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- Historic plaque on grounds of Martin Co. Courthouse: Marienfeld
- Photograph of a historic plaque in Stanton, Texas. It reads: "Marienfeld. Former name of Stanton. Begun as German colony by 5 German Catholics from Kansas, who pitched tents here, near new Texas & Pacific Railroad in 1881. The site - with a water tank, section house, telegraph office - bore name Grelton, but settlers had it changed to Marienfeld - German for "Field of Mary". County was created 1876 and named for Wylie Martin, senator in Republic of Texas. When the county organized, town became county seat. First commissioners court met here December 13, 1884. Through Protestant influence, town was renamed Stanton, 1890. (1970)"
- Governor's Community Achievement Award - Stanton
- Photograph of the Governor's Community Achievement Award. It says "Presented to Stanton 1974. Beautify Texas Council. The Governor's Community Achievement Award. For enhancing the quality of life in the community through planning, improving and preserving an attractive environment. (signed by) Governor. The State of Texas."
- Martin County Courthouse, Stanton
- Photograph of the Martin County Courthouse, built 1975 by architects Riherd & Huckabee.
- Martin County Courthouse, Stanton
- Photograph of the Martin County Courthouse in Stanton, Texas.
- Historic plaque - Midland Man
- Photograph of a historical plaque in Midland, Texas. It reads: "The Midland Man. Oldest human remains in New World. Found 1953 on ranch near here by pipeline welder Keith Glasscock. Fossilized skull, rib and hands bones had been exposed by weather conditions. Tests indicated these were bones of a woman who lived as long ago as 9000 - 9500 B.C.; nearby were bones of extinct species of horse, camel, mammoth, pecxcary, wolf, sloth; with weapons, tools and signs of ancient campfires. Drs. Fred Wendorf and Alex D. Krieger, archaeologists; Claude C. Albritton, geologist; T.D. Stewart, physician and anthropologist, made studies of the discovery. (1966)."
- Martin County Courthouse, Stanton
- Photograph of a sign that says "Martin County Courthouse" in Stanton, Texas.
- Midland County Courthouse, historic plaque on grounds
- Photograph of a historical marker in Midland, Texas. It reads: "Midland County (created and organized, March 1885). First known as the junction of many trails and site of the last Comanche raid into Texas. In 1881 the Texas and Pacific Railroad was built; equi-distant between El Paso and Fort Worth, this became known as Midland. First settler was a sheepman in 1882. Cattlemen came with Herefords in 1888. Water wells and windmills lured small farmers. Became headquarters for 1928 Permian Basin oil discovery. In 1945 its first well came in. The "Midland Man", oldest skeletal remain in North America (18,500 B.C.(, was found in 1954. (1967)"
- Dedication plaque on the Statue of Liberty copy from Boy Scouts
- Photograph of the dedication plaque on a copy of the Statue of Liberty in Midland, Texas. It reads: "With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States. The Boy Scouts of America dedicate this copy of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty. 40th anniversary crusade to strengthen the arm of liberty 1950."
- Statue of Liberty copy donated by the Boy Scouts in 1950
- Statue of Liberty copy donated by the Boy Scouts in 1950
- Midland County Courthouse cornerstone
- Photograph of a cornerstone at the Midland County courthouse. It reads: "Voelcker & Dixon Incorporated Architects. Wichita Falls, Texas. J. O. Everett Co. Genl. Contractor. Dallas, Texas."
- Midland County Courthouse cornerstone
- Photograph of a cornerstone at the Midland County courthouse. It reads: "Courthouse remodeled and expanded. Jail floor addition. Dedicated September 9, 1974."
- Midland County Courthouse cornerstone
- Photograph of a cornerstone at the Midland County courthouse. It reads: "Midland County, Texas. Judge Barbara G. Culver. Durward Wright ~ John Thomas, Charles Welch ~ Winfree Brown, Commissioners. Rosenelle Cherry, Clerk. Ed Darnell, Sheriff."
- Midland County Courthouse
- Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse. A large tree obscures the view of the front of the building.
- Transom artwork on Midland Tower, 223 W. Wall
- Midland Tower, 223 W. Wall. Transom artwork on building facing the Midland Co. Courthouse
- Midland County Courthouse
- Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse. A large tree obscures the view of the building.
- [Highway Leaving Fort Davis]
- Photograph of a highway leaving Fort Davis, Texas. There is a car on the road, and mountains are visible in the background.
- [Photograph of a West Texas Wash on the Sproul Ranch]
- Photograph of a West Texas wash on the Sproul Ranch.
- Reeves County WWII memorial
- DEDICATED TO THE ETERNAL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF REEVES COUNTY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1941-1945. ACOSTA, PASOUAL E KEHOE, GEORGE F. ALEXANDER, ROBERT LEE LARA, JUAN BAKER, ROBERT ORA MORA, BERNARDIAO D. BERKSTRESSER, GEORGE B. OLGUIN, FRANCISCO A. CHAVEZ, FRUTOSA R. ORTEGA FRANCISCO C. COPE, HORACE LEE POWERS, JIM CURTIS, HENRY HARDIN, JR. ROMERO, JOSE C. DIAZ, BONAFACIO SCOTT, C.W. DIAZ, JOSE SUBIA, FERNANDO M. DURDIN, M.A. URTADO, FRANK F. FLOYD, ANGUS PAUL VALENCIA, SANCHEZ R. HLREDIA, CATARINO M. VILLALOBOS, ROGELIO B. HILL, JOE DELBERT WILLIAMS, CHARLES, JR. THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD: AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN. AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
- Reeves County memorial to the dead of Korean and Vietnam wars
- Memorial says: "Dedicated to the eternal memory of the men of Reeves County and Barstow. Who gave their lives Korean Conflict Reeves County Ruben J. Gomez MIA 11-2-50 Thomas R. Russell 11-4-51 Walter L. Hood MIA -51 Viet Nam Conflict Reeves County Larry A. Bradley 1-7-70 William M. Harrison 2-6-69 Otha Weldon Exum 2-8-68 Richard L. Henry 6-24-69 Manuel M. Gonzales 12-10-67 Joe M. Juarez 12-10-68 Ernesto S. Perea 3-26-68 Barstow Jose Renteria Diaz 4-12-69 Emilio Gamboa Garcia 1-23-68 John F. Hummel MIA 3-6-71 "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends."
- Memorial for George Reeves, on Reeves County Courthouse grounds
- Photograph of a memorial plaque for George Reeves on Reeves County Courthouse grounds. It reads: "County named for Texas Confederate George R. Reeves (1826 - 1882). Organized, captained company in 11th Texas Cavalry start Civil War. Served in Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kentucky. Invasion of 1862 assigned to Wheeler's Cavalry in Tennessee. Promoted Colonel and command of 11th Cavalry 1863. Led regiment Chickamauga in 1864, fought in 100-day Atlanta campaign, guerilla warfare against Sherman's march to the sea. In battle at Savannah in 1865. Participated Carolinas campaign. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas, 1963."
- Reeves County Courthouse Erected 1937
- Dedication plaque: REEVES COUNTY COURT HOUSE. ERECTED 1937
- Reeves County Courthouse, Pecos
- The Reeves County Courthouse, built in 1937.
- [Texas Mountains]
- Photograph of a valley between low mountains somewhere in Texas.
- Desert Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus crooki
- Photograph of a Desert Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus crooki. It is bending down to inspect something on the ground in front of a tree.
- Desert Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus crooki
- Photograph of a Desert Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus crooki, taken at Davis Mountains State Park. It is bending down.
- Desert Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus crooki
- Photograph of a Desert Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus crooki, taken at Davis Mountains State Park. It is bending down next to a tree.
- Texas Bank and Trust Company, Sweetwater
- TEXAS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
- Mural in Sweetwater
- Sweetwater. est. 1881. Mural in Sweetwater with horses and a windmill.
- Sweetwater Municipal Building
- Sweetwater Municipal Building detail
- [Cattle on the Sproul Ranch]
- Photograph of a brown cow lying down in front of a plant on the Sproul Ranch in Fort Davis, Texas. There are rocks on the ground in front of the cow.
- Cattle on the Sproul Ranch
- Photograph of cattle on the Sproul Ranch. The cattle lays down on the ground near a tree. There is a pile of wood to the right and behind the cattle.
- [Photograph of a West Texas Wash on the Sproul Ranch]
- Photograph of a West Texas wash on the Sproul Ranch. A wash is the dry bed of an intermittent creek.
- [Photograph of a Deer]
- Photograph of a deer walking in front of trees somewhere in Texas.
- West Texas vista
- West Texas vista
- Sproul Ranch, a NASA weather radar
- Photograph of a large, grassy field at Sproul Ranch near Fort Davis, Texas, taken from a curving dirt road. In the center of the image, a NASA satellite dish is pointed at the sky, tilted at an angle to the right. Mountains are visible in the background and the sky is cloudy; a portion of a vehicle sideview mirror is visible in the lower-right corner of the photograph.
- [Cattle on the Sproul Ranch]
- Photograph of a black and white cow on the Sproul Ranch in Fort Davis, Texas.
- Cattle on the Sproul Ranch
- Photograph of a head of cattle standing in front of trees on the Sproul Ranch. It has a roan coat, and a yellow tag with the number "20" in it in its left ear.
- [Cattle on the Sproul Ranch]
- Photograph of two cows, one standing and one sitting, in a field on Sproul Ranch in Fort Davis, Texas. Rocks are visible on a slope in the background.
- Cattle on the Sproul Ranch
- Photograph of two cattle on the Sproul Ranch. The red and white cow is laying down. The lighter cow is preparing to lay down.
- Cistern at the Sproul Ranch
- Photograph of a cistern at the Sproul Ranch. It is behind a barbed wire fence, and there are many plants in the surrounding area.
- [Close-Up of Leaves]
- Photograph of leaves on a bush somewhere in Texas. An out of focus deer is visible in the background.
- [Photograph of Mount Livermore, as viewed from the Sproul Ranch]
- Photograph of Mount Livermore as seen from the Sproul Ranch.
- [Photograph of Mount Livermore]
- Photograph of Mount Livermore, elevation 8206 latitude 303759N longitude 1041001W.
- Cholla cactus
- Photograph of a Cholla cactus on the Sproul Ranch near Fort Davis, Texas.
- Deer in brush on Sproul Ranch
- Photograph of a deer hidden in the brush on Sproul Ranch. There is a pile of large rocks in front of the deer.
- [Photograph of Madrone tree, Arbutus xalapensis]
- Photograph of a tree known as the Texas Madrone, Naked Indian and Lady's Leg. Texas Arbutus, Madrono, Arbutus xalapensis
- Sproul Ranch, West Texas view
- Sproul Ranch, West Texas view. My family and I were on a jeep tour of the Sproul Ranch.
- Sproul Ranch, West Texas view
- Sproul Ranch, West Texas view
- Sproul Ranch, West Texas view
- Sproul Ranch, West Texas view
- [Photograph of Mountains]
- Photograph of a mountain somewhere in Texas. There are trees and shrubs in the field in the foreground.