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[Photograph of Paisano Pass]

Description: Photograph of Paisano Pass in Presidio County, Texas. A train can be seen driving through the valley with dark smoke coming from it.
Date: 1924
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of a Group of Men and Boys]

Description: Photograph of a group of men and boys standing and sitting under a tree in front of a field. There is a blanket with food in front of them, and several men are holding instruments, including guitars and a banjo. George Dawson is identified by a handwritten arrow pointing to him.
Date: May 24, 1925
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Annaway DeVolin]

Description: Photograph of Annaway DeVolin wearing a dress and dark sweater and sitting on a large rock, with a house in the background.
Date: 1921
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of the Dowe Home]

Description: Photograph of a two-story house, belonging to O. C. and Millie Dowe, with a wooden fence and gate in front of it, and snow falling and covering the roof and the ground.
Date: 1928
Partner: Marfa Public Library

John F. Conners on Horseback in Ft. Clark, Texas

Description: Photograph of John Francis Conners on horseback. He is wearing a uniform. This was taken on December 19, 1924 in Ft. Clark, Texas. This photo was included in a research paper by Albert Garcia for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1969.
Date: December 19, 1924
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Trucks used in Marfa during the 1920s and 1930s]

Description: Group of four trucks used to transport goods around Marfa. These trucks were some of the first trucks in the Marfa transportation business. The four trucks are in a row in the center of the photograph. Three unknown people are also in the photograph. From left to right: On the first truck, a woman sits on a truck fender; a man stands to the right of the third truck; a man stands to the left of the fourth truck.
Date: 1920~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Jose Cenicero transports school children on two trucks for a picnic]

Description: Jose Ceniceros takes two trucks full of school children on a picnic. Approximately 45 individuals are in the photograph. Three men are standing the center of the photograph and in the far right corner three women and one man is standing. The remaining individuals are on the two trucks.
Date: 1920~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[India Coffield and Frank Coffield in 1922]

Description: Photograph of India Coffield and Frank Edward Coffield on their wedding day. India is holding a flower bouquet and Frank is standing on her right. They are both outside, and a small home is behind them.
Date: March 14, 1922
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Card from Lizzie Crosson's Funeral

Description: Copy photo of a card from Lizzie Crosson's funeral with an illustration of an angel to the left and a curtain drawn back by two cherubs on the other. The angle is leaning on a gravestone with the text "Mrs. Lizzie Crosson, Born Aug. 25, 1844. Died Nov, 17, 1924. Age 80 years 2 mos. 22 D."; the text of the poem is written on a lower part of the stone with "In Loving Remembrance" at the very bottom.
Date: November 1924
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Store belonging to Max Cortez]

Description: Interior of a store with shelves and display cases. Three men stand at the back. Left to right are: Max Cortez, Jacobo Villaba, and Philipe Cortez (Max Cortez's brother).
Date: June 30, 1921
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Cruz Cordova at Age 15

Description: Photograph of Cruz Cordova at the age of 15 in 1929 at Marathon, Texas. He became a carpenter, married Fita Cordova and had a daughter, Carol Cordova.
Date: 1929
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Three children of Jesus Cabezuela in a family portrait]

Description: Three daughters of Jesus Cabezuela are pictured in the year 1925. From left to right: Contributor's mother (standing, age 12), Dora Cabezuela (seated, age 1), and Aurora Cabezuela (standing, age 3).
Date: 1925~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Frank Martinez, Jr. and Manuela M. Martinez

Description: Photograph of Fran Martinez, Jr. and his bride Manuela. This photo was taken in Terlingua in 1922. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Date: 1922
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Juan Campos as a Baby

Description: Photograph of Juan Campos as a baby in Dexter, New Mexico around 1922. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Date: 1922~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Byrd Orchard]

Description: This photograph shows a scenic view of the Byrd orchard. In the foreground, there are two fenced-in fields, the corner of one holds several grazing animals. Along the edge of the fence there are trees and what appears to be an irrigation ditch separating those fields from another field and the orchards. On the right of the photograph, there are several buildings, partially obscured by trees. To the left, there appears to be a slope coveered in desert trees and scrub and there are mountains … more
Date: 1924
Partner: Marfa Public Library

The H. A. King Ranch

Description: This photograph shows a group of trees in front of several mountains. There appear to be fence posts marking off an area to the right of the photograph. In the foreground there are rocks and ground covered in desert scrub. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph read: "The H. A. King Ranch, Musquiz Canon, Jeff Davis County Tx, June 1929 by H. A. King" and "10 miles south of Fr. Davis. Build but [...] and then bought 1883 by Col. Grierson [?] who married Mrs. King (mother of H. A.) a… more
Date: June 1929
Creator: King, H. A.
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Blue Mountain

Description: This photograph shows a mountain in the distance. In the foreground, there appears to be the edge of an unpaved road and telephone wires up above. Between the road and the mountain, there is a flat area covered in desert scrub. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Blue Mountain west of Ft. Davis Tex. June 1929 by H. A. King."
Date: June 1929
Creator: King, H. A.
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Out on a Summer Day

Description: In this photograph, there are three people standing in front of a small palm tree on short grass. The man on the left is wearing a suit and tie and a straw hat; he is holding a cane in his right hand and has his left arm around the shoulders of the woman next to him. The woman is standing between the two men, wearing a white jacket, skirt and hat. The two people on the left are middle aged, but the man on the far right is older and has a moustache. He is also wearing a suit, a bowtie, and a… more
Date: August 29, 1926
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Gus Bogel]

Description: In this photograph, a young man (identified as Gus Bogel on the back of the photograph in a handwritten note) is standing in an area that appears to be a garden or backyard. The man is wearing a loose shirt and slacks, a tie, and cowboy boots. He is standing on grass and there are trees to either side. Behind him, there is some sort of wooden structure and a wooden swing or bench. There is a printed border around the outside of the photograph.
Date: 1927~
Creator: Fox Company
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Angelina Chavez and Tanis Dominguez

Description: Photograph of Angelina Chavez and Tanis Dominguez taken in ?Shafter, Texas in 1925. The boy holds a cap in his hand and leans on an automobile.
Date: 1925
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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