[Postcard from Abelardo Sanchez to Mrs. Pat Godbold - May 20, 1991]

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A postcard with a blank front sent to Mrs. Pat Goldbold, care of the Marfa Museum, from Abelardo Sanchez requesting information about the timeline of Dr. Darracott's practice in Marfa, Texas, while researching the death of Ambrose Bierce.

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. May 20, 1991.

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A postcard with a blank front sent to Mrs. Pat Goldbold, care of the Marfa Museum, from Abelardo Sanchez requesting information about the timeline of Dr. Darracott's practice in Marfa, Texas, while researching the death of Ambrose Bierce.

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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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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[Postcard from Abelardo Sanchez to Mrs. Pat Godbold - May 20, 1991], text, May 20, 1991; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth494238/: accessed November 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Marfa Public Library.

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