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Five Pictures (open access)

Five Pictures

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Alejandro "Alec" Dominguez, the author's grandfather, and his children.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Dominguez, Alice
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Most Interesting Person: Evelyn Raetzch Davis] (open access)

[Most Interesting Person: Evelyn Raetzch Davis]

Research paper outline written for a history class at Marfa High School about Mrs. Evelyn Raetzch Davis, who was a teacher in elementary schools, high schools, and colleges in and around the area of Marfa, Texas, between the years of 1954 and 1972. She also authored several books and enjoyed writing and painting in her free time.
Date: 1967
Creator: Balga, Frank
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Comanches and Apaches exhibit at Fort Davis Museum

Photograph of an exhibit at the Fort Davis Museum about the Comanches and Apaches, two tribes that lived in west Texas. Seen in the exhibit are photographs, moccasins, a beaded knife sheath, a saddle and other Indian artifacts.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Indian Arrowheads found in Presidio County]

Photograph of some Indian arrowheads in a case that were found in Presidio County, Texas. This photo was included in a research paper by Nancy Edwards for an American History class at Marfa High School in April 1968.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Indian Artifacts found in Presidio County

Photograph of some Indian stone carvings found in Presidio County, Texas. This photo was included in a research paper by Nancy Edwards for an American History class at Marfa High School in April 1968.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Indian Artifacts found in Presidio County

Photograph of some Indian beads carved from stone found in Presidio County, Texas. This photo was included in a research paper by Nancy Edwards for an American History class at Marfa High School in April 1968.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Indian Mummy (open access)

The Indian Mummy

This is a research paper for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1967. It describes the discovery of two mummified Indian babies from 1200 or earlier, found near Pinto Canyon in 1952. It describes how they were preserved. One was sent to the Smithsonian Institute and the other was on display at a local motel. The paper also mentions other artifacts found in the cave.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indian Implements (open access)

Indian Implements

This is a research paper written by Leticia Cortez for an American History Class at Marfa High School on November 28, 1967. In the paper she describes the [Native American] Indian utensils and implements found in their households and the various uses of these items.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Cortez, Leticia
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ranching in the Early Days (open access)

Ranching in the Early Days

This paper starts with a brief introduction regarding the Bogel family and then talks about life on a ranch in the Marfa, Texas area.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Wheelis, Mark
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silvester Chavira's Family (open access)

Silvester Chavira's Family

Paper written by Lupita Traveo for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1967. It describes Silvester Chavira's family including his parents and his children ; and the work they each did and who they married. Information for this paper was collected in an interview with Elocia Chavira on November 1, 1967.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Traveo, Lupita
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pedro Chavez and the First Well in Redford, Texas (open access)

Pedro Chavez and the First Well in Redford, Texas

Paper about Carrasco family and their ranch in Redford, Texas where the first well was dug. Pedro Chaves, a child raised by the Carrasco family on their ranch in Redford. This is a research paper written by Saul Acosta for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1967.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casimiro Chavarria (open access)

Casimiro Chavarria

Paper written by Eva Chavarria in 1967 for a history class at Marfa High School. It describes her grandfather, Casimiro Chavarria's family, his work on ranches, his farm and his travels.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
American History Project (open access)

American History Project

This is a paper describing the people who lived in Casa Piedra (otherwise known as La Punta del Agua).
Date: 1967~
Creator: Vasquez, Olga
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Anne Jordan Childers (open access)

Anne Jordan Childers

This is a paper describing Anne Jordan Childers
Date: December 21, 1967
Creator: Browne, Joe
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cedillo family (open access)

Cedillo family

Paper describing photos of the Cedillo family.
Date: 1967
Creator: Malimar, Lorena
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Margarita, Felipe, and Demetria Carrasco] (open access)

[Margarita, Felipe, and Demetria Carrasco]

Description that goes with a photograph of the Carrasco children. The paper describes the work done by the children and their mother in Ruidosa, Texas in 1909.
Date: 1967
Creator: Traveo, Lupita
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hilario Cordova (open access)

Hilario Cordova

This is a research paper written by Lorena Molina for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1967. It is a biography of her great uncle Hilario Cordova.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Felipe Carrasco (open access)

Felipe Carrasco

Research paper by Rolando Ontineros, done for an American History class at Marfa high School in 1967. The paper tells the story of Felipe Carrasco and the places he lived and worked.
Date: 1967
Creator: Ontineros, Rolando
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lizzie Crosson vs. United States Mescalero Apache Indians (open access)

Lizzie Crosson vs. United States Mescalero Apache Indians

A 1967 paper written for a History class at Marfa High School by Marian Quick about Lizzie Crosson and her case against the U.S. Mescalero Apache Indians for the livestock they had stolen from the Goat Ranch. She was awarded a $2,590.00 claim.
Date: 1967
Creator: Quick, Marion
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Indian Arrowheads

Photograph of Indian arrowheads found in west Texas.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Burial Ground near Presidio, Texas

Indian burial ground near Presidio, Texas.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bedrock Mortal and Pestle

Photograph of a bedrock mortar and pestle, a tool used to grind food by native americans.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Metates and Manos

Photograph of some metates and manos, tools used to grind food by native americans.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Recondtructed Fort Davis

Photograph of the reconstructed buildings at Fort Davis in west Texas.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History