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A 1913 Wedding
Information about a photograph for a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the 1913 wedding of Hijinio Roman and Pilar Dominguez. A footnotes page and bibliography to the research paper are also included.
Date:
January 18, 1977
Creator:
Carrasco, Irma
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
My Grandmother's Sisters
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the author's grandmother's sisters, Rubio D. Dominguez and Maria Rubio D. Ochoa.
Date:
January 17, 1977
Creator:
Carrasco, Carlos
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mary Elizabeth Runkles Davis
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Mary Elizabeth Runkles Davis from Marfa, Texas, who contracted polio at the age of seven - She later went on to eat dinner with President Roosevelt, become Woman of the Year in 1968, and write poetry.
Date:
January 1977
Creator:
Sanchez, Delma
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
There's Nobody Like Him
This is a paper describing the life of the cowboys and cattle ranchers from the early 1900s to the present day in the Marfa, Texas area.
Date:
February 21, 1977
Creator:
Steen, Jettie
Object Type:
Book
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 F. Conners
This is a research paper written by Mary Francis Conners for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1977. It is a brief biography of John Francis Conners.
Date:
January 1977
Creator:
Conners, Mary Francis
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barriers in Labor During the Depression
Paper based on an interview with Johnnie Collie. The paper describes his family, his different jobs in a variety of places and his time in the U.S. Army. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1977 by Orlando Garcia.
Date:
January 10, 1977
Creator:
Garcia, Orlando
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brother and Sister Carrasco
This is a research paper written by Ninfa Porras for an American History Class at Marfa High School on January 17, 1977.
Date:
January 17, 1977
Creator:
Porras, Ninfa
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School
This is a paper describing the store of Max Cortez.
Date:
January 17, 1977
Creator:
Cortez, Mario
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Felicitas Contreras
Paper detailing the life of Felicitas Contreras.
Date:
January 18, 1977
Creator:
Hartnett, Minerva
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mrs. Carrasco
This paper contains a biography of Paula Quiroz Carrasco. It discusses her family and her talent for knitting. This was a research paper by Silvino Ocon for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1977.
Date:
January 10, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wizard or Witch
Research paper written by Laurelle Patricia Dunsavage for an American History Class at Marfa High School on March 3, 1977. It is about different types of healers in the hispanic culture and has a section defining the different herbs and their uses in remedies. Samples of the actual herbs are included in this report.
Date:
March 3, 1977
Creator:
Dunsavage, Laurelle Patricia
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jess Clay Evans Jr. and his Family
Photographs of Jess Evans and his family. This page is part of a 1977 report for a history class at Marfa High School by Jess Evans.
Date:
1977~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lillian Mary Elder Bowman
This is a research paper written by Wil Cross for an American History Class at Marfa High School in January 1977.
Date:
January 1977
Creator:
Cross, Wil
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marfa Junior Historians
Paper by Lee Bennett about the Junior Historians in Marfa, Texas. It explains what they do, projects and papers the have written and awards they have won. She discusses how history helps young people build relationships with their parents and living relatives through interviews, projects and oral history and how they learn to appreciate the Big Bend area by researching things about it.
Date:
1977~
Creator:
Bennett, Lee
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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