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.

Paper discussing Texas-Mexican vernacular architecture. A majority of the paper focuses on folk housing in south Texas and west Texas.

Paper discussing the ranching heritage in Texas from a historical perspective.

Paper discussing a brief history of conjunto folk music in south Texas and its role in the folk culture of the area.

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 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.

Paper discussing the role of women in the folk medical system of South Texas. In this paper, folk medicine is defined as "beliefs and practices related to healing which are transmitted in face-to-face interaction in informal situations."

Paper discussing which herbal remedies used in folk medicine "are biomedicines, which are placebos, and which are toxins by evaluating a large collection of herbal remedies used by Hispanics in South Texas and northern Tamaulipas, Mexico."

Paper discussing a historical perspective of the folk medical beliefs of Mexican-Americans in South Texas that were studied by Dr. Joe Graham and his students.

From Abstract: "This paper explores the role the audience plays in the saddlemaking craft of five Texas Mexican saddlemakers in the Running W Saddle Shop of the King Ranch, in continuous operation since 1865."

Photograph of an aerial view of a cattle roundup by helicopter on a South Texas ranch.

Paper discussing the gender roles in the folk medical system of Mexican Americans in South Texas, as well as a historical perspective of the folk medical beliefs of Mexican Americans in this region.

Photograph of a ranch entrance with a sign that says "Bustamante's, Las Comitas Ranch, Made by Nano Joe Jr., 1-1-1989." There is a dirt road that turns under the sign and leads toward the right; it is lined with short wooden fencing and several buildings are visible on the left side of the image, along the road. A truck is partially visible in what appears to be a field on the right side of the image, on the other side of the road. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says: "Ranch entranceway built of castaway oil field pipe and drill stem at Bustamante's in Zapata County. Joe S. Graham."

Photograph of an outdoor shrine in Kingsville. The shrine consists of two religious images, one of which is in an enclosed case, and some floral arrangements. All of the items sit under an arched cover that is trimmed with Christmas lights.

Paper discussing a method to evaluate the efficacy of herbal medicines and examining the results of two herbal remedies using said method.

Photograph of one of two similar houses built on the El Guajillo Ranch in Duval County. The houses were built in the early 1860's by Antonio Hinojosa, and have pitched roofs made of machine-cut lumber and factory-made wooden shingles hauled from Corpus Christi on wagons.

Photograph of a person standing in front of a fireplace at the Treviño Uribe Rancho (the home of Jesus Treviño, the founder of San Ygnacio) in San Ygnacio, Texas. The woman stands on the left side of the fireplace, and a doorway is visible behind her.

Photograph of a ranch entrance with a sign, made of oil field pipe and drill stems, that says "Bustamante's, Las Comitas Ranch, Made by Nano Joe Jr., 1-1-1989." There is a dirt road that turns under the sign and leads toward the right; it is lined with short wooden fencing and several buildings are visible on the left side of the image, along the road.

Photograph of a Redford, Texas family husking corn from their own crop. Six members of the family sit around a large pile of corn and work together.

Photograph of the interior wall of a hand-dug well at Randado. The well is nearly 90 feet deep, and is lined with "sillares" (caliche blocks) all the way down to the caliche base.

Paper describing important components of the built environment of south Texas that still remained at the time of publication, providing a historical background for said components, and exploring their social context.