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Texan Collection (#7)

"Texan: A Tapestry of History, Culture

Background imageTexan Collection: Texas star, Austin, Texas, USA

Texas star, Austin, Texas, USA
Texas star, Austin, Texas, Usa

Background imageTexan Collection: Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata), adult perched on icy branch of Possum Haw Holly

Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata), adult perched on icy branch of Possum Haw Holly (Ilex decidua) with berries, Hill Country, Texas, USA

Background imageTexan Collection: Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), adult perched on icy branch of Possum Haw Holly

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), adult perched on icy branch of Possum Haw Holly (Ilex decidua) with berries, Hill Country, Texas, USA

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: ROUNDUP, 1939. Cattle roundup near Marfa, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, 1939

TEXAS: ROUNDUP, 1939. Cattle roundup near Marfa, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, 1939

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: CATTLE RANGE, 1938. Cattle range in the Texas Panhandle. Photograph by Dorothea Lange

TEXAS: CATTLE RANGE, 1938. Cattle range in the Texas Panhandle. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1938

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: CATTLE RANCH, 1943. Cattle ranch in Codman, Texas. Photograph by Jack Delano

TEXAS: CATTLE RANCH, 1943. Cattle ranch in Codman, Texas. Photograph by Jack Delano, March 1943

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: COWBOY, 1939. A cowboy roping a horse in the corral on a cattle ranch near Spur, Texas

TEXAS: COWBOY, 1939. A cowboy roping a horse in the corral on a cattle ranch near Spur, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, May 1939

Background imageTexan Collection: MIGRANT WORKER, 1938. A young African American wife cooking breakfast roadside

MIGRANT WORKER, 1938. A young African American wife cooking breakfast roadside on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1938

Background imageTexan Collection: MIGRANT BOY, 1939. Son of a migrant family in the back seat of a car near Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

MIGRANT BOY, 1939. Son of a migrant family in the back seat of a car near Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
MIGRANT CHILD, 1939. A migrant boy from Texas looking out the back of the family truck, east of Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Photograph by Russell Lee, June 1939

Background imageTexan Collection: MIGRANT FARMER, 1935. A migrant family from Texas traveling to Oregon through California on U

MIGRANT FARMER, 1935. A migrant family from Texas traveling to Oregon through California on U.S. Highway 99. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, March 1935

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS FARM, 1938. Furrowing against the wind to check the drift of sand on a farm

TEXAS FARM, 1938. Furrowing against the wind to check the drift of sand on a farm north of Dalhart, Texas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1938

Background imageTexan Collection: Source Size = 3943 x 3684

Source Size = 3943 x 3684
The War in America: Texan Rangers (Federalists) Reconnoitring between Alexandria and Fairfax, Virginia

Background imageTexan Collection: Hunting panthers from an airplane in Texas, illustration from Le Petit Journal

Hunting panthers from an airplane in Texas, illustration from Le Petit Journal
XIR346339 Hunting panthers from an airplane in Texas, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 17th December 1911 (colour litho) by French School

Background imageTexan Collection: Flag at an antique gas station, Adrian, Texas, USA. Route 66

Flag at an antique gas station, Adrian, Texas, USA. Route 66

Background imageTexan Collection: GALVESTON JETTY, 1896. Cross-section of the jetties at Galveston Harbor, Texas

GALVESTON JETTY, 1896. Cross-section of the jetties at Galveston Harbor, Texas. Engraving, American, 1896

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAN RANGER, 1861. A Texan Ranger. Wood engraving, American, 1861

TEXAN RANGER, 1861. A Texan Ranger. Wood engraving, American, 1861

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: EL PASO, c1907. Mexican church at El Paso, Texas. Photograph, c1907

TEXAS: EL PASO, c1907. Mexican church at El Paso, Texas. Photograph, c1907

Background imageTexan Collection: JOSE RODRIGUEZ POLICARPO (1829-1914). Mexican-American scout and minister

JOSE RODRIGUEZ POLICARPO (1829-1914). Mexican-American scout and minister. Photographed with his family in front of their ranch at Privilege Creek in Bandera County, Texas, late 19th century

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: ADOBE HOUSE, c1907. A Mexican-American adobe house at El Paso, Texas

TEXAS: ADOBE HOUSE, c1907. A Mexican-American adobe house at El Paso, Texas. In the background is Mount Franklin. Photograph, c1907

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS BROADSIDE, 1836. Broadside advertising a free passage to Texas after winning

TEXAS BROADSIDE, 1836. Broadside advertising a free passage to Texas after winning independence from Mexico, March 1836

Background imageTexan Collection: AUDUBON: SKUNK. Texan, or American hog-nosed, skunk (Conepatus leuconotus). Lithograph

AUDUBON: SKUNK. Texan, or American hog-nosed, skunk (Conepatus leuconotus). Lithograph, c1851, after a painting by John James Audubon for his Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: SPANISH MISSION. The Mission Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, on what is now

TEXAS: SPANISH MISSION. The Mission Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, on what is now the Mexican side of the Rio Grande River. Undated drawing

Background imageTexan Collection: MISSION SAN JOSE, 1878. Entrance to the neglected Mission San Jose in San Antonio, Texas

MISSION SAN JOSE, 1878. Entrance to the neglected Mission San Jose in San Antonio, Texas. Painting by Thomas Allen, 1878

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: OIL FIELD, c1919. View of the oil field and camp at Burkburnett, Texas, from the northwest

TEXAS: OIL FIELD, c1919. View of the oil field and camp at Burkburnett, Texas, from the northwest. Photograph, c1919

Background imageTexan Collection: COUNTRY WEDDING, c1900. Bride and groom photographed after the wedding ceremony at Plum

COUNTRY WEDDING, c1900. Bride and groom photographed after the wedding ceremony at Plum, Fayette County, Texas, c1900

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1908. Five cowboys outdoors with two of them getting haircuts

TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1908. Five cowboys outdoors with two of them getting haircuts on a Sunday afternoon at a ranch in Texas. Photograph, c1908

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1904. A group of cowboys branding cattle on a ranch in Texas. Photograph

TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1904. A group of cowboys branding cattle on a ranch in Texas. Photograph, c1904

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1908. Two cowboys on horseback traveling down a rocky hillside

TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1908. Two cowboys on horseback traveling down a rocky hillside trail at the LS Ranch in Texas. Photograph by Erwin Evans Smith, c1908

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1907. Five cowboys gathered together as one of them draws a map

TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1907. Five cowboys gathered together as one of them draws a map on the ground beside their horses, Texas. Photograph by Erwin Evans Smith, c1907

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1907. Two cowboys breaking a horse in a corral on the LS Ranch in Texas

TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1907. Two cowboys breaking a horse in a corral on the LS Ranch in Texas. Photograph by Erwin Evans Smith, c1907

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1907. Two cowboys pulling a cow lying on its side from a gully in Texas

TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1907. Two cowboys pulling a cow lying on its side from a gully in Texas. Photograph by Erwin Evans Smith, c1907

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1907. Two cowboys reading mail next to a USM postbox near the

TEXAS: COWBOYS, c1907. Two cowboys reading mail next to a USM postbox near the LS Ranch in Texas. Photograph by Erwin Evans Smith, c1907

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: COWBOY, c1907. A cowboy breaking a horse in a corral on the LS Ranch in Texas

TEXAS: COWBOY, c1907. A cowboy breaking a horse in a corral on the LS Ranch in Texas. Photograph by Erwin Evans Smith, c1907

Background imageTexan Collection: HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1913. Orphan boys as young as seven years old, from the Baptist Orphanage

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1913. Orphan boys as young as seven years old, from the Baptist Orphanage, working on a cotton field near Waxahachie, Texas. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1913

Background imageTexan Collection: TEXAS: COTTON FIELD, c1904. African American workers weighing cotton in a field in Texas

TEXAS: COTTON FIELD, c1904. African American workers weighing cotton in a field in Texas. Stereograph, c1904

Background imageTexan Collection: East 6th Street - Austin, Texas, USA - Driskill Hotel

East 6th Street - Austin, Texas, USA - Driskill Hotel
East 6th Street - Austin, Texas, USA. The building back centre is The Driskill Hotel (still standing). Built in 1886 as the showplace of cattle baron Jesse Driskill. Date: 1908

Background imageTexan Collection: Texan Movie Star Bessie Love

Texan Movie Star Bessie Love (1898-1986) - won an Academy Award nomination for Broadway Melody - recognised with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - appeared in films between 1916 and 1983!

Background imageTexan Collection: The Goddess of Liberty on top of the Texas state capitol building in Austin

The Goddess of Liberty on top of the Texas state capitol building in Austin

Background imageTexan Collection: The Texas state capitol building in Austin. texas, texan, state, united states

The Texas state capitol building in Austin. texas, texan, state, united states
The Texas state capitol building in Austin

Background imageTexan Collection: Texas Horned Lizard Phrynosoma cornutum Southern Texas

Texas Horned Lizard Phrynosoma cornutum Southern Texas
Texas Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum, Southern Texas

Background imageTexan Collection: The T-6 Texan, a training plane for the U. S. Navy over the Gulf of Mexico, 1943

The T-6 Texan, a training plane for the U. S. Navy over the Gulf of Mexico, 1943
AMERICAN TRAINING PLANE. The T-6 Texan, a training plane for the U.S. Navy over the Gulf of Mexico, 1943

Background imageTexan Collection: View of city centre with skyscrapers, Texas, U. S. A. March

View of city centre with skyscrapers, Texas, U. S. A. March
View of city centre with skyscrapers, Texas, U.S.A. March

Background imageTexan Collection: North American T-6J Texan 52-8555

North American T-6J Texan 52-8555
North American T-6J Texan, 52-8555

Background imageTexan Collection: Texas Longhorn Cow (Bos taurus), side view

Texas Longhorn Cow (Bos taurus), side view

Background imageTexan Collection: Desmatosuchus archosaurs, artwork

Desmatosuchus archosaurs, artwork
Desmatosuchus archosaurs. Computer artwork of 15-foot-long (4.5 metres) Desmatosuchus sp. aetosaurian archosaurs searching for edible roots amidst cycads and ferns 230 millions years ago

Background imageTexan Collection: Postosuchus archosaur, artwork

Postosuchus archosaur, artwork
Postosuchus archosaur. Computer artwork of a 12-foot-long (3.7 metres) Postosuchus sp. rauisuchian archosaur on a hilltop 220 millions years ago, during the Late Triassic period

Background imageTexan Collection: Storm chasing, Texas, USA

Storm chasing, Texas, USA
Storm chasing. Tornado researcher monitoring a severe thunderstorm from inside a Doppler on Wheels (DOW) portable weather radar truck

Background imageTexan Collection: Mexican Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) adult, feeding, filling cheek pouches, South Texas

Mexican Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) adult, feeding, filling cheek pouches, South Texas, U. S. A. april
Mexican Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) adult, feeding, filling cheek pouches, South Texas, U.S.A. april




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"Texan: A Tapestry of History, Culture, and Resilience" From the iconic Texas flag that symbolizes the indomitable spirit of its people to the historic battle at Mier in 1842, Texan pride runs deep. The drilling rigs scattered across churchyards in Kilgore serve as a constant reminder of the state's rich oil heritage. The image of an oil gusher erupting in Houston captures the essence of Texas' economic prowess and its significant contribution to America's energy industry. It was here that tragedy struck when President Kennedy's motorcade passed through Dallas on that fateful day in 1963, forever etching his assassination into Texan history. Sam Houston, a legendary figure who played a pivotal role in shaping Texas as we know it today, stands tall among Texans' heroes. And soaring above is the North American SNJ-2 Texan N66082 aircraft, representing their unwavering spirit and love for aviation. Venturing off Route 66 leads us to Conway Bug Ranch - an eccentric display made entirely from VW Beetles - showcasing Texans' unique creativity and sense of humor. Meanwhile, Wimberley proudly displays its Texas state flag art as a testament to local artistic expression. With "A Texans eye view of the USA, " one can appreciate the vastness and diversity within this great state. Cowboys wrangling bucking broncos on ranches exemplify their rugged determination while photographs captured during Amarillo's Dust Bowl remind us how resilience has always been woven into their DNA. And finally, Pilatus PC-9 ZG969 soars through Texan skies with grace and precision – embodying both technological advancement and military strength. In every corner of this vast land lies evidence of what it means to be a true Texan: fierce loyalty to tradition blended with an unyielding drive for progress.