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[Photograph of Marfa, Texas]

Photograph of Marfa, Texas, as seen from the middle of a main street, with shops and a hotel lining the street and cars parked in front of them, and a courthouse at the end of the street.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of O. C. Dowe and Charlie Brite]

Photograph of O. C. Dowe and Charlie Brite standing in an open field wearing cowboy hats and holding a sandbag between them.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Orin Curtis Dowe and Millie Wilson Dowe of Pinto Canyon, who met while O. C. Dowe was a Texas Ranger attempting to capture smugglers crossing the Mexico-Texas border.

Date: November 21, 1966

Creator: Shurley, Mike

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Information about Photograph of Abel and Cinderella Dominguez]

Information about a picture of Abel Dominguez and his mother, Cinderella Dominguez, used in a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Dominguez family.

Date: 1966

Creator: Melendez, Mary

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Texas Rangers in Valentine, Texas]

Photograph of a group of Texas Rangers in Valentine, Texas. Three of the men are sitting in a wagon pulled by horses, and the other three are riding horses. The first horse rider from the left is O. C. Dowe, Millie Wilson's husband.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Memorial Service: Kathleen Menard - April 24, 1978]

Script for the memorial service of Kathleen Menard at Nalley-Pickle Rosewood Chapel on the morning of April 24, 1978. Kathleen Menard attend and graduated valedictorian form Marfa High School in Marfa, Texas. Kathleen Menard was deeply devoted to her father, Frank Duncan, and helped him in his photography business.

Date: 1978

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Dutchovers

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Diedrick Dutchover, his wife, Refugia "Cara" Salcido, and their ten children. The author discusses the origin of the name "Dutchover," Diedrick Dutchover's job riding as guard to mail coaches, and the establishment of the Dutchover ranch.

Date: 1964

Creator: Arriola, Emma D.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Marriage Certificate]

Photograph of a marriage certificate for Francis D. Wilson and Hannah A. Jones from January 1, 1860.

Date: January 1, 1860

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Postcard from Abelardo Sanchez to Mrs. Pat Godbold - May 20, 1991]

A postcard with a blank front sent to Mrs. Pat Goldbold, care of the Marfa Museum, from Abelardo Sanchez requesting information about the timeline of Dr. Darracott's practice in Marfa, Texas, while researching the death of Ambrose Bierce.

Date: May 20, 1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Life of W. T. Davis

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Judge W. T. Davis, who came to Marfa, Texas, in 1907 to establish a ranching business and meat market. He was elected county judge in 1926, and he and his family became a prominent part of the community.

Date: January 22, 1965

Creator: Minjares, Mary Jane

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Mary Coe Daniels, Woman of the West

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Mary Coe Daniels, pioneer of West Texas, and her family. Daniels and her husband and children made their home in West Texas, despite threats of bandits and influenza. She kept house, ran a successful store, delivered babies, and even became a U.S. mail carrier. At the time this paper was created, Mary Cole Daniels was 76 year old and still greeting customers in her general store.

Date: April 1, 1969

Creator: Godbold, Susan

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Cartoon of the New Deal]

Cartoon depiction of the New Deal introduced during the Great Depression. Picture shows a mother pig with many teats and "Old Faithful, The Tax Payer" written on her. Behind her are seventeen piglets with acronyms written on them, including "AAA," "CC," and "FERA." At the bottom of the picture is the title: "A Small Part of the Brood."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Diedrick Dutchover and the Overland Mail Route

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the first San Antonio-El Paso mail run, which required thirty days to cover 673 miles by stage coach and heavily armed frontiersmen of ward off attacks. Diedrick Dutchover was one of the men that accompanied the stage coaches on horseback to protect the mail carriers from threats.

Date: December 10, 1969

Creator: Arriola, Conrado

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Life of Juan Dominguez

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Juan Dominguez - joining the Border Patrol, marriages, duties as a Border Patrol officer, and retirement.

Date: 1970

Creator: Dominguez, Lora Mae

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Drake Family

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Drake family, who first came to Texas in the 1850s. John Drake, the author's grandfather, was a poor ranch man, and the author's father, Dawson Cole Drake, was stationed in England during his military service.

Date: 1970

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of O. C. Dowe and Bootleggers]

Photograph of O. C. Dowe standing in an open field next to two men with three jugs and a small barrel in front of them. A handwritten note on the front of the photo identifies Dowe, and indicates that the other men are bootleggers.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Early picture of Presidio County courthouse]

Photograph of the Presidio County courthouse in the middle of an open desert landscape. There is a small wooden building on the left of the courthouse and a stone building to the far right of the courthouse. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The courthouse and jail in Marfa were built in 1886 from local brick and stone. Eight-three years later, this is the same courthouse, a West Texas landmark" (pp. 6-7).

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.312598 -104.021787

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Presidio County courthouse]

Photograph of the Presidio County courthouse, visible behind a line of trees. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The courthouse and jail in Marfa were built in 1886 from local brick and stone" (p. 7).

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.312932 -104.022250

Partner: Marfa Public Library

CCC Camp

Photograph of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp located in the Chisos Mountains taken on November 26, 1937. The company stationed at this camp was 1855, it was under the command of Lt. Wm. L. Hagman and Lt. Archie L. Murray, second in command.

Date: November 26, 1937

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Men at CCC Camp in Fort Davis

Photo of men at the CCC Service Camp at Fort Davis in 1933 during their time off from work. Marfa resident, Juan Jeso is circled in this photo.

Date: 1933

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

CCC Service Camp Employees

Photograph description by Calistro Nunez Sr. in an interview on January 18, 1975 by Calistro Nunez, Jr., "This picture, taken in January 23, 1934, shows five federal employees standing in front of their barrack, These men worked in the CCC camps." The photo shows men standing on the steps outside the doorway.

Date: January 23, 1934

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

CCC Service Camp

Photograph description by Calistro Nunez Sr. in an interview on January 18, 1975 by Calistro Nunez, Jr., "This picture was taken in 1933, during the depression, when President Roosevelt held office. It shows a CCC Service Camp, which was formed so that the people could work. Their jobs were at making roads on the Chisos Mountain, where Big Bend is now located. The government paid the federal workers according to their duties and responsibilities under several different pay plans. They lived in … more

Date: 1933

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Warranty Deed

Warranty Deed granting land in the town of Marfa from R.E. Russell to William Russell on April 12, 1886.

Date: April 12, 1886

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Fort Davis Courthouse]

This photograph shows a large building with that appears to be made of brick although the side facing the front of the photograph is painted white. The side of the building to the right has several doorways and there are windows set in the white side of the building as well as a wooden gate in the middle of part of the wall and some of the brick is showing through the white paint. In the background, there is another building to the far right of the photograph that appears to be enclosed by a … more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

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The Dowes of Pinto Canyon

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[Photograph of Texas Rangers in Valentine, Texas]

[Memorial Service: Kathleen Menard - April 24, 1978]

The Dutchovers

[Photograph of Marriage Certificate]

[Postcard from Abelardo Sanchez to Mrs. Pat Godbold - May 20, 1991]

The Life of W. T. Davis

Mary Coe Daniels, Woman of the West

[Cartoon of the New Deal]

Diedrick Dutchover and the Overland Mail Route

The Life of Juan Dominguez

The Drake Family

[Photograph of O. C. Dowe and Bootleggers]

[Early picture of Presidio County courthouse]

[Presidio County courthouse]

CCC Camp

Men at CCC Camp in Fort Davis

CCC Service Camp Employees

CCC Service Camp

Warranty Deed

[Fort Davis Courthouse]