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
Lino Campos (open access)

Lino Campos

This is a research paper written by Irma Espinosa for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1975. It is a biography of Lino Campos, born in 1894.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biography of Gabriel Campos (open access)

Biography of Gabriel Campos

This is a research paper written by Irma Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1975. It is a biography of Gabriel Campos, son of Lino Campos.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
American History Paper (open access)

American History Paper

Paper written for an American History class at Marfa High School by Andrew Wells on January 13, 1975. It consists of descriptions of photographs of the Brite Ranch near Marfa. The photos include the Brite family, ranch hands and other employees who worked on the ranch, buildings, and livestock.
Date: January 13, 1975
Creator: Wells, Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Picture Report by McMinn White (open access)

A Picture Report by McMinn White

Paper by McMinn White that describes photographs of the Brite Ranch. Photos included, the Texas Rangers, alfalfa fields, the ranch's headquarters, and some of the ranch hands.
Date: 1975
Creator: White, McMinn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Mrs. W.E. Vandevere (open access)

Letter from Mrs. W.E. Vandevere

A handwritten letter from Mrs. W.E. Vandevere on May 15, 1975 to someone named Lee thanking them for their tribute to her father, L.C. Brite. Included u=is a poem she sent with the letter called, "The Camp Meeting" by Ester Vale Secrest.
Date: May 15, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carolina Borunda (open access)

Carolina Borunda

Portionof a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in 1975. It describes three photographs of Carolina Palomo Bondura. The information came from her daughter, Carolina Borunda Humphries.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Extinction and Return of the Bighorn Sheep in Texas (open access)

The Extinction and Return of the Bighorn Sheep in Texas

This is a research paper written by Paula Kilpatric for an American History Class at Marfa High School on April 15, 1975. It discusses the bighorn sheep population in the Big Bend area.
Date: April 15, 1975
Creator: Kilpatric, Paula
System: The Portal to Texas History
Maria Baeza (open access)

Maria Baeza

Page accompanying and describing a photograph of Maria Baeza, wife of Catarino Prieto, who was the owner of the Exxon station in Marfa in 1975.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Brito (open access)

Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Brito

Paper describing a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Brito in 1910. They were both born in Cuchillo Parado, Mexico. Mr. Brito was a high-ranking officer for Pancho Villa. He was killed by Mexican Federalists during a raid in Chihuahua. His wife died of old age in Marfa, Texas.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mr. Nestor Baeza (open access)

Mr. Nestor Baeza

Pages from a research paper by Frank Baeza for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1975. The pages describe three photographs from 1917 - 1920 of Nestor Baeza with men surveying his land and making sotol, a drink similar to tequilla.
Date: 1975
Creator: Baeza, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Felix Manuela Arlacon Aguilar (open access)

Felix Manuela Arlacon Aguilar

Description of photographs of Felix and Manuela Arlacon Aguilar on their engagement and wedding day in 1928 and 1929 in Presidio, Texas. Written by Robert Prieto for a history class at Marfa High School in 1975.
Date: 1975
Creator: Prieto, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Andes Alvorado (open access)

Andes Alvorado

Description of a photograph and biographical information about Andres Alvorado. He was a revolutionary who rode with Pancho Villa.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hilaria Acosta, 1914 (open access)

Hilaria Acosta, 1914

Description of a portrait of Hilaria Acosta, taken on March 8, 1921 in Presidio, Texas.
Date: 1975
Creator: Heredia, Delfina
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rosa A. Acosta, 1921 (open access)

Rosa A. Acosta, 1921

Description of a portrait of Rosa A. Acosta, taken on March 8, 1921 in Redford, Texas.
Date: 1975
Creator: Heredia, Delfina
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fredrick Alvarado, 1943 (open access)

Fredrick Alvarado, 1943

Description of a portrait of Fredrick Alvarado, taken on April 18, 1943 in Ruidosa, New Mexico. He fought in World War II.
Date: January 3, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History