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| View Original: | The deteriorating remains of "Tex Randall," a very big Texan (47 feet tall and weighing seven tons) erected in the city of Canyon in the Texas panhandle by industrial-arts teacher Harry Wheeler in LCCN2014633870.tif.tiff (7360x4912) | |||
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| Keywords: The deteriorating remains of "Tex Randall," a very big Texan (47 feet tall and weighing seven tons) erected in the city of Canyon in the Texas panhandle by industrial-arts teacher Harry Wheeler in LCCN2014633870.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Tex is constructed of concrete with an internal structure of pipe rebar and wire mesh He originally wore real denim jeans and a red checkered shirt courtesy of a local tent and awning store He casually held a giant cigarette in one hand His sturdy design has helped him survive 100-mph winds along with a network of steel struts and cable anchoring him to the ground As he aged Tex was hobbled when a semi-trailer truck smashed one of his feet and later a sniper shot away his smoke A local restoration campaign saved the giant cowpoke in 1989 when a spur tastefully replaced the dangling cigarette and another such effort was underway as of the date of this photograph in 2014 ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Gift; The Lyda Hill Foundation; 2014; DLC/PP-2014 054 ; Forms part of Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2014 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2014633870 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/29600/29670a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 29670 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 29670 34 59 0891 0 N 101 55 7837 0 W alt 1084_source exif_heading PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||