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[Big Bend landscape with tractors]

Photograph of farm fields in front of a mountain range, located in the Big Bend area. Several tractors and wagons are visible on dirt roads around the fields and desert scrub is visible in the foreground. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The two to three hundred acres behind the mission have been given the title of 'the oldest piece of land continuously used for farming in North America'" (p. 4).

Date: 1969

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

First Cattle in the Chisos Mountains

Paper of the first cattle in the Chisos Mountains, with information about Captain Jim Gillette, Tinnel Ward, and John Ward.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Balcs, Michael Wayne

Item Type: Paper

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Scene Near Fort Davis]

Photograph of three two-story buildings, presumably houses, in front of a rocky cliff. Two of the buildings have porches and appear to be built of brick. In the foreground, there is an unpaved road and a fence with a gate separating the road from the buildings. The area appears to be mostly dirt with some desert scrub. There is a mountain in the distance behind the farthest house. A handwritten note on the photograph says "scene near Ft Davis."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Indian Lodge]

This photograph has a large white building in adobe (pueblo) style architecture, centered within the scenery. There are trees and brush in the foreground, outside wire fencing which encloses the building, and hills in the background.

Date: unknown

Creator: Burgess, Glenn

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph Overlooking Fort Davis #2]

This photograph is a scenic photo showing the landscape of Davis Mountain State Park. There are large rocks in the foreground and mountains in the distance. The inscription on the back of the photograph reads, "Overlooking Ft. Davis, Tex. from same position at State Park."

Date: March 1971

Creator: Brandon, Lindy

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph Overlooking Fort Davis #1]

This photograph is a scenic photo showing the landscape of Davis Mountain State Park. There are rocks and vegetation in the foreground and mountains in the distance. The inscription on the back of the photograph reads, "Overlooking Ft. Davis, Texas from same position at State Park."

Date: March 1971

Creator: Brandon, Lindy

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Fort Davis, Texas

This photograph has a handwritten label "Ft. Davis Tex" written across the top and shows several buildings in front of a rocky ridge. On the far left, there is a large white building and there at least five people standing on the porch and nearby. To the right, there is a dark building with something in front of it (possibly some barrels covered in a white cloth) and another white building back behind. To the right of the dark building, there are three lighter colored buildings that look ne… more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

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.) a… more

Date: June 1929

Creator: King, H. A.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Layout of a Fort]

This photograph shows a fort from a distance so that the buildings' layout is clear. There are rocks and some buildings that appear unattached to the fort in the foreground and mountains in the distance.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Group of Soldiers]

This photograph shows a group of soldiers in dark-colored uniforms sitting among rocks and desert plants on the slope of a mountain. There appear to be several children in the group as well.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Fort Davis 1880]

This photograph shows Fort Davis after snow has fallen. There are several long structures to the right which are the Quartermaster's building and store house. In the middle of the photograph, there is a large open field. In the foreground, there are rocks and the ruins of a small adobe building. Around the left edge of the field, there are trees and the Officer's Barracks. At the far end of the barracks are several two-story buildings including the Post Chapel and Post Headquarters. In the… more

Date: 1880~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Look-out Tower at Fort Davis]

This color photograph has a stone building and surrounding rocks and plant life in the foreground and distant mountains and desert landscaping in the background. The inscription on the back of the photograph says: "Look out tower built by CCC boys at Ft. Davis on Scenic Loop at State Park."

Date: March 1971

Creator: Brandon, Lindy

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Building in a Field]

This photograph shows an open field covered in short grass with a shadow of a person or an arm in the foreground. At the edge of the field, there is a small, white building in front of a group of trees. There are at least two automobiles visible beneath the trees. In the background, there is a low mountain directly behind the trees.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Bloys Campground]

This photograph shows a large, open field filled with short grass. In the distance, there are trees and what appear to be buildings on the right, at the base of a hill. There are other mountains in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Bloys in 1907."

Date: 1907~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Tents at Bloys Campground]

Photograph of several white tents set up in a field of grass, partially obscured by trees and bushes. Behind the tents, there are more trees and mountains in the distance. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says: "Canvas tents at Bloys."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Man in a Carriage]

This photograph focuses on a man sitting in an open carriage. The carriage is very small, only built to hold one or two people, and has large wheels. There are two animals (possibly mules) hitched to the carriage in the left of the photograph; the animal in the front is dark and the one behind is white and only partially visible. The ground is covered with short grass and there are trees and mountains in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

A Chart of the Internal Part of Louisiana

Map of Louisiana as explored by Zebulon Pike and expedition. The map shows minimal topographical data, names of locations, and names of rivers including the Arkansaw River, Red River, and River La Platte. Information about Spanish, American, and Indian camps is included.

Date: unknown

Creator: Pike, Z. M.

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Workers on Carrasco Ranch

Photograph of workers that were making a road to the house on the Carrasco Ranch in West Texas. The men are: Rijino Zubiate of Alpine, TX; Abel Delgadillo of Ojinaga; Agopito Zubiate of Pecos, Texas; Mike Montoyo of Alpine, Texas; Juan Young of Cloudcroft, Texas; and G.A. Glenn of El Paso.

Date: 1937

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library