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States

The Camels are Coming (open access)

The Camels are Coming

Paper illustrating the history of the US Army Camel Corps.
Date: 1977
Creator: Earney, Ann
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dilemma of the Illegal Alien: A Research Paper for English IV (open access)

The Dilemma of the Illegal Alien: A Research Paper for English IV

Research paper written by Carlton M. Godbold about the illegal immigration of Mexican citizens into the United States. It covers the ways immigrants enter the US as well as the motivating factors of the businesses who employ illegal immigrants. This paper was written for an English IV class at Marfa High School.
Date: unknown
Creator: Godbold, Carlton M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Family History of Luis and Nieves Colomo (open access)

Family History of Luis and Nieves Colomo

Paper written by Teresa Ceniceros chronicling the family life of Nieves Marquez Colomo and Luis Rodriguez Colomo. Includes descriptions of siblings, parents, and children. Details life from the late 1800s through the early 1970s.
Date: November 10, 1975
Creator: Ceniceros, Teresa
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words] (open access)

[One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words]

This is a research paper written by Jaime Javier Vasquez for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1978. It is about the early photographers in Marfa and the West Texas area. These men and women documented the landscape, the people and events of the early 20th century in that area. The author found little information about these photographers personally but included what he did uncover.
Date: 1978
Creator: Vasquez, Jaime Javier
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History