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[Wooden Cross]

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Birds-Eye-View, Fort Davis, Texas

Description: The photograph on this postcard shows the town of Fort Davis. In the foreground, there is a formation of large rocks and an unpaved road that continues into the middle of the town. To either side of the road, there are various buildings enclosed by fences and surrounded by yards, trees, and windmills. The postcard was sent from Fort Davis March 15 and arrived in Uvalde, Texas March 17, 1918 according to the postmarks. The text, handwritten in ink, reads: "Wednesday. Well Janet how are you … more
Date: 1918~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Buildings At Old Fort Davis - Fort Davis, Texas

Description: This photograph shows four two-story buildings in front of the rocky cliff of a mountain. In the foreground, there is an area covered with scrub and what looks like an unpaved road and telephone poles in front of the buildings. The buildings to the far left and right look a bit weathered and old, but could still be in use and the one near the center has a pickup truck parked outside. The next building to the right appears to be abandoned and is sagging and falling apart; it looks as though i… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Scene Near Fort Davis]

Description: Photograph of three two-story buildings, presumably houses, in front of a rocky cliff. Two of the buildings have porches and appear to be built of brick. In the foreground, there is an unpaved road and a fence with a gate separating the road from the buildings. The area appears to be mostly dirt with some desert scrub. There is a mountain in the distance behind the farthest house. A handwritten note on the photograph says "scene near Ft Davis."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Fort Davis

Description: This photograph shows Fort Davis at a distance with mountains in the background. In the foreground, there are cacti and two young boys sitting on a rock in the lower right hand corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: Burgess, Glenn
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Indian Lodge]

Description: This photograph has a large white building in adobe (pueblo) style architecture, centered within the scenery. There are trees and brush in the foreground, outside wire fencing which encloses the building, and hills in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Burgess, Glenn
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Calf Slide - Nations Canyon - Davis Mts.

Description: This photograph is of a small body of water surrounded by rock cliffs. In the center of the photo, trees and other brush are growing atop the rocks. At the bottom of the photograph, the writing "Calf Slide - Nations Canyon - Davis Mts. - #3. Frank Duncan (c) Marfa - Texas" has been added. On the back, there is a signature that appears say "Ben S. Arant".
Date: unknown
Creator: Duncan, Frank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Fort Davis, Texas

Description: This photograph has a handwritten label "Ft. Davis Tex" written across the top and shows several buildings in front of a rocky ridge. On the far left, there is a large white building and there at least five people standing on the porch and nearby. To the right, there is a dark building with something in front of it (possibly some barrels covered in a white cloth) and another white building back behind. To the right of the dark building, there are three lighter colored buildings that look ne… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Officer's Line, Fort Davis, Texas

Description: In this photograph, there are about 10 buildings that appear to be identical, all in a line. A handwritten note on the front says "Officers Line" which suggests that the buildings are the houses of the officers and their families. Each house has a dark roof and five white pillars that form the rim of the porch. There are trees interspersed among the houses. In front of the buildings, there is a large area that is fenced in and contains several animals. Behind the houses, there is a rocky r… more
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Postcard of Cattle Round-Up]

Description: Postcard of a herd of dark-colored cattle graze in an open field. In the foreground, there appears to be an unpaved road and a barbed wire fence enclosing the field. Behind the herd, there are three people on horseback. In the background, there are mountains and the open area continues, covered in scrub and small bushes. On the back of the postcard, there is a typed note which reads "Whiteface Hereford cattle add life and color to the mountain pastures." and also a handwritten note that says, … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Indian Lodge - Davis Mountains State Park, Texas

Description: This photograph shows the Indian Lodge on the slope of a mountain. The building is white and built in a Pueblo indian style. In the foreground, there are trees and a fence enclosing the area around the building. In the background, the slopes of two mountains (including the one that the building is on) are covered in desert trees and brush. A typed note on the back of the photograph says "Indian Lodge hotel in the Davis Mountains State Park" and also has a stamp with the name "Barry Scobee" … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Fort Davis

Description: This photograph shows a series of buildings that appear to be storefronts. The buildings are built of bricks and one has the words 'feed - water - stable' written on the side. In the foreground, there is a man with a large, old-fashioned bicycle and two dogs nearby. There are also 9 other people ranging along the front of the stores and two horses hitched to a wagon. There appear to be other buildings farther away. In the background there is a rocky cliff rising behind the buildings.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Bloys Campmeeting]

Description: In this photograph, a group of 13 people (including two children) are standing in front of trees. All of the men and most of the women are wearing hats (and/or bonnets). At the bottom of the photograph there are several handwritten labels: "S. N. B., G. N. Bogel, Jessie B. H. [...] H. J. H. Jr., Eda Jenkins Hubbard, and W. W. Bogel" From left to right, there are: a woman in a white dress with dark-colored sleeves (S. N. B.); a man in a white shirt and bow-tie wearing dark glasses; a second w… more
Date: 1913~/1916~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Mr. Bogel and Ms. Hubbard at the Bloys Camp Meeting]

Description: In this photograph, an older man and woman are standing together in front of a tree. Both are dressed up: the man is wearing slacks, a striped shirt, and a tie with a hat; the woman is wearing a long white dress. They are both holding objects in their hands and the woman is looking at hers, rather than at the camera. The man is standing to the left and has his left arm around her shoulders. In the left of the photograph, an old-style automobile is partially visible. In the background to th… more
Date: 1913?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Family with a Wagon]

Description: This photograph shows a family that appears to be getting ready to leave in a wagon. To the left, a man wearing a suit and hat is leaning down to pick up a young girl with curls wearing a plaid shirt and white dress. The woman directly to the right is wearing a white shirt with a dark skirt and bonnet and has her hands outstretched to push the girl forward; she has a white bonnet in her right hand. There are two young boys on the right, both wearing with shirts and dark slacks. There is a l… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Camp Reading Room]

Description: This photograph shows several buildings surrounded by trees. In the foreground, there is a tree in front of a building covered in metal siding. There is a white door on the building with two signs; over the door, one sign says, "Reading Room 120" and to the right of the door, the second sign says, "Billy Jo Camp Memorial Building 1964." To the right, behind the first building there is another building, partially visible, which is is open on the front and appears to be used as storage. A han… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Camp Reading Room]

Description: This photograph shows several buildings surrounded by trees. In the foreground, there is a tree in front of a building covered in metal siding. There is a white door on the building with two signs; over the door, one sign says, "Reading Room 120" and to the right of the door, the second sign says, "Billy Jo Camp Memorial Building 1964." To the right, behind the first building there is another building, partially visible, which is is open on the front and appears to be used as storage. A han… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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