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Angelita M. Campos Working on a Quilt

Photograph of Angelita M. Campos working on a colorful quilt in Marfa, Texas in December 1974.
Date: December 12, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Angelita M. Campos in her Living Room

Photograph of Angelita M. Campos in her living room. She is working on a colorful quilt. She sits in front of a curtain that she sewed as well.
Date: December 12, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Quilt Made by Angelita M. Campos

Photograph of a colorful quilt made my Angelita M. Campos. It is draped over heras she sits on her couch in her living room.
Date: December 12, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two Flower Quilt Squares

Example of two "Flower" quilt squares made by Angelita M. Campos. One is made of red velvet and a white polyester fabric with a crepe texture. The other is a purple polyester print and a light blue paisley polyester print fabric.
Date: 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Insurance agency belonging to the Ligons]

Exterior of the Ligon insurance agency. Three people are standing in front of the insurance agency. Left to right are: Alice Lignon, Willie Jo Ligon, and an unnamed woman. The unnamed woman is standing to the right of a blue car.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Secretary for Lignon Insurance Agency at work]

Interior of the Ligon insurance agency. Estella Madrid is sitting behind a large wooden desk in an office. A typewriter is in front of her.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christopher's Department Store]

Exterior of Christopher's Department Store. Two people are standing in front of the store. Left to right are: W.W. Christopher and J.W. Christopher.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Employees at Christopher's Department Store]

Interior of Christopher's Department Store. Two males and one female are standing around a desk. One woman is seated at the desk.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[M.S. Baker in front of Baker's Jewelers]

Exterior of Baker's Jewelers. M.S. Baker is standing in front of his store.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Employees at Baker's Jewelers]

Interior of Baker's Jewelers. Three people are standing behind a jewelry counter. From front to back: Mrs. Dorothy Walker, Mrs. Lillian Arce, and Oscar Sanchez.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gloria's Beauty Salon]

Exterior of Gloria's Beauty Salon.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gloria Rivera with customer]

Interior of Gloria's Beauty Salon. Gloria Rivera is helping a customer with her hair. Gloria is standing, while the customer is seated.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mando's Drive In]

Exterior of Mando's Drive In. An unknown male is standing in the left corner, in front of Mando's Drive In.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Armando and Lucy Garcia at Mando's Drive In]

Interior of Mando's Drive In. Two people are standing behind the checkout counter of the restaurant. Front: Eduardo "Lito" Quintela. Back: Lucy Garcia.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Interesting Person (open access)

An Interesting Person

Research paper written by Irma Espinosa for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1974. It is about Angelita M. Campos, wife of Lino Campos. The paper discusses her early life and her hobby of making quilts and curtains.
Date: 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casa De Piedra School (open access)

Casa De Piedra School

Description of the Casa De Piedra School in Marfa, Texas. This accompanied a photograph in a research report by Maria Valenzuela in 1974.
Date: 1974
Creator: Valenzuela, Maria
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
St. Mary's Catholic Church (open access)

St. Mary's Catholic Church

Paper describing St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marfa, Texas
Date: January 14, 1974
Creator: Hernandez, Lionel
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marfa Businesses (open access)

Marfa Businesses

This is a paper describing Marfa, Texas businesses.
Date: January 14, 1974
Creator: Zubiate, Barbara
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Autobiography of Dionisio Marquez Cordero (open access)

An Autobiography of Dionisio Marquez Cordero

This is a research paper written by Jesus Cordero for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1974. It gives a first hand account of the interesting life of Dionisio Marquez Cordero. As a child and young man, most of his family was killed in Mexico during the revolution. He eventually came to Texas, married three times and had 12 children. He had many interesting jobs. He became a US citizen in 1962.
Date: May 20, 1974
Creator: Cordero, Jesus Manuel
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Volunteers at Fort Davis]

This photograph shows two young girls in dresses and aprons standing in front of a table holding a pitcher and bowl. The room they are in appears to be a kitchen. There is a wood stove to the right of the girls and a pipe leading to the ceiling as well as a window. Directly behind the girls there is are shelves filled with teapots, jars, and pottery. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads "Volunteers in the Park, Allison Ryan and Estella Cortez, Sep 1974, Ft. Davis National Hist. Site."
Date: September 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Genevive Prieto

Photograph of Genieve Prieto of Genevive's Beauty Shop in Marfa, Texas.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marfa Manufacturing Company

Photograph of an unidentified man standing in a large doorway at Marfa Manufacturing Company.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Helen Forbes

Photograph of Helen Forbes, head librarian at Marfa Public Library from 1958 - 1974.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mary Sylva and Evelyn Davis

Photograph of Evelyn Forbes (R) assistant librarian at Marfa Public Library. Beside her is Mary Sylva (L) who also worked at the library in 1974.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History