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[Call for Military Service for Ben Avant, 1917]
Official call for military service and to appear for physical examination for Ben Sidney Avant of Marfa, Texas August 17, 1917.
Engineers Surveying Land in Boquilla del Peguis
Photograph taken in Boquilla del Peguis in 1917. The man on horseback is Mr. Nestor Baeza and the other two men are engineers surveying Mr. Baeza's land. A river runs through a canyon to the right of the picture. This photo was included in a research paper by Frank Baeza for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1975.
The Hensley Family
Photograph of the Hensley family in 1917. The men, women and children are all standing outside of some buildings near a fence. Many of them wear hats.
Jose Maria Chavez
Description of a photo of Jose Maria Chavez from a paper written in 1966 for a Marfa High School history class by Mary Melendez reads, "The picture was taken in 1917. The person is Jose Maria Chavez. He was serving in the army when the picture was taken. He served during World War I. He was at that time married to Christina Magallenez. They were living in Marfa at that time. After he completed his military services he came home to Marfa where his wife was. They had four children to take care of and send to school. He was a cook by occupation and worked for ranchers around the Marfa area. With the money he earned he sent his children to school to learn to read and write. He always tried to give his family whatever they needed."
Marcello and Gregoria Campos
Photograph of Marcello and Gregoria Campos. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Raymunda Armendariz and Angelita Baeza
Photograph of Raymunda Armendariz and Angelita Baeza in 1917 in Presidio, Texas.
Surveying Party on Ojinaga
Photograph taken in San Francisco, Ojinaga, Mexico in 1917. The men are (L-R): Mr. Nestor Baeza, Mr. Manuel Dominguez, and Mr. Francisco Granado. They using mules to help Mr. Baeza measure his land.
[Wedding photograph of Luis and Nieves Colomo]
Photograph of Nieves Marquez and Luis Colomo on their wedding day. Nieves is wearing a wedding dress created by her two sisters, Carlota and Dorotea Marquez. Both Nieves and Luis are standing. Nieves is to the left of Luis. Luis is wearing a suit with no tie. Nieves was sixteen in the photograph and Luis was twenty-one years of age.
[Wedding Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. George Dawson]
Wedding portrait of Mr. George Dawson in a black suit and Mrs. Juana Dawson in a white wedding dress with a long veil.
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