Photograph of the boardwalk/blue building in Sacul, TX. Originally a town center housing a bank, store, and pharmacy, the location serves as a performance space for bluegrass and the 'Sacul Opry.'
Above ground stone memorial of David Tinsley 1938-2014. Gravesite is adorned with chickens; cross appears to be constructed from airplane propellers which reads "BOSSBIRD" on the vertical axis.
Exterior Photograph of the Entrance to the Captain Albion E. Shepard House in Marathon, TX. A Texas Historical Commision Marker reads: In 1883, completion occurred of the extension of tracks by the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway (G.H. & S.A. Ry.) Line located between El Paso and San Antonio. Retired sea captain Albion E. Shepard arrived in the region as a railroad surveyor. He acquired much land in the area, including Section 18, Block 4 of the G.H. & S.A. Railway survey. Tradition documents the naming of Marathon to Captain Shepard’s observations of the similarity of the valley and its encircling hills to Marathon, Greece, where the mountains meet the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. At this site, Captain Shepard applied for a post office in September 1882 where he became the first postmaster. He deeded Section 18 to his son Ben Shepard for the creation of the Marathon townsite on December 6, 1885 on an existing siding of the railroad. Captain Shepard established “Iron Mountain Ranch” on 58 sections of ranchland bought from F. W. Folts on March 10, 1882, located in the Glass Mountains along the north line of the Marathon Basin. The ranch was stocked with as many as 25,000 sheep, managed by herders with no fences. Prior to 1887, Shepard built a large two-story adobe home facing Marathon’s public square located at North Avenue “D” and North Second Street. The square plan Colonial Revival home contains four large rooms on each floor and features a hipped roof and full-length double gallery with square porch supports. An original carriage house is also part of the historic homestead. Adobe blocks were made locally, while lumber and furnishings were delivered by rail. The house was later acquired by the Hess family, owners of a mercantile and hardware store …
Northward facing photograph of the Cushing Public Library, a former train depot for the Texas & New Orleans - Southern Pacific line. It is a rectangular, single-story building painted yellow with brown accents. In the center of the north side of the building, there is a small section extended outward, with a decorative roof element above. There is a ramp up to the platform, which wraps around the east side of the building.
Eastward facing photograph of the Cushing Public Library, a former train depot for the Texas & New Orleans - Southern Pacific line. It is a small, one-story building with a railed platform around the building and a ramp leading up to the doorway. It is painted yellow with brown accents, and has decorative scallops in the gable ends of the roof.
Photograph of a burnt down building in Denton. In 1994, a fire started at the southwest corner of the Square, which was caused by faulty wiring in a hot water system.
Photograph of a burnt down building in Denton. In 1994, a fire started at the southwest corner of the Square, which was caused by faulty wiring in a hot water system.
Photograph of a burnt down building in Denton. In 1994, a fire started at the southwest corner of the Square, which was caused by faulty wiring in a hot water system.
Photograph of a burnt down building in Denton. In 1994, a fire started at the southwest corner of the Square, which was caused by faulty wiring in a hot water system.
Southwest facing photograph of the remains of one of the Enlisted Men's Barracks in Fort Davis National Historic Site. The park's visitor center, Officer's Row, and Sleeping Lion Mountain can be seen in the background.
Texas Historical Commision Marker Located in the Terlingua, TX Cemetery. Text reads: "Villalba family tradition traces their lineage to Algiers where several generations were members of the Order of Santiago. In 1764, Federico's great-grandfather, Juan Villalba, traveled to New Spain (Mexico). He founded Rancho Villalba in 1773 near present-day Aldama, Chihuahua, where Federico Villalba was born in 1858. Federico left his family's ranch and moved to San Carlos near the U.S.-Mexico border. He set up a store, selling rope, leather goods and sundries; it soon became important in San Carlos, and eventually supplied the military in the area. In the early 1880s, Villalba expanded his business interests into Texas. He settled in an area he called Cerro Villalba and opened a store. In 1889, Federico married Maria Cortez and began purchasing land. In 1902, Villalba located an outcrop of cinnabar, a mineral that produces mercury, and became the first Hispanic in the county to file a mining claim. Villalba, Tiburcio de la Rosa, D. Alarcon, and William study entered into a partnership that covered six parcels of twenty-one acres each, including what became known as the study butte mine. The Associated Mining Community took on the mine's name (Study Butte), as did Villalba's store (Study Butte Store). With a growing family, Federico built a larger house on his property along Terlingua Creek and named it Rancho Barras. Villalba amassed large tracts of land, including 15 sections in block G-4, with holdings extending from Burro Mesa to Terlingua Creek. During his life, Federico gained a reputation as a businessman and rancher, and as an advocate for Mexican Americans of the Big Bend. Villalba died of natural causes in 1933 on his ranch and is buried in Terlingua Cemetery. Federico and his legacy embody the spirit of a Texas pioneer. (2014) Marker …
Panoramic Image of the Parade Grounds at Fort Davis National Historic Site. Pictured from right to left: Sleeping Lion's Mountain, Officers' row, flag pole, and the Enlisted Men's Barracks. In the far distance can be seen the North Ridge, Two-Story Officers Quarters, and the Post Chapel.
Wagon located next to the Commissary Storehouse in Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas. The North Ridge of the Davis Mountains, remains of the bakery, and one of the two-story Officer's Quarters can be seen in the background.
Photograph of Galveston Beach that includes the sea wall, the amusement park on the pier and Murdock's store. This photograph is a stitched 360-degree panoramic image.
Grave in Terlingua Cemetery. Marker reads: "GONZO Mark J. Lemke Arrived: 1/5/56 Departed: 5/14/07 Live Life Large" Memorialized with buddah statues, prayer flags, flowers, an oar, assorted broken pottery.
Photograph of the Heritage Scroll, painted on the south wall of the Heritage Room at Tarrant County College, in the Summer of 1975. Boxes, paintbrushes and paint cans sit on the floor in front of the wall.
Photograph of Kinky Friedman, who appeared at the University of North Texas while he was campaigning for Texas Governor in 2006. This was a private talk with faculty and staff before he appeared in the University Union Lyceum.
Photograph of Kinky Friedman, who appeared at the University of North Texas while he was campaigning for Texas Governor in 2006. This was a private talk with faculty and staff before he appeared in the University Union Lyceum.
Southward facing photograph of adobe structure with metal roof housing the Marathon Historical Museum. An affixed Texas State Historical Survey Committee marker reads: "FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE Oldest school building in Brewster County. Built in 1888. Used for all public meetings and all elections. Restored in 1928 by Ladies of Marathon Study Club. Is known as the Club House. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965."
Photograph of the Gulf of Mexico and beach in Galveston, Texas. The picture was taken in between the Galveston Pleasure Pier and Murdochs store. The image is a 360-degree stitched panoramic.
Photograph of the beach, ocean, seawall and Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier on Galveston Island, Texas. This photograph is a 360-degree stitched panoramic image.
West-southwest facing panorama from the Sotol Vista Overlook in Big Bend National Park. Goat Mountain and Buro Mesa frame the photograph. Kit Mountain sits in front of Santa Elana Canyon which flanks the Mesa de Anguila and Sierra Ponce. Mountains within the Parque Nacional Cañon de Santa Elena rise in the distance.
Photograph of an abandoned cinderblock building located on U.S. 90 approx. half-way between Alpine and Marathon, TX. Building is affixed with Target wordmark and logo. A single red shopping cart sits outside. Smith Peak is visible in the background.
Photograph of a goat pen located on the north side of Highway 170 in Lajitas, TX near Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park. A sign reads: "World Famous Clay Henry Mayor of Lajitas." Clay Henry IV is visible in the foreground while an unidentified companion goat can be observed in the background.
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