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Anastasia Chavira and Baby Marcelina

Description: Studio photograph of Anastasia Chavira seated and holding baby Marcelina, her first child around 1880. She wears a long floral dress.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Example of camels used in overland packing companies]

Description: Illustration of camels used as pack animals during the late 19th century. Two men are leading four camels through a pathway. The man in the far right corner of the picture is walking. The second man is on a camel's back. Each camel is carrying a full load of supplies.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Fort Davis 1880]

Description: This photograph shows Fort Davis after snow has fallen. There are several long structures to the right which are the Quartermaster's building and store house. In the middle of the photograph, there is a large open field. In the foreground, there are rocks and the ruins of a small adobe building. Around the left edge of the field, there are trees and the Officer's Barracks. At the far end of the barracks are several two-story buildings including the Post Chapel and Post Headquarters. In the… more
Date: 1880~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Martha Willis Sellers, 1880s

Description: Photograph of a painting of Martha Willis Sellers, maternal grandmother of Ethel C. Bryant. This painting was fron the 1880s. It was included in a research paper by Mike Shurley for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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