[dropcap]F[/dropcap]rom 1971 to 1977 the Environmental Protection Agency, with the help of freelance photographers nationwide, began a project called "Documerica" to photograph and document the state of the environment and daily life to be used as a baseline to compare with future life. Over 15,000 photographs were taken and saved to the National Archives.
One such freelance photographer, Marc St. Gill took over 200 photos in and around Leakey, Texas and the Garner State Park area. What remains today of those photos is a slice of 1970's Texas Hill Country life with the original captions, written by St. Gill. We've retouched these photos to restore some of their original color, which tends to be lost over the decades.
Deer Hunters Relax between Kills at Their Permanent Camp in an Almost Inaccessible Part of the Forest. They Set Up the Camp through the Use of Jeeps and Airlifts -- November 1972
Young Man Picks Leaves from His Girl's Hair after They Had Embraced on the Banks of the Frio Canyon River near Leakey, Texas and San Antonio --May 1973
