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[Mojave Yucca]

Description: Postcard photograph of Mojave Yucca desert plants. The Mojave yucca or 'Spanish dagger' is cactus plant that is mostly native to the Mojave Desert, Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert of southeastern California, Baja California, New Mexico, southern Nevada and Arizona. The flowering plant also thrives in parts of West Texas. The creator of this image does not provide information for the location of this event. Also, no information is known about the mountains in the background.
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Fort Davis

Description: This photograph shows Fort Davis at a distance with mountains in the background. In the foreground, there are cacti and two young boys sitting on a rock in the lower right hand corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: Burgess, Glenn
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[View at Bear Mountain]

Description: Photograph of large boulders and foliage growing on Bear Mountain at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. Cacti and other small plants are located in the foreground of the photo while boulders and trees are located at the top of the hill.
Date: August 1951
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Person at Enchanted Rock Slope]

Description: Photograph of a person standing near the top of a slope at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. The slope consists of many large rocks and boulders with cacti, trees, and other foliage protruding from the cracks.
Date: 1951
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Red cactus flower]

Description: Photograph of a red cactus flower. The petals of the flower are red towards the ends and yellow towards the center. Two other flowers which have yet to bloom can be seen behind the flower. Several of the cactus' stems are visible in the background as well.
Date: 197X
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscenses

Description: This book serves as a "treatise on insect and animal life" (p. 4) in and around San Antonio, Texas. It discusses the life patterns and behavior of Texas insects, fish, reptiles and other animals, as well as the hunting practices of the time, all in great detail and with accompanying photographs.
Date: 1913
Creator: Menger, R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

[Cactus]

Description: Photograph of a prickly pear cactus at the top of an incline with other desert plants visible in the background.
Date: January 16, 2005
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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