STRATIGRAPHIC TRAVERSE · LLANO ESTACADO
3,241 FT
Now traversingThe Plateau
▲ BM 2762
3,241 FT · AUSTIN ALLISON

Austin Allison

Librarian | Historian | Photographer
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Cataloging, Preserving, and Capturing the History of the American West

Specializing in structural metadata schemas, digital preservation, and the physical cataloging of regionally important items. This workspace highlights my academic work alongside my photographic studies of regional landscapes of Texas and the American West.

Curriculum vitae →
PHOTOGRAPHY · SERIES I–III

Visual Studies of the American West

  • I American Escarpments
  • II Water on the Llano Estacado
  • III Cotton Gins of Texas
Photo Galleries →
FEATURED ARTICLE

'Opportunity Knocking': The Vaughan Land Company and Early Bailey County Development

Panhandle-Plains Historical Review · 2025

CURRENT PROJECT

Open-source optical character recognition for West Texas newspapers

The design and implementation of an open-source optical character recognition (OCR) software for digital newspapers in West Texas.

The project →
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3,241 FT · AUSTIN ALLISON

Austin Allison

Librarian | Historian | Photographer
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
[email protected]

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Cataloging, Preserving, and Capturing the History of the American West

Specializing in structural metadata schemas, digital preservation, and the physical cataloging of regionally important items.

Curriculum vitae →
PHOTOGRAPHY · SERIES I–III

Visual Studies of the American West

American Escarpments · Water on the Llano Estacado · Cotton Gins of Texas

Photo Galleries →
SCHOLARLY WORKS

'Opportunity Knocking': The Vaughan Land Company and Early Bailey County Development

Panhandle-Plains Historical Review · 2025

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CURRENT PROJECT

Open-source optical character recognition for West Texas newspapers

The design and implementation of an open-source OCR software for digital newspapers in West Texas.

The project →