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Life of Francis King Duncan

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Francis King Duncan, who was pronounced dead by three doctors when he cracked his skull open on an old wooden stove in a train collision; but while the undertaker was preparing him for burial, he awoke. He developed a bad case of boils, contracted tuberculosis twice, and caught yellow fever in Oregon. After his service in World War I, Frank Duncan settled in Marfa, Texas, with his wife and daughter.

Date: December 13, 1965

Creator: Bagley, Bob

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Paisano Pass]

Photograph of Paisano Pass in Presidio County, Texas. A train can be seen driving through the valley with dark smoke coming from it.

Date: 1924

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Brazos River Flood]

Photograph of the 1898 Brazos River flood. This picture was taken on Elm Street in East Waco, and it was purchased at the estate sale of J. A. Curry in Waco, Texas. An iron bridge used by the railroad can be seen above the water.

Date: 1898

Creator: Sanders, M. L.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Train in Chilton, Texas]

Photograph of a crowd of people surrounding a train in Chilton, Texas. A few horse-drawn wagons can be seen, as well.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Paisano Pass Train Tracks]

Photograph of train tracks through Paisano Pass near Marfa, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of a Train]

Photograph by Frank Duncan of a train with dark smoke coming from its engine traveling on tracks with derailed train cars next to them. In the foreground of the picture, several men are sitting on a small wooden train car watching the train.

Date: unknown

Creator: Duncan, Frank

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Unloading Steel and Hauling Parts]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 31) is of steel sheets being unloaded from a train car. The second image (numbered 32) is of steel parts being hauled in a wagon. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Unloading Steel Sheet Piling for Cut-off," taken on 10-22-24 and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hauling Parts for Bucyrus Class 24 Dragline," taken on 10-24-24.

Date: 1924

Creator: Dallas Water Utilities

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Mesquite Residents on Train]

Photograph of Mesquite residents on a train en route to Pasadena, California in order to see Mesquite High School Band perform in the Rose Bowl Parade. Individuals include Patricia Greenhaw, Robert Lawson, and former major Sam Rutherford.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Mesquite Public Library