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THC National Register Collection
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Marfa, Diversity in the Desert
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Rescuing Texas History, 2019
96
THC Historic Resources Survey Collection
54
Rescuing Texas History, 2013
28
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Files
24
Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures
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Calf Slide - Nations Canyon - Davis Mts.
This photograph is of a small body of water surrounded by rock cliffs. In the center of the photo, trees and other brush are growing atop the rocks. At the bottom of the photograph, the writing "Calf Slide - Nations Canyon - Davis Mts. - #3. Frank Duncan (c) Marfa - Texas" has been added. On the back, there is a signature that appears say "Ben S. Arant".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Duncan, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Building]
This photograph shows an building that is open on three sides, with a blue roof held up by log posts. Inside the building there are rows of long benches and there are two wires attached to the roof of the building and extending outside the picture. To the left of the building, there is a large, metal bell and there are trees behind the building to either side. The foreground looks as though it is bare dirt with some low scrub. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph appears to say, "The [...] for the youth."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Building]
This photograph shows an building that is open on three sides, with a blue roof held up by log posts. Inside the building there are rows of long benches and there are two wires attached to the roof of the building and extending outside the picture. To the left of the building, there is a large, metal bell and there are trees behind the building to either side. The foreground looks as though it is bare dirt with some low scrub. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph appears to say, "The [...] for the youth."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Cabins]
This photograph shows a group of white buildings with trees amongst them. To the left, there is a low wall built of bricks and covered by a white roof of metal siding; behind, there is a tree and at least one other building. To the right, there is another building and tree, and, in the foreground, the patio of a third building which is otherwise not visible in the picture. The ground appears to be gravel with some yellow scrub. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Present day cabins."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Cabins]
This photograph shows a group of white buildings with trees amongst them. To the left, there is a low wall built of bricks and covered by a white roof of metal siding; behind, there is a tree and at least one other building. To the right, there is another building and tree, and, in the foreground, the patio of a third building which is otherwise not visible in the picture. The ground appears to be gravel with some yellow scrub. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Present day cabins."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Chapel]
This photograph shows a long, blue building that is closed on the right end, but open to the left with the roof held up by poles. In front of the building, there is a large, bare tree bent over to the ground. There are green trees behind the building to the far left and some hills in the distance in the right side of the photograph. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Chapel in the rocks."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Chapel]
This photograph shows a long, blue building that is closed on the right end, but open to the left with the roof held up by poles. In front of the building, there is a large, bare tree bent over to the ground. There are green trees behind the building to the far left and some hills in the distance in the right side of the photograph. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Chapel in the rocks."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Reading Room]
This photograph shows several buildings surrounded by trees. In the foreground, there is a tree in front of a building covered in metal siding. There is a white door on the building with two signs; over the door, one sign says, "Reading Room 120" and to the right of the door, the second sign says, "Billy Jo Camp Memorial Building 1964." To the right, behind the first building there is another building, partially visible, which is is open on the front and appears to be used as storage. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Billy Jo camp reading room."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Reading Room]
This photograph shows several buildings surrounded by trees. In the foreground, there is a tree in front of a building covered in metal siding. There is a white door on the building with two signs; over the door, one sign says, "Reading Room 120" and to the right of the door, the second sign says, "Billy Jo Camp Memorial Building 1964." To the right, behind the first building there is another building, partially visible, which is is open on the front and appears to be used as storage. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Billy Jo camp reading room."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Camper Going Home
Early-day campers leaving the Bloys' Camp Grounds after a meaningful week of worship. One man is driving a wagon pulled by mules, he wears a tall hat. Buildings stand behind the scene.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Campground Cemetery]
This photograph shows a large headstone in an area surrounded by a white fence with a gate. The area is in the midst of a field covered in yellow brush. In the background, there are trees and mountains in the distance. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "John & Eva Means buried on camp ground."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Campground Cemetery]
This photograph shows a large headstone in an area surrounded by a white fence with a gate. The area is in the midst of a field covered in yellow brush. In the background, there are trees and mountains in the distance. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "John & Eva Means buried on camp ground."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Campmeeting Cook Clemente Calderon]
Photograph of Clemente Calderon "of Valentine," a campmeeting cook. He is wearing a wide-brimmed hat and apron and is using a tool with a long handle while looking down. Another man in a wide-brimmed hat is standing in the background and looking toward the camera.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carolina and John Humphries
Photgraph of Carolina Borunda Humphries with the her husband John in Fort Davis, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cattle on the Sproul Ranch]
Photograph of a brown cow lying down in front of a plant on the Sproul Ranch in Fort Davis, Texas. There are rocks on the ground in front of the cow.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cattle on the Sproul Ranch]
Photograph of a black and white cow on the Sproul Ranch in Fort Davis, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cattle on the Sproul Ranch]
Photograph of two cows, one standing and one sitting, in a field on Sproul Ranch in Fort Davis, Texas. Rocks are visible on a slope in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Chapel at Old Fort Davis]
Photograph of the Chapel at old Fort Davis. The building itself is dilapidated with partially-boarded up windows and several holes in the roof. The surrounding landscape is hilly with sparse vegetation.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Chuck Wagon]
In this photograph, there are two men standing near a wagon beneath a tarp held up by wooden poles. the wagon appears to be parked and the covering over its top is strung up so that the back is open. Inside, there are items stacked in shelves and below the wagon, there is a wooden crate and some jugs. The men are standing in front of the wagon and both are facing to the left. They are wearing loose clothing and cowboy hats. To the left side of the photograph, there are some trees and brush; to the far right, there are some objects in the background, but they are unclear. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph that says, "Chuck box, mexican cooks."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Circle of Men Under a Tree]
In this photograph, a large group of men of all ages and wearing suits are sitting in a semicircle in the shade of a tree. There are three old-style cars - two to the far right and one behind the people. There is a man standing to the far left, holding a book and several other men standing near the cars. They are in a field covered in short grass. In the background, there are scattered trees and mountains. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Men's prayer tree."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cowboy and Child on Horses]
Photograph of a cowboy and a child, both on horses and wearing hats, looking at something to the left of the camera. The horses face the right side of the frame. The cowboy holds his horse's reins with his left hand and is resting his right on his thigh. The child is largely hidden behind the cowboy. A pointed hill looms in the distance.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cowboys at Mealtime]
Photograph of a group of cowboys sitting on the ground in a semicircle and eating. Their horses and a chuckwagon are visible behind them. All of the men are looking toward the camera.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cowboys at U Up and U Down Ranch]
Photograph of a group of several cowboys on horses on the U up and U down Ranch on land belonging to the McIvors. The cowboys are arranged in a semicircle facing the camera. They wear heavy equipment and hats. A large hill rises up behind them.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cowboys with Lassos]
In this photograph, two young men dressed as cowboys (hats and chaps with tassels) are twirling ropes as lassos. The one on the left is George Edwards and the one on the right is Otis Grubb. Behind them there is a building with a long brick fence around it and there are other buildings farther off to the left. In the background, there is a rocky ridge covered in desert brush and the foreground where the men are standing appears to be bare ground. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Nothing else to do, but know how to work the ropes."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History