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- [Three children of Jesus Cabezuela in a family portrait]
- Three daughters of Jesus Cabezuela are pictured in the year 1925. From left to right: Contributor's mother (standing, age 12), Dora Cabezuela (seated, age 1), and Aurora Cabezuela (standing, age 3).
- [Jesus Cabezuela and his two daughters in a family portrait]
- 1923 photograph of Jesus Cabezuela and his two children. From left to right: Jesus Cabezuela (seated), Aurora Cabezuela (standing on chair), and contributor's mother (standing, age 10)
- Teresa Campos Family
- Photographic postcard picturing the nieces and nephews of Teresa Campos (L-R) Fred Ortega, age 4; Fransica Ortega, age 5; Enedina Martinez (sitting); Nena Ortega, age 2; Maria Martinez Ortega (Enedina's daughter); and Fransico, age 6. They are at their house in Ruidosa, Texas.
- Juan Campos as a Baby
- Photograph of Juan Campos as a baby in Dexter, New Mexico around 1922. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
- Frank Martinez, Jr. and Manuela M. Martinez
- Photograph of Fran Martinez, Jr. and his bride Manuela. This photo was taken in Terlingua in 1922. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
- Erasmo, Beatrize, Maria and Jesus Herrera
- Photograph of Erasmo Herrera and his sister Beatrize Herrera in 1925 in Terlingua, Texas. The children are Maria and Jesus Herrera. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
- Arseno, Augustine, and Osmundo Campos
- Photograph of Arseno, Augustine III, and Osmundo Campos, sons of Augustine, Jr. and Carolina Campos in Terlingua in 1926. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
- [Bob Carr in early 1920]
- Photograph of Bob Carr smoking a pipe in the 1920s.
- [Post office in Casa Piedra, 1925]
- Picture of 1925 Casa Piedra post office. The post office was owned and managed by Conrado L. Vasquez. Four figures are in the photograph. From left to right: Santiago Ocon, Carmen Vasquez, Conrado Vasquez Jr., and Conrado Vasquez, Sr. To the right of the picture is a 1929 Buick owned by a shoe salesman.
- Ruperta Chavarria in 1928
- Photograph of Ruperta Chavarria in a pretty dress made by Petra Nunez. She was 19 years old and getting ready to go to a dance in 1928. This photo was included in a research paper by Stella Nunez for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1967.
- Angelina Chavez and Tanis Dominguez
- Photograph of Angelina Chavez and Tanis Dominguez taken in ?Shafter, Texas in 1925. The boy holds a cap in his hand and leans on an automobile.
- [Monico Cedillo at seven months]
- Photograph of Monico Cedillo at age seven months. He is sitting in a small chair and is wearing a baby's gown.
- [Lilia Corrales in 1925]
- Oval-shaped portrait of Lilia Corrales, around age seven, posing with a small table. She is wearing a light-colored, sleeveless, knee-length dress and is facing the camera with her body turned toward the left side of the image and has her right elbow propped on the table. A large tin canister with fresh flowers is on the table.
- [St. Mary's Catholic church before first renovations]
- Architecture of St. Mary's Catholic church before the 1920s renovations.
- [Interior of St. Mary's Catholic church in the late 1920s]
- Interior of St. Mary's Church in the late 1920s. The church had been redecorated.
- [Men's Society of St. Joseph at St. Joseph's Day procession]
- A parade of more than fifty men are marching in the Men's Society of St. Joseph's Day Procession outside St. Mary's Catholic Church rectory. The rectory is in the left corner of the photograph. Several older model cars from the early 20th century are also in the photograph.
- [Altar of Sacred Heart Catholic Church]
- Altar of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
- [Estella Matamoros in 1923]
- Marfa dressmaker Estella Matamoros Cortez on her wedding day. She is standing in a garden. To her right is part of a house.
- [Jose Cenicero transports school children on two trucks for a picnic]
- Jose Ceniceros takes two trucks full of school children on a picnic. Approximately 45 individuals are in the photograph. Three men are standing the center of the photograph and in the far right corner three women and one man is standing. The remaining individuals are on the two trucks.
- [Trucks used in Marfa during the 1920s and 1930s]
- Group of four trucks used to transport goods around Marfa. These trucks were some of the first trucks in the Marfa transportation business. The four trucks are in a row in the center of the photograph. Three unknown people are also in the photograph. From left to right: On the first truck, a woman sits on a truck fender; a man stands to the right of the third truck; a man stands to the left of the fourth truck.
- John F. Conners on Horseback in Ft. Clark, Texas
- Photograph of John Francis Conners on horseback. He is wearing a uniform. This was taken on December 19, 1924 in Ft. Clark, Texas. This photo was included in a research paper by Albert Garcia for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1969.
- [Nieves Colomo with three of her children]
- Nieves Colomo is sitting in the center of the photograph, surrounded by three of her children. Elva is standing to the left of her mother. Luis is sitting on Nieves' lap and Manuel is to the right of his mother.
- Cruz Cordova at Age 15
- Photograph of Cruz Cordova at the age of 15 in 1929 at Marathon, Texas. He became a carpenter, married Fita Cordova and had a daughter, Carol Cordova.
- [India Coffield and Frank Coffield in 1922]
- Photograph of India Coffield and Frank Edward Coffield on their wedding day. India is holding a flower bouquet and Frank is standing on her right. They are both outside, and a small home is behind them.
- [Byrd Orchard]
- This photograph shows a scenic view of the Byrd orchard. In the foreground, there are two fenced-in fields, the corner of one holds several grazing animals. Along the edge of the fence there are trees and what appears to be an irrigation ditch separating those fields from another field and the orchards. On the right of the photograph, there are several buildings, partially obscured by trees. To the left, there appears to be a slope coveered in desert trees and scrub and there are mountains in the background.
- Blue Mountain
- This photograph shows a mountain in the distance. In the foreground, there appears to be the edge of an unpaved road and telephone wires up above. Between the road and the mountain, there is a flat area covered in desert scrub. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Blue Mountain west of Ft. Davis Tex. June 1929 by H. A. King."
- The H. A. King Ranch
- This photograph shows a group of trees in front of several mountains. There appear to be fence posts marking off an area to the right of the photograph. In the foreground there are rocks and ground covered in desert scrub. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph read: "The H. A. King Ranch, Musquiz Canon, Jeff Davis County Tx, June 1929 by H. A. King" and "10 miles south of Fr. Davis. Build but [...] and then bought 1883 by Col. Grierson [?] who married Mrs. King (mother of H. A.) after first wife Alice died."
- Out on a Summer Day
- In this photograph, there are three people standing in front of a small palm tree on short grass. The man on the left is wearing a suit and tie and a straw hat; he is holding a cane in his right hand and has his left arm around the shoulders of the woman next to him. The woman is standing between the two men, wearing a white jacket, skirt and hat. The two people on the left are middle aged, but the man on the far right is older and has a moustache. He is also wearing a suit, a bowtie, and a straw hat. The men also have flowers pinned to their jackets. On the back of the photograph, there are some handwritten notes that say "Sunday - August 29. 1926, 'Out on a Summer Day!'" and also the names of the people, although they are not very clear; one appears to be "Aunt Linda" (?) and one that says "Papa Bogel."
- [Photograph of Gus Bogel]
- In this photograph, a young man (identified as Gus Bogel on the back of the photograph in a handwritten note) is standing in an area that appears to be a garden or backyard. The man is wearing a loose shirt and slacks, a tie, and cowboy boots. He is standing on grass and there are trees to either side. Behind him, there is some sort of wooden structure and a wooden swing or bench. There is a printed border around the outside of the photograph.
- Annaway DeVolin
- Photograph of Annaway DeVolin, school teacher at Horse Creek, Texas in 1921. She is seated outside. This photo was included in a research paper by Cynthia Lee Rogers for an American History class at Marfa High School.
- [Photograph of Men Making Sotol]
- Photograph taken in Coyame, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1920. Mr. Nestor Baeza is on horseback and the other men are making sotol, a drink similar to tequilla. This was smuggled into the US during prohibition. Mountains are in the background.
- Wedding Picture from 1924
- Photograph of a wedding on March 15, 1924. People in the picture are (L-R, back row): Dolores Hinojos, Josefa Doninguez, Esteban Cruz, and Pole Vaszuez. Bride and groom in front row, Efejenia and Cruz Baeza.
- LC Brite with Cattle Going to Nebraska
- Photograph of L.C. Brite viewing some of the cattle he sold to A.E. Dixon of Blair, Nebraska. Photo taken on September 7, 1923 at the Brite Ranch.
- Burro named "Gansole"
- Photograph of "Gansole", a faithful burro on the Brite Ranch in 1928. This animal served as a school bus, night horse, and a way to get home.
- Remuda on the Brite Ranch
- Photograph of a remuda, or group of saddle horses, on the Brite Ranch in the late 1920s. Many of these horses came from the Pool Ranch near Shafter, Texas.
- Burro "Mida Mora"
- Photograph of little Tommy Wells wearing a sombrero and sitting on a burro taken in 1927. The burro, named Mida Mora, was a blue mule captured from the bandits who raided the Brite Ranch in 1917. This burro served many years a a night horse, which was a horse left in the pen at night to gather other horses for use in the morning.
- Eclipse Windmill
- Photograph of an eclipse windmill, the type that was used before the steel windmills came to West Texas. It was built out of wood. There is a woman, some cattle and water tanks near the windmill.
- Francisco Borunda
- Photograph of Francisco Borunda in 1926 at the age of 25.
- Carolina Borunda at age 17
- Photograph of Carolina Borunda at age 17. She later becam Carolina Borunda Humpheries. She has a contemporary hair style and wears a necklace.
- First Border Patrol Station
- Photograph of the first border patrol station. Chief C.C. Courtney is on the right and Ware Hord stands next to him. On the left is the Assistant Chief, named Hayes. There are three automobiles and a dog behind the men.
- First Border Patrol in Marfa
- Photograph of the first border patrol in Marfa, Texas. (L-R, top row): Peterson, Hunt, Dill, Jack Prather, Kyle, Pierson, and Daniel. (L-R, second row):Alvin Ogden, Jesse Hill, Earl Fallis, Jack Starkey. unknown, Baird, Brooks, Dorn, Jackson. (L-R, bottom row): Jack DeVolin, James, Metcalf, Joe Dill, C.C. Courtney (Chief), Shelly Barnes (Assistant Chief), Ware Hord, Emmet Hunter, and George Dennis.
- Early Border Patrolmen
- Photograph of early Border Patrolmen in Marfa, Texas. Two of them are on horseback and three stand beside them.
- Early Border Patrolmen
- Photograph of two early Texas Border Patrolmen in Marfa, Texas. They are either loading or unloading an automobile.
- Juan Dominguez
- Photograph of Juan Dominguez in his border patrol uniform in 1928. It has pockets and a tie. He wears glasses.
- Maria Brito with Two Mules
- Photograph of Maria Brito standing out of doors between two mules. She wears a hat and a dress. This picture was taken in Big Spring, Texas.
- [Photograph of Maria and Daniel Brito in Big Spring, Texas]
- Photograph of Maria and Daniel Brito standing out of doors near some plants in Big Spring, Texas around 1920.
- Ethel Brant holding baby Doug
- Photograph of Ethel Bryant holding her baby, Doug. She is standing in an oil field in Eldorado, Arkansas where Rogers #1 was located.
- Ethel Bryant
- Photograph of Ethel Bryant in 1929.
- Marfa Headquarters of the U.S. Border Patrol
- Photograph has two images of the U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters in Marfa, Texas built in 1924.
- Marfa Headquarters of the U.S. Border Patrol
- Photograph has two images of the U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters in Marfa, Texas built in 1924. An automobile is parked outside the building near a picket fence.