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[Photograph of Men Making Sotol]

Description: 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.
Date: 1920
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Partner: Marfa Public Library

Eclipse Windmill

Description: 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.
Date: 1920~
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Partner: Marfa Public Library

Brite Ranch Headquarters in the 1920s.

Description: Panoramic photograph from the 1920s of the Brite Ranch headquarters. This was a 125,000 acre ranch in Presidio County in West Texas. The photo shows (L-R): the main house, the barn, the shed, the fort, and the store. A group of unidentified people stand near the house. This photo was included in a report by Andrew Wells for an American History class at Marfa High School on January 13, 1975.
Date: 1920~
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Post Office/Store at Brite Ranch

Description: Photograph of the Post Office and store on the Brite Ranch in West Texas. A man and woman stand in the doorway watching a child. An automobile is parked to the right. There appears to be an early gas pump outside the doorway of the building.
Date: 1920~
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Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Trucks used in Marfa during the 1920s and 1930s]

Description: 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.
Date: 1920~
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Partner: Marfa Public Library
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