See What It Was Like To Live In Rural Texas In The 1970s
Woodrow Wilson, One of Leakey's Local Characters, in His Pickup. He Never Works, But Sits Staring at the River from 7 A.M until Sunset 06/1972
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A Skinned Possum Shown by One of the Oldest Trappers in Texas, the Town of Leakey. Near San Antonio, 12/1973
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Fur Skins of Fox, Raccoon and Bobcat Being Prepared for Market in Leakey, Texas, near San Antonio, 12/1973
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Cow on a Farm near Leakey, Being De-Horned. Near San Antonio, 12/1973
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Fur Buyer with a Load of Deer Hides in Leakey, near San Antonio, 12/1973
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Young Woman from San Antonio, Texas, Who Spends Her Vacations in Leakey, Texas, Because She Likes the People and Has Many Friends in the Town. Near San Antonio 12/1973
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Workers from Mexico at a Cedar Mill near Leakey, Texas, as a Supervisor Stands by near San Antonio 12/1973
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Teenage Girls Wading the Frio Canyon River near Leakey Texas, While on an Outing with Friends near San Antonio 05/1973
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One Girl Smokes Pot While Her Friend Watches During an Outing in Cedar Woods near Leakey, Texas. (Taken with Permission) near San Antonio. One of Nine Pictures 05/1973
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Sheep Being Sheared on a Ranch, near Leakey, Texas, and San Antonio 05/1973
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Sheared Sheep on a Ranch near Leakey, Texas, Awaiting Transport to a Slaughter House on Return to Pasture near San Antonio 05/1973
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Pizza Place in the Town of Leakey, Texas, near San Antonio 05/1973
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Deer Hunters Drink and Play Poker While Waiting for Wild Deer. The Hunters Have Built a Permanent Camp to Which They Return Each Year, 11/1972
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The First Deer Casualty of the Hunting Season Is Tied to Top of Automobile. Leakey Gasoline Station 11/1972
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Main Street of Leakey, 11/1972
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Morris Fisher, Owner of the Local Grocery and Drugstore, 11/1972
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The Atlas Chemical Company Belches Smoke across Pasture Land in Foreground. The Plant Is Referred to as "Old Darky" in the Community Because Black Soot from the Plant Covers Everything Near-By. One Farmer Claims He Lost Several Cows Due to Soot and Chemicals from Atlas, 06/1972
![The Atlas Chemical Company Belches Smoke across Pasture Land in Foreground. The Plant Is Referred to as "Old Darky" in the Community Because Black Soot from the Plant Covers Everything Near-By. One Farmer Claims He Lost Several Cows Due to Soot and Chemicals from Atlas, 06/1972](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-22216814,width-700,height-525,imgsize-441328/1972.jpg)
Swimming in Polluted Lake Charles. Olin-Mathieson Plant in Background 06/1972
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Deer Hunters Prepare Their Evening Meal at the Permanent Camp They Have Constructed near Wild Deer Feeding Places. They Construct Blinds near the Feeding Places and Slaughter the Animals When They Come for Food, 11/1972
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The First Deer Killed in the Hunting Season Arrives at Deer Storage 11/1972
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Larry Roming, 34, and Frank Stumbaugh 27, at the Hunter's Permanent Camp. The Hunters Fatten Wild Deer by Leaving Grain at Their Feeding Places. 11/1972
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Jack Hilliard, Deer Hunter, Wears His Handgun While Playing Poker at the Hunters' Camp. He Uses It to Kill Rattlesnakes in the Forest, 11/1972
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Deer Hunters at Their Permanent Camp Amuse Themselves between Real Kills. They Leave Grain at the Deer's Feeding Places and Wait until Sunset When the Deer Come Out to Feed. Hiding behind Deer Blinds, the Hunters Find the Animals an Easy Prey, 11/1972
![Deer Hunters at Their Permanent Camp Amuse Themselves between Real Kills. They Leave Grain at the Deer](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-22216822,width-700,height-525,imgsize-434058/1972.jpg)
City Street Car, 07/1972
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Mayor Casey in the Truck That Is His Traveling "Office." He Uses the Doors for His "Files." 06/1972
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Mayor Casey's Chalk Board Hangs Outside His Office. He Uses the Board for Advertisements and Other "Messages" to His Constituency, 06/1972
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Oil Derrick beside Restaurant and Used Car Lot, 06/1972
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Message on a Wall in the Frio Canyon Lodge, 07/1972
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Sunday Services in Leakey 07/1972
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Leakey Store Owners, 07/1972
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Father and Son Who Own One of the Ranches in the Leakey Texas, and San Antonio Area Watch as Sheep Are Sheared, 05/1973
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Spurs of a Ranch Hand Who Works in the Area of Leakey Texas, near San Antonio 05/1973
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Miss Junior Texas Shown with Friends in Leakey, Texas, Her Home Town, near San Antonio, 05/1973
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Ranch Family in the Leakey, Texas, and San Antonio Area Eating on the Porch of the Bunkhouse 05/1973
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Motorcyclist from Leakey, Texas, Stops to Talk with Friends near San Antonio, 05/1973
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