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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
Reminiscing with My Grandmother (open access)

Reminiscing with My Grandmother

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Dorotea Quintana, the author's grandmother, keeping house on a large farm - using a flat iron to iron clothes, carting water from a nearby creek, and fueling a wood-fueled stove.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Quintana, Socorro
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pioneer Lamp

Photographs of a pioneer lamp and old iron stove owned by Mrs. Joe Mitchell. This page was included in a paper written by Elizabeth Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967.
Date: November 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Butter Churn

Photographs of a butter churn with its dasher owned by Mrs. Fox Parker. It has a number 3 on it and a maple leaf. This page was included in a paper written by Elizabeth Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967.
Date: November 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Irons and Wash Stand Items

Photographs of antique irons owned by Mrs. Fox Parker and Socorro Quintana and wash stand items owned by Jessie Mueller. This page was included in a paper written by Elizabeth Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967.
Date: November 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Triesitas and School Picture] (open access)

[Triesitas and School Picture]

Report describing two photographs, written for an American history class at Marfa High School around 1967. Part one describes a photo of "Triestas" take in 1929. Triestas were young girls who prayed to the Virgin Mary de Gualdalupe. The second part in this report describes a photo of school children from 1905.
Date: 1967~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbed-Wire: A Research Paper For American History (open access)

Barbed-Wire: A Research Paper For American History

Research paper written by Cookie Schneider about the history and types of barbed wire. The paper mentions William D. Hunt, who obtained the first patent for barbed wire in 1867. This paper was written in 1967 for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Schneider, Cookie
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Antique Wash Bowl

Photographs of antique wash bowl and pitcher owned by Jessie Mueller. This page was included in a paper written by Elizabeth Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967.
Date: November 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Raymunda and Angelita (open access)

Raymunda and Angelita

Short paper by Armando Carrasco about Raymunda Armendariz and Angelita Baeza, who lived in Presidio, Texas.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
People at La Fiesta de San Juan in Terlingua (open access)

People at La Fiesta de San Juan in Terlingua

Two pages describing a photograph with a group of people going to La Fiesta de San Juan in Terlingua. Some of them were relatives of Saul Acosta.
Date: 1967
Creator: Acosta, Saul
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cicilio Acosta (open access)

Cicilio Acosta

Paper by Mario Acosta about his relative, Cicilio Acosta, a farmer in Redford, Texas.
Date: 1967
Creator: Acosta, Mario
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Early Housekeeping (open access)

Early Housekeeping

Research paper for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967, written by Elizabeth Newton. She describes the daily chores and work done by women in the pioneer days of Texas, without electricity or plumbing.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Newton, Elizabeth
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thomas Acosta (open access)

Thomas Acosta

Paper by Mario Acosta about his relatives, Thomas and Eliza Acosta.
Date: 1967
Creator: Acosta, Mario
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Entertainment on the Ranch] (open access)

[Entertainment on the Ranch]

Paper describing how workers on the ranches entertained themselves by staging plays and eating together.
Date: 1967~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Border Patrol

This paper describes a number of photographs of the early Border Patrol in Marfa, Texas. It was written by Ernest Villareal for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1967.
Date: 1967
Creator: Villareal, Ernest
Object Type: Photograph
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
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

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 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 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 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 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