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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
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Partner: Marfa Public Library

[1935 class picture from Casa Piedra]

Description: Class picture of Mrs. Ora Matthews' junior high class in 1935. From left to right: Rita Alvarado, Jesusita Herrera, Josephine Polanco, Conrado Vasquez, Jr., Anita Hernandez, Carmen Vasquez, Cirso Munoz, Catarina Chavez, and Lucilla Polanco. Lucilla Polanco was employed by Casner Motor Company in the 1960s. Josephine Polanco was Mrs. Henry Lujan, Emerald's mother.
Date: 1935
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Partner: Marfa Public Library

Frank Martinez, Jr. and Carmen Martinez

Description: Photograph of Frank Martinez, Jr. with his second wife, Carmen Martinez on their wedding day, April 13,1933 in Terlingua, Texas. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Date: April 13, 1933
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Partner: Marfa Public Library

1930 Wedding

Description: Photograph of a wedding in 1930. The bride and groom are, Cecilia Quintana and Rafael Bejarano. The Best Man is Daniel Quintana and the Maid of Honor is Sixta Quintana. The Flower Girl is Alice Jiminez.
Date: 1930
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Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Lieutenant Adams in a Tent]

Description: Photograph of Lieutenant Adams reclining on a blanket under a tent canopy, reading a newspaper. To the left, the there is a folding chair next to him and a duffel bag behind him as well as other belongings laying nearby. In the background, other soldiers and equipment are visible. Text on back of photograph: Lt. Adams. Sunday morn in officers tent. Enlisted men in background. Picket line in far right side of pic.
Date: 1935~
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Partner: Marfa Public Library

Bootleggers

Description: Photograph of bootleggers, most likely during prohibition. The Mexicans regularly smuggled sotol, a drink similar to tequila, across the border near the Big Bend area of West Texas. These men have a barrel and some bottles of alcohol on the ground next to them.
Date: 1930~
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Partner: Marfa Public Library
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