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Dutch

Description: Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Maynard W. "Dutch" Acton, who played a cowboy in the movie "Giant," starring Jimmy Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson. Dutch Acton spent most of his life working and living on ranches in West Texas.
Date: December 3, 1968
Creator: Harpham, Marsha
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Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Students with instruments]

Description: Photograph of five Marfa High School students posing together in front of soundproofed walls; three in the front and two in the back. They are identified from left to right as: Beverly Webb (holding a sheaf of papers), Mark Covington (holding a euphonium), Marfa Gene LaLanne (holding a saxaphone), Delma Gonzales (holding papers or another instrument) and Gene Dempsey (holding a trumpet). The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The band members work many extra hours in perfe… more
Date: Autumn 1968
Creator: Edwards, Nancy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Coffield Park]

Description: Photograph of the swimming pool and surrounding areas of Coffield Park, in Marfa, Texas. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Marfa citizens are very proud of their youth and realize that young people are the future of our country. Marfa citizens provide several facilities for warm weather enjoyment. The Marfa Lions Club takes care of the public pool during the summer. Coffield park provides a baseball diamond for Little Leagers" (p. 12).
Date: 1968
Creator: Edwards, Nancy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Mrs. W. K. Livingston]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. W. K. Livingston seated in a wooden chair in front of sheer curtains. A large piece of wooden furniture is partially visible on the right and has a candlestick on top. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Mrs. W. K. Livingston, a pioneer woman, was a member of the first graduating class of Marfa High School. She has lived all of her eighty-six years in this area" (p. 13).
Date: Autumn 1968
Creator: Edwards, Nancy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Jose Chavarria and the Soldiers]

Description: Paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in 1968 by Ernest Mediano. The paper describes a scene in a photo where some cavalry soldiers are asking his grandfather Jose Chavarria to sell them a horse in Ruidosa, Texas. The soldiers were charged with keeping Pancho Villa out of the United States.
Date: 1968
Creator: Mediano, Ernest
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Fort Leaton ruins in Big Bend]

Description: Photograph of a stone or adobe building that is part of the ruins of Fort Leaton ("El Fortin"), near Rio Grande, Texas. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Ben Leaton sold guns and ammunition to the Indians to kill the immigrants on the wagon trains. He then gave aid and shelter to the same immigrants at 'El Fortin.' He was called the 'Noble Desperado'" (p. 4).
Date: 1968
Creator: Edwards, Nancy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.542509 -104.326419
Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Old Borunda Cafe

Description: Research paper written by Pancho Borunda about the Old Borunda Cafe, the best Mexican restaurant in West Texas. He tells the history of the business and describes two photgraphs of women working in the kitchen. This paper was for a history class at Marfa High School in December 1968.
Date: 1968
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

U.S. Border Patrol

Description: Report and description of photographs of the personnel and activities at the U.S. Border Patrol headquarters in Marfa, Texas. This was a report by John Stevens for a American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.
Date: 1968
Creator: Stevens, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

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.
Date: December 2, 1968
Creator: Cobos, Sammy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Airplanes

Description: Research paper written by Cecilia Orozco about the 1st Aero Squadron, the first aviation unit used in active field service in the history of the United States Army. With the paper are two letters from Stacy C. Hinkle, which were used to write the paper. This paper was written for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: 1968
Creator: Orozco, Cecilia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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