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Adobes (open access)

Adobes

Research paper written by Sammy Cobos about the construction of adobe buildings. Several examples of adobe buildings from Marfa and Ruidosa are explained. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date: December 2, 1968
Creator: Cobos, Sammy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
St. Mary's Catholic School (open access)

St. Mary's Catholic School

Paper by Gloria Gonzales describing the history of St. Mary's Catholic school.
Date: December 2, 1968
Creator: Gonzales, Gloria
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Clark W. Thompson, March 2, 1959] (open access)

[Letter to Clark W. Thompson, March 2, 1959]

Letter to Clark W. Thompson discussing emergency disaster relief for flooding in Presidio County, Texas.
Date: March 2, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Sol S. Steinberg, August 2, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Sol S. Steinberg, August 2, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Sol Steinberg informing him that he is sending some cantaloupes his way.
Date: August 2, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starter (open access)

Engine-Starter

Patent for an engine starter "operated by compressed air and which may be brought into operative connection with the fly wheel of the engine to be started, whereby said fly wheel is rotated."
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Fruehbeck, Edgar F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 2, 1912 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 2, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 2, 1912
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 2, 1911 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 2, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 2, 1911
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 2, 1910 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 2, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 2, 1910
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Margarita, Filipe, and Demetria Carrasco, Dressed for a Wedding

Photograph of Margarita, Felipe, and Demetria Carrasco who were siblings. They are dressed for a wedding. The girls wear dresses that their grandmother Candelaria made for them. A description is written on the back in Spanish.
Date: August 2, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1909 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 2, 1909
Creator: French, A. Gordon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 2, 1908 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 2, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 2, 1908
Creator: French, A. Gordon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History