Photograph of a frontal view of a wooden fence. There are vertical posts on either side, with stacked horizontal split rails in between.

Photographs of a jacal home, a close-up view of a wall of the jacal home, and a small home made of branches and twigs. In the picture of the jacal home, rotary tiller is visible in front of the house. The close-up view of the jacal home's wall shows that most of the boards are stacked parallel to the ground, with vertical beams added for support. The small home made of branches and twigs also has some corrugated tin siding, and a prickly pear plant is visible on the right side of the picture, along with a pile of branches, presumably to be used for firewood.

Photograph of an unidentified family posing outside the entrance to a jacal home. There is a man on the far left, holding a small dog and wearing a conical hat, two women in the middle, and a young child on the far right, standing near one corner of the house. The house behind them appears to have wood or mud walls with a thatched roof and the yard is enclosed by a stick fence. Handwriting on the back of the photo says "jacal in the Rio Grande Valley" and "Typical jacal found in the Rio Grande Valley up into the early 1900s. The jacal was the home of the peón class."

Photograph of an early hand-dug well on Mota de Olmos Ranch in Duval County. The well is lined with "sillares" (caliche blocks).

Photograph of a statue of the Virgin Mary and a worshiping figure of Bernadette. They are located in a gruta (community enterprise) upriver from El Paso in New Mexico.

Photograph of a jacal de leña (mesquite jacal) along the Rio Grande. The walls and thatched roofs are supported by horcones (corner posts) that are set vertically into the ground.

Photograph of a person holding three sets of identical rosary beads. They are wearing glasses and a short-sleeved button down shirt with vertical stripes.

Photograph of an exterior wall of the Treviño Uribe Rancho (the historic home of Jesus Treviño, the founder of San Ygnacio) in San Ygnacio, Texas. The structure has a corrugated tin roof and a chimney. One window is visible, and a prickly pear plant grows on the roof behind the chimney.

Photograph of Doña Angelina Contreras of Monte Bustillo shaping dough for corn tortillas into balls. Some pots and cookware are visible on a stove behind her.

Photograph of a shrine of the Virgin Mary. The shrine consists of two illustrated representations of the Virgin Mary and a floral arrangement, all of which are placed upon a small table that is covered with a floral tablecloth.

Photograph of a roadside cross in front of a barbed wire fence. The cross is marked with the name Cenaro T. Valdes and the date June 6, 1958.

Photograph of a manual cornmeal grinder that is clamped to a small platform outdoors. Visible in the background is a small wooden crate and a broom resting against a wall.

Photograph of a close-up view of boards on a wooden structure. Some of the boards are placed parallel to the camera, and some are placed perpendicular to the camera.

Photograph of a feed trough on the Armstrong Ranch in Jim Hogg County, Texas. The trough is made of wood with a corrugated tin roof.

Photograph of an exterior view of a building with a corrugated tin roof. The main structure of the building is made of wood, and a gravel road is visible in front of the house.

Photograph of a five-string guitar that has an illustration of the Virgin Mary on the back of its body. The guitar lies face down on a wooden surface.

Photograph of a small jacal home with two windows. Part of a tractor is visible in the background behind the home on the left side, and some stacked tires are visible behind the home on the right side.

Photograph of a close-up view of a wooden wall. Some boards are stacked on top of each other parallel to the ground, with others placed perpendicular to the ground for support.

Photograph of an antique power tool, most likely a saw of some sort.

Photograph of a cow drinking water from a pond. There are some trees visible in the background.

Photograph of a "casa mayor" that was built in the 1840s at Rancho San Fransisco in Zapata County. The hipped tin roof was added in the 1950's to protect the house from damage which could be caused by heavy rains in the area. There are stone "bancas" around the house and "troneras" (gunports) by each door and in the center of the facing wall.

Photograph of a jacal home with a shingled roof. There is one door on the side of the house that is facing the camera, and another home is visible in the background.

Photograph of several people wearing Native American ceremonial clothing. They are standing in lines and appear to be doing a ceremonial dance as well.

Photograph of a wall made predominantly of wood, with some dried mud as an adhesive. Most of the boards are placed perpendicular to the ground, with boards parallel to the ground added as support. The dried mud is mainly on the bottom half of the wall.