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[Ranch home in Big Bend]

Description: Photograph of the front of the Cibolo ranch home in Presidio, surrounded by desert trees and landscape. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The first Anglo-American rancher in the Big Bend was Don Milton Faver. He established three ranch headquarters when he came in 1857. His first cattle were Mexican longhorns which he branded with a 'lazy F' on the left hip " (pp. 5-6).
Date: 1969
Creator: Edwards, Nancy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Rock House

Description: This is a paper describing both Casa Piedra, "The Rock House," and the people who lived in Casa Piedra.
Date: December 13, 1972
Creator: Arce, Hugh
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Farmer House

Description: Photograph of the Farmer House, built by Adam Harmon (A.H.) Farmer in 1894 on lot 4, block 20 in Marfa, Texas. A.H. Farmer was Johnny Collie's grand dad. It was once used as a rooming house. This picture, taken in 1971 by Laurie Newton, shows the house in disrepair.
Date: unknown
Creator: Newton, Laurie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Farmer House

Description: Photograph of the Farmer House, built by Adam Harmon Farmer in 1894 on lot 4, block 20 in Marfa, Texas. It has a balcony over the front porch and three dormers across the front roof. A.H. Farmer was Johnny Collie's grand dad. It was once used as a rooming house.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Painting of Ashton House]

Description: Photograph of a painting done by Mrs. Charles Bowman of the Ashton House in 1953. The painting shows the house and a small shed. The back of the photograph says, "An Original Polaroid Land Photograph," and below there is ordering information.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Painting of Ashton House]

Description: Photograph of a painting done by Mrs. Charles Bowman of the Ashton House in 1953. The painting shows the house and a small shed. The back of the photograph says, "An Original Polaroid Land Photograph," and below there is ordering information.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Ashton House]

Description: Photograph of the Ashton House taken in December of 1972. The house is dilapidated and the yard is overgrown. The back of the photograph says, "An Original Polaroid Land Photograph," and has ordering information.
Date: December 1972
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Ashton House]

Description: Photograph of the porch of the Ashton House in Marfa, Texas. The house is dilapidated and the yard is overgrown with grass and weeds. The porch roof is held up with two wooden posts. A handwritten note on the back says, "Armida Campos, Time: March 19, 1971, Place: A very old house near the "lce Plant."
Date: March 19, 1971
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Ashton House]

Description: Photograph of the roof of the Ashton House in Marfa, Texas. The house is made of brick. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Ashton House 1971."
Date: March 1971
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Ashton House and Family

Description: Research paper written by Cheryl Donaldson about the Ashton House, a house in Marfa, Texas. The paper covers the house from when it was built in 1898 by Dr. Monagin to its sale after Mrs. Ashton's death in 1941. This paper was written in 1970 for a class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1970
Creator: Donaldson, Cheryl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Paper
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Pictures

Description: Part of a research paper by Cheryl Donaldson about the Ashton House, a house owned by Mrs. Ashton in Marfa, Texas. This section includes photographs of the house, paintings of the house and Mrs. Ashton's piano. There is also a letter from Lee Roy Middleton to Lonnie Wiemers about Mrs. Ashton.
Date: 1971
Creator: Donaldson, Cheryl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Adobe Bricks]

Description: Photograph of adobe bricks drying outside. They will later be used to build a house nearby. There are short adobe walls in the foreground. In the background are other small buildings.
Date: 1972
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Wild Cane]

Description: Photograph of wild cane that will be used for roofing material for an adobe house. The wild cane is in a pile on the ground next to an adobe building. The building has no roof.
Date: 1972
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Construction of an Adobe House

Description: Research paper written by Joe Luis Carrasco about the process of building an adobe house. Also included are two pages of photographs that show the process. This paper was written in 1972 for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date: December 13, 1972
Creator: Carrasco, Joe Luis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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