[Photograph of Juan Dominguez Receiving Certificate of Commendation]

Photograph of Juan Dominguez being congratulated by Chief Patrol Inspector Robert E. Gardner after receiving a Certificate of Commendation at a ceremony at Border Patrol headquarters in Marfa, Texas.
Date: September 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter accompanying the Colquitt Spoon (open access)

Letter accompanying the Colquitt Spoon

Letter from Walt Roberts that was sent along with the Colquitt Spoon to someone named Lee. The Colquitts were a ranching family in Presidio County, Texas.
Date: September 1, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alice Bishop

This photograph shows a young woman sitting in a chair. She is wearing a flowered dress and glasses and has her hair pulled back. Behind her, there is a wall that appears to be made of brick that is partially covered in ivy and has a door to the right. The chair appears to be on a path bordering a bed of flowers and other plants. Some parts of the photograph are obscured by white light. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says "Alice Bishop." There is a printed border around the photograph.
Date: 1938-09~
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Julia C. Galindo, Maria Acosta, and Angelita Campos

Photograph of two sisters, Julia C. Galindo, Maria Acosta, and their sister-in-law, Angelita Campos. This photo was taken on September 6, 1919 in Marfa, Texas. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Date: September 6, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Volunteers at Fort Davis]

This photograph shows two young girls in dresses and aprons standing in front of a table holding a pitcher and bowl. The room they are in appears to be a kitchen. There is a wood stove to the right of the girls and a pipe leading to the ceiling as well as a window. Directly behind the girls there is are shelves filled with teapots, jars, and pottery. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads "Volunteers in the Park, Allison Ryan and Estella Cortez, Sep 1974, Ft. Davis National Hist. Site."
Date: September 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Frances Faver Cline and Margaret Cline

Photograph of Frances Faver Cline (Mrs. Ira) and Margaret Cline, her daughter-in-law, taken on September 29, 1944. This photo was included in a research paper by Pablo Alvarado for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1972.
Date: September 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ventura Contreras marriage license]

Marriage license from 1898, joining "Ventura" Contreras and Angelita Madrid in marriage.
Date: September 14, 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Funeral Notice for L.C. Brite (open access)

Funeral Notice for L.C. Brite

Funeral notice for Lucas Charles Brite, whose funeral was held at the First Christian Church on Friday, September 5, 1941 at 3 pm.
Date: September 5, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bulletin, Baptist Church, Marfa, Texas, 1948

The bulletin from First Baptist Church in Marfa, Texas for September 26, 1948. It contains information about worship services and church announcements.
Date: September 26, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Class Schedule for Ben Avant, 1907] (open access)

[Class Schedule for Ben Avant, 1907]

Class schedule from West Texas Military Academy for Ben Avant, 5th Form, dated Sept 18, 1907. Classes included: Study Hall, Spanish II, Plain Geometry, History V, English V, Algebra V, Arithmetic V, And English Grammar. Signed by Principal A. G Blackwell.
Date: September 18, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Colonel George T. Langhorne and Major General Joseph T. Dickman]

Photograph of Colonel George T. Langhorne and Major General Joseph T. Dickman. They are standing outside a building. There are two chairs behind them. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photograph, Langhorne is commanding the 8th Cavalry and Military District, and Dickman is commanding So. Department. The photograph was taken at the Marfa United States Military Headquarters.
Date: September 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Military Men]

Photograph of five military men sitting on wooden crates. From left to right, the men are Lieutenant F. S. Estill, Lieutenant R. H. Cooper, Rayma L. "Andy" Andrews, Lieutenant W. M. "Pinky" Amis, and Lieutenant W. F. Parkin. Parkin is holding two dogs. The photograph was taken during the search for Lts. Peterson and Davis, two Army pilots stranded in Mexico after their plane crash landed.
Date: September 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From R. Avant to A. M. Avant] (open access)

[Letter From R. Avant to A. M. Avant]

Letter from R. Avant to A. M. Avant. The letter concerns family business and real estate. It is written on Dillard & Avant letterhead and dated September 30, 1906.
Date: September 30, 1906
Creator: Avant, R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Imelda and Corina Colomo celebrate Mexican Independence Day]

Photograph of Corina and Imelda Colomo celebrating the Mexican independence in 1934. Both girls are dressed in ethnic dresses which would have contained colors of green, white, and red to identify with the Mexican flag. The child in the right corner of the photograph is sitting in a chair, while the child in the left corner of the photograph is standing on a chair.
Date: September 16, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedding photograph of Luis and Nieves Colomo]

Photograph of Nieves Marquez and Luis Colomo on their wedding day. Nieves is wearing a wedding dress created by her two sisters, Carlota and Dorotea Marquez. Both Nieves and Luis are standing. Nieves is to the left of Luis. Luis is wearing a suit with no tie. Nieves was sixteen in the photograph and Luis was twenty-one years of age.
Date: September 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History