Tribute to Early Texas Through the Lens of Master Photographer John R. Blocker
Anita Higman, John R. Blocker (Photographer), Sylvia ThompsonOverview
John R. Blocker was a visionary who gifted Texans with a broad photographic canvas, rich in pictorial history as well as landscape pageantry. This collection of black-and-white photos from the 1920s to the 1940s truly captures the essence of Texas. The book also offers colorful essays of Texas history as well as segments of poetic prose that enhance the photos of our inspiring landscape, architecture, and heroic people.
Synopsis
John R. Blocker was a visionary who gifted Texans with a broad photographic canvas, rich in pictorial history as well as landscape pageantry. This collection of black-and-white photos from the 1920s to the 1940s truly captures the essence of Texas. The book also offers colorful essays of Texas history as well as segments of poetic prose that enhance the photos of our inspiring landscape, architecture, and heroic people.