Historic Texas from the Air Book

Authors' Preface
Photographer's Preface

1 The Land
1.I Introduction
1.1 Geology: Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park
1.2 Geology: Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park
1.3 Hydrography: Brazos River, Palo Pinto County.
1.4 Climate: Images of Drought and Hurricane
1.5 Vegetation: Sabal Palms, Brownsville
1.6 Vegetation: The Big Thicket, near Kountze

2 The Indian Presence
2.I Introduction
2.1 Alibates Flint Quarries, vicinity of Amarillo
2.2 Enchanted Rock, Fredericksburg
2.3 Caddo Mounds, Alto
2.4 Comanche Peak, Granbury
2.5 Medicine Mounds, Hardeman County
2.6 Hueco Tanks, El Paso
2.7 Palo Duro Canyon, vicinity of Amarillo

3 French and Spaniards
3.I Introduction
3.1 The Wreck of the Belle, Matagorda Bay
3.2 Mission Isleta, El Paso
3.3 Mission Socorro, El Paso
3.4 San Elizario, El Paso
3.5 Mission San José, San Antonio
3.6 The Alamo, San Antonio
3.7 Mission and Presidio, Goliad
3.8 La Lomita Chapel, Mission
3.9 Lost Pines and Camino Real Crossing, Bastrop
3.10 Town Center and Camino Real, Nacogdoches
3.11 Town Center and Camino Real, San Augustine
3.12 Landmark Inn, Castroville
3.13 San Jacinto Monument, Harris County

4 Nineteenth-Century Anglos: Forts and Communications
4.I Introduction
4.1 Palo Alto Battlefield, Brownsville
4.2 Fort Ringgold, Rio Grande City
4.3 Fort Phantom Hill, Abilene
4.4 Fort Davis, Fort Davis
4.5 Fort McKavett, Menard
4.6 Sabine Pass, Jefferson County
4.7 Fort Richardson, Jacksboro
4.8 Fort Concho, San Angelo
4.9 Fanthorp Inn, Anderson
4.10 Stagecoach Inn, Salado
4.11Winedale, Round Top
4.12 Washington-on-the-Brazos, Chappell Hill
4.13 Site of Former Port, Indianola
4.14 Union Depot, El Paso
4.15 Suspension Bridge, Waco

5 Nineteenth-century Anglos: Settlements and Industries
5.I Introduction
5.1 Kreische Brewery, La Grange
5.2 Main Square, San Marcos
5.3 Fulton Mansion, Rockport
5.4 A Former Confederate City, Jefferson
5.5 Town Center, Abilene
5.6 Baylor University, Waco
5.7 Capitol Building and University of Texas, Austin
5.8 Site of the Salt War, El Paso
5.9 Industrial Ghost Town, Thurber
5.10 Mercury Mining Town, Terlingua
5.11 Silver Mining Town, Shafter
5.12 The Elissa, Galveston
5.13 Saint Peter's Church, Boerne
5.14 Courthouse Square, Granbury
5.15 Courthouse Square, Weatherford

6 Texas in the Twentieth Century
6.I Introduction
6.1 University of Texas at El Paso
6.2 Southern Methodist University, Dallas
6.3 Chautauqua Building, Waxahachie
6.4 Spindletop, Beaumont
6.5 Ship Channel, Houston
6.6 Seawall, Galveston
6.7 Fair Park, Dallas
6.8 Dealey Plaza, Dallas
6.9 Stockyards, Fort Worth
6.10 The Mixmaster, Fort Worth
6.11 Cultural District, Fort Worth
6.12 Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells
6.13 Johnson Ranch, Stonewall
6.14 USS Lexington, Corpus Christi
6.15 Six Flags over Texas, Arlington
6.16 Astrodome, Houston
6.17 Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Conclusion