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[Adobe Bricks]

Description: Photograph of adobe bricks drying outside. They will later be used to build a house nearby. There are short adobe walls in the foreground. In the background are other small buildings.
Date: 1972
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Adobe Structure]

Description: Photographic detail of an adobe house. Arched shape may be a sort of chimney on a roof.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Graham, Val
Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Air Age Comes to Marfa

Description: Research paper written by John Walker about Cal Rodgers' historic cross-continental flight on the Vin Fiz Flyer and his stop in Marfa, Texas. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School and is dated October 13, 1972.
Date: October 13, 1972
Creator: Walker, John
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Angelita M. Campos in her Living Room

Description: Photograph of Angelita M. Campos in her living room. She is working on a colorful quilt. She sits in front of a curtain that she sewed as well.
Date: December 12, 1974
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Angelita M. Campos Working on a Quilt

Description: Photograph of Angelita M. Campos working on a colorful quilt in Marfa, Texas in December 1974.
Date: December 12, 1974
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Armando and Lucy Garcia at Mando's Drive In]

Description: Interior of Mando's Drive In. Two people are standing behind the checkout counter of the restaurant. Front: Eduardo "Lito" Quintela. Back: Lucy Garcia.
Date: 1974~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Ashton House]

Description: Photograph of the Ashton House taken in December of 1972. The house is dilapidated and the yard is overgrown. The back of the photograph says, "An Original Polaroid Land Photograph," and has ordering information.
Date: December 1972
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Ashton House]

Description: Photograph of the porch of the Ashton House in Marfa, Texas. The house is dilapidated and the yard is overgrown with grass and weeds. The porch roof is held up with two wooden posts. A handwritten note on the back says, "Armida Campos, Time: March 19, 1971, Place: A very old house near the "lce Plant."
Date: March 19, 1971
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Ashton House]

Description: Photograph of the roof of the Ashton House in Marfa, Texas. The house is made of brick. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Ashton House 1971."
Date: March 1971
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Beta Sigma Phi Members

Description: Photograph of three women who are members of Beta Sigma Phi. They are preparing Christmas decorations for an upcoming dance. Pictured (L-R): Mrs. Jack Brunson, Mrs. Charlie Henderson, and Mrs. Carl Robinson.
Date: 1970
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Brick Wall]

Description: Photograph of an old brick wall with wooden framing where roof once was.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Graham, Val
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Description: Photograph of a brick wall that is part of an old building in West Texas.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Graham, Val
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Description: Photograph of a portion of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows part of a doorway, a wall, and a roof.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Graham, Val
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Description: Photograph of a portion of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows part of a wall with a window in it.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Graham, Val
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Description: Photograph of a portion of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows part of a wall made from bricks and rock.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Graham, Val
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Description: Photograph of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows a part of the the building with 2 x 4 bracing. The roof is made from curved clay tiles.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Graham, Val
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Description: Photograph of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows a part of the the building with 2 x 4 bracing. The roof is made from curved clay tiles.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Graham, Val
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Description: Photograph of the crawl space underneath an old building in West Texas. The building had larger stumps holding the building off the ground. It has wooden siding.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Graham, Val
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Description: Photograph of a window in an old building in West Texas.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Graham, Val
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure and Windmill

Description: Photograph of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows the building made of rock and bricks with a windmill behind it. The roof only has its framing left.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Graham, Val
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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