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The Carrasco Family (open access)

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
Wildllife of the Big Bend (open access)

Wildllife of the Big Bend

Research paper written for an American History Class at Marfa High School, describing a day in the Big Bend area and noting all the wildlife one might see. It includes free-hand drawings of many animals and birds.
Date: 1971
Creator: Slaton, Harvey
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alpine, The Last Frontier Land (open access)

Alpine, The Last Frontier Land

Research paper written by Delia Jurado about the history of Alpine, Texas. The paper covers Alpine from the time it was formed in 1882 as Murphyville until the 1930s. Also covered are the history of Sul Ross State University and its namesake, Lawrence Sullivan Ross. This paper was written in 1971 as a research project for a class at Marfa High School.
Date: December 13, 1971
Creator: Jurado, Delia
Object Type: Paper
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History