Atascosa County Jail

Photograph of Atascosa County Jail. Unidentified individuals stand outside the building. A horse and carriage stand in the street beside the building.The jail was torn down in the 1950's.
Date: April 7, 1894
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marfa's Private School, 1905]

Photograph of school children in April 1905. They are outside the school building in Marfa, Texas. The teachers, Elena Lopez and her sister Fe Lopez, stand in the doorway. Written on the blackboard in the photo, "Marfa's Private School, April 6, 1905"
Date: April 6, 1905
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Felicitas Contreras and friend at portrait studio]

Felicitas Contreras and an unknown friend. The photograph was taken at a picture studio, and the picture would have been given to her boyfriend to pin on the boyfriend's shirt. The girl on the left is Felicitas.
Date: April 9, 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Frank Martinez, Jr. and Carmen Martinez

Photograph of Frank Martinez, Jr. with his second wife, Carmen Martinez on their wedding day, April 13,1933 in Terlingua, Texas. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Date: April 13, 1933
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee Harrington and Oscar Wells at the Oil Well on the Brite Ranch

Photograph of Lee Harrington (L) and Oscar Wells (R) at the Brite oil well near the rimrock section of the Brite Ranch in April 1937. Ranch hands served as casing crews when needed. The men stand near two vehicles and a dog.
Date: April 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fredrick Alvarado, 1943

Portrait of Fredrick Alvarado, taken on April 18, 1943 in Ruidosa, New Mexico. He fought in World War II.
Date: April 18, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mimms Ranch]

Mimms Ranch in Marfa, Texas. A barbed wire fence extends from the far right corner to the left center of the photograph. The land is barren apart from a small hilly area at the horizon.
Date: April 1971
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rifles, Pistol, and Bugle]

Photograph of two 22 rifles, a pistol and holster, and a bugle laying on a flat surface. A handwritten note on the back of the photo states that they are from Mr. Stan Dempsey's collection.
Date: April 1971
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tools of the cowboy on Edwards' fence]

Photograph of a group of cowboy items on Edwards' fence. Clockwise: blanket, cowboy hat, cowboy saddle with blanket, and cowboy boots resting on a bale of hay. All of the items are leaning against a tall fence. A local farm is behind the items.
Date: April 1971
Creator: Edwards, Janet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lambs and Ewes in the Black Gap Management Area

Photograph of Big-horn sheep on the Black Gap Management Area in March 1972. This photo was included in a research paper by Paula Kilpatric for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1975.
Date: April 15, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History