Texas Department of Agriculture: An Inventory of the Department of Agriculture Slide Collection at the Texas State Archives, 1966-1998, undated, bulk 1980-1989


Overview
	Creator:	Texas. Department of Agriculture.
	Title:	Department of Agriculture slide collection
	Dates:	1966-1998, undated
	Dates (Bulk):	bulk 1980-1989
	Abstract:	The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) promotes production agriculture, consumer protection, economic development and healthy living. The slide collection is a visual record of the agency's regulatory and marketing responsibilities, which include monitoring and controlling destructive insects, plant diseases, and the sale and use of pesticides and herbicides; maintaining seed quality and the accuracy of commercial weights and measures; promoting Texas agricultural products in local, national and international markets; and supporting Texas agricultural development. The collection of color 35-millimeter slides, or film transparencies, and some 2 x 3-inch color negatives provides an in-depth portrait of the variety in Texas agriculture, from its crops and produce to its livestock, poultry and aquaculture, as well as showing different aspects of rural and city life, Texas infrastructure, and local businesses and manufacturing. The collection also shows the TDA's regulatory responsibilities for the safety of Texas farm workers, crops, produce, poultry, dairy and livestock for sale and export, monitoring destructive pests and pesticide use, promoting sustainable agriculture, and managing agricultural exchange programs. The collection covers 1966-1998, undated, bulk 1980-1989.
	Quantity:	19.25 cubic ft.
	Language:	These materials are written in English.
	Repository:	Texas State Archives

Sponsor:

This EAD finding aid was created in cooperation with Texas Archival Resources Online.

Agency History

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) was established by the 30th Texas Legislature (House Bill 274 and Senate Joint Resolution 13, Regular Session) in 1907. Until then, official agricultural business had been conducted by the Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History. Departmental duties included gathering statistics, publishing agricultural information, and holding farmers' institutes to promote advanced farming methods and practices. In 1925 the department's duties were greatly expanded when it assumed tasks previously handled by the Department of Markets and Warehouses, including inspection of weights and measures, operation of the market news service, and supervision of gins, warehouses, and farmers' co-ops (House Bill 2, 39th Legislature, Regular Session, 1925).

After a nearly 20-year tenure as commissioner, James E. McDonald was defeated in the election of 1950 by John C. White, who proceeded to undertake the department's first major organizational overhaul, decentralized the agency, initiated the first cooperative effort with Mexico to control insect pests, encouraged state legislation for registration and analysis of agricultural chemicals, and established laboratories to test chemical residues and contaminants before and during harvest. Under White the department inaugurated the Texas Agricultural Products marketing project to promote Texas products. It also began the Family Land Heritage Program, an annual program honoring Texas farmers and ranchers who have worked their land for 100 years or more. From the spring of 1975 to January 1983 the department published TDA Quarterly, a glossy magazine on agricultural issues designed for a popular audience. White resigned in 1977 to become deputy United States secretary of agriculture. Governor Dolph Briscoe appointed Reagan V. Brown to succeed him. In 1978 Brown was elected under the new statute providing four-year terms for statewide elected officials (proposed by Senate Joint Resolution 1, 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971). To prevent the spread of the Mediterranean fruit fly from California to Texas in 1981, Brown required California produce to be fumigated before entering the state. Under special legislation passed during the fruit-fly crisis, the department was authorized to seize or destroy infested products and to stop interstate and intrastate traffic to enforce the law (House Bill 151, 67th Legislature, First Called Session, 1981). Brown also worked to halt the spread of the imported fire ant.

Jim Hightower became the eighth commissioner of agriculture on New Year's Day, 1983. His major initiatives included establishing a state network of farmers' markets and wholesale marketing cooperatives, expanding the program to help producers sell directly in international markets, updating the existing Texas Agricultural Products promotion (renamed the Taste of Texas program), helping farmers and ranchers get financing to build processing and marketing facilities, encouraging new agricultural development of such products as wine grapes and native plants, opening an office of natural resources to work with rural residents and farmers on farmland conservation, rural water quality, and water conservation, and increasing the department's voice in shaping national policies that affect Texas agriculture. In addition, the department's Right to Know Division, established to implement the 1987 agricultural-hazards communication act (House Bill 1896, 70th Legislature, Regular Session), worked to keep farmers and farmworkers informed on hazardous pesticides they might encounter in their work. In 1986 the department began publishing the Texas Gazette, a bimonthly newsletter about department affairs, and the fall of 1987 saw the first issue of Grassroots, an irregularly published serial focusing on the environment and consumer topics. The department also continued its publication of numerous brochures on both specialized and popular topics, ranging from directories of agricultural cooperatives to Texas wines and wineries. In the late 1980s the department had a staff of 575 and administered 49 laws that affected numerous agriculture-related matters, including pesticide registration, egg quality, accuracy of scales and gasoline pumps, citrus fruit maturity, seed purity, and fire ant control.

Since the enactment of the Texas Sunset Act in 1977 the Texas Department of Agriculture has been subject to review every 12 years by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission. When the department came up for its first review in 1989, controversy occurred over the possibility of either making the post of agricultural commissioner an appointed one or eliminating the department entirely. Though eventually the department was continued with an elected commissioner, several changes were implemented in the agency's structure, including the establishment of a nine-member board, chaired by the agriculture commissioner, which was charged with overseeing pesticide regulation (Senate Bill 489, 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989). This was an authority that had previously been granted to the commissioner of agriculture alone. In 1994 the commissioner of agriculture was Rick Perry, who defeated Jim Hightower in the 1990 election. The budget for fiscal year 1995 was $21,584,790. At that time the Texas Department of Agriculture had market and regulatory powers and administered over 50 laws. To perform its duties it had five regional centers, seven suboffices, and eleven divisions.

In 1998, Susan Combs, a fourth-generation rancher, was elected the state's 10th commissioner of agriculture and was the first woman to hold this position in the state's history. After serving two terms, she was elected Comptroller of Public Accounts. Todd Staples was elected the 11th commissioner in 2006 and won a second term in 2010. Sid Miller was elected the 12th commissioner in January 2015.

TDA is headquartered in Austin and has five regional service offices (in Houston, Dallas, Lubbock, San Antonio, and San Juan), two sub-offices, three laboratories and five livestock export facilities. As of February 2015, TDA has regulatory and marketing responsibilities and administers more than 50 separate laws. The agency's duties include promoting Texas agricultural products locally, nationally and internationally; assisting in the development of the agribusiness industry in Texas; regulating the sale, use and disposal of pesticides and herbicides; controlling destructive plant pests and diseases; and ensuring the accuracy of all weighing or measuring devices (like grocery scales or gas pumps) used in commercial transactions.

The Administrative Services Division provides administrative support functions to the agency, including human resources, risk management, emergency management, information technology, licensing, records retention, office space, warehousing and mail services. The Agriculture and Consumer Protection (ACP) Division was created on September 1, 2011, by merging the former pesticide and regulatory programs and incorporating regional operations. It is further divided into two areas – Consumer Protection and Agriculture Protection and Certification. ACP programs ensure the quality and quantity of various consumer products and services, and involve a wide variety of responsibilities aimed at enforcing statutory requirements and providing value-added certification of agricultural products. The Office of Communications ensures that information about TDA and its programs are communicated to the public and news media. The Financial Services Division provides financial support functions to the agency, including financial management, purchasing, accounts payable, budget, and contracts management. The Food and Nutrition Division is responsible for safeguarding the health and well-being of the state's citizens by ensuring nutritionally adequate meals are provided; encouraging adults and children to gain an understanding of the relationship between proper eating and good health; and providing learning experiences designed to result in healthier lifestyle choices. The General Counsel provides ethics and legal advice to all programs and divisions and is the agency's liaison with the state's attorney general. The Enforcement Section prosecutes administrative violations of consumer laws and regulations pertaining to plants, seeds, egg quality, weights and measures, commodity warehouses and the Agriculture Code and related rules. The Office of Internal Audit is the independent auditor established within TDA to examine and evaluate its activities as a service to the agency. The Office of Policy and External Relations Division serves as an agency liaison working with stakeholders, producer groups, researchers and local, state and federal governments. The Trade and Business Development Division works to support TDA's mission by improving and empowering rural communities through economic development, infrastructure improvements and advancement in health care. The division also markets and promotes Texas products, cultures and communities through the GO TEXAN branded campaign and provides grants, loans and other opportunities to promote and support Texas agriculture.

(Sources include: Valerie Crosswell, Texas Department of Agriculture, Handbook of Texas Online, the Guide to Texas State Agencies, and the website of the Texas Department of Agriculture, all accessed on February 12, 2015.)

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Scope and Contents of the Records

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) promotes production agriculture, consumer protection, economic development and healthy living. The slide collection is a visual record of the agency's regulatory and marketing responsibilities, which include monitoring and controlling destructive insects, plant diseases, and the sale and use of pesticides and herbicides; maintaining seed quality and the accuracy of commercial weights and measures; promoting Texas agricultural products in local, national and international markets; and supporting Texas agricultural development. The collection of color 35-millimeter slides, or film transparencies, and some 2 x 3-inch color negatives provides an in-depth portrait of the variety in Texas agriculture, from its crops and produce to its livestock, poultry and aquaculture, as well as showing different aspects of rural, city, and Native American life, Texas infrastructure, and local businesses and manufacturing. The collection also shows the department's regulatory responsibilities for the safety of Texas farm workers, crops, produce, poultry, dairy and livestock for sale and export, monitoring destructive pests and pesticide use, promoting sustainable agriculture, and managing agricultural exchange programs. Dates cover 1966-1998, undated, bulk 1980-1989.

Color slides depict various sorts of crops, produce, livestock, poultry and dairy products produced in Texas; Texas ports and infrastructure; various breeds of cattle and guard dogs; plant nurseries; destructive insect species; leaf blight and aerial and manual crop spraying; grain warehouses and grain and crop harvesting; sustainable agriculture initiatives; the impact of hurricanes, snow, ice, flood and drought on agriculture; life on the Tigua Indian Reservation; activities of the Texas-Israel Exchange for sustainable agriculture and drought management; Texan crafts like quilting or homemade pickling; booths at the State Fair, Dallas Artfest, the annual XIT Rodeo and Reunion; various Texas farms, small businesses and manufacturing plants; Texas fashion; and cities such as Austin and San Antonio, the state capitol, and various small, rural towns and distinctive buildings. There are also slides depicting TDA and state government functions, such as TDA employees at work, Governor George W. Bush's inaugural lunch at the state capitol grounds, and commissioners Jim Hightower and Rick Perry in various meet-and-greet contexts. Individuals represented in the collection are former agricultural commissioners Jim Hightower and Rick Perry.

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Organization of the Records
	The records are organized intellectually and physically in five topical series, in order of descending bulk of material. Three series are further arranged into topical subseries related to TDA's major responsibilities; subseries are arranged alphabetically. Folders are roughly chronological within subseries.

		Texas agriculture, 1966-1996, undated, 9.5 cubic ft. Aquaculture and beekeeping, 1984-1990, 0.25 cubic ft. Crops, produce and viticulture, 1966-1996, undated, 2.5 cubic ft. Destructive insects, 1989-1991, undated, fractional Fibers and textiles, 1972-1995, 0.25 cubic ft. Plants and horticulture, 1978-1979, 1982, 1984-1993, 1995-1996, undated, 1.5 cubic ft. Ranching, livestock and poultry, 1974-1996, undated, 2.25 cubic ft. Regulation and advocacy, 1974-1991, 1994, 1996, undated, 2 cubic ft. Sustainable agriculture, 1984-1986, 1989-1991, undated, 0.5 cubic ft. Weather patterns, 1972, 1977-1995, undated, 0.25 cubic ft.
		Texas life and culture, 1972-1998, undated, 5.2 cubic ft. City life, 1972-1993, undated, 0.3 cubic ft. Crafts, 1987-1990, 0.2 cubic ft. Fairs and festivals, 1980-1988, 1990-1991, 0.5 cubic ft. Farm and rural life, 1972-1990, 1995, undated, 1.1 cubic ft. Fashion, 1985, 1988-1989, 1992, 1994-1998, 0.4 cubic ft. Food, 1984-1990, 1993-1996, undated, 0.6 cubic ft. National and international outreach, 1980, 1984-1990, 1992-1993, 1.6 cubic ft. Native American life, 1987, 1993, 0.1 Natural scenery, 1972-1987, 1990, undated, 0.4 cubic ft. Universities, 1976, 1986, fractional
		Texas business and infrastructure, 1967-1996, undated, 3.8 cubic ft. Business, manufacturing and trade, 1967-1996, undated, 3.5 cubic ft. Ports and infrastructure, 1976-1978, 1984-1985, 1987, 0.25 cubic ft.
		Administration, 1981, 1984-1986, 1989, 1991, undated, 0.25 cubic ft.
		Miscellaneous, 1968, 1972-1973, 1975-1978, 1980-1988, 1992-1993, 1995-1997, undated, 0.5 cubic ft.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).

Technical Requirements

Records are 35-millimeter color slides; provisions will be made for viewing on a light table in the State Archives reading room.

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Index Terms
	The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
	Personal Names:
		Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946.
		Hightower, Jim, 1943-.
		Perry, Rick, 1950-.
	Subjects:
		Agricultural exhibitions--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Agricultural industries--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Aquaculture--Texas--20th century--Pictorial works.
		Cattle breeds--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Crops--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Droughts--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Exports--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Farm produce--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Harvesting--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Horticulture--Texas--20th century--Pictorial works.
		Hurricane damage--Texas--Gulf Coast--Pictorial works.
		Insects--destructive--Texas--Pictorial works.
		International trade--20th century--Pictorial works.
		Livestock--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Livestock protection dogs--Pictorial works.
		Native plants for cultivation--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Pesticide applicators (Persons)--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Ports of entry--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Poultry--Texas--Pictorial works.
		Ranching--Texas--20th century--Pictorial works.
		Sustainable agriculture--Texas--20th century--Pictorial works.
		Wine industry--Texas--Pictorial works.
	Places:
		Tigua Indians Reservation (Tex.)
		Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (El Paso, Tex.)--Social life and customs.
		Amarillo (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Austin (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Brownsville (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Childress (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Dallas (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Del Rio (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Eagle Pass (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Edinburg (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Elgin (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		El Paso (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Falfurrias (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Fredericksburg (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Fort Worth (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Galveston (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Happy (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Harlingen (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Hereford (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Hondo (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Houston (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Killeen (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Laredo (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Lubbock (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		McAllen (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		San Antonio (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		San Juan (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Seguin (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Tyler (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
		Wildorado (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
	Document Types:
		Color slides--Agriculture--Texas--1966-1998, undated.


Function:

		Documenting agriculture.

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Related Material


	The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the records. The listing is not exhaustive.
	Texas State Archives
		Texas Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History, Records, 1856, [1880?]-1908, bulk 1888-1898, 32.77 cubic ft.
		Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, Records, 1973-1984, 5 cubic ft. [Restricted]
		Texas Department of Agriculture, Assistant Commissioner of Marketing records, 2000-2011, undated, bulk 2003-2009, 5 cubic ft.
		Texas Governor's Task Force on Agricultural Development, Meeting Materials, 1988-1989, bulk 1988, 0.47 cubic ft.
		Texas Department of Agriculture, Litigation files, 1993-1998, 115 cubic ft. [unprocessed, AC 2001/010, stored at the State Records Center]
		Texas Legislature, Senate, Agricultural Land Assessment Committee, Records, 1970-1971, size unknown, [Restricted]
		Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on Livestock and Stock Raising, Minutes and witness affirmations, 1955-1971, size unknown [Restricted].
		Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture, Minutes and witness affirmations, 1953-1971, unknown [Restricted].
		Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Records of the committees investigating J.E. McDonald, Commissioner of Agriculture, 1935, 0.1 cubic ft.
		Texas Legislature, Joint Committee Investigating the Pink Bollworm Infestation in Texas, Stenographic report, 1920, 0.47 cubic ft.
		Texas Planning Board, Records, 1914-1939, bulk 1934-1939, 19.43 cubic feet, 3 scrapbooks, 366 maps, 48 photographs
	Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
		Jesse Herrera Photograph Collection, 1990, 1993, fractional.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Department of Agriculture slide collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2011/139

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on December 22, 2010.

Processing Information

Collection was physically and intellectually arranged by Chloe Edwards, student volunteer, from December 2011-February 2012 to facilitate access

Appraisal Information

These records were appraised and determined to be archival in November 2011.

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Detailed Description of the Records

Texas agriculture, 1966-1996, undated,
9.5 cubic ft.

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) slide collection is a visual record of the agency's regulatory and marketing responsibilities, which include monitoring and controlling destructive insects, plant diseases, and the sale and use of pesticides and herbicides; maintaining seed quality and the accuracy of commercial weights and measures; promoting Texas agricultural products in local, national and international markets; and supporting Texas agricultural development. This series contains slides depicting Texas livestock, poultry, aquaculture and beekeeping, the cultivation and harvesting of crops, produce, vineyards and natural fibers, implementations of sustainable agriculture, activities related to TDA's regulatory responsibilities, and the impact of destructive insect species and extreme weather such as drought and hurricanes on Texas agriculture, dating 1966-1996, undated.

Organization of the Records

These records are organized in nine topical subseries in descending alphabetical order. The records are roughly chronological within each group. The groups consist of:

Aquaculture and beekeeping, 1984-1990, 0.25 cubic ft.
Crops, produce and viticulture, 1966-1996, undated, 2.5 cubic ft.
Destructive insects, 1989-1991, undated, fractional
Fibers and textiles, 1972-1995, 0.25 cubic ft.
Plants and horticulture, 1978-1979, 1982, 1984-1993, 1995-1996, undated, 1.5 cubic ft.
Ranching, livestock and poultry, 1974-1996, undated, 2.25 cubic ft.
Regulation and advocacy, 1974-1991, 1994, 1996, undated, 2 cubic ft.
Sustainable agriculture, 1984-1986, 1989-1991, undated, 0.5 cubic ft.
Weather patterns, 1972, 1977-1995, undated, 0.25 cubic ft.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item, cite the subseries), Texas agriculture, Texas Department of Agriculture slide collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Aquaculture and beekeeping,1984-1990,
0.25 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting breeds of farmed fish and beehives, dating 1984-1990.

Box

2011/139-1

Aquaculture--'prime reds,'1984-1985, 1990

Catfish,1985-1986

[2 folders]

Honeybees,1986-1987

[3 folders]

Aquaculture--tilapia,1986, 1988-1990

Tilapia,1988

Aquaculture--Danbury fish farm,1988-1990

Aquaculture--prime reds,1990

Crops, produce and viticulture,1966-1996, undated,
2.5 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting grain crops such as wheat, sorghum and barley, fruits and vegetables being grown and picked, vineyards, wine coolers and grapes, and the harvesting activities surrounding those crops, dating 1966-1996, undated.

Box

2011/139-1

Oranges,1966, 1975

Rice,1967-1985

[4 folders]

Carrots,1969, 1975, 1983-1984

Watermelon,1972

Produce,1972, 1983

Box

2011/139-2

Wheat harvesting,1975, 1977, 1983

[2 folders]

Peanuts, Muleshoe, Texas,1975, 1982, 1989

[2 folders]

Peanuts, Deleon, Texas,1975-1986, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1990

Citrus, March 1977

[2 folders]

Mushrooms,1977, 1990

Peach blossoms,1978

Lettuce,1978, 1984-1985, 1987

Grain warehouse,1979

Pecans, 1979, 1987, 1991

Crop harvesting maize,1979, 1981, 1983, 1995-1996

[2 folders]

Cabbages,1980, 1984, 1987

Citrus, November 1980,

Box

2011/139-3

Watermelon stacks, eating, trailer, Jim Hightower,1981, 1984

Wine casks,1981, 1988

Cantaloupes,1981, 1991

Miscellaneous-soybeans,1982

Nuts,1982

Grape disease,1983-1985

Various vineyards,1983-1985

Hot chili peppers,1983, 1985, 1987

[2 folders]

Grain,1983, 1986

Dead citrus trees,1984

Cantaloupe,1984

Pheasant Ridge, Cox vineyard,1984

Llano Estacado wine--Lubbock,1984-1986

Cypress Valley Winery,1984, 1988

Fall Creek Vineyard,1984, 1988

Peaches, Fredricksburg,1985-1985

Corn,1984-1985, 1987

Irrigation, rice,1985

Corn,1985

Citrus seedlings, Mission, Texas,1985

Box

2011/139-4

Blooming fruit trees,1985

Allred Farm--sugarbeets,1985

Citrus recovery,1985

Proctor Farms, Dilley, Texas,1985

Peach processing,1985

Burg's Corner,1985

Stonewall Peach Festival,1985

Ambrosia Orchards--Chicota,1985

Onions,1985

Orange trees--Harlingen, Texas,1985

Okra,1985

Watermelon--Hempstead, Texas,

Corn,1985

Grapefruit, Texas citrus exchange,1985

[2 folders]

Bill Cleavinger,1985

Grapefruit, Texas sweet citrus,1985

[2 folders]

Berries,1985-1986, 1988-1991

Wheat,1985, 1987

[2 folders]

Grain milling,1985-1986

Rice irrigation,1985, 1987

Sugarbeets,1986

Box

2011/139-5

Plantation Pines--Kent and Juanita Wiggins,1986

Jalapeño peppers,1986

Life sprouts,1986

Packing plant, grapefruit juice,1986

Wine coolers,1987

Oriental vegetable/Bok Choy/beans,1987

Barley,1987

[2 folders]

World premier, Texas Red Rio grapefruit,1987

Pinto beans,1987-1988

[2 folders]

Plantation Pines--Kassia Karr,1988

Lake County Orchards--Mineola,1988

Certified organic sign, produce,1988, 1992

Sugar cane,1989

Kenneth Hoffman farm,1989

Bean sprouts,1989

[2 folders]

Messina Hof Winery,1989

Box

2011/139-6

Preston Trail Winery,1990

Organic farms, F.W. Union,1990

Marburger Orchards,1990

Rampage Farm,1990

[2 folders]

Chavez Farms,1991

Miscellaneous--pecans,1991

Miscellaneous--fruit,1992

Prepared oranges,1992

Organic farm, K. Matthews, Uppers Cove,1993

Berries for photo display,1994

[2 folders]

Granite Hills Vineyard,1994

Sliced oranges,1994

Sliced grapefruit,1995

Grain harvesting,1996

Peach trees in full bloom,undated

Citrus duplicates,undated

Estancia Dos Rocas,undated

Peanut plants,undated

[2x3 negatives]

Oranges,undated

[2x3 negatives]

Jalapeños, pickles, cucumbers,undated

Destructive insects,1989-1991, undated,
fractional

This subseries contains slides depicting ragworm, cotton boll weevils, webworm, and other destructive insects, dating 1989-1991, undated.

Box

2011/139-6

Various insects,1989

C&T,1990-1991

Various plants and insects,undated

Fibers and textiles,1972-1995,
0.25 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting cotton, wool and hemp and the harvesting and spinning thereof, dating 1972-1995.

Box

2011/139-7

Cotton,1972-1995

Cotton,1975, 1979, 1985, 1987

[2 folders]

Giles Ranch,1986

Ag Dev Cotton,1990

Plants and horticulture,1978-1979, 1982, 1984-1993, 1995-1996, undated,
1.5 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting non-edible cultivated plants, including flowers and native plants, and nurseries, dating 1978-1979, 1982, 1984-1993, 1995-1996, undated.

Box

2011/139-7

Greenhouse,1978

Plants, greenhouse,1978, 1982, 1984-1986

[2 folders]

Christmas tree,1979

Miscellaneous plant sprouts,1982

Trade show,1984

Native plants,1984, 1987, 1995-1996

Sunflowers,1985, 1989, 1991

Ron-pro Farms,1985

[2 folders]

Christmas trees,1985-1986, 1988-1989

Native plants--Stephen F. Austin building,1986, 1988

Native Son Nursery,1986

Milberger Turf Farm,1986

Aldridge Nursery,1986

Box

2011/139-8

Lone Star Growers,1986

Powell Plant Farm,1986

Ellison Greenhouse,1986

Rio Grande Nursery, 1987

Tejas Growers,1987

Richardson Seed Farm,1987

Greenhouse/plant farms,1987-1988, 1992-1993, 1996

[3 folders]

Rio Grande Nursery, 1988

Tyler Rose Garden,1989

San Antonio Botanical Gardens,1989

Sunflowers--Plainview,1989

Hydroponic greenhouse,1990

Wildflower Research Center,1990

Peerless Farms,1990

Plants, pond, weeds,1990-1993

Pond, plants--San Marcos,1991

[Folder 1 of 2]

Box

2011/139-9

Pond, plants--San Marcos,1991

[Folder 2 of 2]

Nursery,undated

[2x3 negatives]

Neal Robinson wholesale nursery,undated

Ranching, livestock and poultry,1974-1996, undated,
2.25 cubic ft.

This series contains slides depicting cattle and cattle breeds, dairy products, horses and mules, chickens, turkeys, ostriches, eggs, sheep and goats, dating 1974-1996, undated.

Box

2011/139-9

Feed lots,1974-1987

Turkeys in feed barn,1974, 1989

Cattle--Brown Swiss, Chianina,1975-1976

Hereford cattle roundup,1975-1976

Collecting sperm/eggs, embryo transfer,1976

[2 folders]

Red Angus,1976

Cattle breeds,1976-1996

[2 folders]

Artificial insemination containers,1976, 1979, 1986

Black Angus,1976, 1990

Cattle, Hereford and Brahman,1978

Guard dogs, 1979

Vet with dog and cow,1979

Sheep,1981

Turkey,1981

Longhorns,1981

Horses,1981-1982

Egg processing--racks of eggs,1982

Chickens not in cages,1982

Chickens in cages,1982

Turkey, Elgin,1983

Box

2011/139-10

Poultry in cages,1983

Cattle branding,1984

Chickens in a coop, ducks,1984, 1990

Egg processing, Sheffield processors,1985

Koch Ranch,1985

Lester Brothers Chicken,1985

Broken eggs,1985

Livestock auction,1985

Auction,1985

Stables,1985

Bradley 3BR,1985-1986, 1988

Livestock show, animals,1984, 1986, 1993

[2 folders]

CW Bar Ranch,1986

Wild turkey,1986

Cattle in field,1986

Guard dogs--Great Pyrenees, Kelly Ranch, Burnet, Texas,1986

Kelly Ranch,1986

Horses,1986, 1988-1989

Guard dogs,1986-1990

Buffalo,1987

[3 folders]

Box

2011/139-11

Guard dogs--Great Pyrenees,1987

[2 folders]

Exotic game--women in office,1987

Texas wild game coop mobile processing factory,1987

Texas wild game slaughter facility,1987

Texas wild game slaughterhouse and man in pasture,1987

Pasture with high fences,1987

Exotic game--hanging meat,1987

Exotic game--man with boar head and deer pelts,1987

Exotic game in field,1987

Exotic game, men in truck and gold carts,1987

Man herding cattle,1987

Summerour Ranch,1987

Exotic game,1987

Guard dogs--Anatolian shepherds, Ebeling Ranch, Marble Falls,1988

Guard dogs,1988

[2 folders]

Camel, 2nd US Dragoons,1988

Box

2011/139-12

Ranching operations--E. and F. Winters,1988

Bill Braley--B3R,1988

Turkeys,1988

Guard dogs--Great Pyrenees, Buckholz Ranch, Dripping Springs,1988

Sheep,1989

[2 folders]

Guard mules,1989

[2 folders]

Fallow deer--Hondo, Texas,1989

[2 folders]

Guard dogs--Komondor, Killeen, Texas,1989

Rodriguez Ranch,1990

Shadden Ranch,1990

Guard dogs--Komondor, Killeen,1990

[2 folders]

Box

2011/139-13

Guard dogs, duplicates,1990

Cattle, pens,1991

HRM,1992

Miscellaneous cattle,1993

Sheep,1994

Cattle--calves,1995

King Ranch,1995

Eggs--embryo,undated

Egg processing factory,undated

Basket of eggs,undated

Exotic game--pheasant hunt,undated

Helicopter cattle round-up,undated

Rancher, Black Angus,undated

Eggs,undated

Cattle in pasture with cactus,undated

[2x3 negative]

Sheep,undated

[2x3 negative]

Cattle--artificial insemination,undated

Ostrich,undated

Baby chicks,undated

Exotic game--miscellaneous,undated

Regulation and advocacy,1974-1991, 1994, 1996 undated,
2 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting activities such as pesticide spraying, inspections, and education sessions, meat inspections, scale and petroleum testing, and other official regulatory activities of the TDA, dating 1974-1991, 1994, 1996, undated.

Box

2011/139-13

Laboratory,1974-1984

Grasshopper control,1977

Fire ants,1981-1991

Seed labs/processing,1982-1990

[Folders 1-2 of 5]

Box

2011/139-14

Seed labs/processing,1982-1990

[Folders 3-5 of 5]

Safety,1983

Dead tree,1984

Foliage damage,1984

Miscellaneous--tanker emptying contents in pond,1984

Harvesting crops,1984-1985

Farm workers,1984-1990

TDA inspections,1975, 1981, 1984, 1987

[5 folders]

Inspection of seed/pesticides,1984, 1987

Box

2011/139-15

Ag workers/pesticides1984, 1987-1988

[11 folders]

Terra-gator,1985

Box

2011/139-16

Various plants, 1985

Various plants, 1989

[3 folders]

Nuclear Waste Task Force,1986

Grocery store meat market--scales,1986, 1989

Roadside inspections,1986, 1990

[2 folders]

Pesticides--workers filling ground rig application tank,1986

Pesticides--application around a house,1986

Pesticides--truck spraying,1986

Testing of petroleum,1987, 1989

[2 folders]

Box

2011/139-17

Eggs,1986-1987, 1989

[2 folders]

Empty pesticide containers,1987-1988

RTK Nursery,1987, 1990, 1992

Scale inspection, gasoline testing,1989

Toxic waste disposal,1989

Bad grapefruit investigation,1989

Chemical storage,1990

Chemicals,1991

[2 folders]

Inspections--Lubbock,1984, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1996

[Folders 1-5 of 8]

Box

2011/139-18

Inspections--Lubbock,1984, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1996

[Folders 6-8 of 8]

Border inspection,undated

Inspection of farm spraying machinery,undated

Miscellaneous pesticide poster,undated

Miscellaneous pesticide worker,undated

Border animal health inspection,undated

Sustainable agriculture,1984-1986, 1989-1991, undated,
0.5 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting solar ponds, windmills and wind turbines, and recycling, dating 1984-1986, 1989-1991, undated.

Box

2011/139-18

Wind turbine,1984

Solar pond,1985

Wind generation,1986

Biofac--Mathis, Texas,1989

Wes Watkins Center, Ag Research,1990

Sustainable Agriculture--various locations, 1990

Ralph Diller,1990

D.J. Moses,1990

Sylvester Farm--Plainview,1990

Box

2011/139-19

Sylvester Farm,1990

Kerr Center,1990

Watkins Center,1990

Winrock International,1990

Sears Farm,1990

Giddings seed lab,1990

Eco-conference,1990

EOSC/USDA (Eastern Oklahoma State College/United States Department of Agriculture)--horticulture research,1990

Texas A&M at Weslaco,1990

Sustainable agriculture--heifer project,1990

Sustainable agriculture--Denis Holbroke,1990

Fire ant workshop,1990

Recycling of plastic pesticide containers,1991

Miscellaneous--alcohol technology,undated

Weather patterns,1972, 1977-1995, undated,
0.25 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting the effects of drought, snow, ice, rain, flood and hurricanes on Texas agriculture, dating 1972, 1977-1995, undated.

Box

2011/139-19

San Antonio,1972, 1985, undated

Citrus,1977-1995

Drought,1980

Hurricane Allen,1980

Citrus--Hurricane Allen,1980

Citrus--freeze damage,1982

Snow--Travis County,1985

Ice on trees,1985

Drought,1988

McAllen unemployment office post-freeze,1989

Freeze damage--Harlingen,1989

Damaged nursery stock--Harlingen,1990

Freeze damage--citrus orchard, Rio Grande Valley,1990

Snow in field,undated

Tornado damage--poultry,undated

Flood,undated

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Texas life and culture,1972-1998, undated,
5.2 cubic ft.

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) slide collection is a visual record of the agency's regulatory and marketing responsibilities, which include monitoring and controlling destructive insects, plant diseases, and the sale and use of pesticides and herbicides; maintaining seed quality and the accuracy of commercial weights and measures; promoting Texas agricultural products in local, national and international markets; and supporting Texas agricultural development. This series contains slides depicting various aspects of life in Texas cities, small towns and farms, state fairs and festivals, cultural outreach initiatives outside Texas, universities, crafts, food, Native American life, and Texas' natural scenery, dating 1972-1998, undated.

Organization

These records are organized in nine topical subseries in descending alphabetical order. The records are roughly chronological within each group. The subseries are:

City life, 1972-1993, undated, 0.3 cubic ft.
Crafts, 1987-1990, 0.2 cubic ft.
Fairs and festivals, 1980-1988, 1990-1991, 0.5 cubic ft.
Farm and rural life, 1972-1990, 1995, undated, 1.1 cubic ft.
Fashion, 1985, 1988-1989, 1992, 1994-1998, 0.4 cubic ft.
Food, 1984-1990, 1993-1996, undated, 0.6 cubic ft.
National and international outreach, 1980, 1984-1990, 1992-1993, 1.6 cubic ft.
Native American life, 1987, 1993, 0.1 cubic ft.
Natural scenery, 1972-1987, 1990, undated, 0.4 cubic ft.
Universities, 1976, 1986, fractional

Preferred citation

(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Texas life and culture, Texas Department of Agriculture slide collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

City life,1972-1993, undated
0.3 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting various Texas cities, including San Antonio, Houston and Austin, and the State Capitol, dating 1972-1993, undated.

Box

2011/139-19

Capitol building,1972-1985

Corpus Christi,1976

Box

2011/139-20

El Paso,1976

Caroling/people in chambers,1977, 1992

Capitol building,1980-1981, 1983

Capitol building at night,1984

Air balloon and Capitol,1985

Capitol dome at night,1985

Fireworks, Austin,1985

Capitol at dawn/fog,1986

Texas Monthly offices,1987

Capitol view from air balloon,1987

Houston, Texas,1988

Dallas World Trade Center,1988

AFL-CIO Houston, packing food donation bags,1989

Construction--La Villa,1989

Construction--greenhouse,1989

Various graphics and signs,1990

Cotton, State Capitol,1991

Miscellaneous--Dewey Compton, broadcaster,1992

House deck,1993

Miscellaneous--city buildings,undated

Celebration with Texas band,undated

Capitol, view from the street,undated

Crafts,1987-1990,
0.2 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting crafts such as mohair weaving, knife making and quilting, dating 1987-1990.

Box

2011/139-20

Crafts--Mason, Texas,1987

Texas Country Crafted press conference,1987

Country Crafted Texas,1987

Christmas made in Texas,1987

Dallas, crafts,1988

Xmas Made in Texas,1988

Pioneer Farm, Austin,1989

Pioneer Farms,1989

Texas Country Crafts Infomart,1990

Summerfest, 1990

Fairs and festivals,1980-1988, 1990-1991,
0.5 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting the State Fair, XIT Rodeo, Dallas Artfest, and other regional festivals, dating 1980-1988, 1990-1991.

Box

2011/139-21

State Fair, 1980

Gillespie County Peach Queen,1981

State Fair, 1981

State Fair--winners, jellies and jams,1982

Artfest,1983

State Fair, 1983

State Fair--wine competition,1983

State Fair, 1984

State Fair, 1985

[2 folders]

Food festival,1985-1986, 1988

Ag Day,1986, 1988

State Fair 1987--Texas Beekeeper Association,1987

XIT Rodeo and Reunion,1990

[4 folders]

State Fair, 1991

Farm and rural life,1972-1990, 1995, undated,
1.1 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting small towns and their architecture and farming life, dating 1972-1990, 1995, undated.

Box

2011/139-21

Farming operations,1972-1987

Miscellaneous rodeo,1974

Box

2011/139-22

People and groups in agriculture, miscellaneous,1974-1975, 1977-1978, 1980-1984, 1986, 1990

[2 folders]

People and groups in agriculture,1975-1984

Shoeing a horse,1975

Geneva Owens,1981

Oak Hill, Texas,1981

Miscellaneous, looking at plants in field,1982

Farm machinery,1982, 1988

Farmers,1983

Post office,1983

Mayor, Prairie View A&M professor,1983

Crockett, Texas,1983

Gonzales, Texas,1983

Edinburg,1983

South Texas,1983

San Juan, Texas,1983

Livestock shows,1983-1984

Quilts--Ed and Lilly Latson,1984

Cattle,1984

Miscellaneous, dairy cattle,1984

Miscellaneous, people talking,1984

Farm workers,1984, 1987, 1990

FFA livestock show,1984, 1986, 1988

Colonia, Starr County,1985, 1990

Horse,1985

Farmers, cattle,1985

Austin,1985

Windmill,1985

Whitey Thompson,1985

Box

2011/139-23

Hondo, Texas,1986

Cattle herd in pasture,1986

Amarillo, Texas,1986

Comfort, Texas,1986

Miscellaneous, man sitting on fireplace,1986

Tyler, Texas,1986

La Villa, Texas,1986

Tacosta, Texas,1986

Red River Farm Trail,1987

Colonia,1987

Mason, Texas,1987

J.B. Mobley,1988

Elgin, Texas,1988

San Antonio livestock show,1988

New Waverly, Texas,1988

Hardcastle Farm,1988

Marcus Newsome--black farmer,1989

Marcus Newsome,1989

Heavy machinery--plants,1990

[3 folders]

Signage,1995

Miscellaneous, livestock sign,1995

Seguin, Texas,undated

Miscellaneous Texas scenes,undated

Miscellaneous Lubbock sunsets,undated

Windmill, loghouse,undated

McEntire Ranch,undated

Box

2011/139-24

Horseshoes, rosebushes,undated

La Grange, Texas,undated

Airplane fueling,undated

Miscellaneous, helicopter,undated

Plowed field,undated

[2x3 negatives]

Fashion, 1985, 1988-1989, 1992, 1994-1998,
0.4 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting San Antonio Fashion Week and Texan clothing companies, dating 1985, 1988-1989, 1992, 1994-1998.

Box

2011/139-24

San Angelo museum, natural fiber exhibit,1985

Marge Culwell--Channing, Texas,1988

Textile center, Lubbock,1989

Texas fashion,1992, 1994-1995, 1998

Naturally Texas, Barbie dolls,1996

Lorraine Wardy, Co.,1996

Howard Wolfe, Inc.,1997

Focus Apparel Group,1997

Painted Pony, San Antonio,1998

Kalogridis International,1997

Buckles--Larry Wooten, designer,1997

Wraps--Dallas,1997

Food,1984-1990, 1993-1996, undated,
0.6 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting dishes prepared with Texas ingredients or by Texas chefs, dating 1984-1990, 1993-1996, undated.

Box

2011/139-25

Taste of Texas, various,1984-1990

Taste of Texas,1984, 1987-1988, 1995

[2 folders]

Shrimp boil,1986

Texmati rice,1986

Lubbock seafood boil,1986

Inside of a restaurant,1987

Taste of Texas,1987

Taste of Texas pheasant cook-off and Lubbock shrimp boil,1987

Chef Dean Fearing,1987

Chef Stephen Pyles,1987

Chef Tim Moynihan, Antoine Schaefers,1987

Herbs,1987, 1990

Pheasant cook-off--Amarillo,1988

Chef Gottschalk,1989

Antelope consomme meals,1989

Prepared food,1993-1995

Display of food,1995

Box

2011/139-26

Governor's inaugural lunch at Capitol,1995

A totally Texas menu at the governor's,1995

Team Nutrition USDA,1995

Food competition,1996

Meals,undated

Food plates,undated

[2x3 negatives]

Toast to Texas,undated

National and international outreach,1980, 1984-1990, 1992-1993
2.1 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting Texan cultural outreach at festivals across the United States, as well as the activities of the Texas-Israel Exchange, dating 1980, 1984-1990, 1992-1992.

Box

2011/139-26

Mexico,1980

Taste of Texas--Boston,1984

Taste of Texas--Chicago,1984

[6 folders]

Box

2011/139-27

Taste of Texas--Chicago,1985

M-Tec, Mexico City,1985

Taste of Texas--Tampa, Florida,1986

[3 folders]

Rotary club--Laredo,1986

Erv Sandlin,1986-1987

[2 folders]

Armadillo races,1986-1987

Taste of Texas--New York City,1987

Box

2011/139-28

Texas-Israel Exchange Project,1987-1990

[5 folders]

International food shows,1984, 1987, 1990

[2 folders]

Texas-Israel exchange,1987-1990

[2 folders]

Texas-Israel exchange,1988, 1990

[Folder 1 of 3]

Box

2011/139-29

Texas-Israel exchange,1988, 1990

[Folders 2-3 of 3]

Taste of Texas--San Francisco, California,1988

[3 folders]

Israel,1992

Miscellaneous Israel trip,1992

Native American life,1987, 1993,
0.1 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting life on the Tigua Indian Reservation in El Paso, dating 1987, 1993.

Box

2011/139-29

Tigua Indian tribe and reservation,1987

Tigua Indian reservation,1987

Girls dressed in native dress,1993

Natural scenery,1972-1987, 1990, undated,
0.4 cubic ft.

Contains slides depicting unbuilt Texas and the Texas coast, dating 1972-1987, 1990, undated.

Box

2011/139-29

Coast,1972-1985

Beach pier,1972

Beach,1975

Sunset Valley,1982-1983

Sunsets, East Texas,1982, 1985

South Texas,1982, 1985

[2x3 negatives]

Central Texas,1982, 1985

[2x3 negatives]

Box

2011/139-30

Panhandle,1982, 1985

[2x3 negatives]

Shrimp boat,1985

Pictographs, Paint Rock,1985

Lighthouse, water,1985

Sunset near Palestine, Texas,1986

Airplane--D. Borley,1987

Aerials--Trinity River,1990

Windmills,undated

[2x3 negatives]

Bluebonnets,undated

[2x3 negatives]

Panhandle,undated

[2x3 negatives]

Texas scenery,undated

[2x3 negatives]

Central Texas,undated

[2x3 negatives]

Universities,1976, 1986,
fractional

This subseries contains slides depicting Texan state educational institutions, dating 1976, 1986.

Box

2011/139-30

Pan-American University,1976

Chemistry building, Texas A&M,1986

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Texas business and infrastructure,1967-1996, undated,
3.8 cubic ft.

Organization

These items are organized in two topical subseries in descending alphabetical order. The records are roughly chronological within each group. The subseries are:

Business, manufacturing and trade, 1967-1996, undated, 3.5 cubic ft.
Ports and infrastructure, 1976-1978, 1984-1985, 1987, 0.25 cubic ft.

Preferred citation

(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Texas business and infrastructure, Texas Department of Agriculture slide collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Business, manufacturing and trade,1967-1996, undated,
3.5 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting small businesses located across the state, manufacturing processes such as milling and meatpacking, and livestock export pens, dating 1967-1996, undated.

Box

2011/139-30

Beef processing,1967, 1977, 1984

Dairy foods and production,1968-1985

Eggs and drought,1973-1985

Export pens,1974-1994

Textile plants,1975, 1981

Chianina cattle, Simmental bulls--Brownsville,1975, 1981

Meat packing,1976, 1985

Farmers market--miscellaneous,1977

Wool,1978

Exporting pens,1978-1994

Box

2011/139-31

Grain elevators,1978, 1984-1985

[2 folders]

Distribution warehouse produce,1979

Leather,1980

Farmers market,1981, 1984, 1989

Falfurrias, Texas,1983

Sheep at Houston International,1983

Farmers market--Austin/Highland,1984

Farmers market--Austin, Ft. Worth, San Antonio,1984

Houston export pens--H. Foresman, TDA vet,1984

Houston export pens--horses, Mexican buyer,1984

Santa Gertrudis and Black Angus,1984

Milk--Borden's,1985

Tyler Meat Packing Co.,1985

Meat packaging, beef,1985

Simmental cattle--Brownsville,1985

Scouring plant,1985

Box

2011/139-32

Farmers market--Cuero, Texas,1985

Farmers market--Lufkin, Texas,1985

Farmers market, San Antonio,1985

[2 folders]

Farmers market--Tyler, Texas,1985

Farmers market--Uvalde, Texas,1985

Farmers market--Jacksonville, Texas,1985

Farmers market--Goliad, Texas,1985

Farmers market--Edna, Texas,1985

Farmers market--Lubbock/Brownwood,1985

Farmers market--Amarillo,1985

Farmers market--Austin,1985, 1987

[2 folders]

Aloe vera,1985, 1989

Panhandle milling, Dawn Flour Mill,1985-1988

[Folders 1-2 of 8]

Box

2011/139-33

Panhandle milling, Dawn Flour Mill,1985-1988

[Folders 3-8 of 8]

Grocery stores,1985-1989

[4 folders]

Life sprouts,1986

Kroger--blueberries display,1986

Box

2011/139-34

J Bar B Grocery--Waelden, Texas,1986

Homestead Grist Mill,1986

Artesia Waters, Rick Scoville,1986

Yahoo Cake Company,1986

Pek O'Wood,1986

[2 folders]

Hell on the Red, Red Bough,1986

Holly Sugar,1986

Factory, electronics factory in Mexico,1986

Laredo border,1987

Export pens, transportation,1987

[2 folders]

Box

2011/139-35

Houston air cargo--Brahmans to Thailand,1987

Houston, air cargo,1987

Rambouillet rams,1987

[2 folders]

Hoyt Patterson, chili,1988

Bradley 3 Ranch,1988

Export pens--Del Rio,1988

Organic beef,1989

Rio Queen near Mission,1989

Farmers market--Austin,1989

Mexican cattle buyer,1991

Signs and pens, sheep--Del Rio,1993

Textile mill, Mission Valley Mills,1994

Box

2011/139-36

Bimbi Leather,1994

Sheep, goats, pigs--Del Rio,1994

Export pens, transportation--Eagle Pass,1994

[2 folders]

Holstein dairy cattle--Laredo,1994

King Ranch store,1995

Export pens--El Paso,1996

Miscellaneous export locations,undated

[3 folders]

Box

2011/139-37

Livestock export facility,undated

Houston rabbits,undated

Sheep--Del Rio,undated

Pigs--Del Rio,undated

Cows--Eagle Pass,undated

Ports and infrastructure,1976-1978, 1984-1985, 1987,
0.25 cubic ft.

This subseries contains slides depicting border crossing stations, transmission lines, and Texas ports, dating 1976-1978, 1984-1985, 1987.

Box

2011/139-37

Loading ships at docks,1976-1978, 1984

[3 folders]

Transmission lines,1984

Port of Houston,1985

Border crossing,1987

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Administration,1981, 1984-1986, 1989, 1991, undated,
0.25 cubic ft.

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) slide collection is a visual record of the agency's regulatory and marketing responsibilities, which include monitoring and controlling destructive insects, plant diseases, and the sale and use of pesticides and herbicides; maintaining seed quality and the accuracy of commercial weights and measures; promoting Texas agricultural products in local, national and international markets; and supporting Texas agricultural development. This series contains slides depicting TDA employees at work and agricultural commissioners Jim Hightower and Rick Perry conducting official ceremonial duties, dating 1981, 1984-1986, 1989, 1991, undated.

Arrangement

These items are arranged chronologically as received from the agency.

Preferred citation

(Identify the item), Administration, Texas Department of Agriculture slides. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Box

2011/139-38

TDA employees,1981, 1984

[2 folders]

Jim Hightower,1984

Dawn Flour Mill, J. Hightower,1985

J. Hightower--aquaculture,1986

Kehaf, Monte Alto--J. Hightower,1986

San Antonio district office,1986

B3R County Meats opening,1986

TDA Cinco de Mayo,1989

Rick Perry, 1991

Rick Perry,undated

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Miscellaneous,1968, 1972-1973, 1975-1978, 1980-1988, 1992-1993, 1995-1997, undated,
0.5 cubic ft.

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) slide collection is a visual record of the agency's regulatory and marketing responsibilities, which include monitoring and controlling destructive insects, plant diseases, and the sale and use of pesticides and herbicides; maintaining seed quality and the accuracy of commercial weights and measures; promoting Texas agricultural products in local, national and international markets; and supporting Texas agricultural development. This series contains all folders labeled as miscellaneous by the agency which were unable to be integrated into the larger collection due to the presence of multiple slide categories in single slide sheets or folders. Subjects include people eating and talking, mall interiors, cattle in pasture, space shuttle displays, fields of grain, and others, dating 1968, 1972-1973, 1975-1978, 1980-1988, 1992-1993, 1995-1996, undated.

Arrangement

These items are arranged roughly chronologically as received from the agency.

Preferred citation

(Identify the item), Miscellaneous, Texas Department of Agriculture slides. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Box

2011/139-38

Miscellaneous,1968, 1980, 1982-1984, 1986-1987, 1992-1993, 1996-1997

[4 folders]

Miscellaneous 2.1 and 2.2,1972-1973, 1976, 1987, undated

[2 folders]

Miscellaneous 1.1 and 1.2,1975, 1977-1978, 1980-1982, 1984-1985, 1987

[Folder 1 of 2]

Box

2011/139-39

Miscellaneous 1.1 and 1.2,1975, 1977-1978, 1980-1982, 1984-1985, 1987

[Folder 2 of 2]

Miscellaneous,1976, 1985, 1987, 1995

Baby hospital,1983

Walt Disney,1985

Greenhouse,1985

Miscellaneous,1985-1986, 1988, 1993

[2 folders]

People conversing,1987

Dog races,1987

Miscellaneous, undated

IPM--San Antonio, undated

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