Smokin' Summer: Photos from the '70s Along the Frio River

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Photographer Marc St. Gil spent 1972-73 capturing life around San Antonio and nearby Leakey, Texas for Project DOCUMERICA, a program sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency to "photographically document subjects of environmental concern" in the U.S.

Photos by St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992

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Teenage Girl Smoking Pot in Cedar Woods While on an Outing with Friends near Leakey, Texas.

St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992

Teenage Girl Smoking Pot in Cedar Woods While on an Outing with Friends near Leakey, Texas.

Campers at Garner State Park, 07/1972

St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992

Campers at Garner State Park, 07/1972

Campers in Garner State Park, 07/1972

St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992

Campers in Garner State Park, 07/1972

Leakey, a Small Town near Garner State Park, Derives Much of Its Income from Summer Tourists and Fall Deer Hunters, 07/1972

St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992

Leakey, a Small Town near Garner State Park, Derives Much of Its Income from Summer Tourists and Fall Deer Hunters, 07/1972

Leakey Resident Cooling Her Feet in the Rio Frio, 07/1972

St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992

Leakey Resident Cooling Her Feet in the Rio Frio, 07/1972

Campers in Garner State Park, 07/1972

St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992

Campers in Garner State Park, 07/1972

One Girl Smokes Pot While Her Friend Watches During an Outing in Cedar Woods near Leakey, Texas. (Taken with Permission)

St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992

One Girl Smokes Pot While Her Friend Watches During an Outing in Cedar Woods near Leakey, Texas. (Taken with Permission)

Two Girls Smoking Pot During an Outing in Cedar Woods near Leakey, Texas. (Taken with Permission)

St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992

Two Girls Smoking Pot During an Outing in Cedar Woods near Leakey, Texas. (Taken with Permission)

Camping beside the Rio Frio, 06/1972

St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992

Camping beside the Rio Frio, 06/1972

Boy and Girl Smoking Pot During an Outing in Cedar Woods near Leakey, Texas. (Taken with Permission)

St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992

Boy and Girl Smoking Pot During an Outing in Cedar Woods near Leakey, Texas. (Taken with Permission)

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