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[Handwritten Note about the Dellana Family] (open access)

[Handwritten Note about the Dellana Family]

Photocopy of a handwritten account of what is was like to live on Tucker Lane in the 1920's. Dorothy Depwe goes into how many children the Tuckers the family had as well as goes into the lives of the Teague, Ryan, Young, and Small families.
Date: March 28, 1986
Creator: Depwe, Dorothy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbed-Wire: A Research Paper For American History (open access)

Barbed-Wire: A Research Paper For American History

Research paper written by Cookie Schneider about the history and types of barbed wire. The paper mentions William D. Hunt, who obtained the first patent for barbed wire in 1867. This paper was written in 1967 for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Schneider, Cookie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ranching in the Early Days (open access)

Ranching in the Early Days

This paper starts with a brief introduction regarding the Bogel family and then talks about life on a ranch in the Marfa, Texas area.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Wheelis, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Galveton Tri-Weekly News to Fred A. Rice - July 28, 1863] (open access)

[Receipt from the Galveton Tri-Weekly News to Fred A. Rice - July 28, 1863]

A receipt from the Galveton Tri-Weekly News to Fred A. Rice confirming payment for a subscription.
Date: July 28, 1863
Creator: Galveston Tri-Weekly News
System: The Portal to Texas History