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[Photograph of Texas Rangers in Valentine, Texas]

Photograph of a group of Texas Rangers in Valentine, Texas. Three of the men are sitting in a wagon pulled by horses, and the other three are riding horses. The first horse rider from the left is O. C. Dowe, Millie Wilson's husband.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of James Edward Wilson's House]

Photograph of the home of James Edward Wilson and his family, a square, stone house with trees around it.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Teacher's Daily Lesson Plan Sheet about a Doll Collection]

A teacher's daily lesson plan sheet used to formulate questions for a student to answer in order to clarify a research paper on a doll collection for a history class at Marfa High School, titled "Mrs. Pruett's Dollarama" by Rebecca Ann Espinosa. The page numbers to the left of the page corresponds to the page(s) of the "Dollarama" paper; under each page number are the subsequent corrections or concerns the teacher has with a specific point in Rebecca Espinosa's paper.

Date: 1974

Item Type: Text

[Frank Duncan Photograph Envelope]

Manila photograph envelope with purple stamped writing in the middle: "Frank Duncan, Photographer, 'I make faces for a living.' P. O. Box 234." On the back of the envelope, in pencil, are columns of numbers.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

[Photograph of O. C. Dowe]

Photograph of O. C. Dowe in Mexico sitting on a horse with a wagon in the background.

Date: 1935~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Greiner and M. & S. Superior Dolls]

Photograph of two dolls from Teda W. Neill's collection in a shadowbox with an ornate frame. On the left side is a Greiner doll in a long black dress, and on the right a smaller M. & S. Superior doll.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Francis Dewitt Wilson]

Portrait of Francis Dewitt Wilson with a thick, dark beard and wearing a suit and bow tie.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Information about Photograph of Abel Dominguez]

Information about a baby portrait of Abel Dominguez used in a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Dominguez family.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

[Photograph of Dawson Drake and Military Band]

Photograph of Dawson Drake, and the military band he was a part of while stationed in England, marching in a field. A handwritten note which seems to be written to his wife, "Darling," explains that he is the man in the front walking backwards. He also added an arrow pointing to himself and wrote "me."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Postcard of George Dawson]

Postcard of a portrait of George Dawson in his army uniform, sent from Camp Sheridan in Alabama. On the back of the postcard is a handwritten note in Spanish from George Dawson to Jose Ramirez.

Date: June 3, 1918

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Sirlido Dominguez and His Family]

Postcard of Sirlido Dominguez sitting in a chair, with his wife and daughter standing on either side of him. There is nothing written on the back of the postcard.

Date: 1920~

Item Type: Postcard

Grandmother's Doll Collection

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about a doll collection comprised of three hundred dolls representing every era from 1400 C.E. to the 1970s. The collection includes dolls of all sizes and shapes, styles and colors, and from different countries. This paper includes a small section on the process of making dolls, pieces of furniture the author's grandmother uses to display her dolls at her home, and the likeness of a number of dolls from the author's collection.

Date: 1970

Creator: Brandon, Lindy

Item Type: Text

[Photograph of J. D. Kestner Doll]

Photograph of a J. D. Kestner life-size baby doll from Teda W. Neill's doll collection. The doll is wearing a white gown and sitting in a wooden baby carriage which, according to the handwritten note on the back of the photo, is an antique from the 1860's.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Baby Portrait of Abel Dominguez]

Portrait of Abel Dominguez at six months old, sitting in a wicker baby carriage.

Date: 1926

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Rio Grande]

Photograph of the Rio Grande with trees on the banks and mountains in the distance. A printed note on the photo describes it: "Ancient Indian hills on the banks of the Rio Grande."

Date: unknown

Creator: Duncan, Frank

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Francis Dewitt Wilson's Home]

Photograph of a log cabin, Francis Dewitt Wilson's home and birthplace, with a man sitting in a chair and a man and woman standing next to him in front of the cabin.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of German Bisque Doll]

Photograph of a small doll in a blue dress sitting on a wooden table. A handwritten note on the back of the photo states that it is a German bisque doll and was purchased for Teda W. Neill by her husband.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Five Pictures

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Alejandro "Alec" Dominguez, the author's grandfather, and his children.

Date: November 28, 1967

Creator: Dominguez, Alice

Item Type: Text

[Photograph of a Parade]

Photograph of a main street in Marfa, Texas with crowds of people standing to the sides and on the roofs of buildings, and wagons in the middle of the street. The wagon nearest to camera has a banner that says, "The Darkest Light Company in America."

Date: unknown

Creator: Duncan, Frank

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Dr. Joseph Darracott]

Photograph of Dr. Joseph Darracott in a suit, smiling and standing in front of a house with a wooden fence, with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a cigar.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of James Edward Wilson]

Photograph of James Edward Wilson wearing a suit and hat and sitting on a white horse.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Teda W. Neill with Her First Doll]

Photograph of Teda W. Neill standing next to and looking at a doll displayed in an ornate frame. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the doll as the first in her collection of dolls.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Doll Collection: Diminutive Delights

Magazine article, written for MD Living magazine, about the hobby, history, and lore of doll collecting.

Date: May 1966

Item Type: Text

[Photograph of Marfa, Texas]

Photograph of Marfa, Texas in the evening, a group of houses and buildings with several windmills and a dark sky overhead. The photo was taken by Frank Duncan.

Date: unknown

Creator: Duncan, Frank

Item Type: Photograph

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[Photograph of Texas Rangers in Valentine, Texas]

[Photograph of James Edward Wilson's House]

[Teacher's Daily Lesson Plan Sheet about a Doll Collection]

[Frank Duncan Photograph Envelope]

[Photograph of O. C. Dowe]

[Photograph of Greiner and M. & S. Superior Dolls]

[Portrait of Francis Dewitt Wilson]

[Information about Photograph of Abel Dominguez]

[Photograph of Dawson Drake and Military Band]

[Postcard of George Dawson]

[Postcard of Sirlido Dominguez and His Family]

Grandmother's Doll Collection

[Photograph of J. D. Kestner Doll]

[Baby Portrait of Abel Dominguez]

[Photograph of the Rio Grande]

[Photograph of Francis Dewitt Wilson's Home]

[Photograph of German Bisque Doll]

Five Pictures

[Photograph of a Parade]

[Photograph of Dr. Joseph Darracott]

[Photograph of James Edward Wilson]

[Photograph of Teda W. Neill with Her First Doll]

Doll Collection: Diminutive Delights

[Photograph of Marfa, Texas]