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It's a Corker
History Thesis by Carleen Pirtle about glass bottles, written in januyary 1971. The paper gives a brief history of different types of glass bottles: whiskeys, bitters, medicines, house-holds, and drink bottles - beer, wine, soda water. It discusses why these bottles are so interesting and how some of them were made. It also has six pages of hand-drawn examples of bottles. Note cards are included at the end that may have been used to describe specific bottles.
Date:
January 14, 1974
Creator:
Pirtle, Carleen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Businesses in Marfa]
Report by Glenn Garcia for an American History class at marfa High School in January 1974. It is about businesses in Marfa, Texas based on his interviews with Jesusita Brito of Chuy's Place and Robert Martinez of Sandy's Grocery Store.
Date:
January 14, 1974
Creator:
Garcia, Glenn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to A.M. Avant from L.J. Roter in 1909]
Handwritten letter written to A.M. Avant from L.J. Roter on August 14, 1909. It discusses Mr. Roter's health, his whereabouts and a business transaction between him and Mr. Avant.
Date:
August 14, 1909
Creator:
Roter, L.J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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