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PIHCO: Pilsen Housing Cooperative

title PIHCO: Pilsen Housing Cooperative

description Split fountain serigraph, N.N. Serigrafía degradada, S.N. 17 7/8" x 12" (paper size).

artist/creator Marroquin, Nicole

subject Illinois--Chicago--Pilsen Chicago artists Housing Family Architecture Houses Homes Image and text Monarch butterfly Pilsen Housing Cooperative (PIHCO) Flowers Prints Windows Doors

contributor National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA)
Los angelitos

title Los angelitos

description Acrylic on canvas / acrílico sobre lienzo. 20 3/4" x 16 1/2".

artist/creator Esquivel, José

subject Día de los muertos Day of the Dead Día de muertos Días de los muertos National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) 25th Anniversary Donation Soul Neighborhoods Angel Religion in art Animals Plants Architecture Homes Houses Spirituality

contributor National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA)
Marranos

title Marranos

description Ceramic and mixed media / cerámica y técnica mixta. 35" x 21" x 16 1/2".

artist/creator Nieves, Alfonso "Piloto"

subject Capitalism Consumption Criticism Pigs Animals Capitalist pig Bank Money Greed Balance Checkers Chess Buildings Architecture Halo Angel Pyramids in art Games Humor Mixed media Sculpture

contributor National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA)
Vida, historia, unidad y raza

title Vida, historia, unidad y raza

description Paint on linen / pintura sobre lino. 22 1/2" x 34 1/2".

artist/creator Encinas, Alonso

subject Pachuco Clubs Barrios Pañuelos Borderlands Frontera Lowriders Religion Jesus Christ Plants Guadalupe, Our Lady of Crosses in art Transportation Animals Cars Automobiles Urbanization Unity Race (Concept) Equality Family Architecture Clowns in art People Men Women Children Peacock Portraits, group Paños Birds Cityscapes Urban landscapes Eagles

contributor National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA)
Bienvenidos a los Tostados Unidos

title Bienvenidos a los Tostados Unidos

description Etching, 52/100. Aguafuerte, 52/100. 14 3/4" x 21 3/4" (paper size). From The New Immigration portfolio.

artist/creator Aguirre, José Antonio

subject Self Help Graphics and Art (SHG) Immigration Borderlands Poverty Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) in art Buildings Cities California--Los Angeles Cityscapes Urban landscapes Architecture New York (State)--New York Urbanization Frontera Immigrants

contributor National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA)
Images of America: Wood County

title Images of America: Wood County

description Book describing the history of Wood County, Texas including social, economic, and cultural aspects as well as persons, places, and events of historical significance.

artist/creator Wood County Historical Commission

subject Wood County (Tex.) -- Biography -- Pictorial Works. Architecture Histories Social Life And Customs Wood County (Tex.) -- History -- Pictorial Works. Wood County (Tex.) -- Social Life And Customs -- Pictorial Works. People Arts And Crafts - Music Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation Communities Places - United States - Texas - Wood County Counties Education - Schools Photographs Sports And Recreation - Fishing

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Person Working Under Small Structure With Thatched Roof

title Person Working Under Small Structure With Thatched Roof

description Photograph of a person working in a small structure with a thatched roof. Several tools are visible in the area covered by the thatched roof structure.

artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

subject Architecture Workshops Social Life And Customs Thatching Thatched Roofs Tools

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Collapsed Stone Structure

title Collapsed Stone Structure

description Photograph of a small stone structure that appears to have collapsed. There are some tall plants on either side of the structure, and a house is visible far in the distance behind it.

artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

subject Collapsed Structures Architecture Social Life And Customs Stone Structures Stones

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Wall Structure of Collapsed Jacal Home

title Wall Structure of Collapsed Jacal Home

description Photograph of the wall structure of collapsed jacal home LP #B. The home was in La Paz, Municipio de Coyame, Chihuahua. The interior of this jacal was plastered with lime.

artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

subject Collapsed Buildings Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs Places - Mexico - Chihuahua Lime Plaster Jacal Homes

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
French Doors

title French Doors

description Photograph of French doors from the exterior of a building. The doors are mortised and pegged.

artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

subject Architecture Mortises Social Life And Customs French Doors

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Exterior View of a Tronera

title Exterior View of a Tronera

description Photograph of the exterior opening of a tronera (gunport) in the main house on Rancho San Francisco in Zapata County. The house was built in the 1840's.

artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

subject Architecture Social Life And Customs Gunports Troneras Rancho San Fransisco

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Close-Up of Corner Structure of a Building

title Close-Up of Corner Structure of a Building

description Photograph of a close-up view of the corner structure of a building. A large corner post is visible, and beams connected to the corner posts extend parallel to the ground along both visible walls.

artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

subject Corner Posts Architecture Social Life And Customs Wooden Boards Corner Structures

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Men Standing on Oil Rig

title Men Standing on Oil Rig

description Photograph of three men standing on a platform of an oil rig.

artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

subject Oil Rigs People Architecture Social Life And Customs

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Tronera (Gunport)

title Tronera (Gunport)

description Photograph of an inside view of a tronera (gunport). Troneras were common in casas mayores in South Texas until the 1860s.

artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

subject Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs South Texas Gunports Troneras Casas Mayores

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Postcard: Iker Larrauri: Ikerkinesis

title Postcard: Iker Larrauri: Ikerkinesis

description Postcard for an exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled "Ikerkinesis", which celebrates the art of Mexican artist Iker Larrauri. On one side of the flyer, two of Larrauri's drawings frame a short write-up about the artists' style and influences, as well as basic event information. The opposite side of the flyer features a copy of an original silkscreen print by Larrauri and some information about purchasing a copy of the print.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Artists Architecture Landscape And Nature - Archaeology Gifts Museum Exhibits -- Texas -- Austin. Presentations People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Silkscreen Prints Arts And Crafts - Paintings Social Life And Customs - Customs - Celebrations Arts And Crafts - Sculptures

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Art Lies, Architecture Is Not Art

title Art Lies, Architecture Is Not Art

description Journal containing essays, commentaries, and exhibition information regarding Texas artwork and other contemporary art issues.

artist/creator Beck, Logan Masterpiece Litho, Inc. Dearing, Harry Blaylock, Cameron Bourbon, Matthew Puleo, Risa Small Project Office Tannahill, Kaylan Bonansinga, Kate Ewing, John Mueller, Kurt Judson, Ben Murray, Elizabeth Evans, Ariel Adams, Lauren

subject Journals Architecture Art, Modern -- 20Th Century -- Periodicals. Art Analysis Art, Modern -- 21St Century -- Periodicals. Art -- Texas -- Periodicals. Art Appreciation

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Group of Hispanic Children in Front of a Decorative Door

title Group of Hispanic Children in Front of a Decorative Door

description Photograph of a large group of young Hispanic children and adults assembled for a group portrait in front of a large decorative wooden door set in a stone wall. The children of the group are all standing in the front of the group, while a large group of Hispanic men and women stand in the back closest to the door. The men are all wearing suits and ties, and the women are all wearing long-sleeved, collared light dresses. The young girls in the group are also wearing light dresses, and the boys are wearing either suits or trousers and long-sleeved shirts. The sidewalk in front of the group is cobblestone, and the road in the foreground is dirt. The edges of the photograph are dark, and form a circular frame around the image. The photograph is mounted on a dark piece of cardboard, and there is a stretch of masking tape below the photograph.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Suits Architecture Texas-Mexican Presbytery Portraits People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Dresses People - Groups People - Children

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Photograph of Group on Steps of White Building

title Photograph of Group on Steps of White Building

description Photograph of a group of men, women, and children at an unnamed rally standing on the front steps of a building. The people are dressed in Sunday attire. The building behind them is white with wood siding and is elevated off the ground by wood pillars. Automobiles and other buildings are visible behind the structure.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Buildings Architecture Texas-Mexican Presbytery Rallies People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics People - Groups

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
The Construction of an Adobe House

title The Construction of an Adobe House

description Research paper written by Joe Luis Carrasco about the process of building an adobe house. Also included are two pages of photographs that show the process. This paper was written in 1972 for an American History class at Marfa High School.

artist/creator Carrasco, Joe Luis

subject Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Adobe Houses Adobes

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Adobe House

title Adobe House

description Photograph of a small adobe house. There electric poles and power lines behind the house, as well as other small houses.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Buildings Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Adobe Houses Houses

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
House

title House

description Photograph of an adobe brick house. The porch is supported by wooden beams.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Buildings Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Adobe Houses Adobe Houses

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Adobe House

title Adobe House

description Photograph of an adobe house and several people sitting and standing around it. A child is standing by the door. A woman holding a baby animal is standing near the side of the house. Three adults and two children are sitting and standing on the roof of the house. They are also holding animals. The house is built into the side of a cliff. A note in the lower right corner says, "Duncan Photo 1442 The Rio Grande."

artist/creator Duncan Photo

subject Architecture Adobe Houses Adobe Adobe Buildings Adobes People - Individuals

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
The Adobe House: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School

title The Adobe House: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School

description Research paper written by Mary Francis Conners about the construction of adobe bricks and buildings. The paper describes what adobe is and where adobe buildings are normally found. This paper was written in in January of 1977 for a history class at Marfa High School.

artist/creator Conners, Mary Francis

subject Architecture Adobe Houses Adobe Adobe Bricks Adobes Bricks

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Adobe House

title Adobe House

description Photograph of a small adobe house. There is a pile of trash on the side of the house, and a fence in the background.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Adobe Houses Adobe Houses

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Adobe House

title Adobe House

description Photograph of a small adobe house. There electric poles and power lines behind the house, as well as other small houses.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Buildings Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Adobe Houses Houses

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure

title Building Structure

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

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Structures Architecture Roofs Doorways Rocks Bricks

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure

title Building Structure

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

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Structures Architecture Roofs Doorways Rocks Bricks

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure - Old House

title Building Structure - Old House

description Photograph of a window in an old house in West Texas.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Architecture Houses

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure - Old House

title Building Structure - Old House

description Photograph of a window in an old house in West Texas.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Architecture Houses

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure

title Building Structure

description Photograph of a window in an old building in West Texas.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Architecture Windows

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
St. Mary's Catholic Church Building

title St. Mary's Catholic Church Building

description Photograph of St. Mary's Church in Marfa, Texas prior to remodeling in the 1940s. It is an adobe mission-style building. Some of the brickwork under the stucco is showing.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture Religion - Denominations - Catholic Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County - Marfa

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
St. Mary's Catholic Church Building

title St. Mary's Catholic Church Building

description Photograph of St. Mary's Church in Marfa, Texas prior to remodeling in the 1940s. It is an adobe mission-style building.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture Religion - Denominations - Catholic Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County - Marfa

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure

title Building Structure

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

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Structures Architecture Roofs Doorways Bricks

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure

title Building Structure

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

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Architecture Bricks

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure

title Building Structure

description 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.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Architecture Building Materials Foundations

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure

title Building Structure

description 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.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Roofs Architecture Tiles Bracing

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure

title Building Structure

description 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.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Roofs Architecture Tiles Bracing

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure and Windmill

title Building Structure and Windmill

description 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.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Structures Windmills Architecture Roofs Doorways Rocks Bricks

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Roof on Old House

title Roof on Old House

description Photograph of the roof of an old house in West Texas. The detail shot shows the shingles on the roof and the siding on the house.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Roofs Walls Architecture Stones

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Old House

title Old House

description Photograph of a details inside an old house in West Texas. Shown is a brick wall under the framing for a roof.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Roofs Walls Architecture Stones

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Old House

title Old House

description Photographic detail of the a side of an old house in West Texas.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Architecture Stones

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Stonework

title Stonework

description Photograph of stonework on a structure.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Architecture Stones

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Old House

title Old House

description Photograph of an old house. The photograph shows an old automobile on the far side of the wood, stone and brick structure.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Structures Stone Architecture Automobiles Wood

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Old House

title Old House

description Photographic detail of an old house. The photographer was looking out of a window at an exterior wall of a house. The wall has wooden siding with three windows.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Structures Architecture Wood Windows

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Adobe Structure

title Adobe Structure

description Photographic detail of an adobe house. Arched shape may be a sort of chimney on a roof.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Roofs Structures Architecture Adobe

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Old House

title Old House

description Photograph building project on an old house in West Texas. The photo shows the wall of the house that has two large arches in it, a ladder leaning against the roof and stones stacked on another part of the roof.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Ladders Architecture Roofs Walls Stones

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Ruins of an Old House

title Ruins of an Old House

description Photograph of what is left of an old house in West Texas. The photo shows the rock and brick siding with the wooden framing for the roof.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Roofs Walls Architecture Stones

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Old House

title Old House

description Photograph of an old wooden building near some trees. It has a wooden picket fence around a small yard.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Buildings Architecture

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Clay Roof Tiles on an Old House

title Clay Roof Tiles on an Old House

description Photograph of clay tiles on an old roof of a house.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Roofs Architecture Tiles

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Chimney on Roof

title Chimney on Roof

description Photograph of a chimney on a roof of an old house in West Texas.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Chimneys Architecture Tiles

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Decorative Dormer

title Decorative Dormer

description Photograph of a dormer with decorative wooden shingles on an old house in West Texas.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Dormers Shingles Architecture

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Stone Pieces

title Stone Pieces

description Photograph of rectangular pieces of stone stacked against a building

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Architecture Building Materials Stones

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Brick Wall

title Brick Wall

description Photograph of an old brick wall with wooden framing where roof once was.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Architecture Building Materials Stones

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Building Structure - Old House

title Building Structure - Old House

description Photograph of a window in an old house in West Texas.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Architecture Houses

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Old Home in West Texas

title Old Home in West Texas

description Photograph looking through a window or door of an old wooden house in West Texas.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Walls Architecture Bricks

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Old Home in West Texas

title Old Home in West Texas

description Photograph of a detail on an old wooden house in West Texas. The Photo shows the stone foundation and brick walls of the structure.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Architecture Bricks Foundations

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Old Home in West Texas

title Old Home in West Texas

description Photograph of an old wooden house in West Texas. The view is from one end of the building showing a front and back porch, a decorative dormer and two windows.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Porch Architecture Windows Doors

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Wooden Door

title Wooden Door

description Photograph of a wooden paneled door, with a wooden frame around it and wainscoting on the walls beside it. This is in an old house in West Texas.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Frames Architecture Wainscoting Doors

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Window Frame Detail

title Window Frame Detail

description Photograph of a detail on a wooden window frame on an old house in West Texas.

artist/creator Graham, Val

subject Frames Architecture Windows

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Adobes

title Adobes

description Research paper written by Sammy Cobos about the construction of adobe buildings. Several examples of adobe buildings from Marfa and Ruidosa are explained. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School.

artist/creator Cobos, Sammy

subject Buildings Architecture Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Adobe Construction

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Ashton House and Family

title Ashton House and Family

description Research paper written by Cheryl Donaldson about the Ashton House, a house in Marfa, Texas. The paper covers the house from when it was built in 1898 by Dr. Monagin to its sale after Mrs. Ashton's death in 1941. This paper was written in 1970 for a class at Marfa High School.

artist/creator Donaldson, Cheryl

subject Monagin, Eugene Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Monagin, Dr. Ashton, Mrs. Houses Bunton, Mrs. Joe Monagin, Bertha

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Adobe House

title Adobe House

description Photograph of an adobe house. The house does not yet have a roof. The foundation, doors and windows have been completed.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Buildings Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Adobe Houses Adobe Adobes

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Wild Cane

title Wild Cane

description Photograph of wild cane that will be used for roofing material for an adobe house. The wild cane is in a pile on the ground next to an adobe building. The building has no roof.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Buildings Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Adobe Houses Adobe Wild Cane Adobes

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Adobe Bricks

title Adobe Bricks

description Photograph of adobe bricks drying outside. They will later be used to build a house nearby. There are short adobe walls in the foreground. In the background are other small buildings.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Buildings Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Adobe Houses Adobe Adobe Bricks Adobes Bricks

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Foundation for Adobe House

title Foundation for Adobe House

description Photograph of the foundation for an adobe house. There is a large pile of dirt in the foreground.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Adobe Houses Adobe Houses Adobes Foundations

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
St. Mary's Catholic Church Building

title St. Mary's Catholic Church Building

description Photograph of St. Mary's Church in Marfa, Texas prior to remodeling in the 1940s. It is an adobe mission-style building.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture Religion - Denominations - Catholic Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County - Marfa

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Large Tree near the Brite Home in Marfa

title Large Tree near the Brite Home in Marfa

description Photograph of the large tree near the fence surrounding the Brite home in Marfa, Texas. The picture is taken from inside the fence. The driveway can be seen coming into the residence.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Trees Fences Architecture Landscape And Nature

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Marfa High School in 1911

title Marfa High School in 1911

description Photograph of the newly constructed Marfa High School in 1911. This photo was included in a research paper by Cynthia Lee Rogers for an American History class at Marfa High School.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture - Buildings Architecture Marfa High School

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Bishop Family House

title Bishop Family House

description This photograph shows a house situated on a lawn. In the foreground, there are low bushes and plants lining the yard which is grassy and has scattered plants throughout. The house is a single story with several windows and a patio with several posts and a low wall enclosing it. There is ivy covering the near corner of the house and several of the posts around the patio. In the background, there are several tall trees. There is a handwritten note on the back of the frame: "Made adobes. Bishop house where Audrey Minms lives now."

artist/creator Unknown

subject Houses Buildings Architecture Social Life And Customs

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Gospel Tent at Bloys' Camp Grounds

title Gospel Tent at Bloys' Camp Grounds

description Photograph of the "Gospel Tent" at Bloys' Camp Meeting around 1904. Women with parasols walk in front of the tent. Wooden planks for benches lay on the ground outside the tent.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Bloys Camp Meeting Association. Architecture People Women Tents Parasols

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Indian Lodge - Davis Mountains State Park, Texas

title Indian Lodge - Davis Mountains State Park, Texas

description This photograph shows the Indian Lodge on the slope of a mountain. The building is white and built in a Pueblo indian style. In the foreground, there are trees and a fence enclosing the area around the building. In the background, the slopes of two mountains (including the one that the building is on) are covered in desert trees and brush. A typed note on the back of the photograph says "Indian Lodge hotel in the Davis Mountains State Park" and also has a stamp with the name "Barry Scobee" and "Fort Davis, Texas."

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture Civilian Conservation Corps Landscape And Nature New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Texas -- Fort Davis. Scenery Desert Davis Mountains State Park (Tex.)

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Photograph of Row of Officers' Houses, Fort Davis

title Photograph of Row of Officers' Houses, Fort Davis

description Photograph of a row of 8 nearly identical houses. Each house has a white front with a short flight of stairs from the ground to a porch surrounded by white pillars. There is a mountain behind the row of houses and the foreground is covered in desert scrub. The back of the photograph is labeled: "1871 Picture of Fort Davis, The Row of Officers' Houses"

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture Landscape And Nature Houses Fort Davis (Tex.) Military And War - Forts Desert

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Photograph of Old Building

title Photograph of Old Building

description Photograph of an old brick building. Part of the wall in the front of the photograph appears to have disintegrated into a pile of dirt and rock. There are several windows along either side of the building and there is a very small porch at one end. There also appears to be the remains of a second structure off to the right. In the background, a rocky hill covered in desert brush rises up behind the building.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture Landscape And Nature Scenery Desert Ruins

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Photograph of Row of Houses

title Photograph of Row of Houses

description Photograph of a row of 13 nearly identical houses in Fort Davis. Each house is brick and has a white front with a short flight of stairs from the ground to a porch surrounded by white pillars. There appear to be other buildings behind the initial row. In the foreground, the ground is bare and there are several mounds of dirt. In the background, there are hills covered in desert brush.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture Landscape And Nature Houses Fort Davis (Tex.) Military And War - Forts Desert

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
[Photograph of Ruins of Old Hospital in Hospital Canyon

title [Photograph of Ruins of Old Hospital in Hospital Canyon

description Photograph of several old brick buildings which are clearly unused and dilapidated with roofs that are sagging and disintegrating. There are at least two separate buildings in the foreground and appear to be several more in the background. The buildings are near a dirt road and surrounded by desert scrub and trees.

artist/creator Hunter'S

subject Architecture Business, Economics And Finance - Medicine Landscape And Nature Davis Mountain State Park (Tex.) Hospitals Desert Ruins

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Photograph of Indian Lodge

title Photograph of Indian Lodge

description This photograph has a large white building in adobe (pueblo) style architecture, centered within the scenery. There are trees and brush in the foreground, outside wire fencing which encloses the building, and hills in the background.

artist/creator Burgess, Glenn

subject Places - United States - Texas - Jeff Davis County Architecture Mountains Civilian Conservation Corps New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Texas -- Fort Davis. Scenery Landscape And Nature - State And National Parks Davis Mountain State Park (Tex.) Desert

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Marfa, Texas, Early 1900s

title Marfa, Texas, Early 1900s

description This photograph shows many different houses and other buildings, spread out and connected by unpaved roads. In the foreground there is a small house with a fenced yard and a larger brick building that appears to be a city building. On the far right of the photograph, there appears to be a 'main road' which is wider and lined by buildings and telephone poles. There are also distant mountains in the background behind the town. The letters 'MA' are written in the lower righthand corner.

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County - Marfa Marfa (Tex.) -- Buildings, Structures, Etc. Property Marfa (Tex.) -- History. Town Roads Desert

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Presidio County Court House & Marfa High School

title Presidio County Court House & Marfa High School

description This print has photographs of the Presidio County Court House and Marfa High School buildings. The Court House building has a car parked outside and trees planted in the front. There is a printed border around the photographs and each is labeled.

artist/creator Arnold'S Art Studio

subject Buildings Cars Architecture Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County - Marfa Marfa (Tex.) -- Buildings, Structures, Etc. Secondary Education Marfa (Tex.) -- History. Education - Schools Government And Law - County Courthouses

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My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 107

title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 107

description Photograph of a set from the movie, "Giant" including the front of a stone mansion with a car parked in front. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The house used for the shooting still stands in the pasture where it was put together nearly fourteen years ago" (p. 12).

artist/creator Unknown

subject Architecture Movie Sets Social Life And Customs - Popular Culture Arts And Crafts - Theatre - Motion Pictures Films

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Frame of a mansion on the set of Giant

title Frame of a mansion on the set of Giant

description Photograph of a set from the movie, "Giant" showing a close up of one side and the wooden bracing across the back of the facade. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "In 1955, a Warner Brothers film crew [...] moved into Marfa [for] the on-location shooting of the movie, 'Giant,' based on the novel by Edna Ferber. The three hundred stars' and crewmen's presence was probably the most exciting event in Marfa's recent history" (pp. 11-12).

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subject Architecture Movie Sets Social Life And Customs - Popular Culture Arts And Crafts - Theatre - Motion Pictures Films

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Set of Giant

title Set of Giant

description Photograph of a set from the movie, "Giant" including the front of a stone mansion that has decorative ironwork along the roofline. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "During a severe drought which strained the economy, help came from a glamorous source. In 1955, a Warner Brothers film crew with movie stars, including Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Chill Wills, and others moved into Marfa. The event was the on-location shooting of the movie, 'Giant,' based on the novel by Edna Ferber" (p. 11).

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subject Architecture Movie Sets Social Life And Customs - Popular Culture Arts And Crafts - Theatre - Motion Pictures Films

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Wide angle view of Presidio ruins

title Wide angle view of Presidio ruins

description Photograph of ruins in Big Bend desert. Several bushes and cacti are visible in the foreground. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Ben Leaton rebuilt the mission when he came to the Big Bend in 1848" (pp. 3-4).

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subject Architecture Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Big Bend Stone Buildings Religion - Missions Ruins

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Several ruins in Presidio

title Several ruins in Presidio

description Photograph of the remains of several stone buildings that are part of the remaining ruins of a Presidio ranch. The ruins are next to a road lined with small posts, visible in the lower-right corner, and desert mountains are visible in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "These are the ruins of the ranch house of another West Texas settler whom the land defeated. Manuel Musquiz tried to homestead in the canyon near the present town of Ft. Davis in 1854. Continued Indian raids drove him back to the security of the East" (p. 4).

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subject Architecture Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Stone Buildings Ruins Agriculture - Ranching - Ranches

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My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 44

title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 44

description Photograph of the ruins of a small stone fort that were part of a ranch in Presidio. The ruins are in a desert landscape and rocky mountains are visible in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Besides farming, [John W. Spencer] ran several stores in Ojinaga and Presidio" (p. 4)

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subject Architecture Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Stone Buildings Ruins Agriculture - Ranching - Ranches

contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)
Dialogue 1: Liminal Zones / Coursing Flows

title Dialogue 1: Liminal Zones / Coursing Flows

description Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Salk Institute for Biological Studies Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Video recording, in four parts, of presentations and discussions about borders, globalization, identity and inSite_05 at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

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subject Space (Composition Concept) Geography Identity (Philosophical Concept) Other (Philosophy) Boundaries San Diego (Calif.) Art Museums Videorecording Lectures Ecology Deconstruction Insite_05 Critical Theory Capital Globalization Artists Tricksters Architecture Mexican-American Border Region Demonstrations Urban Planning Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Symposia Walls Ramírez Erre, Marcos (Mexican Installation Artist And Sculptor, Born 1961) Border Art Unhoused

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