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Will Willis in the 1850s

Photograph of Will Willis in the 1850s. He was a wealthy man who owned a plantation in Alabama. He was Ethel Bryant's uncle. Her mother often told stories of how Uncle Will had hidden valuables in a turkey nest and water well from the Union Army during the Civil War. In this photo he wears a suit and tie. This photo was included in a research paper by Mike Shurley for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[William Bogel and Father]

This photograph shows a middle-aged man sitting in a chair with his arm around a boy who is standing to the right. Both of them are wearing dark suits with bow ties. The man has a moustache and beard and is sitting with his right leg crossed over the left. The background appears to be a wall indoors. A related source names the boy as William Bogel (father of William Woodworth Bogel) and his father in Germany.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

William Chandler Burris

Studio photograph on cabinet card of William Chandler Burris around 1895. Written on the back, "To Anna From 'William Chandler Burris', W.C. Burris Died 7 Feb 12th 1896 Age: 17 yr. 10 mo. and 15 da. Paris, Texas, Born March 28, 1878"

Date: 1895~

Creator: Hudson

Item Type: Photograph

William Edward Bunton, 1901

Photograph of William Edward Bunton as a baby in 1901. This photo was included in a research paper by Jean Anne Evans in 1971 for a history class at Marfa High School.

Date: 1901

Item Type: Photograph

William Edward Bunton, 1902

Photograph of William Edward Bunting as a young child in 1902. This photo was included in a research paper by Jean Anne Evans in 1971 for a history class at Marfa High School.

Date: 1902

Item Type: Photograph

[William Franklin Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell]

Copy print of an oval portrait of Mr. William Franklin Mitchell and his wife, visible from the chest up. Mr. Mitchell is wearing a light-colored suit with a dark bow tie; his wife is wearing a light-colored dress with lace embellishments around the collar. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "In August of 1884, William Franklin Mitchell moved to Presidio County" (p. 8).

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Windmill and ruins in Big Bend]

Photograph of a windmill on top of a small fort in Big Bend. Various sparse bushes surround it and a rocky hillside is to the right of the fort. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The presence of a United States Army fort in the Big Bend encouraged more settlers to ranch" (p. 5).

Date: 1969

Creator: Edwards, Nancy

Item Type: Photograph

[Window Frame Detail]

Photograph of a detail on a wooden window frame on an old house in West Texas.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Graham, Val

Item Type: Photograph

Wizard or Witch

Research paper written by Laurelle Patricia Dunsavage for an American History Class at Marfa High School on March 3, 1977. It is about different types of healers in the hispanic culture and has a section defining the different herbs and their uses in remedies. Samples of the actual herbs are included in this report.

Date: March 3, 1977

Creator: Dunsavage, Laurelle Patricia

Item Type: Paper

[Woman in a Coat]

Photograph of a woman in a coat. She stands in front of a brick wall.

Date: 1972~

Item Type: Photograph

Woman Riding a Horse

Photograph of a woman on a horse in front of a large two-story home.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Woman Standing Near a Trellis

Photograph of a woman standing by a trellis on a house.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Woman with Chickens]

Photograph of an unidentified woman with some chickens. She holds one of them in her hands.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Women at San Esteban Dam]

In this photograph, there are two women in white dresses and bonnets standing on a small outcropping at a lake. Behind them there is the concrete wall of the dam. The shores of the lake appear to be rocky. A note accompanying the photograph says "Mrs. W. W. Bogel, President 1899-1900, 1910-1911, 1922-1923. Date unknown." Related information identifies the area as San Esteban Dam, which was built in 1912.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Women Cooking at the Old Borunda Cafe

Photgraph of women working in the kitchen at the Old Borunda Cafe taken in 1953. They were preparing a breakfast for a party using their wood-burning stove.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Women Cooking at the Old Borunda Cafe

Photograph of Carolina Borunda Humphries working in the kitchen at the Old Borunda Cafe in 1962. She was preparing a meal for a party of 15 using their wood-burning and gas stoves.

Date: 1962

Item Type: Photograph

[Women with Horse and Carriage]

Three women with a horse and carriage. Blanche Avant is on the left.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Wooden Cross]

This cross is wooden and a generic shape except that the base widens to 4 cm from 1 cm at the top. One side has a dark line in the natural pattern of the wood. The accompanying card has a printed note, "This cross hand carved of oak from the original cowboy's hitching post or mens prayer tree, Bloy's Cowboy Camp Meeting" and has a handwritten note on the back: "8-18-68. Carved by John Wilson, Pyote, Texas 79777."

Date: 1968~

Creator: Wilson, John

Item Type: Physical Object

[Wooden Door]

Photograph of a wooden paneled door, with a wooden frame around it and wainscoting on the walls beside it. This is in an old house in West Texas.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Graham, Val

Item Type: Photograph

Workers on Carrasco Ranch

Photograph of workers that were making a road to the house on the Carrasco Ranch in West Texas. The men are: Rijino Zubiate of Alpine, TX; Abel Delgadillo of Ojinaga; Agopito Zubiate of Pecos, Texas; Mike Montoyo of Alpine, Texas; Juan Young of Cloudcroft, Texas; and G.A. Glenn of El Paso.

Date: 1937

Item Type: Photograph

[Wrecked Pecos Plane]

Photograph of a wrecked plane. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph identifies the plane as the "Pecos Plane." The plane is wrecked nose-down on the ground in a field. Its tail is bent and crumpled.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

WTMA Bugle Notes, April 1907

WTMA Bugle Notes, April 1907, a journal published by the West Texas Military Academy in San Antonio, Texas. Contents include advertising, articles, poetry, editorials and news.

Date: April 1907

Item Type: Text

WTMA Bugle Notes, February 1907

WTMA Bugle Notes, February 1907, a journal published by the West Texas Military Academy in San Antonio, Texas. Contents include advertising, articles, poetry, editorials and news.

Date: February 1907

Item Type: Text

The Young Lady Who Recommended Herself

Paper written for a history Class at Marfa High School by Rosalba Alvarado. It is the story of how Cosme Alvarado chose a woman for his office assistant based on what he saw rather than any letter of recommendation.

Date: December 13, 1976

Creator: Alvarodo, Rosalba

Item Type: Text

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Will Willis in the 1850s

[William Bogel and Father]

William Chandler Burris

William Edward Bunton, 1901

William Edward Bunton, 1902

[William Franklin Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell]

[Windmill and ruins in Big Bend]

[Window Frame Detail]

Wizard or Witch

[Woman in a Coat]

Woman Riding a Horse

Woman Standing Near a Trellis

[Woman with Chickens]

[Women at San Esteban Dam]

Women Cooking at the Old Borunda Cafe

Women Cooking at the Old Borunda Cafe

[Women with Horse and Carriage]

[Wooden Cross]

[Wooden Door]

Workers on Carrasco Ranch

[Wrecked Pecos Plane]

WTMA Bugle Notes, April 1907

WTMA Bugle Notes, February 1907

The Young Lady Who Recommended Herself