Piper Memorial Wing

The iconic images from the American frontier emerged from South Texas and thanks to the development of photography, the true depiction of the frontier is not surrendered to the mythic images of Hollywood stage sets. This exhibition features the historic photographs from the Witte Museum collection offering authentic glimpses of South Texans in their daily life and work.

Lens on South Texas spans the years from the earliest daguerreotypes in the early 1850s in San Antonio, to color images from the late 1950s. Some photographs, including a c.1852 daguerreotype are exhibited with actual objects shown in the photograph. More than 70 photographs are featured, nearly all for the first time. Free with museum admission.