Photograph of Paisano Pass in Presidio County, Texas. A train can be seen driving through the valley with dark smoke coming from it.

Photograph of Hester Brite in her bridal gown on Dec. 5, 1923, her wedding day. She married Donald Dunkle. The photo was taken in the Brite home.

Photograph of Hester Brite in her bridal gown on Dec. 5, 1923, her wedding day. She married Capt. Donald Dunkle. The photo was taken in the Brite home.

Photograph of attendants at the wedding of Hester Brite and Capt. Donald Dunkle. Back row (L-R): Catherine Moore; Hester (bride); Eleanor Erickson (Morris), Hester's cousin; and Florence McKissick. Front row (L-R):Margaret Fletcher (Weyrauch), daughter of Henry T. Fletcher and Norman Casen, son of Buck Casen. The women wear gowns and hold bouquets of flowers.

Photograph of the interior of the Brite home as it was decorated for Hester Brite's wedding in December 1923. A piano sits in the foyer near the staircase.

Photograph of the interior of the Brite home when it was decorated for Hester Brite's wedding in December 1923. Candlesticks and a large vase of flowers sit on the floor on the left side of the room. Ribbons hang from the ceiling.

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.

Photograph of L.C. Brite viewing some of the cattle he sold to A.E. Dixon of Blair, Nebraska. Photo taken on September 7, 1923 at the Brite Ranch.

Photograph of Celia Acosta at age 7, dressed for her first Holy Communion. The photo was taken in Grandfalls, Texas on March 29, 1923. She wears a white dress with a crown and veil and holds a candle and a little book.

Marfa dressmaker Estella Matamoros Cortez on her wedding day. She is standing in a garden. To her right is part of a house.

1923 photograph of Jesus Cabezuela and his two children. From left to right: Jesus Cabezuela (seated), Aurora Cabezuela (standing on chair), and contributor's mother (standing, age 10)

Photograph M.D. Bryant in 1923.

Photograph of the the Merriweather #1 oil well near Luling, Texas as it came in, in 1923.

Photograph of the the Merriweather #1 oil well near Luling, Texas as it goes over the top, in 1923.

Photograph of Monico Cedillo at age seven months. He is sitting in a small chair and is wearing a baby's gown.

Photograph of India Coffield and Frank Edward Coffield on their wedding day. India is holding a flower bouquet and Frank is standing on her right. They are both outside, and a small home is behind them.

Photograph of Fran Martinez, Jr. and his bride Manuela. This photo was taken in Terlingua in 1922. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.

Photograph of Juan Campos as a baby in Dexter, New Mexico around 1922. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.

Photographic postcard picturing the nieces and nephews of Teresa Campos (L-R) Fred Ortega, age 4; Fransica Ortega, age 5; Enedina Martinez (sitting); Nena Ortega, age 2; Maria Martinez Ortega (Enedina's daughter); and Fransico, age 6. They are at their house in Ruidosa, Texas.

Photograph of two sisters married on the same day. They are Margaret Armendarez and Otelia Tercero.

Interior of a store with shelves and display cases. Three men stand at the back. Left to right are: Max Cortez, Jacobo Villaba, and Philipe Cortez (Max Cortez's brother).

Photographic postcard from March 19, 1921 picturing Luz Cruz and her son Manuel while on a trip to Chihuahua, Mexico. There is correspondence on the back in Spanish. This photo was included in a report by Salvador Roman, Jr. for a history class at Marfa High School in 1975.

Studio portrait of Rosa A. Acosta, taken on March 8, 1921 in Redford, Texas.

A view of the Rogers #1 fire at a distance of 70 feet from the flames. The fire burned for 9 days before being extinguished on March 20, 1921 in Eldorado, Arkansas. This photo was included in a research paper by Mike Shurley for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.