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[Postcard of Cattle Ranchers]

Description: Postcard of a group of men sitting and standing around a campfire near a vehicle, and two men sitting on horses, with a herd of cows in the background. On the back of the postcard is written: "Loaned - Eliz. Jennell Spence."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Cartoon of the New Deal]

Description: Cartoon depiction of the New Deal introduced during the Great Depression. Picture shows a mother pig with many teats and "Old Faithful, The Tax Payer" written on her. Behind her are seventeen piglets with acronyms written on them, including "AAA," "CC," and "FERA." At the bottom of the picture is the title: "A Small Part of the Brood."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

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

Photcard of Robert Cruz and Luz Hernandez

Description: Photo postcard picturing Luz Hernandez and Robert Cruz fondly looking at one another. They were married and had sons named Steve and Manuel. The back of the postcard has correspondence in Spanish. This photo was included in a report by Salvador Roman, Jr. for a history class at Marfa High School in 1975.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Marfa Public Library

History of the Carrasco Family

Description: Research paper giving the biography of Valentin Carrasco, his parents, his work on a sheep ranch, his children, his wife Angela. This is a research paper written by Flora Carrasco about her grandfather for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1970.
Date: December 7, 1970
Creator: Carrasco, Flora
Item Type: Refine your search to only Paper
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Pages about Viejo Pass

Description: Correspondence from Jack Shipman in 1937 that includes information about a monument in Viejo Pass and an account of the fight between the Cavalry with some Pueblo Indian scouts and the Apache Indians in that place in 1880.
Date: 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of People Posing Near a Cliff]

Description: Photograph of people posing together in a group. There are several large rocks with two young girls facing the camera standing upon one and two older girls standing behind them, facing each another. The girls are all wearing dark-colored dresses. To the right, a man and woman are standing together on the ground; the man is wearing dark colors and has a hat on, the woman is wearing a dark skirt and a lighter-colored shirt. Behind the people and to their right, there is a small, wooden structure.… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Layout of a Fort]

Description: This photograph shows a fort from a distance so that the buildings' layout is clear. There are rocks and some buildings that appear unattached to the fort in the foreground and mountains in the distance.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of a man and children]

Description: This photograph shows an older man with a moustache, sitting in a wicker chair with his arms around three children. The man is wearing a white shirt with a dark tie and a dark-colored hat that has a stiff, shiny brim. Behind them, there is a house (the door and window are visible) with a porch that has pillars and a decorated fence. There are trees to the far right in front of the house and to the far left behind the house.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of a Couple]

Description: In this photograph, there are two older people standing in front of several bare trees. Both are wearing all black. The man, to the left, is wearing a suit with a vest and tie, as well as a hat; he has a moustache and has put his hands in his pockets. The woman is wearing a dress and hat.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[View of a Ranch]

Description: This is a photograph showing an entire ranch from some distance out. The landscape appears to be covered in low, desert scrub. The ranch consists of several buildings surrounded by a wooden fence. These buildings were constructed in 1910 and augmented in 1913.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Camp Scene with Cooks

Description: Photograph of a camp scene with cooks preparing a meal while campers discussion is going on to the right. The cooks work over campfires using dutch ovens. The chuck wagons are pulled up in the background under a tarp.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Ruperta Chavarria in 1928

Description: Photograph of Ruperta Chavarria in a pretty dress made by Petra Nunez. She was 19 years old and getting ready to go to a dance in 1928. This photo was included in a research paper by Stella Nunez for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1967.
Date: 1928
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Lucia Carrasco at age 26

Description: Photograph of Lucia Carrasco at age 26, in 1909. Her hair combed up with a flower in it and she wears a white blouse and dark skirt. This photo was included in a research paper by James Pena-Alfano for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Date: 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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