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Record Detail

Call Number:

PH-00044

Collection Name:

Wendy Watriss and Frederick C. Baldwin Photography Collection

Creator:

Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021)

Watriss, Wendy (1943 - )

No. of Items:

29 photographs

Span Dates:

1970-1972

Description:

The collection consists of 29 photographs by Wendy Watriss (American, born 1943) and Fred Baldwin (American, born in Switzerland, 1929-2021), a photojournalist team who concentrate on social issues. Depicted are rural scenes and people from East-Central, Southeast, and Southwest Texas, including Grimes, Gillespie, Kendall, Brooks, Hidalgo, and Presidio counties, taken between 1970 and 1972. Item-level information follows.

977:0044:0001 -- Wife of black farmer and landowner, Grimes County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0002 -- Sheriff of Grimes County for more than 15 years, Grimes County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0003 -- Daughter and grandson of black farmer, Grimes County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0004 -- Saturday morning outside the grocery store in the county seat of Anderson, Grimes County, 1970? Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0005 -- A blacksmith and church deacon in the county seat of Anderson, Grimes County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0006 -- Black farmer and landowner, whose grandfather was a slave brought from Georgia to work cotton fields in East Texas, Grimes County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0007 -- Private home, 1972. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0008 -- Retired farmer of German ancestry drinking afternoon beer in general store at Luckenbach, Gillespie County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0009 -- A farm woman of German ancestry making curd cheese, Gillespie County, 1972. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0010 -- Retired farmer of German ancestry in afternoon card game at Domino Hall in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, 1972. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0011 -- Afternoon card games at Domino Hall in Fredericksburg. Players still speak German to one another, Gillespie County, 1972. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0012 -- Brother and sister of German ancestry on farmstead built by grandfather, who was one of German pioneers to Hill County in 1850s and 1860s. Stone house built in late 1880s., Gillespie County, 1972. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0013 -- Norman Dietal, editor of the Fredericksburg Radio Post which was founded by his father in the early 1900s, Gillespie County, 1972. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0014 -- An evening at Pat's Dance Hall in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, 1972. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0015 -- A ranching family of English ancestry in the Hill country. Son of Alfred Giles, the well-known San Antonio architect, Kendall County, 1972. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0016 -- Rancher of German ancestry with cousin and sheep dogs in Hill country, Kendall County, 1972. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0017 -- Mexican cowboy going out to get remuda during round-up (autumn) time on large ranch in chaparral country, Brooks County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0018 -- Crop dusting on vegetable fields irrigated by water from Rio Grande River, Hidalgo County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0019 -- Rancher of Mexican ancestry in chaparral Country, Hidalgo County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0020 -- In mid-summer, a cotton field which had been flooded by rain and then burnt by the sun, Hidalgo County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0021 -- James McAllen, rancher and descendant of one of the first Anglo-American ranchers in the lower chaparral country. Ranch is still situated on one of 17th-18th C. Spanish land grants, Hidalgo County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0022 -- Chicana woman, daughter of migrant workers, and son, Hidalgo County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0023 -- A Cotton farmer of Mexican ancestry along Rio Grande River, Presidio County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0024 -- Adobe homestead along Rio Grande belonging to Mexican woman, married to a man who works for cattle ranchers in Big Bend area, Presidio County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0025 -- Mexican woman living along Rio Grande making cheese cakes, Presidio County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0026 -- Methodist Church, East-Central Texas, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0027 -- Farm couple of German ancestry standing in front of stone house built by German settlers (his grandfather) in late 1880s, Gillespie County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0028 -- Migrant workers-stoop labor-in vegetable fields along Rio Grande, Hidalgo County, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
977:0044:0029 -- Hand-hewn German farmstead in Hill Country. Walls made of cut limestone from surrounding hills, Gillespie County, 1972. Gelatin silver print.

Location(s):

Watriss-Baldwin, Box 1 (977:0044:0001-0014)
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Watriss-Baldwin, Box 2 (977:0044:0015-0029)
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Item(s):

977:0044:0001 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Wife of black farmer and landowner, Grimes County, 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0002 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Sheriff of Grimes County for more than 15 years, Grimes County, 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0003 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Daughter and grandson of black farmer, Grimes County, 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0004 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Saturday morning outside the grocery store in the county seat of Anderson, Grimes County, 1970?. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0005 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). A blacksmith and church deacon in the county seat of Anderson, Grimes County, 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0006 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Black farmer and landowner, whose grandfather was a slave brought from Georgia to work cotton fields in East Texas, Grimes County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0007 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Private home., 1972. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0008 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Retired farmer of German ancestry drinking afternoon beer in general store at Luckenbach, Gillespie County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0009 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). A farm woman of German ancestry making curd cheese, Gillespie County., 1972. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0010 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Retired farmer of German ancestry in afternoon card game at Domino Hall in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County., 1972. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0011 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Afternoon card games at Domino Hall in Fredericksburg. Players still speak German to one another, Gillespie County., 1972. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0012 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Brother and sister of German ancestry on farmstead built by grandfather, who was one of German pioneers to Hill County in 1850s and 1860s. Stone house built in late 1880s., Gillespie County., 1972. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0013 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Norman Dietal, editor of the Fredericksburg Radio Post which was founded by his father in the early 1900s, Gillespie County., 1972. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0014 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). An evening at Pat's Dance Hall in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County., 1972. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0015 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). A ranching family of English ancestry in the Hill country. Son of Alfred Giles, the well-known San Antonio architect, Kendall County., 1972. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0016 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Rancher of German ancestry with cousin and sheep dogs in Hill country, Kendall County., 1972. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0017 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Mexican cowboy going out to get remuda during round-up (autumn) time on large ranch in chaparral country, Brooks County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0018 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Crop dusting on vegetable fields irrigated by water from Rio Grande River, Hidalgo County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0019 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Rancher of Mexican ancestry in chaparral Country, Hidalgo County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0020 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). In mid-summer, a cotton field which had been flooded by rain and then burnt by the sun, Hidalgo County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0021 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). James McAllen, rancher and descendant of one of the first Anglo-American ranchers in the lower chaparral country. Ranch is still situated on one of 17th-18th C. Spanish land grants, Hidalgo County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0022 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Chicana woman, daughter of migrant workers, and son, Hidalgo County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0023 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). A Cotton farmer of Mexican ancestry along Rio Grande River, Presidio County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0024 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Adobe homestead along Rio Grande belonging to Mexican woman, married to a man who works for cattle ranchers in Big Bend area, Presidio County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0025 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Mexican woman living along Rio Grande making cheese cakes, Presidio County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0026 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Methodist Church, East-Central Texas., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0027 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Farm couple of German ancestry standing in front of stone house built by German settlers (his grandfather) in late 1880's, Gillespie County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0028 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Migrant workers-stoop labor-in vegetable fields along Rio Grande, Hidalgo County., 1971. Gelatin silver print, .

977:0044:0029 -- Baldwin, Frederick C. (1929 - 2021); Watriss, Wendy (1943 - ). Hand hewn German farmstead in Hill Country. Walls made of cut limestone from surrounding hills, Gillespie County, 1972. Gelatin silver print, .


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