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Teacher's Notes on a Student's Research Paper
title Teacher's Notes on a Student's Research Paperdescription A teacher's questions and notes written on a small sheet of paper to better a student's research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Frank King Duncan, titled "Life of Francis King Duncan" by Bob Bagley.artist/creator Unknownsubject Corrections Contests Agriculture - Farming Business, Economics And Finance - Service Industries - Photography Marfa (Tex.) -- History. Duncan, Frank Education - Schools - Teacherscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
The Drake Family
title The Drake Familydescription 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.artist/creator Unknownsubject French Revolution Genealogy Drake, John Government And Law - Civil Servants - Firefighters Social Life And Customs - Clubs And Organizations - Ku Klux Klan Agriculture - Farming Marfa (Tex.) -- History. Military And War - Personnel Galloway, Annie Alverta Dunlap, Beatrice Poliocontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Carolina Borunda Drying Chilies
title Carolina Borunda Drying Chiliesdescription Photograph of Carolina Borunda in 1910 drying green chilies on her small ranch east of Marfa. These were used at her restaurant, the Old Borunda Cafe. This photograph was part of a report done for a history class at Marfa High School in 1975.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Eclipse Windmill
title Eclipse Windmilldescription Photograph of an eclipse windmill, the type that was used before the steel windmills came to West Texas. It was built out of wood. There is a woman, some cattle and water tanks near the windmill.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Adobe House at El Boracho Ranch
title Adobe House at El Boracho Ranchdescription Photograph of an adobe house in 1910 surrounded by a wooden fence on the El Boracho Ranch. A ladder leans against the structure. The owner of the ranch was Lino Baeza. He raised goats and cows and horses. His fields were watered by the nearby creek. He grew corn, wheat, beans, peas, watermelons, sweet potatoes, peanuts, sugar cane, and pumpkins which were all watered by the creek.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Carolina Borunda
title Carolina Borundadescription Portionof a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in 1975. It describes three photographs of Carolina Palomo Bondura. The information came from her daughter, Carolina Borunda Humphries.artist/creator Humphries, Carolina Borundasubject Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Agriculture - Farming Borunda, Carolina Old Borunda Cafe Chiliescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Maria Brito
title Maria Britodescription This is a research paper written about Maria Brito for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1968.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Adobe House at El Boracho Ranch
title Adobe House at El Boracho Ranchdescription Page with a photograph and description of an adobe house in 1910 built of mud located and surrounded by a wooden fence on the El Boracho Ranch. A ladder leans against the structure. The owner of the ranch was Lino Baeza. He raised goats and cows and horses. His fields were watered by the nearby creek. He grew corn, wheat, beans, peas, watermelons, sweet potatoes, peanuts, sugar cane, and pumpkins which were all watered by the creek. This was part of a report done for a History class at Marfa High School.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Wayne and Gene Cartledge standing in a field in Castolon
title Wayne and Gene Cartledge standing in a field in Castolondescription Wayne Cartledge and Gene Cartledge standing in a field in Castolon.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 39
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 39description Photograph of farm fields in front of a mountain range, located in the Big Bend area. Several tractors and wagons are visible on dirt roads around the fields and desert scrub is visible in the foreground. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The two to three hundred acres behind the mission have been given the title of 'the oldest piece of land continuously used for farming in North America'" (p. 4).artist/creator Unknownsubject Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County - Marfa Deserts Agriculture - Farm Equipment - Tractors Mountains Landscape And Nature Agriculture - Farmingcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)