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The Biography of George Dawson

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the rancher George Dawson from Shafter, Texas, who during his lifetime managed two large ranges, "El Rancho Del Pajorito" and "La Mora." In 1918, Dawson was called to the Army for World War I and was stationed in France for a year. Dawson spent the remainder of his life maintaining the two ranches with his wife, Juana Dawson, who was the main contributor of the information in this paper.

Date: November 21, 1966

Creator: Bustillos, Albert, Jr.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Postcard of George Dawson]

Postcard of a portrait of George Dawson in his army uniform, sent from Camp Sheridan in Alabama. On the back of the postcard is a handwritten note in Spanish from George Dawson to Jose Ramirez.

Date: June 3, 1918

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Marfa Public Library

El ataque a Ciudad Juarez y los acontecimientos del 14 al 18 de Junio

This piece provides a firsthand account of the attack on Ciudad Juarez by Villistas and related events, including the American incursion. It also provides information regarding the effects of the battle on El Paso, Texas and includes named civilian casualties. The official American response is also noted.

Date: 1919

Creator: Enciso Durán, Xavier

Item Type: Book

Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

[Two Soldiers by Train]

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: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

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[Brownsville, Texas: Gladys Porter Zoo, the Battle of Palo Alto, and South Padre Island]

This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Brownsville, Texas. The video begins in Brownsville's Gladys Porter Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary, where the camera crew films: lemurs, lions, giraffes, antelopes, tortoises, chimpanzees, monkeys, hummingbirds, gorillas, a Texas Sable Palm jungle, and flamingos. The zoo's Deputy Director Zoologist, Pat Birchfield, and the Sanctuary Manager, Rose Farmer, discuss wildlife in the region. Next, Heritage Historian Walter Plitt lis… more

Date: unknown

Duration: 2 hours 40 seconds

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Media Library