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The Life of W. T. Davis
title The Life of W. T. Davisdescription 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.artist/creator Minjares, Mary Janesubject Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Government And Law - Elected Officials - County Judges Davis, William T. Marfa (Tex.) -- History. Agriculture - Ranching Agriculture - Ranching - Ranchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
The Dowes of Pinto Canyon
title The Dowes of Pinto Canyondescription 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.artist/creator Shurley, Mikesubject People - Groups - Pioneers Dowe, O. C. Dowe, Millie Wilson Marfa (Tex.) -- History. Government And Law - Law Enforcement - Texas Rangers Agriculture - Ranching Wilson, James Edward Government And Law - Vital Records - Marriagescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Biography of Mr. Victor Dominguez
title Biography of Mr. Victor Dominguezdescription Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Mr. Victor Dominguez, who was an employee at the Murphy-Walker Grocery Store in Marfa, Texas, until her started a taxi stand, and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dominguez, Sr., a ranching family.artist/creator Dominguez, Alicesubject Dominguez, Mr. Alex, Sr. Dominguez, Mr. Victor Dominguez, Mrs. Elodia Martinez Murphy-Walker Company Marfa (Tex.) -- History. Gonzales, Adelina Dominguez, Mrs. Francisca Agriculture - Ranchingcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Sheep Ranch in West Texas
title Sheep Ranch in West Texasdescription Photograph of a sheep ranch in West Texas.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Sheep in West Texas
title Sheep in West Texasdescription Photograph of a herd of sheep on a ranch in West Texas.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Hunting Black Bear and Mountain Lions in the Davis Mountains in the 1940s
title Hunting Black Bear and Mountain Lions in the Davis Mountains in the 1940sdescription Autobiographical paper by George E. Grubb, Sr. telling stories of bear and mountain lion hunts he participated in as a young man in the Davis Mountains. They used bloodhounds as hunting dogs to help them track bears for ranchers all around the area. Sometimes bear cubs were caught and kept as pets. Sometimes the men killed their prey but most of the time the animals got away.artist/creator Grubb, George E., Sr.subject Bears Mountain Lions Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Sheep Bloodhounds Grubb, Otis Hunting Agriculture - Ranching Social Life And Customs - Pets - Dogs Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
History Report
title History Reportdescription History Report by Jess Wvans about a book by Bary Scobee, titled "Nick Mersfelder, A Remarkable Man."artist/creator Evans, Jesssubject Epsy, Joe Mersfelder, Nick Young, Gerald Immigration People - Groups - Pioneers Agriculture - Ranching Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
M.D. Bryant's Cedar Eradication Machine at Work
title M.D. Bryant's Cedar Eradication Machine at Workdescription Photograph of M.D. Bryant's cedar eradication blade at work in 1939.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
M.D. Bryant's Cedar Eradication Machine
title M.D. Bryant's Cedar Eradication Machinedescription Photograph of M.D. Bryant and Jose Tweedy standing beside M.D.'s cedar eradication blade in 1939.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Brite Ranch Hands in Marfa for Supplies
title Brite Ranch Hands in Marfa for Suppliesdescription Photograph of men from the Brite Ranch in Marfa with supplies. They are by their truck. Shown (L-R): Mr. Wells, standing; Oscar Wells, on top; and Bob Ellison, by the fender.artist/creator Unknownsubject Wells, Oscar Supplies Brite Ranch Ellison, Bob Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation Agriculture - Ranchingcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
The Old Borunda Cafe
title The Old Borunda Cafedescription Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in January 1965. It contains biographical information about Carolina Palomo Borunda and Carolina Borunda Humphries. Both of these womwn ran the Old Borunda Cafe.artist/creator Unknownsubject Social Life And Customs - Food And Cooking Humphries, Carolina Borunda Borunda, Carolina Palomo Wood-Burning Stoves Humphries, John Agriculture - Ranching Business, Economics And Finance - Restaurantscontributor 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) -
Who Wants to Catch a Falling Star
title Who Wants to Catch a Falling Stardescription These two pages from a paper gives details fom an interview with Joe Bunton about his life in the"'ole days". Joe was interviewed by Patricia Shurley on December 7, 1969 when he was 83 years old.artist/creator Shurley, Patriciacontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Who Wants to Catch a Falling Star
title Who Wants to Catch a Falling Stardescription These two pages from a paper gives details fom an interview with Joe Bunton about his life in the"'ole days". Joe was interviewed by Patricia Shurley on December 7, 1969 when he was 83 years old.artist/creator Shurley, Patriciacontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Life of Lucius, Sam, and Oren Bunton
title Life of Lucius, Sam, and Oren Buntondescription This research paper is a biography about Lucius Bunton and his sons, Sam and Oren who lived in Shafter and Marfa, Texas during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. It tells of their many ranches in West Texas. Walter Gardner wrote this paper for his American History class at Marfa High School in 1965.artist/creator Gardner, Waltersubject Bunton, Sam Bunton, Oren Agriculture - Ranching Social Life And Customs - Families Bunton, Lucius D.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Who Wants to Catch a Falling Star
title Who Wants to Catch a Falling Stardescription This paper tells the story of a joke that Joe Bunton played on Robert Humphris, his cousin when they were children. Wil Cross wrote this paper for his American History class at Marfa High School in 1976.artist/creator Cross, Wilsubject Bunton, Oren Agriculture - Ranching Social Life And Customs - Families Bunton, Joe Bunton, Lucius D.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Ranching in the Early Days
title Ranching in the Early Daysdescription This paper starts with a brief introduction regarding the Bogel family and then talks about life on a ranch in the Marfa, Texas area.subject Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Bogel Family. Biography Ranching -- Texas -- Marfa. Farm Life Agriculture - Ranchingcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Charley Bishop: "A Western Pioneer"
title Charley Bishop: "A Western Pioneer"description This report is a brief biography of Charley Bishop, starting with his parents and describing his entire life.artist/creator Fowler, Sam H. Bentley, Mary Helen Burke, Mary Eunice Bentley, Brooks D. Cartwright, Brian Bishop, Charles William Bishop, Charley Bishop, Billsubject Marfa (Tex.) -- Biography. Social Life And Customs Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County - Marfa People History Life Agriculture - Ranching Storiescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Life of the Bogel Family
title Life of the Bogel Familydescription This report is a brief biography of William Woodworth Bogel and his children, focusing in particular on Gus Bogel and his wife, Annie Maude Bogel.subject Anecdotes Oral History Bogel Family. Biographies Agriculture - Ranching People - Individualscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Biography of Mr. & Mrs. Bogel
title Biography of Mr. & Mrs. Bogeldescription This report is written in two sections giving brief biographies of William Woodworth Bogel and his wife Sarah Newton Bogel. The report also includes a poem written by Mr. Whittier and dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Bogel.subject Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Wool Anecdotes Ranchers -- Texas -- Biography. Bogel Family. Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Sheep Sheep Drives Agriculture - Ranching People - Individuals Ranching -- Texas.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
One Wrong Cut
title One Wrong Cutdescription This report relates an anecdote about Edward "Speck" Bogel, the son of a rancher in Marfa, Texas.subject Castration. Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Exile Biography Ranching -- Texas -- Marfa. Agriculture - Ranching Cattle -- Surgery.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Dipping Cattle on the Bogel Ranch
title Dipping Cattle on the Bogel Ranchdescription This photograph shows a vat for dipping cattle and many people standing around it. The people are all wearing light colored shirts, dark pants, and cowboy hats. According to the related report, the people are Graves, Woodworth, and Sarah Bogel (left to right) with Mexican cowhands. The foreground is focused on the dipping vats which is a canal of concrete with wooden gates and filled half-full with water. In the background, there are some other fences, what appears to be part of a wagon to the far right and mountains in the distance.subject Bogel, Sarah Newton Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Bogel Family. Bogel, Sarah Bogel, Woodworth People Heath Bogel, Amos Graves Bogel, Graves Bogel, William Woodworth Agriculture - Ranching Insecticidescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of Bogel Boys After a Hunt
title Photograph of Bogel Boys After a Huntdescription In this photograph, there are two young men standing in front of a dead cat. The boys are both dressed casually and wearing cowboy hats. Each of them is resting a rifle on the ground next to him, holding the muzzle in his right hand. The taller boy, to the right, is also wearing a belt of ammunition and holding some kind of horn in his left hand. The animal in front of them is a large cat, most likely a mountain lion (a related source refers to it as a panther) which is posed on the ground. There is also something off to the left, possibly another animal. The ground they are standing on appears to be bare and, in the background there is a house made of brick with a porch. To the left, there is a tree and a fence as well as some other indistinguishable objects behind the hunters. An accompanying note reads: "l to r - Gus Bogel, Graves Bogel, Sauceda ranch-house."subject Panthers Bogel Family. Bogel, Augustus Julius People Bogel, Gus Mountain Lions Sports And Recreation - Hunting Bogel, Amos Graves Cougars Agriculture - Ranchingcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of a Horse and Boy
title Photograph of a Horse and Boydescription In this photograph, a boy is holding the lead rope on a large, black horse. The boy is wearing loose clothing and a cowboy hat; the horse is all black and only wearing a halter. Behind them, there is a long building made of brick with an open, wooden door. In the background to the left, there is a wooden fence. To the right of the photograph there appears to be a black chicken. In the front, there is a shadow of a second person. According to related information, they are at the Bogel ranch (San Esteban), the boy is a young Mexican worker and the horse is a purebred Purcheon stallion.subject Agriculture - Ranching Ranches People - Individuals Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Stallionscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Cattle at a Watering Trough
title Cattle at a Watering Troughdescription This photograph shows a group of black and white cattle standing around a watering trough that seems to be made of concrete. The ground at the front of the picture is bare and covered in large stones.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of Gus Bogel on Horseback
title Photograph of Gus Bogel on Horsebackdescription In this photograph, a young man (dressed in a light-colored shirt and chaps and wearing a cowboy hat) is sitting astride a horse. The horse is dark but has a white stripe down the middle of its face and three very short white socks. There is a coiled rope attatched to the saddle. They appear to be standing in a corral or yard of bare dirt. In the background, there is a wooden fence and a wooden structure with pegs and various items hanging on the side. There is also a sawhorse and several other objects on the ground to the right, in front of the building. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Gus Bogel 1916."artist/creator Unknownsubject Bogel Family. Bogel, Augustus Julius People Horseback Riding Ranches Agriculture - Ranching Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horsescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Sarah Russell Bogel and her son
title Sarah Russell Bogel and her sondescription In this photograph, a woman and young boy are standing in the yard of a ranch. The woman is young and wearing a loose, white dress. The little boy is wearing a loose shirt with overalls and is petting two dark-colored dogs. They are standing directly in front of a large wooden wagon. In the background, there is a building made of brick, a large pile of wood and a fence and mountains in the distance. On the back of the photograph, a handwritten note reads, "Sarah Russell Bogel (Mrs. William Woodworth Bogel, Jr.) and William Woodworth Bogel III (Billy B.) at W. W. Bogel's Charco Larco Ranch circa 1913-14."artist/creator Unknownsubject Bogel Family. People Bogel, Sarah Russell Dogs Ranches Bogel, William Woodworth Agriculture - Ranchingcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Chuck Wagon
title Chuck Wagondescription In this photograph, there are four men standing around a parked wagon amidst some brush. Two men are standing to the left of the wagon, wearing work clothes and boots. They are standing in front of a small building with a fenced-in porch. There are some bundles sitting outside the porch, to the left of the wagon. To the right of the first two men, there is a third man in dark overalls with his hands in a silver tub, perhaps doing dishes. The tub is on a folded-out table on the back of a wagon with large wheels. Above the table, there are several shelves with various objects on them. In front of the wagon, there are a variety of buckets or pots sitting on the ground. The fourth man is leaning against the right side of the wagon and appears to be eating. The handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Chuck wagon at W. W. Bogel's Perdiz pens."artist/creator Unknownsubject Social Life And Customs - Food And Cooking Bogel Family. People House Ranches Agriculture - Ranchingcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Postcard of Cattle Round-Up
title Postcard of Cattle Round-Updescription Postcard of a herd of dark-colored cattle graze in an open field. In the foreground, there appears to be an unpaved road and a barbed wire fence enclosing the field. Behind the herd, there are three people on horseback. In the background, there are mountains and the open area continues, covered in scrub and small bushes. On the back of the postcard, there is a typed note which reads "Whiteface Hereford cattle add life and color to the mountain pastures." and also a handwritten note that says, "Main kind of work in Fort Davis 50 to 100 years ago." There is also a stamp with the name "Barry Scobee" and "Fort Davis, Texas."artist/creator Unknownsubject Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Landscape And Nature Fencing Agriculture - Ranching Steerscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Ranchers of Davis Mountains
title Ranchers of Davis Mountainsdescription In this photograph, 10 men dressed in casual clothing are sitting or kneeling in a semi-circle while they eat. Plates, utensils and guns are visible in front of them. At least two other men are standing behind the others, near the group of 5 or 6 horses which all appear to be saddled. All of the men are wearing hats. To the right of the photo there is some sort of wagon or buggy behind the seated men; it is at least partially enclosed and has large wheels and a board attached to the back. The ground appears to be covered with short scrub.subject Hats Social Life And Customs People Camping Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Horse-Drawn Vehicles Agriculture - Ranching Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Eatingcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Brother and Sister Carrasco
title Brother and Sister Carrascodescription This is a research paper written by Ninfa Porras for an American History Class at Marfa High School on January 17, 1977.artist/creator Porras, Ninfasubject Carrasco, Cruz De Mayo Carrasco, Guadalupe Carrasco, Matoe Carrasco, Vitar Carrasco, Cecilia Acosta Carrasco, Francisca Agriculture - Ranchingcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Pedro Chavez and the First Well in Redford, Texas
title Pedro Chavez and the First Well in Redford, Texasdescription Paper about Carrasco family and their ranch in Redford, Texas where the first well was dug. Pedro Chaves, a child raised by the Carrasco family on their ranch in Redford. This is a research paper written by Saul Acosta for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1967.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Sheep being sheared near Marfa
title Sheep being sheared near Marfadescription Photograph of two men shearing sheep who are laying on a low platform in a pen. A third man is in the background, looking at fleeces and tools around the fence of the pen. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Shearing usually takes place in April before lambing season" (p. 11).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Sheep in a field near Marfa
title Sheep in a field near Marfadescription Photograph of a flock of sheep a field; a structure is partially visible in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Sheep ranching is most successful on the stony, rolling hills" (p. 11).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Head of cattle in a field near Marfa
title Head of cattle in a field near Marfadescription Photograph of a herd of brown-and-white cattle in a grassy field; there are mountains in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Cattle ranching is the primary industry of this country. The major breeds raised are Hereford, Brahmas, Angus, and Charolais" (p. 11).artist/creator Unknownsubject Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Big Bend Agriculture - Ranching Landscape And Naturecontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 99
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 99description Photograph of two large brown-and-white cattle behind a barbed wire fence in the Big Bend area. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Cattle ranching is the primary industry of this country" (p. 11).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Andres Alvorado on Horseback
title Andres Alvorado on Horsebackdescription Photograph of Andres Alvorado on horseback. He worked for Rafael Carrasco on his ranch. This photo was included in a research paper by Daniel R. Lujan for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1966.artist/creator Unknownsubject Alvorado, Andres Agriculture - Ranching Horseback Riding Sports And Recreation - Riding - Horsescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)