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Abandoned Cotton Fields

Dublin Core

Title

Abandoned Cotton Fields

Subject

fields (land)

trees

mountains

Description

These abandoned cotton fields on the Rio Grande between Ruidosa and Candelaria were flooded and overgrown. Several trees mark the end of the field, and behind them, large mountains extend towards the cloudy sky.

Creator

Goin, Peter

Source

Peter Goin Collection (MS 733)

Date

Undated

Rights

Copyright © is held by the artist. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, Special Collections. Further transmission, reproduction, presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the artist.

Format

JPEG

Type

Image

Identifier

B88_TracingtheLine.jpg

Coverage

Ruidosa, TX

Candelaria, TX

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

TIFF

Collection

Tracing the Line

Citation

Goin, Peter, “Abandoned Cotton Fields,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed January 12, 2026, https://exhibits.lib.arizona.edu/items/show/2284.