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The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 13, 1908 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 13, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 13, 1908
Creator: French, A. Gordon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 13, 1909 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 13, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 13, 1909
Creator: French, A. Gordon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 13, 1909 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 13, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 13, 1909
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 13, 1909 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 13, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 13, 1909
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 13, 1910 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 13, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 13, 1910
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 13, 1911 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 13, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 13, 1911
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1912 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 13, 1912
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 13, 1912 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 13, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 13, 1912
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brite's of Marfa, Texas (open access)

The Brite's of Marfa, Texas

This is a research paper written by Josephine Aguilor for an American History Class at Marfa High School on January 13, 1964. It contains biographical information about the Brite family, describing their home and their charitable acts in Marfa, Texas.
Date: January 13, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Old Fort Davis (open access)

Old Fort Davis

Research paper for a high school American History class at Marfa High School on January 12, 1964. It tells of the first explorers in the Big bend region of Texas during 1583 and the establishment of Fort Davis in 1853 Her paper describes the Indian attacks by the Apaches and the end of the military's use of it. Now it is open to the public.
Date: January 13, 1964
Creator: Sanchez, Mary Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
St. Mary's Catholic Church and Priests (open access)

St. Mary's Catholic Church and Priests

Report for an American History class at Marfa High School in January, 1964. It gives the history of St. Mary's Catholic church in Marfa, Texas.
Date: January 13, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Theme of the History of the Marfa Baptist Church (open access)

A Theme of the History of the Marfa Baptist Church

Theme paper written by Rose Mary Baize for Mrs. Murphy Bennett's American History class at Marfa High School in January 1964. It covers the history of the Baptist church in Marfa including the various buildings where it met, who the leaders were and how it changed overtime.
Date: January 13, 1964
Creator: Baize, Rose Mary
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life of Francis King Duncan (open access)

Life of Francis King Duncan

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Francis King Duncan, who was pronounced dead by three doctors when he cracked his skull open on an old wooden stove in a train collision; but while the undertaker was preparing him for burial, he awoke. He developed a bad case of boils, contracted tuberculosis twice, and caught yellow fever in Oregon. After his service in World War I, Frank Duncan settled in Marfa, Texas, with his wife and daughter.
Date: December 13, 1965
Creator: Bagley, Bob
Object Type: Text
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
The Childers Family (open access)

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 (open access)

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
The Rock House (open access)

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
Aviation in Presidio County (open access)

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