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[Information about a Photograph of Three Girls]

Information written about a photograph of three young girls for a research paper about the Delgadillo family for a history class at Marfa High School. This document lists the names of the three girls, in order, and the ages and short biographical section for Rosa Delgadillo and Cruz Delgadillo. What appears to be a rough draft for another photograph's information is handwritten on the back, but is marked out in red ink.

Date: 1972

Creator: Valerio, Enedina

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

First Cattle in the Chisos Mountains

Paper of the first cattle in the Chisos Mountains, with information about Captain Jim Gillette, Tinnel Ward, and John Ward.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Balcs, Michael Wayne

Item Type: Paper

Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Childers Family

This is a paper describing the Childers family.

Date: December 13, 1972

Creator: Oliver, Margaret

Item Type: Book

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Kathryn Cass and friends in a red Maxwell car]

Photograph of Kathryn Cass and James Cass on their 60th wedding anniversary. Kathryn Cass is to the left of James Cass. Both are sitting on a couch.

Date: December 15, 1972

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Rock House

This is a paper describing both Casa Piedra, "The Rock House," and the people who lived in Casa Piedra.

Date: December 13, 1972

Creator: Arce, Hugh

Item Type: Book

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Ira Cline - Disciple of Law

This is a research paper written by Pablo Alvarado for an American History Class at Marfa High School on December 13, 1972. It is a biography of Ira Cline, a man who worked in law enforcement most of his life in west Texas and Mexico.

Date: December 13, 1972

Creator: Alvarado, Pablo

Item Type: Paper

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Hans Briam

Research paper written by Martha Dempsey for a class at Marfa High School in 1972. The paper is about the ancestors and life of Hans Briam. He was a merchant in San Antonio and Marfa, Texas in the early twentieth century. His slogan was, "I never sleep".

Date: 1972

Creator: Dempsey, Martha

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Espejo in the Big Bend

Research paper written by Florian A. Kolodzie for a History class at Marfa High School on January 19, 1948. The paper is about the Spanish exploreres, especailly Antonio de Espejo, in the Big Bend area of Texas.

Date: 1972

Creator: Kolodzie, Florian A.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Economics of the Lumber Activity at Old Fort Davis from 1854-1884

Research paper written by Mac Morrow on July 13, 1972. The paper describes the the lumber activities in Fort Davis, Texas. It covers the history of Fort Davis, the climate of the area, the costs of obtaining lumber, sawmills nearby, and Indian attacks.

Date: July 13, 1972

Creator: Morrow, Mac

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Photograph of a brick wall that is part of an old building in West Texas.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Graham, Val

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Photograph of a portion of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows part of a doorway, a wall, and a roof.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Graham, Val

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Photograph of a portion of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows part of a wall with a window in it.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Graham, Val

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Photograph of a portion of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows part of a wall made from bricks and rock.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Graham, Val

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure and Windmill

Photograph of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows the building made of rock and bricks with a windmill behind it. The roof only has its framing left.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Graham, Val

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Photograph of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows a part of the the building with 2 x 4 bracing. The roof is made from curved clay tiles.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Graham, Val

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Photograph of an old deteriorating structure in West Texas. This photograph shows a part of the the building with 2 x 4 bracing. The roof is made from curved clay tiles.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Graham, Val

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Building Structure

Photograph of the crawl space underneath an old building in West Texas. The building had larger stumps holding the building off the ground. It has wooden siding.

Date: 1972~

Creator: Graham, Val

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library