[Four generations of Cabezuelas]

January 1959 picture of Catalina Cabezuela, her daughter, her granddaughter, and her great-granddaughter (Melva Yvonne). The women are seated on a red couch. From left to right: Catalina Cabezuela, Catalina's daughter, Catalina's granddaughter, and Catalina's great-granddaughter.
Date: January 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

CCC Service Camp Employees

Photograph description by Calistro Nunez Sr. in an interview on January 18, 1975 by Calistro Nunez, Jr., "This picture, taken in January 23, 1934, shows five federal employees standing in front of their barrack, These men worked in the CCC camps." The photo shows men standing on the steps outside the doorway.
Date: January 23, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Life of Jesus Cabezuela (open access)

The Life of Jesus Cabezuela

This is a paper describing the life of Jesus Cabezuela, by Lynda Grace Mendoza.
Date: January 22, 1965
Creator: Mendoza, Lynda Grace
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life of Jesus Cabezuela (open access)

Life of Jesus Cabezuela

This is a paper describing the life of Jesus Cabezuela, by Nora Cabezuela.
Date: January 22, 1965
Creator: Cabezuela, Nora
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
George Francis and Thomas Clement Crosson (open access)

George Francis and Thomas Clement Crosson

This is a paper describing the lives of George Francis Crosson and Thomas Clement Crosson.
Date: January 22, 1965
Creator: Hampton, Donna Lee
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brother and Sister Carrasco (open access)

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
St. Mary's Catholic Church (open access)

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
John F. Conners (open access)

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
Barriers in Labor During the Depression (open access)

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
Marfa Businesses (open access)

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
Felicitas Contreras (open access)

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
A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School (open access)

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
The Life of Max Cortez Fall Research Paper for American History (open access)

The Life of Max Cortez Fall Research Paper for American History

Biography of Max Cortez written by his great-granddaughter, Martha Cortez. Max Cortez was born in Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1867.
Date: January 22, 1965
Creator: Cortez, Martha
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mrs. Carrasco (open access)

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 Crosson Family (open access)

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
Bloys Camp-Meeting (open access)

Bloys Camp-Meeting

This report discusses the history of the Bloys Camp-Meeting from its founding by Brother Bloys up through the time that the report was written (1964) with the use of first-hand accounts. The report is handwritten in ink on lined notebook paper
Date: January 10, 1964
Creator: Webb, Evelyn Jeanette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
American History Paper (open access)

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
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
The Old Borunda Cafe (open access)

The Old Borunda Cafe

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in January 1965. It contains biographical information about Carolina Palomo Borunda and Carolina Borunda Humphries. Both of these womwn ran the Old Borunda Cafe.
Date: January 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Collection of George and Galen McCallum (open access)

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
It's a Corker (open access)

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
[Businesses in Marfa] (open access)

[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
[Businesses in Marfa] (open access)

[Businesses in Marfa]

Report by Martha Sue Horn for an American History class at marfa High School in January 1974. It is about businesses in Marfa, Texas based on her interviews with business owners and employees at Eddie Pierce Motors, Inc., the Marfa Public Library, the Nu-Way Grocery Store, Colomo's Handy Store and Genevieve's Beauty Shop.
Date: January 10, 1974
Creator: Horn, Martha Sue
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Enlace Matrimonial (open access)

Enlace Matrimonial

Wedding invitation for Anita Marquez and Jose Cano in Marfa, Texas on January 31, 1937. A dance was held after the ceremony.
Date: January 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History