Photograph of a group of people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. The group is dressed in clothing reminiscent of cavemen or prehistoric people in pop culture with clothes made from furs and cut into simplistic styles. Three couples stand next to one another while two boys kneel on the ground in front of them and a young woman sits with a little girl on her lap. Next to the young woman is a bottle in a cozy while behind her sits two large rocks. Behind the entire group of people is a tall board painted with volcanic scenery and a flying creature, possibly a pterodactyl. An upright armadillo statue sits to the right of the board, a fallen sign laying at its feet with the text "Lone Star", possibly followed by "Lava", written on it. To the left of the painted board is a table with a checker-patterned tablecloth and various objects on it. A sign on the table reads "Chris 00 Chili" and "Rebel Roulette". Behind the table stands a man with a button-decorated vest, short-sleeved shirt, pants, and a cowboy hat, who is manipulating an object behind the table's sign. To the left of the table is a …

Photograph of a group of people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. A man wearing a cowboy hat, shades, button-down shirt, loose pants, and cowboy boots stands at the base of a stone wall. He also has a bandana tied around his neck and has numerous buttons and patches of varying sizes attached to his shirt. He looks to the left and stands with his right hand in a fist on his right hip while his left hand holds up a cow skull, propping it up on his left leg which is raised to rest on a hay bale. Scattered on the ground around the man is a variety of objects including a paper bag, lawn chair, frying pan attached to a wooden board, and multiple boxes. A person sits curled upright near the bottom right corner of the photo. On the tall stone wall behind the man posing are two flags hung vertically, with the left one being lighter with a crest labeled "County of Fairfax Virginia" and "1742" while the second flag is darker and illustrated with a robed figure standing over a fallen person labelled "Virginia" and "Sic semper tyrannis". A man wearing shades, a t-shirt, jeans, and …

Photograph of a group of people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. A man wearing a cowboy hat, shades, button-down shirt, loose pants, and cowboy boots stands at the base of a stone wall. He also has a bandana tied around his neck and has numerous buttons and patches of varying sizes attached to his shirt. He looks to the left and stands with his right hand in a fist on his right hip while his left hand holds up a cow skull, propping it up on his left leg which is raised to rest on a hay bale. On the tall stone wall behind the man posing are two flags hung vertically, with the left one being lighter with a crest labeled "County of Fairfax Virginia" and "1742" while the second flag is darker and illustrated with a robed figure standing over a fallen person labelled "Virginia" and "Sic semper tyrannis". A man wearing shades, a t-shirt, jeans, and cowboy boots sits on the top of the stone wall. Behind him is a much shorter stone wall with about a dozen more people sitting or standing.

Photograph of four people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. The first person on the left wears a pale cowboy hat and a striped button-up shirt with a bandana tied around the neck. The man has short hair, a mustache, and a wrinkled face that smiles at the camera. In the right pocket of the man's shirt are two pens while a button with the image of a train is pinned to the left pocket. To the right of the man is a short woman wearing a ballcap with the words "Wolf brand chili" on it, necklaces, large glasses, long earrings, and a dark shirt with a light collar. On her shirt is pinned a paper with a motif in its top left corner and mostly unreadable text, though part of the paper says "V.I.P". She has short curling hair and a wrinkled face, looking off-camera as the photo is taken. To the woman's right is a tall man wearing a pale cowboy hat, a similarly light-colored letterman jacket, and a white collared shirt. A pinned paper on the man's jacket reads "Jude Terlingua 1982" with stars on either side of "Judge". The man has short white hair and a wrinkled …

Photograph of four people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. The first person on the left wears a pale cowboy hat and a striped button-up shirt with a bandana tied around the neck. The man has short hair, a mustache, and a wrinkled face that smiles at the camera. In the right pocket of the man's shirt are two pens while a button with the image of a train is pinned to the left pocket. To the right of the man is a short woman wearing a ballcap with the words "Wolf brand chili" on it, necklaces, large glasses, long earrings, and a dark shirt with a light collar. On her shirt is pinned a paper with a motif in its top left corner and mostly unreadable text, though part of the paper says "V.I.P". She has short curling hair and a wrinkled face, looking off-camera as the photo is taken. To the woman's right is a tall man wearing a pale cowboy hat, a similarly light-colored letterman jacket, and a white collared shirt. A pinned paper on the man's jacket reads "Jude Terlingua 1982" with stars on either side of "Judge". The man has short white hair and a wrinkled …

Photograph of an elderly woman in western attire eating chili. She is a Terlingua Chili Cook-Off judge. The woman wears large glasses, a collared shirt with patches and buttons, rings, simple earrings and necklaces. She also has small feathers on a cowboy hat she wears, some with dotted patterns on them. The woman sits at a wooden table with her left arm resting on the table, holding down a paper with a pencil on it while her right hand holds a spoon above the paper. To the right of the paper on the table is a second spoon, a napkin, and a plastic lid while an open cup of chili sits in front of the paper. To the left is another napkin that someone's bracelet-decorated left arm rests on, extending from off-camera. The right arm of the unseen person appears in the bottom of the photo, wearing a ring and resting next to an open cup of chili. In the background behind the woman is another wooden table with multiple people sitting on the attached benches while eating. They are dressed in various clothing including a cowboy hat, a dress, jeans, and jackets. Dappled sunlight illuminates the shaded area of …

Photograph of a man at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. He has almost shoulder-length hair and wears large shades, a collared short-sleeve shirt, jeans, and cowboy boots. The man looks to the left off-camera while posing with his right arm laying across his right thigh while his left arm positioned straight and behind him. The man sits on the edge of a stone wall, attached to which is a pole with a bird on its right end. A dark flag hangs from the pole. Behind the man is a short stone wall that four other people have positioned their chairs near. The leftmost man in the background wears a ballcap, long-sleeved shirt, and jeans and holds two canned drinks while the person to his right is mostly obscured from view by the man in the foreground. The third background man is dressed similarly to the first though he wears cowboy boots and has propped his legs up on a cooler. The fourth man wears a cowboy hat, shades, long-sleeved shirt, and a watch.

Photograph of a drinking a beer. He is a Terlingua Chili Cook-Off judge and has short white hair and a wrinkled face. The man wears a tall cowboy hat with a few feathers on the left side of the hatband, a letterman jacket with multiple patches on it, and a collared shirt. The man sits in front of a wooden table and holds his can of beer to his mouth. The can has the words "Lone Star" on its side on a shield shape with a star at its top. A cup of chili sits near the bottom left corner of the photo, partially off-camera. A few thin tree trunks can be seen in the background behind the man. Dappled sunlight illuminates the foreground of the photo.

Photograph of a drinking a beer. He is a Terlingua Chili Cook-Off judge and has short white hair and a wrinkled face. The man wears a tall cowboy hat with a few feathers on the left side of the hatband, a letterman jacket with multiple patches on it, and a collared shirt. The man sits in front of a wooden table and holds the top of an open cup with his left hand while his right hand, which is off-camera, holds a spoon a few inches away from his closed mouth. To the left of the cup is a folded paper and to the right is a plastic lid. At the bottom edge of the photo, in the table's foreground, is a napkin. A few thin tree trunks can be seen in the background behind the man. Dappled sunlight illuminates the foreground of the photo.

Photograph of a drinking a beer. He is a Terlingua Chili Cook-Off judge and has short white hair and a wrinkled face. The man wears a tall cowboy hat with a few feathers on the left side of the hatband, a letterman jacket with multiple patches on it, and a collared shirt. The man sits in front of a wooden table and holds the top of an open cup with his left hand while his right hand holds a spoon in his closed mouth. The man's eyes appear closed as he tastes the chili. A few thin tree trunks can be seen in the background behind the man. Dappled sunlight illuminates the foreground of the photo.

Photograph of a man writing his chili scoring. He is a Terlingua Chili Cook-Off judge and has short white hair and a wrinkled face. The man wears a tall cowboy hat with a few feathers on the left side of the hatband, a letterman jacket with multiple patches on it, and a collared shirt. The jacket also has a tag on it that says "Judge Terlingua 1982". The man sits in front of a wooden table and holds a paper on the tabletop with his left hand while writing with his right hand using a pencil. A cup of chili sits in front of his left hand. A few thin tree trunks can be seen in the background behind the man. Dappled sunlight illuminates the foreground of the photo.

Photograph of three people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. The man on the left wears a pale cowboy hat with a feather on its left side, a light letterman jacket with a sticker and a pinned paper, and a white collared shirt. The pinned paper says "Judge Terlingua 1982" with stars on either side of "Judge". The man has white hair and a wrinkled face that looks directly at the camera. In the center of the trio is another man with white hair and a wrinkled face, though he looks ahead off-camera. The center man also has a mustache and wears a darker cowboy hat with a band that's decorated with a circular pin and a tiny Texas flag. Additionally, the center man wears a white button-up shirt with an object in the pocket on the right that has a bulbous top with a thinner stem extending downwards from it. The third person, to the right of the center man, is a woman wearing a cowboy hat with numerous feathers at its front, large glasses, necklaces, and a decorated white button-up shirt. The shirt has on it a pinned paper identifying the woman as a Terlingua judge, a patch with …

Photograph of three people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. The man on the left wears a pale cowboy hat with a feather on its left side, a light letterman jacket with a sticker and a pinned paper, and a white collared shirt. The pinned paper says "Judge Terlingua 1982" with stars on either side of "Judge". The man has white hair and a wrinkled face that looks directly at the camera. In the center of the trio is another man with white hair and a wrinkled face who looks at the man to the left. The center man also has a mustache and wears a darker cowboy hat with a band that's decorated with a circular pin and a tiny Texas flag. Additionally, the center man wears a white button-up shirt with an object in the pocket on the right that has a bulbous top with a thinner stem extending downwards from it. The third person, to the right of the center man, is a woman wearing a cowboy hat with numerous feathers at its front, large glasses, necklaces, and a decorated white button-up shirt. The shirt has on it a pinned paper identifying the woman as a Terlingua judge, …

Photograph of two older men at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. The men have wrinkled faces, white hair, and wear cowboy hats as they look directly at the camera while smiling. The man on the left wears a dark collared shirt under an open white button-up shirt and sits with his hands on the edge of the wood bench the men sit on, affixed to a wooden table. He also has a tag on his shirt that reads "Judge Terlingua 1982". The man on the right wears a white button-up shirt and light-colored pants, posing with his left hand holding a small cup in next to his left thigh. The men are shaded by a thatched overhang that sits over the area. Two stone walls with small plants growing atop them run along the edges of the overhang and meet in a corner in the background of the scene.

Photograph of two older men at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. The men have wrinkled faces, white hair, and wear cowboy hats as they look directly at the camera while smiling. The man on the left wears a dark collared shirt under an open white button-up shirt and sits with his hands on the edge of the wood bench the men sit on, affixed to a wooden table. He also has a tag on his shirt that reads "Judge Terlingua 1982". The man on the right wears a white button-up shirt and light-colored pants, posing with his left hand holding a small cup in next to his left thigh. The men are shaded by a thatched overhang that sits over the area. Two stone walls with small plants growing atop them run along the edges of the overhang and meet in a corner in the background of the scene.

Photograph of two people at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. One person lays on the ground in a large wooden palette, his legs stretching over the palette's side with his feet resting on the ground while his arms stretch out horizontally across the wooden palette. He has short hair and wears a t-shirt, belted pants, and cowboy boots and has a bandana tied around his neck. Multiple flattened beer cans can be seen under the man's wooden palette, below the side his legs extend over. To the right of the man stands a woman with short hair who wears a t-shirt, pants, and sneakers. She also has a bandana around her neck and holds a wad of cloth in her right hand as she poses with her left hand on her hip. To the right of the woman and a little behind her is a cooler and what may be a propane tank with a cord looped around its top. Directly behind the woman, a few feet back, is a railroad crossing sign with "press" and "chili" being the only visible lettering on it. A third person stands behind the sign in ballcap hat and short-sleeved shirt. To the left of …

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 …

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, …

Photograph of two people dressed in costumes at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. The person on the left wears a flat-brimmed hat, glasses, a knee-length coat and sandals. They hold their coat open with their right hand to reveal a bra-shaped article of clothing with fake breasts and a paper on them that says "Terlingua Bust". The person also has fake curly hair attached over their crotch with an upside-down paper reading "Terlingua Bush". Held in the right hand of the person is a clear umbrella, while their left hand holds a cylindrical woven item the person to the right holds in front of their own crotch. The person on the right wears a cowboy hat, long-sleeved shirt, shorts, flat shoes, and cloth that hands from their knees to the ground. They also wear a mask shaped like a humanoid face with exaggerated features like an unnaturally wide smile. They pose with their hands around the cylindrical woven object the other person also holds. The duo poses in front of a fence, standing on loose rocks and dirt near crushed drink cans. In the background is a rectangular stone building on an elevated stone platform with a thatched overhang at its …

Photograph of two people hugging at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. They lay on the ground in a large wooden palette, with the man on the left's legs stretching over the palette's side into the air. The man's arms stretch out into the air as well, his left arm wrapping around the waist of a woman to his right. The man has short hair and wears a t-shirt, belted pants, and cowboy boots and has a bandana tied around his neck. Multiple flattened beer cans can be seen under the wooden palette, below the side the man's legs extend over. To the right of the man lays a woman with short hair who wears a t-shirt, pants, and sneakers. She also has a bandana around her neck and lays on her right side, turning towards the man to wrap her left arm over his torso and her right arm around his neck while he smiles. Behind the two people is a collection of objects and a standing board. The objects include wooden boxes, plastic boxes, glass bottles, and a pot sitting over a small, circular structure set into the ground. The standing board is tall rectangular with a wheel painted near …

Photograph of two people lying next to one another at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. They lay on the ground in a large wooden palette, with the man on the left's legs stretching over the palette's side into the air. The man's right arm stretches out into the air as well while his left arm is raised behind the woman lying next to him. The man has short hair and wears a t-shirt, belted pants, and cowboy boots and has a bandana tied around his neck. Multiple flattened beer cans can be seen under the wooden palette, below the side the man's legs extend over. To the right of the man lays a woman with short hair who wears a t-shirt, pants, and sneakers. She also has a bandana around her neck and lays on her back, turning towards the man slightly to wrap her right arm around his neck while he smiles. Behind the two people is a collection of objects including wooden boxes, plastic boxes, glass bottles, a bag tied to a stick, and a pot sitting over a small, circular structure set into the ground. The ground in the photo is dirt with small loose rocks.

Photograph of two older men at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. The men have wrinkled faces, white hair, and wear cowboy hats as they look to the right side of the photo. The man on the left wears a dark collared shirt under an open white button-up shirt and sits with his elbows on the wood table behind the duo. The man on the right wears a white button-up shirt and light-colored pants, posing with his left hand in a fist on his left hip while his right hands rests on his right leg. Behind the pair of men are additional wooden tables, some with items on them like paper towels. To the left of the first man, in the background, two people in long-sleeved tops stands in front of a table with a rectangular basket on it. All the tables and people are all shaded by a thatched overhang that sits over the area. Two stone walls with small plants growing atop them run along the edges of the overhang and meet in a corner in the background of the scene.

Photograph of two older men at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. The men have wrinkled faces, white hair, and wear cowboy hats as they look to the right side of the photo. The man on the left wears a dark collared shirt under an open white button-up shirt and sits with his elbows on the wood table behind the duo. The man on the right wears a white button-up shirt and light-colored pants, posing with his left hand in a fist on his left hip while his right hands rests on his right leg. Behind the pair of men are additional wooden tables, some with items on them like paper towels. The tables and the men are all shaded by a thatched overhang that sits over the area. Two stone walls with small plants growing atop them run along the edges of the overhang and meet in a corner in the background of the scene.

Photograph of two older men at the Terlingua Chili Cook-Off. The men have wrinkled faces, white hair, and wear cowboy hats as they look directly at the camera while smiling. The man on the left wears a dark collared shirt under an open white button-up shirt and sits with his hands on the edge of the wood bench the men sit on, affixed to a wooden table. He also has a tag on his shirt that reads "Judge Terlingua 1982". The man on the right wears a white button-up shirt and light-colored pants, posing with his left hand holding a small cup in next to his left thigh. Behind the pair of men are additional wooden tables, with one near the man on the right having one occupant who is sitting on top of the table. All the tables and people are shaded by a thatched overhang that sits over the area. Two stone walls with small plants growing atop them run along the edges of the overhang and meet in a corner in the background of the scene.