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LC Brite with Cattle Going to Nebraska

Photograph of L.C. Brite viewing some of the cattle he sold to A.E. Dixon of Blair, Nebraska. Photo taken on September 7, 1923 at the Brite Ranch.

Date: November 7, 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Lilia Corrales in 1925]

Oval-shaped portrait of Lilia Corrales, around age seven, posing with a small table. She is wearing a light-colored, sleeveless, knee-length dress and is facing the camera with her body turned toward the left side of the image and has her right elbow propped on the table. A large tin canister with fresh flowers is on the table.

Date: 1925

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Luz and Manuel Cruz in Chihuahua, Mexico

Photographic postcard from March 19, 1921 picturing Luz Cruz and her son Manuel while on a trip to Chihuahua, Mexico. There is correspondence on the back in Spanish. This photo was included in a report by Salvador Roman, Jr. for a history class at Marfa High School in 1975.

Date: March 19, 1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Marfa Public Library

M.D. Bryant

Photograph M.D. Bryant in 1923.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Marfa Headquarters of the U.S. Border Patrol

Photograph has two images of the U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters in Marfa, Texas built in 1924.

Date: 1924~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Marfa Headquarters of the U.S. Border Patrol

Photograph has two images of the U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters in Marfa, Texas built in 1924. An automobile is parked outside the building near a picket fence.

Date: 1924~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Maria Brito with Two Mules

Photograph of Maria Brito standing out of doors between two mules. She wears a hat and a dress. This picture was taken in Big Spring, Texas.

Date: 1929

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Men of the Sacred Heart Organization]

Photograph of the men in the Sacred Heart Organization of Marfa in 1924.Men in the photo have numbers written on them. These identify the following: 1. Tibursio Segura, 2. Florentino Herrera, 3. Mariano Hiner, 4. Victor Dominguez, 5. Aranasio Valenzuela, 6. Willie Urias, 7. Lucas Herrera, 8. Damian Magallanez, 9. Bill Rice, 10. Crespin Vasquez, 11. Lupe Mendias, 12. Esabel Vasquez, 13. Crespin Frias, 14. Monese Hiner, 15. Secundino Martinez, 16. Juan Perea, 17. Jose Moralez, 18. Hijinio Morale… more

Date: 1924

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Men's Society of St. Joseph at St. Joseph's Day procession]

A parade of more than fifty men are marching in the Men's Society of St. Joseph's Day Procession outside St. Mary's Catholic Church rectory. The rectory is in the left corner of the photograph. Several older model cars from the early 20th century are also in the photograph.

Date: 1920~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Merriweather #1

Photograph of the the Merriweather #1 oil well near Luling, Texas as it came in, in 1923.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Merriweather #1

Photograph of the the Merriweather #1 oil well near Luling, Texas as it goes over the top, in 1923.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Monico Cedillo at seven months]

Photograph of Monico Cedillo at age seven months. He is sitting in a small chair and is wearing a baby's gown.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Mrs. L.C. Brite

Photograph of Mrs. L.C. Brite. She wears a beaded dress and necklace and holds a fan in her left hand. She also wears glasses. She was born in Missouri in 1875.

Date: 1920~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Nieves Colomo with three of her children]

Nieves Colomo is sitting in the center of the photograph, surrounded by three of her children. Elva is standing to the left of her mother. Luis is sitting on Nieves' lap and Manuel is to the right of his mother.

Date: 1927~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Out on a Summer Day

In this photograph, there are three people standing in front of a small palm tree on short grass. The man on the left is wearing a suit and tie and a straw hat; he is holding a cane in his right hand and has his left arm around the shoulders of the woman next to him. The woman is standing between the two men, wearing a white jacket, skirt and hat. The two people on the left are middle aged, but the man on the far right is older and has a moustache. He is also wearing a suit, a bowtie, and a… more

Date: August 29, 1926

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Pete and Felix Aguilar, 1928

Photograph of brothers Pete and Felix Aguilar in 1928.

Date: 1928

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 Annaway DeVolin]

Photograph of Annaway DeVolin wearing a dress and dark sweater and sitting on a large rock, with a house in the background.

Date: 1921

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Cinderella and Abel Dominguez]

Photograph of Cinderella Dominguez in a black dress outdoors holding her infant son, Abel Dominguez.

Date: 1926

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Maria and Daniel Brito in Big Spring, Texas]

Photograph of Maria and Daniel Brito standing out of doors near some plants in Big Spring, Texas around 1920.

Date: 1920

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Men at the Knights of Columbus Convention]

Photograph of a large group of men in suits outside of a brick building at the Knights of Columbus Convention in El Paso, Texas.

Date: July 14, 1929

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Men Making Sotol]

Photograph taken in Coyame, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1920. Mr. Nestor Baeza is on horseback and the other men are making sotol, a drink similar to tequilla. This was smuggled into the US during prohibition. Mountains are in the background.

Date: 1920

Item Type: Photograph

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 the Dowe Home]

Photograph of a two-story house, belonging to O. C. and Millie Dowe, with a wooden fence and gate in front of it, and snow falling and covering the roof and the ground.

Date: 1928

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

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LC Brite with Cattle Going to Nebraska

[Lilia Corrales in 1925]

Luz and Manuel Cruz in Chihuahua, Mexico

M.D. Bryant

Marfa Headquarters of the U.S. Border Patrol

Marfa Headquarters of the U.S. Border Patrol

Maria Brito with Two Mules

[Men of the Sacred Heart Organization]

[Men's Society of St. Joseph at St. Joseph's Day procession]

Merriweather #1

Merriweather #1

[Monico Cedillo at seven months]

Mrs. L.C. Brite

[Nieves Colomo with three of her children]

Out on a Summer Day

Pete and Felix Aguilar, 1928

[Photograph of a Group of Men and Boys]

[Photograph of Annaway DeVolin]

[Photograph of Cinderella and Abel Dominguez]

[Photograph of Maria and Daniel Brito in Big Spring, Texas]

[Photograph of Men at the Knights of Columbus Convention]

[Photograph of Men Making Sotol]

[Photograph of Paisano Pass]

[Photograph of the Dowe Home]