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[Store belonging to Max Cortez]
Interior of a store with shelves and display cases. Three men stand at the back. Left to right are: Max Cortez, Jacobo Villaba, and Philipe Cortez (Max Cortez's brother).
Date:
June 30, 1921
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
George Crosson
Photograph of George Crosson. He has a white beard and mustache and wears a suit. This This photo was included in a research paper by Jon Polson for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1978.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Paula Quiroz Carrasco, Knitting]
Color photograph of Paula Quiroz Carrasco sitting outside knitting an afghan. Beside her sit some of her other handicrafts. This photo was included in a research paper by Silvino Ocon for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1977.
Date:
1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
John Conners
This is a research paper written by Albert Garcia for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1969. It chronicles the life of John Conners.
Date:
November 18, 1969
Creator:
Garcia, Albert
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jose Ceniceros
Paper written by Freddie Ceniceros chronicling the life of Jose Ceniceros.
Date:
December 4, 1969
Creator:
Ceniceros, Freddie
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope
Paper submitted to the Junior Historical Society state writing contest held by the Texas State Historical Society, discussing historical landmarks, landscape, and people of Marfa. This written speech accompanied photographic slides (noted in the text with slide numbers).
Date:
1969
Creator:
Edwards, Nancy
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Estella Matamoros
A paper chronicling the life of Estella Matamoros Cortez.
Date:
1968
Creator:
Luna, Oscar
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mister Wayne
This is a paper describing the life of Wayne R. Cartledge. Cartledge was a cattle rancher and businessman in the Marfa area of Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Webb, Shelley
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churches in the West Texas Vicinity
Paper by Delia Jurado describing the history of several churches and missions in the West Texas area.
Date:
December 7, 1970
Creator:
Jurado, Delia
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
St. Mary's Catholic School
Paper by Gloria Gonzales describing the history of St. Mary's Catholic school.
Date:
December 2, 1968
Creator:
Gonzales, Gloria
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Paper describing St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marfa, Texas
Date:
January 14, 1974
Creator:
Hernandez, Lionel
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
One Wrong Cut
This report relates an anecdote about Edward "Speck" Bogel, the son of a rancher in Marfa, Texas.
Date:
December 1976
Creator:
Polson, Rink
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charley Bishop: "A Western Pioneer"
This report is a brief biography of Charley Bishop, starting with his parents and describing his entire life.
Date:
1964
Creator:
Bentley, Mary Helen
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Allen Coffield on a busy city street]
A photograph of Henry A. Coffield walking down a busy Marfa city street.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of View from Candelaria Hill Road]
Photograph of Candelaria Hill in the mountains of west Texas with a butte rising up out of the hill, taken from Candelaria Hill Road.
Date:
March 3, 1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Officers' Quarters at Camp Holland, Texas]
Photograph of officers' houses at Camp Holland in the Rimrock mountains 12 miles west of Valentine, Texas. This photo was included in a research paper by William Kim Thornsburg in an American History class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Thornsburg, William Kim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buildings at Camp Holland
Photograph of buildings in the mountains at Camp Holland, Texas. The two long buildings in the front are the barracks and the middle building is the mess hall. The four buildings in the background are officers' quarters. The barracks are built of stone. Cacti grow in the foreground. This photo was included in a research paper by William Kim Thornsburg in an American History class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Grannison Chaney]
Photograph of Grannison Chaney, visible from the waist up, standing in a doorway. He is wearing a Marfa High School jacket and a baseball cap. To the right, a wall clock is visible through a window with the name "Baker Jewelers." The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Grannison Chaney came to Marfa as a shoeshine boy. He became a staunch supporter of the students, the school, and the athletics programs. The students awarded him a school jacket which he wears proudly" (p. 13).
Date:
1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pedro Chavez and the First Well in Redford, Texas
Paper about Carrasco family and their ranch in Redford, Texas where the first well was dug. Pedro Chaves, a child raised by the Carrasco family on their ranch in Redford. This is a research paper written by Saul Acosta for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1967.
Date:
1967
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Carrasco Family
This is a research paper written by Rosalinda Villarreal for an American History Class at Marfa High School on December 7, 1970. It is a biography of the the Carrasco Family.
Date:
December 7, 1970
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jose Chavarria and the Soldiers]
Paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in 1968 by Ernest Mediano. The paper describes a scene in a photo where some cavalry soldiers are asking his grandfather Jose Chavarria to sell them a horse in Ruidosa, Texas. The soldiers were charged with keeping Pancho Villa out of the United States.
Date:
1968
Creator:
Mediano, Ernest
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Warranty Deed
Warranty Deed granting land in the town of Marfa from R.E. Russell to William Russell on April 12, 1886.
Date:
April 12, 1886
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
American History Project
This is a paper describing the people who lived in Casa Piedra (otherwise known as La Punta del Agua).
Date:
1967~
Creator:
Vasquez, Olga
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Biography of Mr. Robert Jefferson Carr
A history paper chronicling of the life of Mr. Robert Jefferson Carr.
Date:
November 21, 1966
Creator:
McCutchen, Sellen
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History