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A 1913 Wedding (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alto School Buildings: A Research Paper (open access)

Alto School Buildings: A Research Paper

Research paper prepared for a class reunion. It includes a narrative about the history of the school buildings in Alto, Texas, a bibliography of sources, some class rolls and copies of other related documents and photographs.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Kennedy, Guynell Watters
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bears, Beeves, and Bibles: A Depression Story (open access)

Bears, Beeves, and Bibles: A Depression Story

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Great Depression and, specifically, how if affected the town of Marfa, Texas. This paper reconstructs the Depression using individual accounts: working several odd jobs to earn money, pawning and trading items to pay for food, baking chocolate cakes in exchange for fence posts to repair a broken fence line, etc.
Date: November 7, 1975
Creator: Earney, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belle of the Ball (open access)

Belle of the Ball

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about a fictitious story explaining scenes, people, and events a young woman in the early 1900s might have experienced.
Date: January 21, 1971
Creator: Newton, Larue
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Biography of George Dawson (open access)

The Biography of George Dawson

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the rancher George Dawson from Shafter, Texas, who during his lifetime managed two large ranges, "El Rancho Del Pajorito" and "La Mora." In 1918, Dawson was called to the Army for World War I and was stationed in France for a year. Dawson spent the remainder of his life maintaining the two ranches with his wife, Juana Dawson, who was the main contributor of the information in this paper.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Bustillos, Albert, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biography of Mr. Victor Dominguez (open access)

Biography of Mr. Victor Dominguez

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Mr. Victor Dominguez, who was an employee at the Murphy-Walker Grocery Store in Marfa, Texas, until her started a taxi stand, and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dominguez, Sr., a ranching family.
Date: 1966
Creator: Dominguez, Alice
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate from Tarleton State College] (open access)

[Certificate from Tarleton State College]

Certificate awarded to Western Texas College by Tarleton State College. It has a decorative gold border and the TSC seal above the text, which reads: "The Administration, The Faculty, and the Students of Tarleton State College extends congratulations and best wishes to the Board, Administration, Faculty and Students of Western Texas College on the occasion of the Dedication of Western Texas College on the twenty-eighth day of April 1972." It is signed by the TSC president, W. O. Trogdon.
Date: April 28, 1972
Creator: Tarleton State College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Issued to Frank Greenhaw] (open access)

[Certificate Issued to Frank Greenhaw]

Certificate from the State of Texas House of Representatives naming Frank Greenhaw as an honorary state representative.
Date: May 2, 1970
Creator: Hawn, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College in the amount of $3,000 for services rendered on Hirschi Memorial Library.
Date: September 23, 1948
Creator: Stautz, Carl H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Co.] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Co.]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Co. to Lutheran Concordia College for the installation of air conditioning in Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an invoice from Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Co.
Date: June 23, 1949
Creator: Stautz, Carl H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of J. M. Odom to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from J. M. Odom.
Date: October 29, 1948
Creator: Stautz, Carl H. & Odom, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom]

Billing statement from Carl Stautz on behalf of J. M. Odom to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an invoice from J. M. Odom, a receipt from The Walter Tips Company for hardware, a guarantee from Acme Roofing Company, and a final estimate affidavit.
Date: April 14, 1949
Creator: Stautz, Carl H. & Odom, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of J. M. Odom to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from J. M. Odom.
Date: November 24, 1948
Creator: Stautz, Carl H. & Odom, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of J. M. Odom to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from J. M. Odom.
Date: December 31, 1948
Creator: Stautz, Carl H. & Odom, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of J. M. Odom to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from J. M. Odom.
Date: March 2, 1949
Creator: Stautz, Carl H. & Odom, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for J. M. Odom]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of J. M. Odom to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from J. M. Odom.
Date: February 3, 1949
Creator: Stautz, Carl H. & Odom, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of Schrader Plumbing Co. to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from Schrader Plumbing Co.
Date: November 3, 1948
Creator: Stautz, Carl H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of Schrader Plumbing Co. to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from Schrader Plumbing Co.
Date: October 6, 1948
Creator: Stautz, Carl H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of Schrader Plumbing to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from Schrader Plumbing.
Date: January 5, 1949
Creator: Stautz, Carl H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of Schrader Plumbing Co. to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from Schrader Plumbing Co.
Date: November 24, 1948
Creator: Stautz, Carl H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of Schrader Plumbing to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from Schrader Plumbing.
Date: February 4, 1949
Creator: Stautz, Carl H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for W. K. Jennings Electric] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for W. K. Jennings Electric]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of W. K. Jennings Electric Co., Inc. to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from W. K. Jennings Electric Co., Inc. as well as a note with a deduction in contract price for the omission of lights.
Date: January 31, 1949
Creator: Stautz, Carl H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for W. K. Jennings Electric] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for W. K. Jennings Electric]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of W. K. Jennings Electric to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from W. K. Jennings Electric.
Date: December 31, 1948
Creator: Stautz, Carl H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for W. K. Jennings Electric] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for W. K. Jennings Electric]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of W. K. Jennings Electric Co., Inc. to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from W. K. Jennings Electric Co., Inc.
Date: March 4, 1949
Creator: Stautz, Carl H.
System: The Portal to Texas History