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1901 store order of Thomas Crosson sent to Murphy & Walker bank
Informal order blank used by Thomas Clement Crosson in 1901. The order was sent to Murphy & Walker, a general store and bank located in Marfa, Texas.
Date:
February 28, 1901
Creator:
unknown
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
1919 Plane Crash: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School
Research paper written by Danny Roman about a plane crash that happened in 1919 in Marfa that killed Benito Viscaino, Jr., and Augustin Viscaino. The paper was written for a class at Marfa High School in 1978.
Date:
February 21, 1978
Creator:
Roman, Danny
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1930 Wedding
Photograph of a wedding in 1930. The bride and groom are, Cecilia Quintana and Rafael Bejarano. The Best Man is Daniel Quintana and the Maid of Honor is Sixta Quintana. The Flower Girl is Alice Jiminez.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1930 Wedding
This is a paper accompanying a photograph, written by Danny Roman for an American History Class at Marfa High School on February 21, 1978. It describes a wedding party.
Date:
February 21, 1978
Creator:
Roman, Danny
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1935 class picture from Casa Piedra]
Class picture of Mrs. Ora Matthews' junior high class in 1935. From left to right: Rita Alvarado, Jesusita Herrera, Josephine Polanco, Conrado Vasquez, Jr., Anita Hernandez, Carmen Vasquez, Cirso Munoz, Catarina Chavez, and Lucilla Polanco. Lucilla Polanco was employed by Casner Motor Company in the 1960s. Josephine Polanco was Mrs. Henry Lujan, Emerald's mother.
Date:
1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[82nd Field Artillery Hiking to Marfa]
Photograph of the 82nd Field Artillery on the second day of their eight-day hike to Marfa, Texas.
Date:
1936~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abstract of Judgement, 1892, Bexar County
Abstract of Judgment for S. Deutsch & Co. vs. T.F. Chapman et als, October 1892 in Bexar County, Texas.
Date:
October 1892
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Acolytes in Procession at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Marfa, Texas]
Photograph acolytes in procession, carrying a cross and candles, outside of St Mary's Catholic Church in Marfa, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Actor from "The Heavenly Case of The Bicentennial- America On Trial"
Gene and Cleo Odell preparing for the play "The Heavenly Case of The Bicentennial-America On Trial" presented on March 25 and 26, 1976 in the Gregg Auditorium, in Marfa, Texas.
Date:
March 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Additional ruins of Presidio structure]
Photograph of Fort Leaton ruins in the Big Bend desert, near Presidio, Texas. Several wood support beams of varying lengths support the wall structure. A stone marker near the photograph's left quadrant describes the structure. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The mission was successful, and Christianized many of the tribes until the Padres were called back from this wilderness in the eighteenth century" (pp. 3-4).
Date:
1969
Creator:
Edwards, Nancy
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adobe Bricks]
Photograph of adobe bricks drying outside. They will later be used to build a house nearby. There are short adobe walls in the foreground. In the background are other small buildings.
Date:
1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adobe House]
Photograph of an adobe house. The house does not yet have a roof. The foundation, doors and windows have been completed.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Adobe House at El Boracho Ranch
Page with a photograph and description of an adobe house in 1910 built of mud located and surrounded by a wooden fence on the El Boracho Ranch. A ladder leans against the structure. The owner of the ranch was Lino Baeza. He raised goats and cows and horses. His fields were watered by the nearby creek. He grew corn, wheat, beans, peas, watermelons, sweet potatoes, peanuts, sugar cane, and pumpkins which were all watered by the creek. This was part of a report done for a History class at Marfa High School.
Date:
1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adobe House at El Boracho Ranch
Photograph of an adobe house in 1910 located and surrounded by a wooden fence on the El Boracho Ranch. A ladder leans against the structure. The owner of the ranch was Lino Baeza. He raised goats and cows and horses. His fields were watered by the nearby creek. He grew corn, wheat, beans, peas, watermelons, sweet potatoes, peanuts, sugar cane, and pumpkins which were all watered by the creek.
Date:
1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adobe House at El Boracho Ranch
Photograph of an adobe house in 1910 surrounded by a wooden fence on the El Boracho Ranch. A ladder leans against the structure. The owner of the ranch was Lino Baeza. He raised goats and cows and horses. His fields were watered by the nearby creek. He grew corn, wheat, beans, peas, watermelons, sweet potatoes, peanuts, sugar cane, and pumpkins which were all watered by the creek.
Date:
1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adobe Structure]
Photographic detail of an adobe house. Arched shape may be a sort of chimney on a roof.
Date:
1972~
Creator:
Graham, Val
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adobes
Research paper written by Sammy Cobos about the construction of adobe buildings. Several examples of adobe buildings from Marfa and Ruidosa are explained. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date:
December 2, 1968
Creator:
Cobos, Sammy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Marfa]
Copy photograph of an aerial view of Marfa, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Marfa, Texas - Fall 1919, White canvas hangars under "t," top center, marks airfield to east of town. Picture taken at about 1500' with pocket camera by Lieutenant Stacy C. Hinkle, 11th Aero Squadron, Army Air Service."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial View of Camp Holland
Aerial photo of Camp Holland in the Rimrock Mountains in west Texas. This photo was included in a research paper by William Kim Thornsburg for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[After the deer hunt]
In this photograph, there are two trees with at least three dead dear hanging upside-down from the branches. Two of the deer have been split open and an older man in the center of the photograph is cutting the third. Another man, dressed casually, is watching him work. To the far right, there is a covered buggy or wagon that is unhitched and parked. Behind the men, there is a white spotted dog lying on the ground and a white building, presumably a house. In the background there appear to be mountains. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says "Geo Gleim & Nick Mansfelder hunting on Joe Espy Ranch north of Ft. Davis, Texas."
Date:
November 1916
Creator:
Fred J. Feldman Co.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Air Age Comes to Marfa
Research paper written by John Walker about Cal Rodgers' historic cross-continental flight on the Vin Fiz Flyer and his stop in Marfa, Texas. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School and is dated October 13, 1972.
Date:
October 13, 1972
Creator:
Walker, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Plane Wrecked At Marfa Texas]
Photograph of a plane wreck in Marfa, Texas in June 1919. The plane has crashed into a small pond. Two men can be seen standing in the background. In the foreground is clothing, including a hat, that belonged to children killed when the plane hit the pond. A handwritten note on the photograph says, "Air plane wrecked at Marfa Tex June 26th 1919."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History