The Adobe House: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School (open access)

The Adobe House: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School

Research paper written by Mary Francis Conners about the construction of adobe bricks and buildings. The paper describes what adobe is and where adobe buildings are normally found. This paper was written in in January of 1977 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: January 1977
Creator: Conners, Mary Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Interesting Person (open access)

An Interesting Person

Paper written for a history Class at Marfa High School by Rosalba Alvarado in 1977. The report is based on an interview with C.J. Alvarado in January 1977. He was a school teacher in Duval and Presidio Counties and later a postmaster in Redford, Texas.
Date: January 10, 1977
Creator: Alvarodo, Rosalba
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll Tax Receipt] (open access)

[Poll Tax Receipt]

Poll tax receipt for $1.75 received from A.M. Avant on January 30, 1908 in Pleasanton, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fredrick Alvarado, 1943 (open access)

Fredrick Alvarado, 1943

Description of a portrait of Fredrick Alvarado, taken on April 18, 1943 in Ruidosa, New Mexico. He fought in World War II.
Date: January 3, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interesting Person (open access)

Interesting Person

Paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in January 1977 by Rink Polson. It is about Lee Bennett, a teacher in Marfa and founder of the Junior Historians of Marfa.
Date: January 1977
Creator: Polson, Rink
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disastrous Depression of the 1930's (open access)

Disastrous Depression of the 1930's

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Great Depression of the 1930s, specifically in Presidio County, Texas, with numerous interviews from farmers and ranchers of the Depression era.
Date: January 14, 1974
Creator: Roman, Hallie Rey
System: The Portal to Texas History