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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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marfa Businesses
This is a paper describing Marfa, Texas businesses.
Date:
January 14, 1974
Creator:
Zubiate, Barbara
Object Type:
Book
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
Aviation in Presidio County
Research paper written by Matt Henderson for an American History class at a Marfa high school in 1974 about the history of aviation in Presidio County.
Date:
January 13, 1974
Creator:
Henderson, Matt
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Businesses in Marfa]
Report by Martha Sue Horn for an American History class at marfa High School in January 1974. It is about businesses in Marfa, Texas based on her interviews with business owners and employees at Eddie Pierce Motors, Inc., the Marfa Public Library, the Nu-Way Grocery Store, Colomo's Handy Store and Genevieve's Beauty Shop.
Date:
January 10, 1974
Creator:
Horn, Martha Sue
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casa De Piedra School
Description of the Casa De Piedra School in Marfa, Texas. This accompanied a photograph in a research report by Maria Valenzuela in 1974.
Date:
1974
Creator:
Valenzuela, Maria
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christopher's Department Store]
Exterior of Christopher's Department Store. Two people are standing in front of the store. Left to right are: W.W. Christopher and J.W. Christopher.
Date:
1974~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Employees at Christopher's Department Store]
Interior of Christopher's Department Store. Two males and one female are standing around a desk. One woman is seated at the desk.
Date:
1974~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gloria's Beauty Salon]
Exterior of Gloria's Beauty Salon.
Date:
1974~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Insurance agency belonging to the Ligons]
Exterior of the Ligon insurance agency. Three people are standing in front of the insurance agency. Left to right are: Alice Lignon, Willie Jo Ligon, and an unnamed woman. The unnamed woman is standing to the right of a blue car.
Date:
1974~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An Interesting Person
Research paper written by Irma Espinosa for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1974. It is about Angelita M. Campos, wife of Lino Campos. The paper discusses her early life and her hobby of making quilts and curtains.
Date:
1974
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marfa Manufacturing Company
Photograph of an unidentified man standing in a large doorway at Marfa Manufacturing Company.
Date:
1974~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mrs. Pruett's Dollarama
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Mrs. Ida Mae Pruett's doll collection, consisting of 360 dolls of all sorts at the time this paper was written. 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 Mrs. Pruett uses to display her dolls at her home, and the likeness of a number of dolls from Mrs. Pruett's collection.
Date:
1974
Creator:
Espinosa, Rebecca Ann
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Research on the Great Depression in Marfa, Texas]
Paper answering the questions posed by Hallie Rey Roman's teacher to clarify a researcher paper she wrote for a history class at Marfa High School about the Great Depression, titled "Disastrous Depression of the 1930's." In another document, Hallie Roman's teacher formulated a number of questions to help improve her paper; these are Hallie Roman's corrections and/or clarifications in response.
Date:
1974
Creator:
Roman, Hallie Rey
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Secretary for Lignon Insurance Agency at work]
Interior of the Ligon insurance agency. Estella Madrid is sitting behind a large wooden desk in an office. A typewriter is in front of her.
Date:
1974~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher's Daily Lesson Plan Sheet about a Doll Collection]
A teacher's daily lesson plan sheet used to formulate questions for a student to answer in order to clarify a research paper on a doll collection for a history class at Marfa High School, titled "Mrs. Pruett's Dollarama" by Rebecca Ann Espinosa. The page numbers to the left of the page corresponds to the page(s) of the "Dollarama" paper; under each page number are the subsequent corrections or concerns the teacher has with a specific point in Rebecca Espinosa's paper.
Date:
1974
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
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
Bloys Campmeeting, 1980-1973
This pamphlet gives an overview of the origins of the Bloys Campmeetings as well as the services available at the 1973 service.
Date:
1973
Creator:
Bloys Campmeeting Association
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Childers Family
This is a paper describing the Childers family.
Date:
December 13, 1972
Creator:
Oliver, Margaret
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Construction of an Adobe House
Research paper written by Joe Luis Carrasco about the process of building an adobe house. Also included are two pages of photographs that show the process. This paper was written in 1972 for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date:
December 13, 1972
Creator:
Carrasco, Joe Luis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ira Cline - Disciple of Law
This is a research paper written by Pablo Alvarado for an American History Class at Marfa High School on December 13, 1972. It is a biography of Ira Cline, a man who worked in law enforcement most of his life in west Texas and Mexico.
Date:
December 13, 1972
Creator:
Alvarado, Pablo
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rock House
This is a paper describing both Casa Piedra, "The Rock House," and the people who lived in Casa Piedra.
Date:
December 13, 1972
Creator:
Arce, Hugh
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Air Age Comes to Marfa
Research paper written by John Walker about Cal Rodgers' historic cross-continental flight on the Vin Fiz Flyer and his stop in Marfa, Texas. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School and is dated October 13, 1972.
Date:
October 13, 1972
Creator:
Walker, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History