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[News Script: Fort Leaton walls falling]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Presidio teacher Bob Holloway advocating for the restoration of Fort Leaton in west Texas.
Date:
August 25, 1960
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Deer Hunters
Copy negative of six men wearing cowboy type clothing. They are all holding shotguns while sitting and standing on a wagon. Also in the wagon are the bodies of multiple deer. There is writing on a picture that reads "Return from a hunt".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Deer Hunters
Copy negative of six men wearing cowboy type clothing. They are all holding shotguns while sitting and standing on a wagon. Also in the wagon are the bodies of multiple deer. There is writing on a picture that reads "Return from a hunt".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Central and West Texas (1)]
Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in parts of west Texas, showing a mail route that passes through Fort Concho, Fort Stockton, and Fort Davis as well as a mail line from Fort McKavett to Ben Ficklin, ending in Fort Concho. The map also includes railroads, bodies of water, major towns and forts, and county lines.
Date:
1880?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Northern Mexico (2)]
Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in parts of Texas and Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, and county and country lines.
Date:
1880?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Northern Mexico (1)]
Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in parts of Texas and Mexico, showing the beginnings and endings of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, and county and country lines.
Date:
1880?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (5).
Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in Presidio, Crockett, Kinney, and Maverick Counties and western Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Combination Map of Jeff Davis County and Presidio County]
Blue line print of survey map of portions of Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties in Texas, showing rivers, creeks, towns, boundaries, original land grants or surveys, roads, and blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. There is also an inset map at the top of the page showing the entirety of Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties, as well as portions of El Paso, Reeves, and Brewster Counties, and the border between Texas and Mexico. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date:
January 22, 1894
Creator:
Stakemann, M.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (8).
Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in Presidio County and western Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued office. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and boundary lines.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Presidio Co.
Blue line print of survey map of Presidio County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, towns, and railroads. A group of three separate tracts are outlined in red pencil and labeled Gage, Bright, and Likes Bros. The back of the map has handwritten annotations of columns of numbers listed under the heading "1948 Rolls. FOWLKES BROS - continued." Scale [ca. 1:444,444] (10,000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date:
1911
Creator:
Clark, S. C. & Giles, J. Bascom
Object Type:
Map
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
Life of Francis King Duncan
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Francis King Duncan, who was pronounced dead by three doctors when he cracked his skull open on an old wooden stove in a train collision; but while the undertaker was preparing him for burial, he awoke. He developed a bad case of boils, contracted tuberculosis twice, and caught yellow fever in Oregon. After his service in World War I, Frank Duncan settled in Marfa, Texas, with his wife and daughter.
Date:
December 13, 1965
Creator:
Bagley, Bob
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Group of People]
Photograph of a large group of people in the shade of trees outside, taken by Frank Duncan. The group includes men, women, and children, most of which are somewhat dressed up, and several people are holding American flags.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Duncan, Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of George Dawson, Sr. with Rifle]
Photograph of George Dawson, Sr. standing in a doorway in overalls holding a rifle with ammunition strapped onto him and a knife on his belt. Next to him, a broom and several pieces of wood are leaned against the stone wall. There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photo, as well as one in English that indicates his weapons were for defense against "Indians and Pancho Villa."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Ramona Delgadio and Carman Lara]
Postcard of two women standing outdoors. The woman on the left, in a white dress, is Ramona Delgadio, and Carman Lara stands to the right in a black dress with flowers in her hand. A handwritten message on the back of the postcard is written in Spanish.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of the Dutchover Family]
Portrait of Diedrick and Refugia Dutchover with six of their children.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Frank Duncan Holding a Baby Goat]
Photograph of Frank Duncan with a long white beard, sunglasses, and a hat, holding a little black baby goat. The building in the background has been identified as St. Agnes Church in Terlingua.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Information about Photograph of Ester Dominguez and Santiaga Queroz]
Information about a photograph of Ester Dominguez and Santiaga Queroz used in a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Dominguez family.
Date:
1966
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Horse Riders in Pinto Canyon]
Photograph by Frank Duncan of a large group of men on horses traveling in two neat columns along a road in Pinto Canyon to Marfa, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Duncan, Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Paisano Pass]
Photograph of Paisano Pass near Marfa, Texas, with a car driving on the road next to a river.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Paisano Pass]
Photograph of Paisano Pass in Presidio County, Texas. A train can be seen driving through the valley with dark smoke coming from it.
Date:
1924
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life of Dr. Joseph Darracott
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Dr. Joseph Calhoun Darracott, a successful doctor who worked and spent most of his life in Marfa, Texas. Darracott moved to Shafter, Texas, for two years as a company doctor; spent a short time in El Paso, Texas; served as a naval medical officer in World War I; and spent the remainder of his life in Marfa.
Date:
January 22, 1965
Creator:
Errington, Joe
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Information about a Photograph of Three Girls]
Information written about a photograph of three young girls for a research paper about the Delgadillo family for a history class at Marfa High School. This document lists the names of the three girls, in order, and the ages and short biographical section for Rosa Delgadillo and Cruz Delgadillo. What appears to be a rough draft for another photograph's information is handwritten on the back, but is marked out in red ink.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Valerio, Enedina
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Urbana Bencomo]
Portrait of Urbana Bencomo wearing a tie with a picture of her grandson, Felix Dominguez, on it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History