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[Photograph of Juan Dominguez and His Band]

Photograph of Juan Dominguez and three members of his band sitting on a bench on the side of a street with cars parked on the curb behind them. The instruments included in the band are a violin, guitar, trombone, and saxophone.

Date: 1949

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of a Group of Men and Boys]

Photograph of a group of men and boys standing and sitting under a tree in front of a field. There is a blanket with food in front of them, and several men are holding instruments, including guitars and a banjo. George Dawson is identified by a handwritten arrow pointing to him.

Date: May 24, 1925

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Rifles, Pistol, and Bugle]

Photograph of two 22 rifles, a pistol and holster, and a bugle laying on a flat surface. A handwritten note on the back of the photo states that they are from Mr. Stan Dempsey's collection.

Date: April 1971

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Men]

Photograph of a group of men outside of a brick building, eight standing, three on horses, two with rifles, and one with a guitar.

Date: unknown

Creator: Duncan, Frank

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Students with instruments]

Photograph of five Marfa High School students posing together in front of soundproofed walls; three in the front and two in the back. They are identified from left to right as: Beverly Webb (holding a sheaf of papers), Mark Covington (holding a euphonium), Marfa Gene LaLanne (holding a saxaphone), Delma Gonzales (holding papers or another instrument) and Gene Dempsey (holding a trumpet). The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The band members work many extra hours in perfe… more

Date: Autumn 1968

Creator: Edwards, Nancy

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Jose Alvarez and Sons Mariachi Band]

Photograph of Jose Alvarez and his sons, Frank, Jose, Jr. and George. They are dressed in their costumes in October 1939. They form a mariachi band and their instruments are on the ground before them.

Date: October 17, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Mrs. Ashton's Grand Piano]

Photograph of Mrs. Ashton's grand piano in the Ashton House in Marfa, Texas. The lid of the piano is propped open. There are windows on either side of the room. This piano was bought by Mrs. Joe Bunton after Mrs. Ashton's death. The back of the photograph says, "An Original Polaroid Land Photograph," and below there is ordering information.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

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Part of a research paper by Cheryl Donaldson about the Ashton House, a house owned by Mrs. Ashton in Marfa, Texas. This section includes photographs of the house, paintings of the house and Mrs. Ashton's piano. There is also a letter from Lee Roy Middleton to Lonnie Wiemers about Mrs. Ashton.

Date: 1971

Creator: Donaldson, Cheryl

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

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