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1919 Plane Crash: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School (open access)

1919 Plane Crash: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School

Research paper written by Danny Roman about a plane crash that happened in 1919 in Marfa that killed Benito Viscaino, Jr., and Augustin Viscaino. The paper was written for a class at Marfa High School in 1978.
Date: February 21, 1978
Creator: Roman, Danny
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Anne Jordan Childers (open access)

Anne Jordan Childers

This is a paper describing Anne Jordan Childers
Date: December 21, 1967
Creator: Browne, Joe
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belle of the Ball (open access)

Belle of the Ball

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about a fictitious story explaining scenes, people, and events a young woman in the early 1900s might have experienced.
Date: January 21, 1971
Creator: Newton, Larue
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Biography of George Dawson (open access)

The Biography of George Dawson

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the rancher George Dawson from Shafter, Texas, who during his lifetime managed two large ranges, "El Rancho Del Pajorito" and "La Mora." In 1918, Dawson was called to the Army for World War I and was stationed in France for a year. Dawson spent the remainder of his life maintaining the two ranches with his wife, Juana Dawson, who was the main contributor of the information in this paper.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Bustillos, Albert, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biography of Mr. Robert Jefferson Carr (open access)

Biography of Mr. Robert Jefferson Carr

A history paper chronicling of the life of Mr. Robert Jefferson Carr.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: McCutchen, Sellen
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Border Patrol, It's History and Organization in Marfa (open access)

The Border Patrol, It's History and Organization in Marfa

Report by Mark Covington for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1966. It tells the history of the U.S. Border Patrol in Marfa, Texas, why it was necessary and some of the laws governing immigration. There are stories about liquor and dope smuggling, wetbacks, and activities during WWII.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Covington, Mark
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dowes of Pinto Canyon (open access)

The Dowes of Pinto Canyon

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Orin Curtis Dowe and Millie Wilson Dowe of Pinto Canyon, who met while O. C. Dowe was a Texas Ranger attempting to capture smugglers crossing the Mexico-Texas border.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Shurley, Mike
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Elementary School Certificate, 1937] (open access)

[Elementary School Certificate, 1937]

Elementary school certificate presented to Lidia Lerma Lyles for completing her elementary school education. The certificate is signed by J. E. Gregg, superintendent; F. A. Jordan, president; Jesse Blackwell, principal; and John E. MacDonald, secretary.
Date: May 21, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Ray I. Mehan, December 21, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Ray I. Mehan, December 21, 1955]

Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Ray I. Mehan discussing about a possibility for selling some of the west Texas properties and so, requested cotton production records for these appropriately divided across different areas for year 1955 or 1954 and wished Mr. Mehan a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
Date: December 21, 1955
Creator: Oppenheimer, Dan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
My Grandparent's Ancestry (open access)

My Grandparent's Ancestry

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the author's grandmother's and grandfather's ancestry, Fransiscia (McIntire) Dominquez and Alex Dominquez, respectively.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Dominquez, Tommy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 21, 1908 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 21, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 21, 1908
Creator: French, A. Gordon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 21, 1908 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 21, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 21, 1908
Creator: French, A. Gordon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 21, 1910 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 21, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 21, 1910
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 21, 1911 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 21, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 21, 1911
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 21, 1911 (open access)

The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 21, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 21, 1911
Creator: Kilpatrick, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of lower records have been reported at few places in Texas as freezing weather engulfs the entire state.
Date: December 21, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Treaty ratification] (open access)

[News Script: Treaty ratification]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Richard Nixon requesting the United States senate to ratify a treaty to end boundary disputes with Mexico.
Date: 1971-04-21T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[State Highway 170 Near Presidio]

Photograph of State Highway 170 near Presidio along the Rio Grande River in Big Bend National Park. A sign is located on the roadside that reads, "Rock Slides" and a mountainous landscape is visible in the distance.
Date: June 21, 1972
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
There's Nobody Like Him (open access)

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

[Two men with two horses in front of the Saint George building]

Two men are in front of the Saint George building. One man is standing in the center of the picture, between two horses, and he has a rope in his hands. The second man is to the right of the first man. He is sitting on the other horse.
Date: December 21, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The United Stated Border Patrol (open access)

The United Stated Border Patrol

This is a research paper written by Judi Hickey for an American History Class at Marfa High School on November 21, 1966. It discusses the beginnings of the US Border Patrol and specifically some stories of the one located at Marfa, Texas.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Hickey, Judi
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History