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694-22. Huntsville Unit of Texas State Penitentiary "The Walls" (established 1849) at morning. A clock above the main entrance to the prison is a symbol of time which serves as a reminder to those inside. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Huntsville Unit of Texas State Penitentiary, "The Walls" prison. Huntsville, Texas, December 20, 2009  Walls Unit of prison system, main entrance. Huntsville, Texas, June 29, 2008  Model of Walls Unit of Texas State Penitentiary in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2010  Walls Unit of prison system, Main Building. Huntsville, Texas, March 23, 2008  Model of Walls Unit in Prison Museum, with Main Building in the center, Infirmary to the left and Dining to the right. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  "Merry Christmas to All" decoration on the 32 feet tall brick security wall surrounding "The Walls" prison (Huntsville TDCJ Unit), with a memorial historical plaque in foreground. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Huntsville Unit of Texas State Penitentiary "The Walls". Huntsville, Texas, October 31, 2009  Christmas decoration on tall brick security walls of Huntsville prison "The Walls". Huntsville, Texas, December 20, 2009  Old Administration Building of Walls Unit Prison. Huntsville, Texas, March 23, 2008  Old Administration Building of Walls Unit Prison. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Memorial plaque of Texas Historical Commission in front of Walls Unit of TDCJ prison system. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Memorial plaque of Texas Historical Commission in front of 32 feet high and 2-3 feet thick brick security wall (1942) surrounding Walls Unit of TDCJ prison system. Huntsville, Texas, June 29, 2008  Model of old prison rodeo arena in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  Exterior of Prison Museum styled as a prison. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2010  Inmate money printed by Texas Prison System in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  Texas Prison Rodeo exhibit in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2010  Death penalty protests on exhibit in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  A headstone symbol in Oakwood Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  TDCJ Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Prison Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008  Used electric chair in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2010  Recreation exhibit in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2010  Old Sparky electric chair in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2010  Inmate crafts exhibit in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2010  Inmate crafts items in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2010  Syringe used to administer sodium thiopental to sedate inmates during first stage of lethal injection in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  Paper items with handles made by prisoners from Christian counseling literature and used as dumbbells in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  Old Sparky electric chair used for capital punishment of several hundred death row inmates in 1924-1964 in Prison Museum. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2008  Lake Raven at morning in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  The installation captures a vivid and direct form of protest directly facing the Russian embassy on Pikk Street. The central panel displays a graphic depiction of Vladimir Putin with a rat s body, lying dead under a Soviet flag with the slogan "Sooner rather than later" and "Putin Zdoh" (a play on words combining the "Z" war symbol with the Russian word for "died" or "croaked"). This reflects the intense anger and desire for regime change among protestors. The red poster on the right translates to "Reveal who gets Kremlin money in Estonia" (Paljastame, kes saavad Kremli raha Eestis), referencing concerns about Russian influence and corruption within Estonian politics and society. A black-and-white photo of Alexei Navalny is pinned to the fence, honoring the Russian opposition leader who died in prison in early 2024. His image serves as a symbol of resistance against the Putin regime. The fence is covered with layers of weather-beaten signs, photos of destroyed Ukrainian apartment blocks (like the one in the top right), and slogans in multiple languages (Estonian, English, Russian, Ukrainian). This accumulation shows that the protest is not a one-time event but a sustained, evolving vigil kept alive by locals and activists. The poster on the far right features a red handprint with names, symbolizing the "blood on the hands" of those complicit in the war or sympathetic to the Kremlin s actions. Tallinn, Estonia, October 16, 2025  Grave of Sam Houston at west entrance of Oakwood Cemetery showing Sam Houston carved from grey granite on his horse flanked by allegorical figures of Victory and History, view from Avenue I. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Sam Houston gravesite marker at west entrance of Oakwood Cemetery (erected by Pompeo Coppini 4/21/1911, shows carved Sam Houston on his horse flanked by allegorical figures of Victory and History). Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Grave of Sam Houston at west entrance of Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011  Sam Houston statue in fog at Road 45. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Headstones of Oakwood Cemetery in mist. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Entrance of Queen movie theater on Main Street in downtown Bryan. Texas, November 18, 2008  Hairy green caterpillar in Huntsville State Park. Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2012  Sam Houston statue at Road 45, view from its feet. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Extra head of Sam Houston statue in a roadside park of Road 45. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Clock Tower through walls of Mary and Olaf Cathedral. Vyborg, Russia, February 14, 2013  Clock Tower with walls of Mary and Olaf Cathedral in foreground. Vyborg, Russia, February 14, 2013  Crosses in Negro Section of Oakwood Cemetery on a strip of land where many slaves were buried in unmarked graves. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Albritton clock tower on campus of Texas A and M University at morning. College Station, Texas, December 17, 2017  Albritton clock tower in fog on campus of Texas A and M University at morning. College Station, Texas, December 17, 2017  Boletus mushroom on Four Notch Main Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 7, 2007  Ruins inside Ivan Gorod Fortress, view from walls. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013  Churches inside Ivan Gorod Fortress, view from walls. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013  A sculpture on the wall at the main entrance of Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005  Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) in Alligator Branch of Lake Raven in Huntsville State Park on Chinquapin Trail. Texas, October 4, 2008  Bolbitius pluteoides mushrooms on fallen oak, closer to its lower, split part, found inside a small cavity on its side on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021  Lake Raven from southern end of PR 40 in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Lake Raven near CCC Lodge in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Tickseed Sunflower (Bidens aristosa) in Huntsville State Park, on north-east side of Lake Raven, view from Chinquapin Trail. Texas, October 4, 2008  Entoloma(?) mushrooms on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018  Boat ramp in Lake Raven in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 20, 2009  Camping site near Lake Raven in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Main Street and Grimes County Courthouse at morning. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2009  Resupinate polypore mushroom on a dry standing oak tree in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Common rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus penetrans) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Bark rash lichen (Pyrenula cruenta) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Polypore mushrooms Trichaptum sector on a fallen oak in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Bracket polypore mushrooms on an elm(?) fallen in a wet place in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Needle bonnet mushrooms (Mycena clavicularis) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Some foliose lichen on a smooth barke of maple(?) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Bonnet mushrooms Mycena clavicularis on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018  Rustgill mushrooms Gymnopilus penetrans on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018  Dissected mushrooms Hygrophorus subsordidus on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018  Close-up of mushrooms Mycena alcalina(?) on a rotting pine log in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom on a dry standing oak tree in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom on a dry standing oak tree in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Cluster of mushrooms Mycena alcalina(?) on a mossy pine log in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Tiny green liverwort on smooth tree bark in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Lake Raven from Prairie Branch Loop Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Albritton clock tower behind oak trees of Old Main Drive in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 24, 2009  Close-up of tiny green liverwort on smooth tree bark in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a fallen oak branch on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018  Needle bonnet mushrooms (Mycena clavicularis) under pine trees in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Common bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) on rotting oak wood in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Mushrooms Hygrophorus subsordidus in a pine forest on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018  Some white slime mold (Myxomycetes) on a pine log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018  Caps of polypore mushrooms Trichaptum byssogenum on a large fallen oak in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Yellowish Schizopora-like resupinate polypore mushroom on trumpet vine in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on a dry oak tree in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  speckled shield lichen (Punctelia)(?) on a smooth barke of maple(?) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020  Boardwalk of Chinquapin Trail through Alligator Branch of Lake Raven in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 20, 2009  Inside an abandoned grocery store at a corner of Apalonia and East Main streets in downtown. Anderson, Texas, January 2, 2009  This is the No~elasilma ("Eye of the Needle") Gate, a reconstructed section of the medieval urban fabric located at the end of Niguliste Street. Originally, this area was a densely built-up part of the Old Town, near the historic Harju Gate. However, the neighborhood was largely destroyed during the March 1944 Soviet bombing, which leveled about 20% of Tallinn s buildings, particularly in the Harju and Niguliste street areas. The ruins stood for decades before the area was cleared and later redeveloped as a green space and memorial. The No~elasilma Gate itself was reconstructed in 2006-2007 as part of an effort to restore the medieval street network and mark the historical boundary of the former churchyard. The structure consists of two limestone walls with arched openings, mimicking the narrow passageways typical of the medieval city. Looking through the gate, you see the cobblestones of Niguliste Street. In the background stands a distinct corner tower with a red tiled roof, part of the residential block that survived or was restored after the war. The modern apartment buildings on the left (Harju Street area) are post-war constructions, filling the void left by the bombing. The gate now serves as a poignant reminder of the city s lost layers and its resilience. Estonia, October 16, 2025  Entrance of Administration Building on campus of Texas A and M University at morning. College Station, Texas, February 6, 2008  Rosy bonnet mushrooms (Mycena rosea) under pines on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018  Underside of Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a fallen oak branch on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018 |
