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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
Churches in the West Texas Vicinity
Paper by Delia Jurado describing the history of several churches and missions in the West Texas area.
Date:
December 7, 1970
Creator:
Jurado, Delia
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of the Carrasco Family
Research paper giving the biography of Valentin Carrasco, his parents, his work on a sheep ranch, his children, his wife Angela. This is a research paper written by Flora Carrasco about her grandfather for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1970.
Date:
December 7, 1970
Creator:
Carrasco, Flora
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Carrasco Family
This is a research paper written by Rosalinda Villarreal for an American History Class at Marfa High School on December 7, 1970. It is a biography of the the Carrasco Family.
Date:
December 7, 1970
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Campos Family
This is a research paper written by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School on December 7, 1970. It covers the history of the Campos family of west Texas.
Date:
December 7, 1970
Creator:
Espinoza, Herlinda
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The History of the Catholic Churches of Marfa
Research paper written by Lupita Valenzuela for a class at Marfa High School on December 7, 1969. The paper is about the history of the Catholic Church in Marfa, Texas.
Date:
December 7, 1969
Creator:
Valenzuela, Lupita
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Borunda Family
Report written for a Marfa High School history class by Paul Spitzer on December 7, 1970. The paper briefly tells the story of Carolina Palomo and Cipriano Borunda. Carolina ran the Old Borunda Cafe. It covers their childhoods, their relocation to Marfa with their families, their marriage, their businesses, and their deaths. It includes a hand-drawn family tree.
Date:
December 7, 1970
Creator:
Spitzer, Paul
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History and Organization of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Research paper for an American History class at Marfa High School, written by Debbie Henderson on December 7, 1970. The paper gives the history of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, with extensive coverage of the U.S. Border Patrol at Marfa, Texas. It includes information about smugglers during prohibition, patrolmen's uniforms, the minimum requirements to join the U. S. Border Patrol, as well as the names of the staff people at the Marfa Headquarters in 1971.
Date:
December 7, 1970
Creator:
Henderson, Debbie
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LC Brite with Cattle Going to Nebraska
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.
Date:
November 7, 1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barbed Wire An Agent of Civilization
Research paper written by Steve Lee Graham about the history of barbed wire. The paper covers the early uses and controversies of barbed wire. It also covers how barbed wire is made. This paper was written in 1965 for an English IV class at Marfa High School.
Date:
May 7, 1965
Creator:
Graham, Steve Lee
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The History of the Catholic Churches of Marfa
Report written by Lupita Valenzuela for a history class at Marfa High School on December 7, 1969. The report tells about the early missions and priests, the first churches
Date:
December 7, 1969
Creator:
Valenzuela, Lupita
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of the Baeza Family
Research paper written by Bernardo Baeza about his ancestors in Mexico. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School in December 1970.
Date:
December 7, 1970
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atascosa County Jail
Photograph of Atascosa County Jail. Unidentified individuals stand outside the building. A horse and carriage stand in the street beside the building.The jail was torn down in the 1950's.
Date:
April 7, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History