West Texas

Donor: N/A
Cowgirls show off their riding skills.

Not much information has been confirmed about this film, although park archivists believe that it may have been shot by the National Park Service to illustrate the recreational activities and natural diversity found in the Big Bend area.

Donor: Don Howard
Documentary footage from Midland-Odessa that captures “the reality of high school football in a way that Hollywood never has or will."

An early documentation of border regulation between the U.S. and Mexico.

Donor: Jason Barrett
Shot in the Big Bend area of west Texas in the late 1930s - shortly before the region’s national park designation - we believe these are two separate parts of an original film surveying the Big Bend region and its surrounding communities.

Donor: Jones Film and Video Collection, Southern Methodist University
Commissioned by the Santa Fe Railway Company and produced by Dudley Pictures Corporation, this film provides a sweeping overview of the state of Texas.

Donor: Jason Barrett
Shot in the Big Bend area of west Texas in the late 1930s - shortly before the region’s national park designation - we believe this is one part of an original film surveying the Big Bend region and its surrounding communities.