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The Crosson Family
Paper written by Jon Polson for his history class at Marfa High School on January 29, 1978. It is about the family of George and Lizzie Crosson, two of the earliest settlers in west Texas. They arrived by covered wagon in 1866-1867. The started the Goat Mountain Ranch and had five children.
Date:
January 29, 1978
Creator:
Polson, Jon
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A 1913 Wedding
Information about a photograph for a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the 1913 wedding of Hijinio Roman and Pilar Dominguez. A footnotes page and bibliography to the research paper are also included.
Date:
January 18, 1977
Creator:
Carrasco, Irma
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Felicitas Contreras
Paper detailing the life of Felicitas Contreras.
Date:
January 18, 1977
Creator:
Hartnett, Minerva
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brother and Sister Carrasco
This is a research paper written by Ninfa Porras for an American History Class at Marfa High School on January 17, 1977.
Date:
January 17, 1977
Creator:
Porras, Ninfa
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
My Grandmother's Sisters
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the author's grandmother's sisters, Rubio D. Dominguez and Maria Rubio D. Ochoa.
Date:
January 17, 1977
Creator:
Carrasco, Carlos
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School
This is a paper describing the store of Max Cortez.
Date:
January 17, 1977
Creator:
Cortez, Mario
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barriers in Labor During the Depression
Paper based on an interview with Johnnie Collie. The paper describes his family, his different jobs in a variety of places and his time in the U.S. Army. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1977 by Orlando Garcia.
Date:
January 10, 1977
Creator:
Garcia, Orlando
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mrs. Carrasco
This paper contains a biography of Paula Quiroz Carrasco. It discusses her family and her talent for knitting. This was a research paper by Silvino Ocon for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1977.
Date:
January 10, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Adobe House: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School
Research paper written by Mary Francis Conners about the construction of adobe bricks and buildings. The paper describes what adobe is and where adobe buildings are normally found. This paper was written in in January of 1977 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date:
January 1977
Creator:
Conners, Mary Francis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interesting Person
Paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in January 1977 by Rink Polson. It is about Lee Bennett, a teacher in Marfa and founder of the Junior Historians of Marfa.
Date:
January 1977
Creator:
Polson, Rink
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
John F. Conners
This is a research paper written by Mary Francis Conners for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1977. It is a brief biography of John Francis Conners.
Date:
January 1977
Creator:
Conners, Mary Francis
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lillian Mary Elder Bowman
This is a research paper written by Wil Cross for an American History Class at Marfa High School in January 1977.
Date:
January 1977
Creator:
Cross, Wil
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mary Elizabeth Runkles Davis
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Mary Elizabeth Runkles Davis from Marfa, Texas, who contracted polio at the age of seven - She later went on to eat dinner with President Roosevelt, become Woman of the Year in 1968, and write poetry.
Date:
January 1977
Creator:
Sanchez, Delma
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Private Andy Smith at Campground in New Mexico, January 18, 1976]
Photograph of an Private Andy Smith at Army camp in Cloudcroft, New Mexico.
Date:
January 18, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
American History Paper
Paper written for an American History class at Marfa High School by Andrew Wells on January 13, 1975. It consists of descriptions of photographs of the Brite Ranch near Marfa. The photos include the Brite family, ranch hands and other employees who worked on the ranch, buildings, and livestock.
Date:
January 13, 1975
Creator:
Wells, Andrew
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fredrick Alvarado, 1943
Description of a portrait of Fredrick Alvarado, taken on April 18, 1943 in Ruidosa, New Mexico. He fought in World War II.
Date:
January 3, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vic Dominguez
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Vic Dominguez, who worked at a number of grocery stores in Marfa, Texas, until opening a taxi stand. Vic Dominguez had four children, and each child is discussed at length (date of birth, career, children, etc.) in this paper.
Date:
January 15, 1974
Creator:
Villarreal, Benny
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Collection of George and Galen McCallum
Report by Galen McCallum about her collection of glass bottles.It gives a brief history of glass bottles, from individually blown glass bottles to manufactured bottles, descriptions of various bottles and some uses of glass bottles. Pages are included with descriptions of photos that were part of this report.
Date:
January 14, 1974
Creator:
McCallum, Galen
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Businesses in Marfa]
Report by Glenn Garcia for an American History class at marfa High School in January 1974. It is about businesses in Marfa, Texas based on his interviews with Jesusita Brito of Chuy's Place and Robert Martinez of Sandy's Grocery Store.
Date:
January 14, 1974
Creator:
Garcia, Glenn
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Disastrous Depression of the 1930's
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Great Depression of the 1930s, specifically in Presidio County, Texas, with numerous interviews from farmers and ranchers of the Depression era.
Date:
January 14, 1974
Creator:
Roman, Hallie Rey
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
It's a Corker
History Thesis by Carleen Pirtle about glass bottles, written in januyary 1971. The paper gives a brief history of different types of glass bottles: whiskeys, bitters, medicines, house-holds, and drink bottles - beer, wine, soda water. It discusses why these bottles are so interesting and how some of them were made. It also has six pages of hand-drawn examples of bottles. Note cards are included at the end that may have been used to describe specific bottles.
Date:
January 14, 1974
Creator:
Pirtle, Carleen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marfa Businesses
This is a paper describing Marfa, Texas businesses.
Date:
January 14, 1974
Creator:
Zubiate, Barbara
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Paper describing St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marfa, Texas
Date:
January 14, 1974
Creator:
Hernandez, Lionel
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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