Mexican American Art Since 1848 (MAAS1848)

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  Chon Dominquez

  title Chon Dominquez 

  description Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Chon Dominguez, who made trips every week to Shafter, Texas, carrying tanks of oil for the usage of the mine machinery. Grammatical corrections are made in red ink, and the questions posed in red ink are answered or clarified in blue ink on the back of the preceding page. 

  artist/creator Quintanan, Frankie 

  subject Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County  Machines  Dominguez, Chon  Mines  Marfa (Tex.) -- History. 

  contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) 
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  Jesus Abundio Cobos

  title Jesus Abundio Cobos 

  description Paper written by Robert Blanco for a history class at Marfa High School in 1966. It is about Jesus Abundio Cobos, a man who lived in Alpine, Texas. Jesus made a living fencing ranches, making dams for ranchers, and hauling supplies from the railroad to the Shafter mines. His wife was Martina Franco and they had 10 sons and 4 daughters. 

  artist/creator Unknown 

  subject Fences  Dams  Franco, Martina  Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Railroads  Mines  Cobos, Jesus Abundio  Agriculture - Ranching - Ranches 

  contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) 
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  The quicksilver mine at Terlingua

  title The quicksilver mine at Terlingua 

  description The quicksilver mine in Terlingua. 

  artist/creator Unknown 

  subject Business, Economics And Finance - Mining  Mines  Terlingua 

  contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)