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Deer Hunters

Copy negative of six men wearing cowboy type clothing. They are all holding shotguns while sitting and standing on a wagon. Also in the wagon are the bodies of multiple deer. There is writing on a picture that reads "Return from a hunt".

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Deer Hunters

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

A 1913 Wedding

Information about a photograph for a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the 1913 wedding of Hijinio Roman and Pilar Dominguez. A footnotes page and bibliography to the research paper are also included.

Date: January 18, 1977

Creator: Carrasco, Irma

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Postcard of Ramona Delgadio and Carman Lara]

Postcard of two women standing outdoors. The woman on the left, in a white dress, is Ramona Delgadio, and Carman Lara stands to the right in a black dress with flowers in her hand. A handwritten message on the back of the postcard is written in Spanish.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Information about Photograph of Ester Dominguez and Santiaga Queroz]

Information about a photograph of Ester Dominguez and Santiaga Queroz used in a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Dominguez family.

Date: 1966

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Information about a Photograph of Three Girls]

Information written about a photograph of three young girls for a research paper about the Delgadillo family for a history class at Marfa High School. This document lists the names of the three girls, in order, and the ages and short biographical section for Rosa Delgadillo and Cruz Delgadillo. What appears to be a rough draft for another photograph's information is handwritten on the back, but is marked out in red ink.

Date: 1972

Creator: Valerio, Enedina

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Ida Mae Pruett with Her Dolls]

Photograph of Mrs. Ida Mae Pruett with some of the dolls from her collection. One doll in a red dress stands on the far left, four dolls in the middle are sitting at a table, and a small doll in a yellow dress stands on the far right. More dolls can be seen in the background and below the clear counter on which the dolls are placed.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Marfa, Texas]

Photograph of Marfa, Texas, as seen from the middle of a main street, with shops and a hotel lining the street and cars parked in front of them, and a courthouse at the end of the street.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Letter from Wm. F. Dukes to Mrs. Glenda McCravey - October 12, 1979]

Letter from Wm. F. Dukes to Mrs. Glenda McCravey to inquire whether the museum to be built in Marfa, Texas, might appreciate the donation of some additional photographs by Frank Duncan.

Date: October 12, 1979

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of China Head Dolls]

Photograph of seven china head dolls standing in a row, part of Ida Mae Pruett's collection. Below them are various doll furnishings used for display.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Information about Postcard of Sirlido Dominguez and His Family]

Information about a postcard of Sirlido Dominguez sitting in a chair with his family used in a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Dominguez family.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Treasures of the Past - February 1966]

Monthly publication containing an article about the hobby of collecting dolls used in a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about doll collections. The article, "Treasures of the Past" (18-19 p.), discusses the utilization of different materials in doll-making, briefly touches on historical aspects of doll-making, and features pictures of dolls from many different collectors.

Date: February 1966

Creator: Culley, Ann

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[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

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[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

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[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

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[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

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Baby Portrait of Abel Dominguez]

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

Date: 1926

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[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

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[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

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Teacher's Daily Lesson Plan Sheet about the Depression]

A teacher's daily lesson plan sheet used to formulate questions for a student to answer in order to clarify a researcher paper about the Great Depression for a history class at Marfa High School, titled "Disastrous Depression of the 1930's" by Hallie Rey Roman. The page numbers to the left of the page correspond to the pages of the "Disastrous Depression" paper; under each pager number are the subsequent questions or concerns the teacher has with a specific point in Hallie Roman's paper.

Date: 1974

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Dutchover Family

Information about two portraits of the Dutchover family used in a researcher paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Dutchovers. The author also includes a few comments on the origin of the name "Dutchover" and the style and dress of ladies during the time period when these pictures were taken.

Date: 1964

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Postcard from Abelardo Sanchez to Mrs. Pat Godbold - May 20, 1991]

A postcard with a blank front sent to Mrs. Pat Goldbold, care of the Marfa Museum, from Abelardo Sanchez requesting information about the timeline of Dr. Darracott's practice in Marfa, Texas, while researching the death of Ambrose Bierce.

Date: May 20, 1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Juan Dominguez Receiving Certificate of Commendation]

Photograph of Juan Dominguez being congratulated by Chief Patrol Inspector Robert E. Gardner after receiving a Certificate of Commendation at a ceremony at Border Patrol headquarters in Marfa, Texas.

Date: September 26, 1958

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Letter from Lee G. Bennett to Wm. F. Dukes - October 19, 1979]

Letter from Lee G. Bennett to Wm. F. Dukes in acceptance of the additional photographs by Frank Duncan of the people and happenings of the 1920s, which Mr. Dukes offered to the Marfa Museum in a previous letter.

Date: October 19, 1979

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library