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