Photo Postcard of Santa Helena Canyon, Texas

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Photographic postcard depicting the Grand Canyon of Texas, Santa Elena Canyon with the Rio Grande River running through it. One side is Texas and the other is Mexico. This photo was included in a research paper by Sammy Barnett for an American History class at Marfa High School in May 1964.

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1 postcard: b&w; 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1936.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Marfa, Diversity in the Desert and was provided by the Marfa Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 456 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Marfa Public Library

Marfa gained a public library in 1947 with the current building donated in 1973. Through the help of organizations such as the Friends of the Marfa Library, the Library has been able to continue to provide residents with access to materials, programs, and city history.

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Description

Photographic postcard depicting the Grand Canyon of Texas, Santa Elena Canyon with the Rio Grande River running through it. One side is Texas and the other is Mexico. This photo was included in a research paper by Sammy Barnett for an American History class at Marfa High School in May 1964.

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1 postcard: b&w; 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.

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Marfa, Diversity in the Desert

These photographs document the local history of Marfa and the surrounding area, as well as local families and the ghost town of Shafter.

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  • 1936

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  • Sept. 24, 2008, 7:17 p.m.

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  • Sept. 23, 2020, 2:48 p.m.

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  • 29.166283, -103.611054

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Photo Postcard of Santa Helena Canyon, Texas, postcard, 1936; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth39995/: accessed June 2, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Marfa Public Library.

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