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Geological Formations

Description: Copy negative of two lanscape images in a 2x1 grid. The top image is of a geological landform in a desert. Sand and plants are in the foreground and the land formations are in the background. The second image is another view of a geological land formation. The photographs were taken in an unknown part of Utah or Wyoming.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Man by Oil Claim Marker

Description: Copy negative of an unknown man standing near three oil markers. The image is taken from a distance in order to view all three markers. The markers are made from stacked sandstone and the center marker is as tall as the man standing next to it. The man is wearing a hats, long pants, a long sleeved button down shirt and stands with his hands on his hips. In the foreground, the landscape is composed of pebbles and rock fragments with few bushes scattered about. The image was taken in Wyoming or… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Mountain Scenery on the Border]

Description: Postcard of mountain scenery on the border. Postcard of an unidentified group of cavalry soldiers at the base of the Franklin Mountains. Some of the horses appear to be malnourished because their ribs are showing. Perhaps the horses were left to graze in this field. On the right hand side of this postcard three soldiers are looking down towards the ground and appear to be searching for something.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Barren Big Bend desert landscape]

Description: Pphotograph of a barren Big Bend crater. Several edges of the crater contain sparse tufts of grasslands and a mountain range is visible in the far distance. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "These Indians were primarily farmers, whose fields lined the banks of the now dry rivers and creeks. The sites of the Jumano pueblos are still a source of artifacts" (p. 3).
Date: 1969
Creator: Edwards, Nancy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Big Bend landscape with unidentified mountain peak]

Description: Photograph of a desert landscape in the Big Bend area with a prominent mountain in the center. A dirt road is visible in the foreground as well as an unidentified building. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The city fathers didn't want the noise of the trains to disturb their beautiful, quiet town, and the plan was revised so the tracks would be laid twenty-five miles south" (p. 6).
Date: 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Big Bend landscape with mountains and trees]

Description: Photograph of a desert landscape in the Big Bend area, including trees and bushes with mountains in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The Big Bend really began to open up when in 1882 the Southern Pacific Railroad planned to lay rails through Ft. Davis on its way to the ocean. The city fathers didn't want the noise of the trains to disturb their beautiful, quiet town, and the plan was revised so the tracks would be laid twenty-five miles south" (p. 6).
Date: 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Big Bend landscape with tractors]

Description: Photograph of farm fields in front of a mountain range, located in the Big Bend area. Several tractors and wagons are visible on dirt roads around the fields and desert scrub is visible in the foreground. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The two to three hundred acres behind the mission have been given the title of 'the oldest piece of land continuously used for farming in North America'" (p. 4).
Date: 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Mexican refugees being loaded on trains]

Description: Photograph of Mexican refugees fleeing during Pancho Villa's attacks. A large group of people are being loaded onto a flatbed train car; on the right, one unidentified man is helping a woman onto the train. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The people were loaded onto railroad cars and sent to El Paso to be relocated in Mexico near Juarez. Finally, in 1920, when Carranza was ousted as President of Mexico, Pancho Villa made peace with the government" (p. 9).
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Look-out Tower at Fort Davis]

Description: This color photograph has a stone building and surrounding rocks and plant life in the foreground and distant mountains and desert landscaping in the background. The inscription on the back of the photograph says: "Look out tower built by CCC boys at Ft. Davis on Scenic Loop at State Park."
Date: March 1971
Creator: Brandon, Lindy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Gus Bogel at Sauceda Ranch

Description: In this photograph, there is a man on horseback. The man is fairly young, dressed as a cowboy (wearing chaps, a vest, loose shirt, and hat) and the horse is darkly colored with white socks. They are standing in what appears to be a desert area in front of a building that seems to be half made of adobe and half of wood with a window in the adobe portion. A handwritten note at the bottom of the photograph reads "Gus Bogel" and "Sauceda Ranch" and is repeated on the back "Gus Bogel at Sauceda R… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Riders at a Dam]

Description: This photograph shows several horseback riders on the shores of a small lake. The shore in the foreground appears to be rocky with desert scrub. In the background, on the far side of the lake, there are eight riders spread out across the photograph: four of the horses are grouped near to the water at the left side of the photograph, two are running in the middle of the photograph, and two more are near the right side. A related source refers to this as a small, unidentified dam in the Marfa … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[News Script: Desert journey]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the pueblo of Boquillas and the surrounding desert.
Date: August 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Card from Byrd Williams III scrapbook]

Description: Card with a photo of a desert landscape including a prickly pear cactus and yucca plants in the front of the image as well as other plants and hills in the background. Handwritten text on the back says "A new picture for us but "too full" for a Solon -- no impact. "Frame" help - another "frame" try. 16 x 20 work. Copy. [...]"
Date: 193X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cupcakes from 2018 Lavender Graduation]

Description: Photograph of cupcakes from the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The cupcakes lay on a tray, and there are two types: vanilla with white frosting and chocolate with chocolate frosting. Each of them have a round piece of chocolate on top with a green eagle symbol. Lavender Graduation ceremonies have a rich history and began with the first Lavender Graduation at the University of Michigan in 1995. The first Lavender Graduation ceremony was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo, the… more
Date: April 28, 2018
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Image
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Lions' Den]

Description: Photograph of "The Lion's Den" from the Little Showman's Series' First Issue by the McLoughlin Brothers publishers, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book contains an illustration of a person covered in cloth riding a camel with a yellow blanket in between them. The camel is walking through the desert with two thin, tall trees by them. In the bottom left of the illustration are two four-legged desert animals on a rock. The illustration is seen through a red/gold decorative frame… more
Date: March 1, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Jungle, Desert, Arctic Emergencies

Description: Book discussing how to survive in the event of an emergency landing in harsh environments including the jungle, desert, or arctic. The book provides illustrations and instructions for acquiring various necessities such as food and shelter, signaling rescue planes, and avoiding dangers.
Date: 1943
Creator: Flight Control Command Safety Education Division
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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