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[Portrait of Manuela Dech]

Description: Portrait of Manuela Dech wearing a white dress and looking to the left.
Date: 1900
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Francis Wilson's Home]

Description: Photograph of Francis Wilson's home in Presidio County, Texas, which he built for himself and his family. In front of the house are two motorcycles with a man leaning against one of them.
Date: 1907
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Portrait of O. C. Dowe]

Description: Portrait of O. C. Dowe in a suit standing behind an elaborately designed chair with a backdrop of a fancy courtyard behind him. Below the picture is printed the name of the photography studio: "Fey & Braunig, Cuiro & Halletsville, Texas."
Date: 1904
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Chon Dominguez]

Description: Photograph of Chon Dominguez sitting on one of his mules in the team of mules and horses pulling a large oil tank in a wagon.
Date: 1908~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of the Francisca DeAnda]

Description: Photograph of Francisca DeAnda wearing a white shirt and long dark skirt, holding flowers in her hand and standing in front of a mud oven.
Date: 1906
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Portrait of Frank Duncan]

Description: Portrait of Frank Duncan with a dark mustache and wearing a suit. A handwritten message on the back of the photo states that it is a "self made" portrait.
Date: 1901
Creator: Duncan, Frank
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Marfa's Private School, 1905]

Description: Photograph of school children in April 1905. They are outside the school building in Marfa, Texas. The teachers, Elena Lopez and her sister Fe Lopez, stand in the doorway. Written on the blackboard in the photo, "Marfa's Private School, April 6, 1905"
Date: April 6, 1905
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Sheriff's Posse in Atascosa County, Texas, 1903

Description: Photograph of a Sheriff's posse in Atascosa County, Texas in 1903. The men stand with their rifles in hand, in front of the jail around their prisoner, the bandit "Gomez" who sits in a chair.
Date: 1903
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Texas Sheriff's Association Convention, 1903

Description: Photograph of the 1903 Convention of the Texas Sheriff's Association. A.M. Avant, the President is in the center, his name is written in ink on the photo.
Date: 1903
Creator: Brack, A.A.
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Texas Sheriff's Association Convention

Description: Photograph of a Convention of the Texas Sheriff's Association. A.M. Avant, is second from the right on the front row.
Date: 1903
Creator: Brack, A.A.
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Students from San Antonio Female College

Description: Photograph of eleven students at San Antonio Female College, Class of 1904. The women wear formal dresses. Blanche Avant is the second from the left in the top row.
Date: 1904
Creator: Powell
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Schoolchildren in Ruidosa, Texas in 1904

Description: Photograph of students at Ruidosa School in 1904. Mr. and Mrs. Middleton are in the background. This photo was included in a research paper by Cynthia Lee Rogers for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1904
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Smith and Matilda Casner

Description: Photograph of Smith Cook Casner and Matilda Knuell McDonald Casner. He wears a suit and tie and she wears a large hat. This may be a wedding picture; they were married in 1904. This page is part of a 1977 report for a history class at Marfa High School by Jess Evans.
Date: 1904~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Ethel's Lock of Hair

Description: Photograph of a page from the Christian family Bible. It shows a lock of Ethel's hair and has this written on it, "This is the first piece of hair that was cut off of little Ethel C.C. Christian's head. Allie wrote it after April 23 1900" This photo was included in a research paper by Mike Shurley for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Lucius Bunton,Sr. and son 1904

Description: Photograph of Lucius D. Bunton, SR. and his son Lucius Jr. They stand by a horse and buggy in 1904. This photo was included in a research paper by Jean Anne Evans in 1971 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1904
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Bunton Family Photo in 1903

Description: Photograph of Bunton family members Bill, Mr. Lucius Bunton, Sr.; Lucius Jr.; unknown; Amy; Emma; Belle; Sam; Joe; Oren; and unknown in 1903. This photo was included in a research paper by Jean Anne Evans in 1971 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1903
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Loula Bunton, 1904

Description: Photograph of Loula Bunton wearing a dark dress with lace collar and cuffs in 1904. This photo was included in a research paper by Jean Anne Evans in 1971 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1904
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Loula Bunton on Horseback, 1909]

Description: Photograph of Loula Bunton riding a horse in 1909. This photo was included in a research paper by Jean Anne Evans in 1971 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1909
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Bunton Children, 1907

Description: Photograph of Lucius, Jr.; Emma; Anna Belle; and Bill Bunton in 1907. They sit outdoors near some mountains. This photo was included in a research paper by Jean Anne Evans in 1971 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1907
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Bunton Family, 1907

Description: Photograph of Bill; Lucius, Jr.; Anna Belle and their mother, Amy Bunton in 1907. They stand outdoors near some mountains. This photo was included in a research paper by Jean Anne Evans in 1971 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1907
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Emma Golding Bunton,1902

Description: Photograph of Emma Golding Bunton in 1902.This photo was included in a research paper by Jean Anne Evans in 1971 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1906
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Bill and Lucius Bunton, 1907

Description: Photograph of Bill and Lucius Bunting riding in a buckboard pulled by Sorrel in 1907. This photo was included in a research paper by Jean Anne Evans in 1971 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1907
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Bunton Children and Dandy, 1908

Description: Photograph of a bunch of the Bunton children with their donkey Dandy around 1908. This photo was included in a research paper by Jean Anne Evans in 1971 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1908~
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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