of a band. The duo poses at the edge of the band's stone stage, with the woman on the left sitting on the stage's edge while the man on her right stands against the side of the stage. The woman has shoulder-length hair and wears a sleeveless white shirt tucked into jeans worn over cowboy boots. Her left leg hangs over the side of the stage while her right leg is pulled up to rest on the edge of the stage. She reaches her closed right hand towards the right sleeve of the man next to her, who has similarly short hair and wears large shades, a short-sleeved V-neck shirt tucked into jeans, and a belt with a large buckle. The man leans on his right arm, which rests on the stage next to the woman's left leg, while holding a drink in a cozy with his left hand as he smiles at the camera. On the stage's edge between the man's torso and the woman's thigh is a Coors beer can. Behind the duo stand the band, with one woman in a t-shirt and jeans singing into a …
Date: November 6, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Two people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off in front of a band, 2]

Photograph of two people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off in front of a band. The duo poses at the edge of the band's stone stage, with the woman on the left sitting on the stage's edge while the man on her right stands against the side of the stage. The woman has shoulder-length hair and wears a sleeveless white shirt tucked into jeans worn over cowboy boots. Her left leg hangs over the side of the stage while her right leg is pulled up to rest on the edge of the stage. The man to the right has similarly short hair and wears large shades, a short-sleeved V-neck shirt tucked into jeans, and a belt with a large buckle. The man leans on his right arm, which rests on the stage next to the woman's left leg, while holding a drink in a cozy with his left hand. On the stage's edge between the man's torso and the woman's thigh are two Coors beer cans. Behind the duo stand the band with one person's jean-clad legs visible along with a person to their right who's playing a guitar. To the right of the person with the guitar is a base, …
Date: November 6, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Happy Hunting Ground (open access)

Happy Hunting Ground

Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society & Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Happy Hunting Ground (open access)

Happy Hunting Ground

Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.
Date: 1925
Creator: Texas Folklore Society & Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Man, Bird and Beast (open access)

Man, Bird and Beast

Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk medicine and ranch remedies, folk songs, legends and other folklore. The index begins on page 176.
Date: 1930
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Man, Bird and Beast (open access)

Man, Bird and Beast

Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk medicine and ranch remedies, folk songs, legends and other folklore. The index begins on page 176.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Terlingua Chili] captions transcript

[News Clip: Terlingua Chili]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 31, 1986, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Chili cookoof] captions transcript

[News Clip: Chili cookoof]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 6, 1983
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Lee Elsesser stories] captions transcript

[News Clip: Lee Elsesser stories]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: December 1981
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Alpine, Texas: Cowboy Poetry in the High Desert] captions transcript

[Alpine, Texas: Cowboy Poetry in the High Desert]

This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Alpine, Texas. The footage covers: high desert and mountainous landscapes; interviews with locals about their trades, such as cowboy poetry and agate artistry; sites of cultural interest, such as downtown Alpine, Big Bend National Park and Museum, McDonald Observatory and an art fair; and music and dancing in a local bar.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1928 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1928

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 1928
Creator: Moody, T. R. & Bennett, D. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1926 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1926

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 10, 1926
Creator: Moody, T. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1919 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 17, 1919
Creator: Livingston, C. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1919 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 30, 1919
Creator: Moyer, E. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1919 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 13, 1919
Creator: Livingston, C. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1920 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 26, 1920
Creator: Moyer, E. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1919 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 13, 1919
Creator: Livingston, C. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, November 4, 1927 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, November 4, 1927

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 4, 1927
Creator: Moody, T. R. & Bennett, D. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 25, 1927 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 25, 1927

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 25, 1927
Creator: Moody, T. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1918 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 21, 1918
Creator: Livingston, C. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1926 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1926

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 28, 1926
Creator: Moody, T. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 25, 1928 (open access)

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 25, 1928

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 25, 1928
Creator: Moody, T. R. & Bennett, D. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History