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Grave of Indian "Emily"

Photograph of the grave of Indian "Emily" She was a young girl in a legend of west Texas that was raised by a white family at Fort Davis. She warned them of an Indian attack as she was dying of a mortal wound.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Canine artifact]

Photograph of an oval, white soapstone Indian artifact carved with the shape of a small canine. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The first tribe of Indians to be recorded were called the 'Basketmakers.' They quickly faded into the background with the coming of the Jumanos" (pp. 2-3).

Date: 1969

Creator: Edwards, Nancy