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My Grandparent's Ancestry (open access)

My Grandparent's Ancestry

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the author's grandmother's and grandfather's ancestry, Fransiscia (McIntire) Dominquez and Alex Dominquez, respectively.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Dominquez, Tommy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dowes of Pinto Canyon (open access)

The Dowes of Pinto Canyon

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Orin Curtis Dowe and Millie Wilson Dowe of Pinto Canyon, who met while O. C. Dowe was a Texas Ranger attempting to capture smugglers crossing the Mexico-Texas border.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Shurley, Mike
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Five Pictures (open access)

Five Pictures

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Alejandro "Alec" Dominguez, the author's grandfather, and his children.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Dominguez, Alice
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Alphie Dunlap]

Photograph of Alphie Dunlap wearing a plaid skirt and jacket with a dark collared shirt and standing in front of a car in a driveway, with snow on the ground.
Date: November 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedding Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. George Dawson]

Wedding portrait of Mr. George Dawson in a black suit and Mrs. Juana Dawson in a white wedding dress with a long veil.
Date: November 17, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Alex Dominguez's Children]

Photograph of six men in suits and one woman in a black dress with a black veil. A handwritten note on the back of the photo indicates that the photo was taken at Alex Dominguez's funeral, and includes his seven living children.
Date: November 27, 1964
Creator: Barry Scobee
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wm. F. Dukes to Mrs. M. T. Bennett - November 6, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Wm. F. Dukes to Mrs. M. T. Bennett - November 6, 1979]

Letter from Wm. F. Dukes to Mrs. M. T. Bennett explaining a number of the enclosed photographs by Frank Duncan to be donated to the museum in Marfa, Texas.
Date: November 6, 1979
Creator: Dukes, William F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reminiscing with My Grandmother (open access)

Reminiscing with My Grandmother

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Dorotea Quintana, the author's grandmother, keeping house on a large farm - using a flat iron to iron clothes, carting water from a nearby creek, and fueling a wood-fueled stove.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Quintana, Socorro
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pioneer Lamp

Photographs of a pioneer lamp and old iron stove owned by Mrs. Joe Mitchell. This page was included in a paper written by Elizabeth Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967.
Date: November 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Butter Churn

Photographs of a butter churn with its dasher owned by Mrs. Fox Parker. It has a number 3 on it and a maple leaf. This page was included in a paper written by Elizabeth Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967.
Date: November 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Irons and Wash Stand Items

Photographs of antique irons owned by Mrs. Fox Parker and Socorro Quintana and wash stand items owned by Jessie Mueller. This page was included in a paper written by Elizabeth Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967.
Date: November 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbed-Wire: A Research Paper For American History (open access)

Barbed-Wire: A Research Paper For American History

Research paper written by Cookie Schneider about the history and types of barbed wire. The paper mentions William D. Hunt, who obtained the first patent for barbed wire in 1867. This paper was written in 1967 for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Schneider, Cookie
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barb Wire (open access)

Barb Wire

Research paper written by Robert White about the history of barbed wire. The paper mentions several individuals who obtained patents for differing types of barbed wire. This paper was written in 1966 for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: White, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program for Armistice Day, 1923 (open access)

Program for Armistice Day, 1923

Program for the Armistice Day Celebration in Marfa, Texas on November 11, 1923. It included music, an invocation, scripture reading (with response), a ritual, a sermon and a benediction.
Date: November 11, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Antique Wash Bowl

Photographs of antique wash bowl and pitcher owned by Jessie Mueller. This page was included in a paper written by Elizabeth Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967.
Date: November 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Relatives of Jose Jimenez] (open access)

[Relatives of Jose Jimenez]

Research Project by Jose Jiminez on November 10, 1975. It contains brief stories that compliment photos of his relatives: his great, great, grandfather Bernabe Aguilar; his great grandfather Felipe Aguilar; and his great uncles Pete, Jesus, and Felix Aguilar.
Date: November 10, 1975
Creator: Jiminez, Jose
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Early Housekeeping (open access)

Early Housekeeping

Research paper for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967, written by Elizabeth Newton. She describes the daily chores and work done by women in the pioneer days of Texas, without electricity or plumbing.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Newton, Elizabeth
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Bottles

Photograph of glass bottles: A. Large Whiskey (handspun); B. Champagne; C. Horlicks Malted Milk; D. Large Whiskey (handspun); E. Pluto; Part of a report by Galen McCallum for a History class at Marfa High School.
Date: November 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Bottles

Photograph of glass bottles: A. Burnett's Standard Flavoring; B. Barniz - Milk Glass; C. Dr. W.B. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin; D. Barniz - Clear; E. Charles H. Fletchers Castoria; Part of a report by Galen McCallum for a History class at Marfa High School.
Date: November 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Bottles

Photograph of glass bottles: A. Kerr-Mason; B. Ball Perfect Mason; C. Atlas E-Z Seal; D. Economy Trade Mark; E. Drey Perfect Mason; Part of a report by Galen McCallum for a History class at Marfa High School.
Date: November 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gene West's Hunting License from 1969

Hunting license issued by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to Gene West of Marfa in 1969. This was included in a research paper by Harvey Slaton for an American History class in 1971.
Date: November 28, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marfa Border Patrol (open access)

Marfa Border Patrol

This is a research paper written by Gilbert Gonzales for an American History Class at Marfa High School on November 21. 1966. It gives an account of the history of the Border Patrol at Marfa, Texas from its beginning in 1923. It has information about the various patrolmen. It describes the smuggling operations taking place on the Texas-Mexico border at that time.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Gonzales, Gilbert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History