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Luz and Manuel Cruz in Chihuahua, Mexico

Description: Photographic postcard from March 19, 1921 picturing Luz Cruz and her son Manuel while on a trip to Chihuahua, Mexico. There is correspondence on the back in Spanish. This photo was included in a report by Salvador Roman, Jr. for a history class at Marfa High School in 1975.
Date: March 19, 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Teresa Campos Family

Description: Photographic postcard picturing the nieces and nephews of Teresa Campos (L-R) Fred Ortega, age 4; Fransica Ortega, age 5; Enedina Martinez (sitting); Nena Ortega, age 2; Maria Martinez Ortega (Enedina's daughter); and Fransico, age 6. They are at their house in Ruidosa, Texas.
Date: 1922~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Image
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Silvester Chavira's Family

Description: Paper written by Lupita Traveo for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1967. It describes Silvester Chavira's family including his parents and his children ; and the work they each did and who they married. Information for this paper was collected in an interview with Elocia Chavira on November 1, 1967.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Traveo, Lupita
Item Type: Refine your search to only Paper
Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Campos Family

Description: This is a research paper written by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School on December 7, 1970. It covers the history of the Campos family of west Texas.
Date: December 7, 1970
Creator: Espinoza, Herlinda
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Anastacio and Luisa Flores Chavaria with Manuel Nunez

Description: Photograph of Anastacio Chavaria, his wife Luisa Flores Chavaria and their grandson Manuel Nunez in Ruidosa, Texas in 1916. They stand near a chair with a potted geranium sitting on it. Anastacio and Manuel wear hats. This photo was included in a research paper by Stella Nunez for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1967.
Date: 1916
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Silvester Chavira with his Wife and Children

Description: Studio family portrait of Silvester Chavira with his wife Felisita, his son Salvador, and his daughters Elvida, Tanita, and Enedina in 1914. The daughters have large bows in their hair. This photo was included in a research paper by Lupita Traveo for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1967.
Date: 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Crosson Family at Goat Mountain Ranch

Description: Photograph of the Crosson family at the Goat Mountain Ranch in 1901. Pictured L-R, are Lizzie, Johnny, George, Jr., Charlie, and W. W. Davis. The others are unknown. This photo was included in a research paper by Jon Polson for an American History class at Marfa High School in January 1978.
Date: 1901
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Paula Quintana Cortez

Description: Paper written by Consuela Roman in 1966 about her grandmother, Paula Quintana Cortez. It tells of her parents, her wedding, and her children. It was written as a report for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Who Wants to Catch a Falling Star

Description: This paper tells the story of a joke that Joe Bunton played on Robert Humphris, his cousin when they were children. Wil Cross wrote this paper for his American History class at Marfa High School in 1976.
Date: 1976
Creator: Cross, Wil
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Life of Lucius, Sam, and Oren Bunton

Description: This research paper is a biography about Lucius Bunton and his sons, Sam and Oren who lived in Shafter and Marfa, Texas during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. It tells of their many ranches in West Texas. Walter Gardner wrote this paper for his American History class at Marfa High School in 1965.
Date: 1965
Creator: Gardner, Walter
Item Type: Refine your search to only Paper
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Who Wants to Catch a Falling Star

Description: These two pages from a paper gives details fom an interview with Joe Bunton about his life in the"'ole days". Joe was interviewed by Patricia Shurley on December 7, 1969 when he was 83 years old.
Date: 1969
Creator: Shurley, Patricia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Paper
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Who Wants to Catch a Falling Star

Description: These two pages from a paper gives details fom an interview with Joe Bunton about his life in the"'ole days". Joe was interviewed by Patricia Shurley on December 7, 1969 when he was 83 years old.
Date: 1969
Creator: Shurley, Patricia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Paper
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Ehtel and the Water Boy

Description: This is a research paper written by Mike Shurley for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1968. It tells the story of Marcellus and Ethel Bryant with some history of their family, his service in World War I, their courtship and marriage, his ranc, his oil fields, his interest in aviation and his support for James C. Mattern's flight around the world, his life in politics and relationship with LBJ, and his role in the building of the Twin Buttes Dam to bring water to drought strick… more
Date: 1968
Creator: Shurley, Mike
Item Type: Refine your search to only Paper
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Bryant Family in 1906

Description: Photograph of the Bryant family in 1906. Standing L-R: May, Edd, Alva, Claudia and Marcellus Douglas (bare footed). Seated L-R; Ella Gertrude Sojourner Bryant with Katie on her lap, Richard Jeremiah "Dick" Bryant with Mattie on his leg. Not shown are Ella, Ellen and Cherry who were born after 1906.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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