Photographers Jimmie and Nancy Keith opened their Marfa studio in 1941. They were true community photographers, capturing shots of everyday life here, including images of the military’s presence, weddings, school activities and formal portraits. After Jimmie Keith’s death in 1953, Nancy continued the work well into the 1980s and is responsible for reproducing dozens of old photographs for students to use in their Junior Historian research projects, allowing tremendous insight into our past.
To learn more, access our Keith Archive inventory.
The Hotel Paisano from the 1940s 
DK Ramsey’s Texaco Station 
Highland Herefords on the Brite Ranch 
A 1950s Blackwell School “Queen of Hearts” with her court 
Abandoned mine in Shafter, Presidio County, Texas. 
Future Farmers of America with prize winning sheep 
Texas Trail Ride 
Cowboy with herd 
World War II Scrap Metal Drive 
Marfa welcomes Hollywood 
Big Bend Feed Store 
West Texas Utilities Building 
Western Auto Associate Store 
Ramirez Furniture Co. store 
Palace Theater 
Artist Frank Gervasi 
Highland Hereford and cowboy
