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"Texas" sign on an old building in Stanton, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A luxurient field of bluebonnets, the state flower, near Marble Falls in the Texas Hill Country. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Texas flag, painted on boarded-up window in Brownwood, the seat of Brown County in Central Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A fanciful map of Texas, depicted on a downtown wall in Pecos, the seat of Reeves County. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Texas state flags line a path through the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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"Austin, Texas" mural — evoking a postcard image — on Guadalupe Street, north of the University of Texas at Austin. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Battleship Texas Houston. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Galveston, Texas, Oil Rigs ;Galveston, Texas, Oil Rigs. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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USS Texas, the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Rainbow over the West Texas prairie - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A representation of the sign for the Texas portion of the old U.S. Highway 66, posted during a short portion of that road still existing in Amarillo, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A massive cloud presages a thunderstorm above Groom, a tiny community along old U.S. Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

An up-close look at a giraffe at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Coiled rattlesnake in brush outside San Marcos, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A literal pit of vipers at the "World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup" in Sweetwater, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Industrial scene on Nueces Bay in Corpus Christi, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Fancy cowboy boots for sale at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A wind-turbine farm near the city of Snyder in Scurry County, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The flag of Texas, depicted on a downtown wall in Pecos, the seat of Reeves County, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Curious horses on a ranch in Red River County near Detroit, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Rio Grande River in Big Bend Ranch State Park in lower Brewster County, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Sunset scene in rural Tom Green County, Texas, northeast of San Angelo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Lucio Jimenez, Pablo Martinez, Carlos Lara and Javier Rodrigjez of the the Los Liberadores Group pose menacingly at the Zapata County Fair in Zapata, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Part of the 200-head longhorn herd at the 1,800-acre Lonesome Pine Ranch, a working cattle ranch that is part of the Texas Ranch Life ranch resort near Chappell Hill in Austin County, Texas. The ranch, originally settled in 1823 by one of the "Old 300" Texas pioneers who received land grants from Stephen F. Austin, is home to quarter horses, American bison, abundant wildlife and the Texas longhorn herd. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Painting of the American and Texas flags on a building in Albany, Texas, seat of Shackelford County. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

$Big Tex, 55-foot-tall statue and marketing icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. The figure has become a cultural icon of Dallas and Texas. On October 19, 2012, THIS Big Tex was destroyed by an electrical fire that started in the in the right boot and worked its way up the structure. It was replaced a "new" Tex. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.$

Cowhand Lars Hollis atop his horse, Catote, at the 1,800-acre Lonesome Pine Ranch, a working cattle ranch that is part of the Texas Ranch Life ranch resort near Chappell Hill in Austin County, Texas. The ranch, originally settled in 1823 by one of the "Old 300" Texas pioneers who received land grants from Stephen F. Austin, is home to quarter horses, American bison, abundant wildlife and a large Texas longhorn herd. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Two "gunslingers" (historical intrepreters Wes Hughes, left, and Thornton Young) fire away in a showdown on the street at the Enchanted Springs Ranch and Old West theme park, special-events venue, and frequent movie and television-commercial set in Boerne, Texas, northwest of San Antonio. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Dusk shot of barges traversing a short canal that connects the Sabine Pass waterway separating Texas from Louisians, and the Trinity River, south of Port Arthur, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

The rotunda ceiling of the Texas capitol in Austin. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The "Texas Room" at Bayou Bend mansion, the former home of philanthropist and collector Ima Hogg in Houston, Texas. Whereas other rooms in the home feature elegant classical furnishings, this room is far more informal and (Texas) thematic. Of special note is the c. 1885–95 rocking chair in the left corner, made from Texas steer horns and jaguar hide, attributed to Wenzel Friedrich. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Victor Gomez, whose heritage is Seneca, at the Celebrations of Traditions Pow Wow, an official Native American Pow Wow this is part of the annual, month-long Fiesta San Antonio in Texas. The Pow Wow is sponsored by United San Antonio Pow Wow, Inc., a Texas nonprofit organization devoted to promoting the culture and traditions of the American Indian. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Dusk shot of the neon sign for the Maverick Inn in Alpine, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

An oil refinery in Groves, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Brennan Wells, on the black horse, Kayla McShane, on the paint; and Macy Milbert, on the Appaloosa, ride along Padre Island, near Corpus Christi, Texas. Wells owns the nearby, aptly named “Horses on the Beach” horseback-riding operation; the women are hands. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Houston, Texas from Buffalo Bayou Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Mural across from the San Ysleta Mission in El Paso. The mission was built in 1682 by members of the Tigua Indian tribe who had been forced to flee their ancestral home near what is now Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is the oldest mission in Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A 19-story-high cross near Groom in the Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Curious cattle on a ranch in Red River County near Detroit, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A turtle glides through the water at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Industrial scene on Nueces Bay in Corpus Christi, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

This approximately four-fifths-scale replica of England's famous Stonehenge prehistoric monument stands in Odessa, Texas. It was built by students at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin out of 20 stone blocks in about six weeks. The original may have taken 2,000 years to complete! Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Port of Houston, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

United States-Mexican border-security fence in Brownsville, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A vintage Dr. Pepper soft-drink outdoor advertisement in Anson, the seat of Jones County, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A herd of longhorn cattle grazing near the Fort Griffin town site. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A perfectly flat wheatfield, worthy of western Kansas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Yearlings on a ranch in Red River County near Detroit, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

The J.J. Pickle Federal Building in downtown Austin, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Dusk view of the Dallas, Texas skyline. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Rugged terrain north of Big Bend National Park in the "Trans-Pecos" region of southwest Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Wagon wheel against a stone fence at Hueco Tanks State Park, northwest of El Paso, USA. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Dusk shot of an industrial scene along the road from Port Arthur to Sabine Pass, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The Small Parlor in the northeast corner of the first floor in the 1856 section of the Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin. The cove molding and mantels with mirrors date to the Joseph D. Sayers Administration, 1899-1903. Built in 1854, the building was designed by prominent architect Abner Cook and has been the home of every Texas governor since 1856. The building is the oldest continuously inhabited house in Texas and fourth-oldest governor's mansion in the United States that has been continuously occupied by a chief executive. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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One of the twice-daily parades of longhorn steers (for tourists' enjoyment) up Exchange Street in the Stockyards District of Fort Worth. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Horse within a lovely meadow in the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in Johnson City, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

The State of Texas raises longhorn cattle at Abilene State Historical Park on the site of old Fort Griffin. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

One of of American artist James Turrell’s more than 82 “Skyspace” installments around the world. This one stands on the Rice University campus in Houston. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Sanctuary of the Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church, also known as the St. Mary Catholic Church, in High Hill, a little community near Schulenberg in Fayette County, Texas. This is considered the "queen" of what Texans call their "painted churches." Its decorative paintings were executed by Ferdinand Stockert and Hermann Kern in 1912. They also painted the walls and ceiling of Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in San Antonio. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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City of Houston by Night. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Rolling irrigation sprinkler at work along the road carrying U.S. Highways 62-180 near the New Mexico border in Hudspeth County, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Some of the genuine Old West possessions displayed inside a bunkhouse — a small railroad office moved to the location and converted for ranch use — on a ranch owned by Annie Young Shelton and Ferol Shelton near Clarendon in the Texas Panhandle. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

The sixth-floor storeroom of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, where Lee Harvey Oswald, the presumed (by most) assassin of President John F. Kennedy, found a perch above Dealey Plaza, along which Kennedy, Texas governor John Connally, who was wounded, and their wives rode in an open touring car on Nov. 22, 1963. Now called the Sixth Floor Museum, the site is operated by the Dallas County Historical Foundation. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Atrium of the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin, one of the foremost university art museums in the country. Its permanent collection of more than 17,000 works is recognized for its European paintings, an encyclopedic collection of prints and drawings, and modern and contemporary American and Latin American art. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Formations in the "Cave Without a Name," located near Boerne in Kendall County, Texas. It has been commercially operated as a show cave and open for public tours since 1939. The cave went largely unnoticed again until the 1920s during the era of Prohibition when a small moonshine distillery was installed in the uppermost cavern. It again fell into obscurity until three local farm children rediscovered the sinkhole in 1935. The show cave received its name after its official opening in 1939, when a young boy suggested that the cave "was too beautiful to have a name." Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The Alamo mission in San Antonio. Here in 1836, following a 13-day siege during the Texas Revolution, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault that wiped out the Texian (yes, they called themselves Texians) garrison, including Davy Crocket and Jim Bowie. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The Mexican artillery goes into action at the annual Battle of San Jacinto Festival and Battle Reenactment, a living-history retelling and demonstration of the historic Battle of San Jacinto. This was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. Santa Anna, the President of Mexico, was captured the following day and held as a prisoner of war. Three weeks later, he signed the peace treaty that dictated that the Mexican army leave the region, paving the way for the Republic of Texas to become an independent country. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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