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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
[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
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
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
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