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[Ruins of Presidio structure]

Description: Photograph of intact ruins in the Presidio desert; the structure is a long rectangle with a square opening. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "El Apostol Santiago built, with Indian labor, a mission on the north side of the Rio Grande in 1684" (p. 3).
Date: 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Early picture of Presidio County courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the Presidio County courthouse in the middle of an open desert landscape. There is a small wooden building on the left of the courthouse and a stone building to the far right of the courthouse. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The courthouse and jail in Marfa were built in 1886 from local brick and stone. Eight-three years later, this is the same courthouse, a West Texas landmark" (pp. 6-7).
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.312598 -104.021787
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[McDonald Observatory and Davis Mountains]

Description: Photograph of two domed buildings on a mountaintop; they contain telescopes that are part of the McDonald Observatory. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The McDonald Observatory was constructed on Mt. Locke in the Davis Mountains in the 1930's with money given to the University of Texas by William Johnson McDonald. The site was chosen because of its high percentage of clear nights and its isolation from brightly lighted cities. The observatory is sixty-eight hundred … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.679163 -104.028608
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[McDonald Observatory]

Description: Close-up photograph of the exterior of McDonald Observatory, a round, white building several stories tall, capped with a very large dome. A seal and text are visible above the entrance. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Some would designate the rough inaccessibility of the Davis Mountains of the Big Bend a handicap, but this resource has turned to great advantage. The McDonald Observatory was constructed on Mt. Locke in the Davis Mountains in the 1930's with money gi… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.671517 -104.022579
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Marfa Public High School]

Description: Photograph of a large, three-story brick educational building near Marfa, Texas. The building has architectural embellishments around the windows and along the roofline, as well as Classic revival-style architecture in the front, with two-story columns around the front entrance. There is also a square tower visible at the back of the building. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "With the more important mission of staying alive relieved somewhat, the citizens of Marfa, … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Ruins near Marfa]

Description: Photograph of stone ruins surrounded by desert brush near Marfa, Texas. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Because of the presence of the U.S. Army, and help provided by the Texas Rangers and Border Patrol, many raids were prevented. Still, ranchers and their families were slaughtered and their stock stolen" (pp. 8-9).
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Fort D. A. Russell]

Description: Photograph of a series of one-story white buildings making up part of Camp Marfa, viewed from across a large, open, grassy field. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Camp Marfa, later Ft. D. A. Russell, housed cavalry troops during this time [from 1915 to 1920]" (p. 8).
Date: 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

G.F. Crosson in front of Goat Ranch Ruins

Description: Photograph of G.F. Crosson in front of what is left of his parents' first adobe home at Goat Ranch, northeast of Fort Davis, Texas. His parents were George and Lizzie Crosson. This photo was included in a research paper by Marion Quick for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1967.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Mable Bloys' Tabernacle

Description: Photograph of Mable Bloys' Tabernacle at the Bloys' Camp Grounds. This building provided a meeting place for small children during the summer Camp Meetings. The Lounge to the right was built for the comfort of the many visitors each year.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Eclipse Windmill

Description: Photograph of an eclipse windmill, the type that was used before the steel windmills came to West Texas. It was built out of wood. There is a woman, some cattle and water tanks near the windmill.
Date: 1920~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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