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The Yerbera: The Practice of Art or Science?
Paper discussing the folk medical beliefs and practices of Doña Liva, one of the best-known barrio healers in San Diego, Texas. The author analyzes the herbs she uses and explores whether her practices should be considered art or science.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sillar Ranch House]
Photograph of a "sillar" ranch house at Mota de Olmos in Duval County. The house was built in the early 1850's.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hand-Dug Well on Mota de Olmos Ranch]
Photograph of an early hand-dug well on Mota de Olmos Ranch in Duval County. The well is lined with "sillares" (caliche blocks).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[House on the El Guajillo Ranch in Duval County]
Photograph of one of two similar houses built on the El Guajillo Ranch in Duval County. The houses were built in the early 1860's by Antonio Hinojosa, and have pitched roofs made of machine-cut lumber and factory-made wooden shingles hauled from Corpus Christi on wagons.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History