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Don’t Open Your Mouth if You Don’t Know the Facts

By: Christena September 20, 2015August 22, 2022

Historical LovesChristine Devitt, Historic Ranches, Historical Architecture, Hockley County, Llano Estacado, Mallet Ranch, Texas History2 Comments

Note: Ginny Phillips and I worked on saving the historic Mallet Ranch Headquarters in southwest Hockley County for over two years. As a scholar and researcher, I covered all my bases with my research and we went above and beyond in showing why this historic site was important to preserve in situ. We published a…

Viewing Endangered History

By: Christena March 4, 2015August 26, 2018

Christena's PhotographyArchitecture, Church History, Historical Architecture, Llano Estacado, New Mexico, New Mexico History, Presbyterian Church, Taiban4 Comments

Photograph – © Christena Stephens Photography

A Baby Barn Swallows Tale

By: Christena September 14, 2014January 24, 2018

Christena's PhotographyArchitecture, Avian, Barn Swallows, Birds, Hirundo rustica, Historical Architecture, Historical Loves, Mallet Ranch, Nature Stories, Texas Historical Commission, Texas Ranches, Texas Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Surprises2 Comments

Squeak. Squeak. Squeak is how these photographs are remembered… In 2007 I was working in earnest to save to a historic ranch headquarters known as the Mallet Ranch in Texas. Part of my documentation process was to take extensive archival photographs of the buildings’ architecture. The oldest structure was the main house and I needed…

The Four Windows

By: Christena August 15, 2014January 24, 2018

Christena's PhotographyArchitecture, Black & White Photography, Conservation, Ghosts, Historical Architecture, New Mexico, WindowsLeave a Comment

I took this photo in New Mexico while a friend was photographing other parts of the street we were parked on. This building in question was vacant that houses these four north facing windows. I kept seeing the old curtains moving in the second window even when I saw no broken panes or tears in…