Photography on the South Texas Frontier: Images from the Witte Museum Collection
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Photography on the South Texas Frontier: Images from the Witte Museum Collection
By (Author) Bruce M. Shackelford
Trinity University Press,U.S.
Trinity University Press,U.S.
4th January 2010
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Places and peoples: general and pictorial works
History of art
History of the Americas
Local history
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
History
Photographs: collections
770.9764351
Physical Properties
Paperback
112
Width 254mm, Height 254mm
496g
Description
Introductory text in this handsome coffee table book accompanies compelling historic South Texas images, from cowboys to firewood vendors to the imprisoned Geronimo to Mrs. Favres piano class enjoying a picnic.
Reviews
"These rare photographs, edited with such great affection, insight, and skill, provide a unique window into our region's past and deserve an honored place on the bookshelf of anyone who loves the land and people of South Texas."-- San Antonio Express-News
Author Bio
Bruce M. Shackelford is a researcher, writer, and photographer who specializes in the history of the trans-Mississippi West and North American Indian art and culture.
