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[La Princesita]

Description: Photograph of an early family album page with two photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The front page displays a newspaper cut-out of a dance performer wearing a strap dress, long earrings, and a decorated headband. On the right side are the lyrics of the song "La Princesita" (Little Princess) by the Spanish singer, José Padilla. Unknown words are written in blue ink. On the back page a group of children and a woman (on the very right) are on a floating port at an unidentifie… more
Date: [1924..1940]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

[Group Outside Salvation Army]

Description: Photograph of group of people in front of the Salvation Army building. Some of the people are holding instruments. At both ends of the group there are children. Seated in the front row are women and the band sits behind them.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[El Mundo Para Dios]

Description: Contact Print of nine women wearing light-colored dresses with short, dark capes posing in a line on either side of two men from the Salvation Army wearing dark, high-collared uniforms. They are standing on a low stage between an American flag (left) and another flag at right, behind a long bench with fabric draped over the back and potted palm trees on the floor at either end. A young girl, also wearing a light-colored dress and cape, is standing near the center of the bench in front of banner… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Salvation Army Arts and Crafts Display]

Description: Photograph of an arts and crafts event at the Salvation Army. Three members from the Salvation Army Staff are seen in this group picture. Arts and crafts made by some of these children are on display in the center table. In front of the table, there are children seated on the floor. Behind the table and railing there are three rows of children. Above the ground, there is a sign, but it's obscured by the brightness of the light hanging from the ceiling.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Salvation Army Choir]

Description: Photograph of the Salvation Army's choir standing in their positions for the photograph. The choir is in a room meant for worship. There are two Salvation Army officers on both ends of the choir holding flags. There are Spanish words at the top of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Portrait of Jose Flores]

Description: Photograph of Jose Flores, wearing suit and glasses in front of a dark background. Written on back: "Para Isabel de su hermano - José 1-5-22." ( *Translation from Spanish: For Isabel from her brother - José 1-5-22 )
Date: January 5, 1922
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cotton Baling Inside Mill]

Description: Two near-identical images of a cotton baling press in use at a mill. A bale is at the front and a man is standing just behind it at left, near the machinery. There is a blur where the man moved during the exposure. Descriptive text printed below the images in the lower-right corner: "7722- Baling Cotton--a powerful press just releasing a 500-lb. bale--at a mill in Texas." The same text is printed on the back in six languages
Date: 1905
Creator: Sun Sculpture Works and Studios
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Two Soldiers by Train]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified cavalry soldiers standing in front of a train car that is labeled "Express" on the left and "Cruz Roja" with the Red Cross symbol on the right." The man on the left has his hands on his hips and is wearing a large belt and the man on the right is standing with his hands at his sides.
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Group of Friends in Newgulf, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a group of fourteen people standing together in two rows on grass in front of a house. Two of the women in the group are wearing mid-length, dark dresses and matching hats. They are both holding thick stacks of books in their arms. The other three women are all wearing light dresses, and two of them are wearing sun hats. Most of the men in the group are wearing suit pants, collared shirts, and suit jackets. One man is wearing a lightly colored sweater and a hat. There is a man in … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Group Portrait of Hispanic Children]

Description: Photograph of a group portrait of school-age Hispanic children and two adults. There are three rows of children standing, kneeling, and sitting on the ground and facing the camera. There is a young woman standing at the end of the middle row to the right, and a man standing at the opposite end on the left. Most of the children are smiling and many have their hands on their faces. There is a small building visible in the background on the right-hand side. There is a handwritten note in Spanish o… more
Date: October 1935
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of George Dawson, Sr. with Rifle]

Description: Photograph of George Dawson, Sr. standing in a doorway in overalls holding a rifle with ammunition strapped onto him and a knife on his belt. Next to him, a broom and several pieces of wood are leaned against the stone wall. There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photo, as well as one in English that indicates his weapons were for defense against "Indians and Pancho Villa."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of an Outdoor Party]

Description: Photograph of a group of men, women, and children sitting on a blanket at an outdoor party. Three of the individuals have numbers handwritten on them which correspond to their names: 1. Mr. George Dawson, 2. Mrs. Juana Dawson, and 3. Stepheny Dawson. A handwritten note on the back of the photo is mostly illegible but is written in Spanish.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

CCC Service Camp Employees

Description: Photograph description by Calistro Nunez Sr. in an interview on January 18, 1975 by Calistro Nunez, Jr., "This picture, taken in January 23, 1934, shows five federal employees standing in front of their barrack, These men worked in the CCC camps." The photo shows men standing on the steps outside the doorway.
Date: January 23, 1934
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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