The Kwahadi or "Quahadi" Comanche were a band of people who lived in our area of the High Plains and hunted antelope.

A typical frontiersman of the 1830's, this rifleman looks confident of his destiny in the West

Typical of most trappers in the American West, this mountain man is outfitted in buckskins and hides. Armed with a flintlock rifle and "horse" pistol, he is equipped to set his traps while keeping a wary eye out for potential enemies and predators.

This mixed heritage woman portrays the blending of white and Native costumes. Dressed in both traditional buckskins and trade blankets, she seems to contemplate a rapidly changing and uncertain future.

Chris Atkins enjoys playing the mountain man.

Ray Olachia of Lake Jackson, Texas, shared traditions from his Native American heritage with Rendezvous visitors.

Men like this Confederate Sergeant patrolled the Texas Frontier once the US troops left, with carbine, sabre, and revolver. He patrolled the prairies and used landmarks like Fort Phantom Hill to work his beat.

Historian Henry Crawford, curator of the Texas Tech University history museum in Lubbock, Texas, enjoys dressing the part to experience "living history."

Ray Boeshart and his daughter Linda gave Rendezvous visitors free rides in their "Butterfield Stagecoach," which is built to the specifications of an original Wells Fargo stagecoach. The vehicle is pulled by four quarter horses.