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[Carolina Borunda Humphries]

Description: Photograph of Carolina Borunda Humphries cooking on a wood stove at The Old Borunda cafe. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Carolina Borunda Humphries has cooked on her wood stove in the kitchen at 'The Old Borunda' for many years. This restaurant has been in the Borunda family for three generations" (p. 13).
Date: 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Chuck Wagon]

Description: In this photograph, there are four men standing around a parked wagon amidst some brush. Two men are standing to the left of the wagon, wearing work clothes and boots. They are standing in front of a small building with a fenced-in porch. There are some bundles sitting outside the porch, to the left of the wagon. To the right of the first two men, there is a third man in dark overalls with his hands in a silver tub, perhaps doing dishes. The tub is on a folded-out table on the back of a wa… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Camp Scene with Cooks

Description: Photograph of a camp scene with cooks preparing a meal while campers discussion is going on to the right. The cooks work over campfires using dutch ovens. The chuck wagons are pulled up in the background under a tarp.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Campground Eating Area]

Description: This photograph shows a group of people or all ages under a large tree. In the center of the photograph, there is a long table with people sitting around it and there are other people standing to either side in front of them. The men are wearing suits with ties and the women are wearing dresses; almost all of them are wearing hats. In the background, there are more trees, and, to the left some buggies or old-style automobiles. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Eating … more
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Group of People Around a Table]

Description: This photograph shows a group of people under a roof that appears to be brush on a wooden frame. The people in the front of the picture are sitting on wooden benches, facing away, toward what is most likely a table. To the far right, there is an older man sitting in a wooden chair. The men are wearing suits and the women are wearing dresses and large hats. In the distance, to the left, there are some trees. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Eating shed, 1900."
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Chuck Wagon]

Description: In this photograph, there are two men standing near a wagon beneath a tarp held up by wooden poles. the wagon appears to be parked and the covering over its top is strung up so that the back is open. Inside, there are items stacked in shelves and below the wagon, there is a wooden crate and some jugs. The men are standing in front of the wagon and both are facing to the left. They are wearing loose clothing and cowboy hats. To the left side of the photograph, there are some trees and brush… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Colquitt Spoon

Description: Actual spoon belonging to Alice M. Colquitt, wife of Robert K. Colquitt. They had a large ranch in Presidio County. "A.M. Colquitt" is engraved on the back of the handle. 1847 Roger Bros. 12 stamped on the back of the handle as well.
Date: 1847
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Old Borunda Cafe

Description: Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in January 1965. It contains biographical information about Carolina Palomo Borunda and Carolina Borunda Humphries. Both of these womwn ran the Old Borunda Cafe.
Date: January 1965
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Old Borunda Cafe

Description: Research paper written by Pancho Borunda about the Old Borunda Cafe, the best Mexican restaurant in West Texas. He tells the history of the business and describes two photgraphs of women working in the kitchen. This paper was for a history class at Marfa High School in December 1968.
Date: 1968
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Crescencia Natividad, Cook at the Brite Ranch

Description: Photograph of Crescencia Natividad in 1936. She was the cook at the Brite Ranch during the bandit raid of 1917. She could not read or write but could cook with the best of them. She cooked at the ranch for Van Neil, Oscar & Tommy Wells. She also cooked in Marfa, Texas for Mrs. Brite. In this photo she stands outside the house at the ranch.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Early Housekeeping

Description: Research paper for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967, written by Elizabeth Newton. She describes the daily chores and work done by women in the pioneer days of Texas, without electricity or plumbing.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Newton, Elizabeth
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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