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Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Bill (W.D.) (1913-1996) and Dolphia Bransford (1915-2015) moved from San Angelo to Kingsland, Texas in 1950. There they established the first fish camp in the area. A carpenter, Bill built small cabins and a larger building which served as a general store.

Bill was interested in photography so he and Dolphia would set out in their camper taking pictures of wildflowers and scenery along the way. After plants were photographed, Dolphia researched them and recorded their botanical name, family and common name on each slide. The Bransfords would travel for two or three months at a time and eventually visited nearly every corner of the United States and Canada. They spent 40 years pursuing their favorite pastime and stopped only when Bill’s vision diminished.

At the beginning, Bill photographed plants mostly from a distance, often too far to see enough detail necessary to identify his subjects. Dolphia encouraged him to get close-ups of the plants so that they could be identified and so that their full beauty could be appreciated. Many times he would lie flat on the ground to get the perfect shot. His extra effort shows in the quality of his photographs.

Bill enjoyed presenting prints of his photographs in collections, displaying images of entire genera or families in a single frame. In one case, it took six years of effort to get the photograph of a single species necessary to complete one of these framed collections.

Wishing to find a suitable, permanent home for their work, Mr. and Mrs. Bransford began donating their slide collection to the National Wildflower Research Center in 1987 and were privileged to enjoy Mrs. Johnson’s company on several occasions. Over the years, countless thousands of visitors to this website have enjoyed the work and study of this devoted couple.

Today, the nearly 4500 native plant slides contributed to the Wildflower Center by Bill and Dolphia Bransford remain one of the largest image collections in the NPIN Image Gallery.

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is committed to developing the premier resource for native plant images in North America through continued growth of the Plant Image Gallery. You can help us achieve our mission ...to increase the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, plants, and landscapes... by becoming a contributor.


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Calochortus splendensSplendid Mariposa Lily
Calochortus splendensSplendid Mariposa Lily
Calystegia spithamaea ssp. spithamaeaLow False Bindweed
Calochortus striatusAlkali Mariposa Lily
Calochortus striatusAlkali Mariposa Lily
Castilleja sulphureaSulphur Indian Paintbrush
Sulphur Paintbrush
Camissonia subacaulisDiffuseflower Evening-primrose
Camissonia subacaulisDiffuseflower Evening-primrose
Camissonia subacaulisDiffuseflower Evening-primrose
Calochortus subalpinusSubalpine Mariposa Lily
Calochortus superbusYellow Mariposa
Camissonia tanacetifolia ssp. tanacetifoliaTansyleaf Evening-primrose
Camissonia tanacetifolia ssp. tanacetifoliaTansyleaf Evening-primrose
Calochortus tolmieiTolmie Star-tulip
Calopogon tuberosusTuberous Grasspink
Grass Pink
Calopogon tuberosusTuberous Grasspink
Grass Pink
Calopogon tuberosusTuberous Grasspink
Grass Pink
Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosusTuberous Grasspink
Grass Pink
Swamp Pink
Calochortus uniflorusMonterey Mariposa Lily
Monterey Mariposa-lily
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Campanula unifloraArctic Bellflower
Campanula unifloraArctic Bellflower
Calochortus venustusButterfly Mariposa Lily
Square Mariposa Lily
White Mariposa Lily
Calochortus venustusButterfly Mariposa Lily
Square Mariposa Lily
White Mariposa Lily
Calochortus venustusButterfly Mariposa Lily
Square Mariposa Lily
White Mariposa Lily
Calochortus venustusButterfly Mariposa Lily
Square Mariposa Lily
White Mariposa Lily
Calochortus vestaeCoast Range Mariposa Lily
Campanula wilkinsianaWilkins Bellflower
Calycoseris wrightiiWhite Tackstem
Calycoseris wrightiiWhite Tackstem
Calycoseris wrightiiWhite Tackstem
Centaurea americanaAmerican Basket-flower
American Star-thistle
Basket-flower
Star Thistle
Shaving Brush
Basket Flower
Cerastium arvenseField Chickweed
Cerastium arvenseField Chickweed
Cerastium arvenseField Chickweed
Cerastium arvense ssp. strictumField Chickweed
Cephalanthera austiniaePhantom Orchid
Snow Orchid
Cephalanthera austiniaePhantom Orchid
Snow Orchid
Cephalanthera austiniaePhantom Orchid
Snow Orchid
Cephalanthera austiniaePhantom Orchid
Snow Orchid
Centaurium beyrichiiMountain Pink
Meadow Pink
Catchfly
Quinineweed
Centaurium beyrichiiMountain Pink
Meadow Pink
Catchfly
Quinineweed
Centaurium beyrichiiMountain Pink
Meadow Pink
Catchfly
Quinineweed
Centaurium calycosumArizona Centaury
Shortflower Centaury
Rosita
Buckley Centaury
Cercis canadensisEastern Redbud
Redbud
Cercis canadensisEastern Redbud
Redbud
Cephalanthus occidentalisCommon Buttonbush
Buttonbush
Button Willow
Honey Bells
Honeybells
Honey Balls
Honeyballs
Button-bush
Cephalanthus occidentalisCommon Buttonbush
Buttonbush
Button Willow
Honey Bells
Honeybells
Honey Balls
Honeyballs
Button-bush
Cevallia sinuataStinging Serpent
Stinging Cevallia
Cevallia sinuataStinging Serpent
Stinging Cevallia
Cevallia sinuataStinging Serpent
Stinging Cevallia
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