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Grandmother's Doll Collection
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about a doll collection comprised of three hundred dolls representing every era from 1400 C.E. to the 1970s. The collection includes dolls of all sizes and shapes, styles and colors, and from different countries. This paper includes a small section on the process of making dolls, pieces of furniture the author's grandmother uses to display her dolls at her home, and the likeness of a number of dolls from the author's collection.
Date:
1970
Creator:
Brandon, Lindy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Rio Grande]
Photograph of the Rio Grande with trees on the banks and mountains in the distance. A printed note on the photo describes it: "Ancient Indian hills on the banks of the Rio Grande."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Duncan, Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of German Bisque Doll]
Photograph of a small doll in a blue dress sitting on a wooden table. A handwritten note on the back of the photo states that it is a German bisque doll and was purchased for Teda W. Neill by her husband.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Five Pictures
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Alejandro "Alec" Dominguez, the author's grandfather, and his children.
Date:
November 28, 1967
Creator:
Dominguez, Alice
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Doll Collection: Diminutive Delights
Magazine article, written for MD Living magazine, about the hobby, history, and lore of doll collecting.
Date:
May 1966
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Marfa, Texas]
Photograph of Marfa, Texas in the evening, a group of houses and buildings with several windmills and a dark sky overhead. The photo was taken by Frank Duncan.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Duncan, Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher's Daily Lesson Plan Sheet about the Depression]
A teacher's daily lesson plan sheet used to formulate questions for a student to answer in order to clarify a researcher paper about the Great Depression for a history class at Marfa High School, titled "Disastrous Depression of the 1930's" by Hallie Rey Roman. The page numbers to the left of the page correspond to the pages of the "Disastrous Depression" paper; under each pager number are the subsequent questions or concerns the teacher has with a specific point in Hallie Roman's paper.
Date:
1974
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorial Service: Kathleen Menard - April 24, 1978]
Script for the memorial service of Kathleen Menard at Nalley-Pickle Rosewood Chapel on the morning of April 24, 1978. Kathleen Menard attend and graduated valedictorian form Marfa High School in Marfa, Texas. Kathleen Menard was deeply devoted to her father, Frank Duncan, and helped him in his photography business.
Date:
1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dutchover Family
Information about two portraits of the Dutchover family used in a researcher paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Dutchovers. The author also includes a few comments on the origin of the name "Dutchover" and the style and dress of ladies during the time period when these pictures were taken.
Date:
1964
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Most Interesting Person: Evelyn Raetzch Davis]
Research paper outline written for a history class at Marfa High School about Mrs. Evelyn Raetzch Davis, who was a teacher in elementary schools, high schools, and colleges in and around the area of Marfa, Texas, between the years of 1954 and 1972. She also authored several books and enjoyed writing and painting in her free time.
Date:
1967
Creator:
Balga, Frank
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dutchovers
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Diedrick Dutchover, his wife, Refugia "Cara" Salcido, and their ten children. The author discusses the origin of the name "Dutchover," Diedrick Dutchover's job riding as guard to mail coaches, and the establishment of the Dutchover ranch.
Date:
1964
Creator:
Arriola, Emma D.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Information about Photograph of Manuela Dech]
Information about a portrait of Manuela Dech used in a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in Marfa, Texas. The portrait was taken in England when she was about fifteen years old - it is unclear in what year or why Dech traveled to England.
Date:
1966
Creator:
Garcia, Nellie & Melendez, Johnny
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Abelardo Sanchez to Mrs. Pat Godbold - May 20, 1991]
A postcard with a blank front sent to Mrs. Pat Goldbold, care of the Marfa Museum, from Abelardo Sanchez requesting information about the timeline of Dr. Darracott's practice in Marfa, Texas, while researching the death of Ambrose Bierce.
Date:
May 20, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Diedrick and Refugia Dutchover]
Portrait of Diedrick Dutchover and his wife, Refugia Dutchover, wearing dark formal clothes.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Car on a Mountain Road]
Photograph by Frank Duncan of a car on a mountain road in the Big Bend District near Marfa, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Duncan, Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Old Fort Davis]
Photograph of the buildings of Old Fort Davis in the distance in front of a hill, with a small stream in the foreground.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vic Dominguez
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Vic Dominguez, who worked at a number of grocery stores in Marfa, Texas, until opening a taxi stand. Vic Dominguez had four children, and each child is discussed at length (date of birth, career, children, etc.) in this paper.
Date:
January 15, 1974
Creator:
Villarreal, Benny
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Richard C. Daly's Account to Harry Warren on January 15, 1907, of Presidio, Texas
Richard C. Daly's account to Harry Warren, Deputy Collector of Customs, on January 15, 1907, at Presidio, Texas. Daly arrived in Presidio, Texas, in 1866, after a long stint in the U.S. Army (fought in the Civil War). Daly gives a description of the men, and their wives and children, living in the town during that time.
Date:
January 15, 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Horse in a Field]
Photograph of a large field with mountains on the horizon and nothing to be seen except a windmill in the distance and a horse in the foreground. Frank Duncan's title for the photo, printed at the bottom, is: "Out Across the Plains"
Date:
1918
Creator:
Duncan, Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Rio Grande]
Photograph of the Rio Grande, with hills on the right side and a large river bank on the left side.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Duncan, Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Trucks in Mud]
Photograph of two trucks with covered beds, the first of which is being pulled out of mud by ropes while several men are outside of the trucks assisting. A printed note on the photo says, "Some of the U.S. truck drivers - easy times."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Life of W. T. Davis
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Judge W. T. Davis, who came to Marfa, Texas, in 1907 to establish a ranching business and meat market. He was elected county judge in 1926, and he and his family became a prominent part of the community.
Date:
January 22, 1965
Creator:
Minjares, Mary Jane
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Boy and Truck]
Photograph of a boy sitting in a chair outside next to a stone wall, with a covered truck in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee G. Bennett to Wm. F. Dukes - October 19, 1979]
Letter from Lee G. Bennett to Wm. F. Dukes in acceptance of the additional photographs by Frank Duncan of the people and happenings of the 1920s, which Mr. Dukes offered to the Marfa Museum in a previous letter.
Date:
October 19, 1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History