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[Javelina at Big Bend National Park]

Description: Photograph of a javelina at Big Bend National Park. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Rattlesnake, badger, and Javelina make the dry, brushy areas their domain. Many ranch children have raised baby Javelinas into fine pets" (p. 11).
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Quail at Big Bend National Park]

Description: Photograph of two quail standing on stones in front of brush and greenery at Big Bend National Park. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Quail and dove seasons net a good time and a fine meal as well as controlling flock population" (p. 11).
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Two bobcats at Big Bend National Park]

Description: Photograph of two bobcats drinking from a body of water at Big Bend National Park. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Ranchers often have to hunt mountain lion, coyote, and bobcat to protect their flocks of sheep and newborn calves" (p. 11).
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Bighorn sheep at Big Bend National Park]

Description: Photograph of two male and one female bighorn sheep on the side of a hill or mountain, surrounded by desert brush and bushes at Big Bend National Park. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Bighorn sheep are being reintroduced in the rocky mountains of the Black Gap Game Preserve" (p. 11).
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Antelope herd at Big Bend National Park]

Description: Photograph of an antelope herd at Big Bend National Park; more than fifteen antelope are running across a large grassy plain. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The wildlife is as varied as the land on which it feeds. During the hunting seasons, sportsmen come to kill mule deer and antelope. The casual traveler can usually spot both grazing in the pastures" (p. 11).
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Small body of water at Big Bend National Park]

Description: Photograph of the banks of a curving river at Big Bend National Park. Vegetation is growing along the banks of the water and there are desert hills rising on the right side of the photo. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "An excellent highway curves through terrain in which hikers are often lost in the rough mountains of the park along the Rio Grande. The native has a deep respect for the land which the traveler must quickly learn if he takes it upon himself to stray… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Three individuals resting near a canyon at Big Bend National Park]

Description: Photograph of three individuals resting near a canyon at Big Bend National Park. One of the individuals is lying on the side of the ridge, the individual beside them is seated talking with the third individual who is standing and leaning on their left leg forward.
Date: 2001
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Body of water at Big Bend National Park surrounded by buildings and hills]

Description: Photograph a river winding through the desert landscape at Big Bend National Park. Some buildings are visible in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The native has a deep respect of the land which the traveler must quickly learn if he takes it upon himself to stray from the trails" (p. 10).
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Study Butte Cinnabar Mine]

Description: Photograph of a Story Butte cinnabar mine west of Big Bend National Park. A ruined structure is located on the left side of the photo and there is some plant life growing in the area.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Terlingua Ghost Town 1]

Description: Photograph of a Terlingua ghost town in Big Bend National Park. A ruined building surrounded by rubble is located in the foreground of the photo and a structure can be seen in the distance. Various plant life is growing throughout the surrounding area.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Terlingua Ghost Town 2]

Description: Photograph of a Terlingua ghost town in Big Bend National Park. There are ruined structures scattered throughout the area and various plant life is growing around the structures.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University
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