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- [Photograph of W. H. Cleaveland and Harry Andrews]
- Photograph of W. H. Cleaveland wearing suspenders and Harry Andrews standing next to him with his hands on his belt.
- [Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dominguez and Family]
- Portrait of the Dominguez family. Alex Dominguez, Sr. and his wife Francisca Dominguez are sitting down with their youngest child sitting in Mr. Dominguez's lap and their son, Ben Dominguez, standing behind them.
- Hans Briam's Grocery Store in Marfa, Texas
- Interior of Hans Briam's Grocery Store. On the left is E.T. McDonald and on the right is Hans Briam. Written on the back of the photo is, "I Never Sleep" The merchant who has practically everything and will sell it to you for less.
- Boone Oliphant at Brite Headquarters
- Photograph of Boone Oliphant at the Brite Ranch headquarters in 1918. He is on a horse. Other cowboys are on the ground behind him. Wagons are further in the background.
- High Lonesome Camp of Lee Trimble
- Photograph of Lee Trimble's High Lonesome Camp at the top of the rimrock overlooking Mexico. This camp was south of the trail that the Mexican's used to raid the Brite Ranch. There was a telephone at the camp to the ranch house. The man, probably Lee Trimble, stands outside his canvas tent wearing a holster. His saddle sits on a stand next to him. This photo was included in a report by McMinn White for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1975.
- Texas Rangers at the Brite Ranch
- Photograph of five Texas Rangers outside of the Brite Ranch near Marfa, Texas. L-R: Boone Oliphant, Lee Trimble, Clint Holden, Billie Duncan, and Jack Murdock. This photo was included in a report by McMinn White for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1975.
- "Three Musketeers" of 1918
- Photograph of the "Three Musketeers" of 1918. L-R: Lee Trimble, Clint Holden, and Boone Oliphant. Lee is riding the Brite stallion, Clint is riding the Mexican raider mule and Boone is riding the Mexican raiders' white horse. Lee claimed that the horses did not like the mules. They all wear hats and have rifles. This photo was included in a report by McMinn White for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1975.
- Brite Ranch Headquarters and Fort
- Photograph of the fort built by LC Brite after the Mexican raid on his ranch on Christmas Day in 1917. The Texas Rangers lived in the fort for several years after the raid. Behind the concrete fort are wooden buildings, fences, and a wooden wagon. This photo was included in a report by McMinn White for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1975.
- [Marfa, Texas 1918]
- In the foreground of this photograph, four people in cowboy hats sit in the shade of a tree. Behind them is what appears to be an unpaved main street of Marfa, circa 1918, with storefronts, telephone poles, and cars of the time period.
- [Lee Roy "Tex" Middleton in the 1900s.]
- Lee Roy "Tex" Middleton in the 1900s.
- [Frank Edward Coffield in uniform]
- Portrait of Frank Edward Coffield in uniform, circa 1900s.
- Wedding Photo of Encarnacion and Jose Chavez in 1918
- Description of this photo from a paper by Londa Venegas written in January 1977 for a Marfa High School history class, "In this picture are my grandmother's parents, brothers, and sisters. From top left to right is: Maria, Jose and Encarnacion Chavez, Jose Jr. Center left to right: Manuela, my grandmother Francisca, her parents Jose and Thomasa, Teofila, Jose Inez. Bottom left to right: Sisto, Jesus, the baby is Paula, Sabina, and Pantalion Herrera. This picture was taken when my great aunt was married to Jose Chavez in 1918 in Casa Pierda."
- Jose and Guadelupe Chavarria with Cavalry Soldiers
- Photograph of cavalry soldiers near the U.S.- Mexico border, charged with keeping Pancho Villa out of the United States. In this photo two soldiers are trying to talk Jose Chavarria into selling them his horse in Ruidosa, Texas. His mother, Luisa looks on as she holds her one-year old grandson, Guadalupe. This photo was included in a research paper by Ernest Mediano for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.
- Telista Martinez Mata, Ramona Martinez and Angelita Martinez
- Photograph of Telista Martinez Mata and her sister Ramona Martinez. The child is Angelita Martinez. This photo was taken in 1918 in Terlingua, Texas. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.