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Tiny Target
title Tiny Targetdescription Photograph of an abandoned cinderblock building located on U.S. 90 approx. half-way between Alpine and Marathon, TX. Building is affixed with Target wordmark and logo. A single red shopping cart sits outside. Smith Peak is visible in the background.artist/creator Hicks, Williamcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Empty Gallery
title Empty Gallerydescription Photograph of an empty room with white walls, pillars, and halogen lighting.artist/creator Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Empty Room
title Empty Roomdescription Photograph of a large empty room with four white pillars and halogen lights overhead.artist/creator Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Arts Warehouse Exterior
title Arts Warehouse Exteriordescription Photograph of a large, rectangular building painted on the side to read "The Arts Warehouse" with several street signs and cars parked on two perpendicular streets; there are flags flying from the top of the building and there is a telephone pole and a radio tower visible in the background.artist/creator Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
News Clip: Hispanic Week
title News Clip: Hispanic Weekdescription B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.artist/creator Kxas-Tv (Television Station : Fort Worth, Tex.)subject Television News Programs Stages Arts And Crafts - Dance Arts And Crafts - Music - Instruments News Stories Video Clips Business, Economics And Finance - Communications - Media Audiences People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Social Life And Customs - Customs - Celebrations News Segments Social Life And Customs - Clothing Television Broadcasting Of News. Architecture - Buildings Video Footagecontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Jacal Home in the Rio Grande Valley #2
title Jacal Home in the Rio Grande Valley #2description Photograph of an unidentified family posing outside the entrance to a jacal home. There is a man on the far left, holding a small dog and wearing a conical hat, two women in the middle, and a young child on the far right, standing near one corner of the house. The house behind them appears to have wood or mud walls with a thatched roof and the yard is enclosed by a stick fence. Handwriting on the back of the photo says "jacal in the Rio Grande Valley" and "Typical jacal found in the Rio Grande Valley up into the early 1900s. The jacal was the home of the peón class."artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Peón Class Social Life And Customs - Homes Dwellings Social Life And Customs Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico And Tex.) People - Family Groups Architecture - Buildings Jacal Homescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Multiple Views of Jacal Home and Small Home Made of Branches
title Multiple Views of Jacal Home and Small Home Made of Branchesdescription Photographs of a jacal home, a close-up view of a wall of the jacal home, and a small home made of branches and twigs. In the picture of the jacal home, rotary tiller is visible in front of the house. The close-up view of the jacal home's wall shows that most of the boards are stacked parallel to the ground, with vertical beams added for support. The small home made of branches and twigs also has some corrugated tin siding, and a prickly pear plant is visible on the right side of the picture, along with a pile of branches, presumably to be used for firewood.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Wooden Structures Wooden Buildings Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs King Kutter Rotary Tillers Walls Dwellings Architecture - Buildings Rotary Cutters Jacal Homescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Sillar Ranch House
title Sillar Ranch Housedescription Photograph of a "sillar" ranch house at Mota de Olmos in Duval County. The house was built in the early 1850's.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Sillar Structures Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs Ranch Houses Mota De Olmos Ranch Chipichil Roofs Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Board and Batten Home
title Board and Batten Homedescription Photograph of a simple board-and-batten home. There is a mesh fence surrounding the house, and some prickly pear cactus is visible in the foreground.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs Board-And-Batten Homes Prickly Pear Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Jacal de Leña
title Jacal de Leñadescription Photograph of a "jacal de leña" on a ranch on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. The thatched roof has been replaced with tin.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs Jacal De Leña Homes Architecture - Buildings Jacal Homescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Roof of a Jacal de Leña
title Roof of a Jacal de Leñadescription Photograph of a view of the upper gable and the underside of the eaves for a jacal de leña, building. The visible parts of the building appear to be entirely wood, with shingles on the roof.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs Roofs Jacal De Leña Homes Architecture - Buildings Jacal Homescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Two-Story Spanish Colonial House
title Two-Story Spanish Colonial Housedescription Photograph of a two-story Spanish colonial main house. This "casa mayor" is made of "sillares" (caliche blocks), which have been quarried from beneath the top soil.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs Spanish Colonial Homes Sillares Caliche Blocks Caliche Architecture - Buildings Casas Mayorescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frontal View of Small Board-and-Batten Home
title Frontal View of Small Board-and-Batten Homedescription Photograph of the frontal view of a small board-and-batten home. One window is visible on the right side of the house, and two doors are visible. The roof is made of wooden shingles, and a barbed wire fence is visible in the foreground.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs Board-And-Batten Homes Barbed Wire Fences Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Half Jacal, Half Board-and-Batten Home
title Half Jacal, Half Board-and-Batten Homedescription Photograph of a home that is half jacal and half board-and batten. The structure was built in the 1890's/1920's. People and animals stand in front of the home in the photograph.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs Animals Board-And-Batten Homes Architecture - Buildings Jacal Homescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Adobe Home
title Adobe Homedescription Photograph of an adobe home. Visible on the right side of the picture is a woman with her back to the camera, and on the left side of the home there is a chicken wire fence.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Fences Social Life And Customs - Homes Adobe Houses Social Life And Customs Chicken Wire Fences Architecture - Buildings Adobe Homescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Jacal Home With Thatched Roof
title Jacal Home With Thatched Roofdescription Photograph of a jacal home with a thatched roof. A simple wooden fence surrounds the home.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Fences Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs Thatched Roofs Architecture - Buildings Jacal Homescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Segundo Barrio Mural
title Segundo Barrio Muraldescription Photograph of a mural of a mask painted on the wall of a two story brick building. The mural contains the text, "Segundo Barrio", the name of a historic Hispanic neighborhood in South El Paso. Another two story, brick building can be seen to the left.artist/creator Unknownsubject Arts And Crafts - Paintings - Murals Segundo Barrio Mural Paintings (Visual Works) Architecture - Buildings Places - United States - Texas - El Paso County - El Paso South El Pasocontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
The University of Texas at Austin, undated
title The University of Texas at Austin, undateddescription Photograph of the University of Texas at Austin tower behind Littlefield Fountain.artist/creator Foster, William Haguesubject Towers University Of Texas Tower Littlefield Fountain Education - Colleges And Universities - University Of Texas Education - Colleges And Universities Arts And Crafts - Sculptures Architecture - Buildings Fountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Family Archives
title Mexican Family Archivesdescription Photograph of man in uniform standing outside a building in Mexico. There are various objects inside in the building. There is a sign on the building that is in English and Spanish.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Family Archives
title Mexican Family Archivesdescription Photograph of a man with a hat and hand on hip. The man is wearing a short sleeve collar shirt and pants. There are various buildings in the background.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Family Archives
title Mexican Family Archivesdescription Photograph of an older woman sitting in front of flowers within a building. The older woman using both hands to point to the flowers. The older woman is wearing a decorative dress with a sweater.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Family Archives
title Mexican Family Archivesdescription Photograph of cacti in a building on a wooden table. There is a pink flower on top of one of cactus. There are numerous trees in the background.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Family Archives
title Mexican Family Archivesdescription Photograph of three boys posing while smiling. There are two boys behind the third boy with one of the boys has arm around boy in front. The other boy in back is pointing his finger to the boy in boy's head that is in front. There are various objects by and behind the boys such as piping and shelving.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Family Archives
title Mexican Family Archivesdescription Photograph of a father and mother holding son's hand while walking. There is a man in uniform behind the family. There are various buildings and vehicles in background.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Family Archives
title Mexican Family Archivesdescription Photograph of two young men standing in front of building. One of the young men is a wearing a suit with a tie. The second young man is wearing a decorative stitch long sleeve shirt with a shirt underneath and pants. A window of the building is directly behind the young men. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Family Archives
title Mexican Family Archivesdescription Photograph of a young man kneeling the grass with trees, picnic table, and buildings in background. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish.artist/creator Polaroid Land Photographcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Family Archives
title Mexican Family Archivesdescription Photograph of three boys posing in the snow with buildings in the background. The one boy squatted down on the snowball. The one boy is sitting on the snowball. The one boy is standing by the snowball.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Family Archives
title Mexican Family Archivesdescription Photograph of three men posing outside with buildings and trees in background. The three are standing beside each other, they are wearing pants and long sleeve shirts. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Family Archives
title Mexican Family Archivesdescription Photograph of man walking down a sidewalk with people and buildings in background. The man is wearing a long sleeve shirt and pants. The man is holding a cigarette in his right hand.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: Pharr, Texas
title Scrapbook Page: Pharr, Texasdescription Photographs of Pharr, Texas. The first three images at the top of the page are aerial views of the town of Pharr, with houses and barracks visible. The bottom left photo is of a military band marching down a dirt road, with a handwritten note: "Funeral of 3rd Tenn. private drowned in Lake Sardinia. On the bottom right is a cavalry walking on a dirt road into a city, with a drug store behind them and a handwritten note: "2nd F. A. passing thru Pharr."artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs - Customs - Funerals Architecture - Civil Works - Streets And Roads Lake Sardinia People Arts And Crafts - Music - Marching Bands Cavalries Military And War - Camps New York National Guard 2Nd Field Artillery Regiment Military And War - Personnel Architecture - Buildings Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: Mission, Texas
title Scrapbook Page: Mission, Texasdescription Photographs of Mission, Texas. The top left photo is of a man sitting on the railing of a porch, identified as "Kelly." The top middle photo is of trees and underbrush next to a dirt road. The top right photo is of a small town with a few buildings on a dirt road. The middle left photo is of a man riding a mule on a street in Mission, Texas. The bottom left photo is of a man standing with his arms crossed, identified as "Cupid" Woerner. The bottom middle photo is of men swimming in Lake Capote. The bottom right photo is of military men setting up tents in a large field.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Sports And Recreation - Swimming Woerner, (Cupid) Architecture - Civil Works - Streets And Roads People Landscape And Nature Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Mules Lake Capote Sports And Recreation - Riding - Mules New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Landscape And Nature - Water - Lakes Architecture - Buildings Military And War - Camps Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 22
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 22description Photographs of the life of military camps. The top left photo is of military men in a camp with buildings and tents around them. The top right photo is of two men in a small tent laying on the ground, with the handwritten note "Lou and I." The middle photo is of men cooking over a fire with cooking utensils on the ground around them. The bottom left photo is of men sitting down beside a dirt road, with a handwritten note that says "Rest en route, 110 mile hike, Aug - 1916." The bottom right photo is of men working with rifles in front of a row of tents.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Tents Social Life And Customs - Food And Cooking People Social Life And Customs - Firearms New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Architecture - Buildings Military And War - Camps Hikes Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: Military Camps and Hidalgo, Texas
title Scrapbook Page: Military Camps and Hidalgo, Texasdescription Photographs of military camps and Hidalgo, Texas. The top left photo is of men in military uniforms standing near a small tent, with the caption "La Gloria." The top right photo is of a campsite being constructed with small tents at Young's Ranch. The bottom left photo is of a man with a large hat sitting on a horse. The bottom right photo is of the Hidalgo courthouse with men standing on the porch.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Tents Places - United States - Texas - Hidalgo County People Young'S Ranch Military And War - Camps New York National Guard La Gloria Military And War - Personnel Government And Law - County Courthouses Architecture - Buildings Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Agriculture - Ranching - Ranches Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 8
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 8description Photographs of shacks in Mexico and a fishing trip. The top left photo is of a small shack built out of sticks, with a man working on a wagon in the front yard. The top right photo is of Sterling's Ranch, a house surrounded by trees next to a dirt road. The middle photo is of shack with walls made of sticks and thatched roofs. The bottom left photo is of a woman standing outside of a wood-paneled shack with farm animals behind it and children playing in the yard. The bottom middle photo is of two men holding fish, with a handwritten note that says "'Horny Gar' caught at Lake Capote, Tex." The bottom right photo is of a shack with laundry drying on a line in the yard.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Shacks Sterling'S Ranch Social Life And Customs - Homes Places - Mexico Horny Gar People Agriculture - Domestic Animals Lake Capote New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Sports And Recreation - Fishing Landscape And Nature - Water - Lakes Architecture - Buildings People - Children Agriculture - Ranching - Ranches Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 23
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 23description Photographs of Brownsville, Texas. The top left photo is of the Brownsville Courthouse building with a man standing next to a fountain on the front sidewalk. The top right photo is of two men riding in a wagon pulled by a mule. The bottom left photo is of a train on tracks headed for Brownsville, with men standing around it. The bottom right photo is of a streetcar in front of city buildings in Brownsville, Texas.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Architecture - Buildings Places - United States - Texas - Cameron County - Brownsville Brownsville Courthouse Architecture - Civil Works - Streets And Roads People Street Cars Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Mules Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Trolleys New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Government And Law - County Courthouses Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Animal-Drawn Vehicles Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Railroads - Trains Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 3
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 3description Photographs of different views of a military camp and the town nearby. The top photo is of a Mexican saloon with a sign that says "Bull Durham," and several other buildings in a row behind it. The middle left photo is of the brigade headquarters, a row of canvas tents. The middle right photo is of a man in a military uniform standing in front of a large cactus plant with Mexican women standing on either side of him. The bottom photo is of 1st Lieutenant R. Ireland stepping out of his canvas tent.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Military And War - Uniforms And Insignia Ireland, Lieutenant R. People Saloons People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics New York National Guard Landscape And Nature - Plants Military And War - Personnel Durham, Bull Architecture - Buildings Military And War - Camps Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: South Texas Scenes
title Scrapbook Page: South Texas Scenesdescription Photographs of various scenes in South Texas. The top left photo is of a man in a military uniform standing in front of a house with a wrap-around porch. The top middle photo is of a military man with a rifle standing on "International Bridge." The top right photo is of a house made of sticks with people standing in the yard. The bottom left photo is of a man standing in front of the Hidalgo County Courthouse, with more men sitting on the front porch of the building. The bottom middle photo is of a man herding goats in a field. The bottom right photo is of a Mexican sheriff riding a horse on a street with a house in the background.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Architecture - Civil Works - Bridges Social Life And Customs - Homes People International Bridge Social Life And Customs - Firearms Hidalgo County Courthouse New York National Guard Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Goats Military And War - Personnel Government And Law - County Courthouses Government And Law - Law Enforcement - Sheriffs Architecture - Buildings Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 19
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 19description Photographs of various scenes of South Texas. The top left photo is of an irrigation ditch with some water in it and men working on both sides. The top right photo is of a group of small shacks in Mexico. The middle photo is of the Church at Laguna Seca, Texas, with a row of small tents and a man in front of it. The bottom left photo is of a family sitting on the porch of a small house. The bottom right photo is of a small hut in a field next to a tree.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Shacks Social Life And Customs - Homes Places - Mexico Irrigation Ditches People Religion - Churches Agriculture - Farm Equipment - Irrigation New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel People - Family Groups Landscape And Nature - Water Architecture - Buildings Church At Laguna Seca Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 28
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 28description Photographs of Edinburg, Texas. The top left photo is of Edinburg County Courthouse. The top right photo is of a train in a city with men standing nearby. The middle photo is of Louis Bornscheuer in a military uniform standing next to a river. The bottom left photo is of a powerhouse building with two tall columns protruding from it. The bottom right photo is of Madero City, Mexico, seen from across a large river.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Powerhouses Lower Rio Grande Valley Business, Economics And Finance - Electricity - Power Plants Places - Mexico People New York National Guard Bornscheuer, Louis Military And War - Personnel Government And Law - County Courthouses Architecture - Buildings Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Railroads - Trains Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Edinburg County Courthousecontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: International Bridge, Brownsville, Texas
title Scrapbook Page: International Bridge, Brownsville, Texasdescription Photographs of the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge, which crosses the Rio Bravo between the United States and Mexico. The top photos are of the bridge as seen from a distance, with the left picture showing a side view and the right a view from the road before the bridge. The bottom photos are of military men standing on and near the bridge beside a wooden building.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Architecture - Civil Works - Bridges Brownsville And Matamoros International Bridge Places - Mexico Architecture - Civil Works - Streets And Roads Rio Bravo People International Bridge New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Architecture - Buildings Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: Mexican Shacks
title Scrapbook Page: Mexican Shacksdescription Photographs of shacks in Mexico. The top left and bottom right shacks are made of logs, and have wooden fences around the yards. The top right and bottom left shacks are made of sticks with thatched roofs, with a horse in one photo and a man in the other.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Shacks Social Life And Customs - Homes Places - Mexico People New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Architecture - Buildings Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes
title Scrapbook Page: Military Scenesdescription Photographs of military activities. The top left photo is of a man sitting on a mule with a wagon and barracks in the background. The top right photo is of the 1st Cavalry marching through a street with buildings on one side. The middle photo is of a family in a horse-drawn wagon with dogs following the wagon. The bottom left photo is of Clerk Williams wearing a military uniform and standing in front of a large tree. The bottom right photo is of men bathing and washing clothes in a river, with a handwritten note that says "Prof. Evans."artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Architecture - Buildings Social Life And Customs - Families Williams, Clerk People 1St Cavalry Cavalries Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Mules Social Life And Customs - Pets - Dogs Evans, Prof. New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Animal-Drawn Vehicles Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: Pharr, Texas Views
title Scrapbook Page: Pharr, Texas Viewsdescription Photographs of different areas of Pharr, Texas. The top left photo is of a house near a dirt road, "Folsom's Home," according to a handwritten note. The top right photo is of a building with signs that say "Pharr Lunch Room" and "The Shamrock Bar," with horses outside. The middle left photo is of the Gawthrop's home, a two-story building with trees in the front yard. The bottom left photo is of a Methodist Church in Pharr. The bottom right photo is of a group of men in military uniforms, with a handwritten note that says "Fatigue Party."artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Military And War - Uniforms And Insignia Social Life And Customs - Homes Gawthrop Religion - Denominations - Methodist Religion - Churches New York National Guard People - Groups Folsom Military And War - Personnel Bars The Shamrock Bar Architecture - Buildings Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Business, Economics And Finance - Restaurants Pharr Lunch Room Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 27
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 27description Photographs of military camp life. The top left photo is of men in military uniforms standing in front of a wood building, the "23rd Post Exchange," advertising cigarettes, tobacco, candies, cakes, cold drinks, and ice cream. The top right photo is of a dirt road between rows of tents with a wooden screened building and men standing outside. The bottom two pictures are of a guard mount, with men marching in formation and camp buildings in the background.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Tents 23Rd Post Exchange Architecture - Civil Works - Streets And Roads People Military And War - Camps New York National Guard People - Groups Guard Mounts Military And War - Personnel Architecture - Buildings Business, Economics And Finance - Stores Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: McAllen, Texas
title Scrapbook Page: McAllen, Texasdescription Photographs of McAllen, Texas. The top left photo is of men driving a wagon with a tent in the background. The top right photo is of military men standing in a trench near the Rio Bravo. The bottom left photo is of military men and horses standing in front of the Hidalgo Courthouse. The bottom right photo is of wagons and cars on Main Street in McAllen, Texas.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Tents Architecture - Civil Works - Streets And Roads Rio Bravo People Hidalgo Courthouse Military And War - Camps New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Horse-Drawn Vehicles Government And Law - County Courthouses Architecture - Buildings Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 2
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 2description Photographs of events at a military camp. The top left photo shows a funeral procession with horse-drawn carriages and people walking on a dirt road. The top middle photo is of a baseball field lined with spectators for an Officers' ball game. The top right photo is of a uniform inspection for members of the National Guard. The bottom left photo is of two children sitting on a white horse with military barracks in the background. The bottom middle photo is of a group of men in a large swimming pool. The bottom right photo is of men disassembling a military camp, with the date identified as January 2, 1917.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Military And War - Uniforms And Insignia Sports And Recreation - Baseball Sports And Recreation - Swimming Social Life And Customs - Customs - Funerals Architecture - Civil Works - Streets And Roads People Military And War - Camps New York National Guard Swimming Pools Military And War - Personnel Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Horse-Drawn Vehicles Inspections Architecture - Buildings Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses People - Children Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 13
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 13description Photographs of Pharr, Texas. The top left photo is of buildings in the distance. The top right photo is of The Shamrock Bar and Pharr Lunch Room building, with a sign on the side that says "Life Saving Station" and people sitting on the front porch. The middle photo is of a Gulf Coast Railroad train engine with a number 91 on it. The bottom left photo is of a building with a post office, Cage's Newsitorium, and Cage's Cigar Palace and Candies, with cars parked outside. The bottom right photo is of the Pharr train station with men standing around a wagon near stacks of boxes.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Cage'S Cigar Palace Government And Law - Civil Servants - Postal Service Pharr Lunch Room Cage'S Newsitorium The Shamrock Bar People Life Saving Station New York National Guard Gulf Coast Railroad Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Railroads - Depots Military And War - Personnel Architecture - Buildings Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Railroads - Trains Business, Economics And Finance - Restaurants Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes
title Scrapbook Page: Military Scenesdescription Photographs of scenes of military life. The top left photo is of men standing behind a large cactus plant. The top right photo is of two bulls pulling a cart on a dirt road with shacks in the background. The middle and bottom left photos are of men standing in trenches next to the Rio Bravo. The bottom right photo is of General Wilson and several other men in a camp with tents and a car behind them.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Architecture - Buildings Tents Social Life And Customs - Homes Rio Bravo People Wilson, General Bulls Trenches New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Animal-Drawn Vehicles Military And War - Camps Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 26
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 26description Photographs of shacks in Mexico. The top left photo is of shacks made with sticks and thatched roofs, with a man in a military uniform standing next to a tent in front of the shacks. The top right photo is of a man standing next to a thatched-roof shack behind a stick fence. The bottom left photo is of two men standing at the doorway of a shack with mud and stick walls and a thatched roof. The bottom right photo is of a fenced yard with several buildings next to a dirt road.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Fences Shacks Social Life And Customs - Homes Tents Places - Mexico Architecture - Civil Works - Streets And Roads People New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Architecture - Buildings Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbookdescription Photograph of a Mexican saloon with a large group of horses, wagons, and people in front of it. A sign above the saloon says "La Estrella, Guerra & Co, Comerciantes."artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Business, Economics And Finance - Saloons, Bars, Taverns Architecture - Buildings La Estrella Places - Mexico People Guerra & Co. New York National Guard Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Animal-Drawn Vehicles Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: Military Camp
title Scrapbook Page: Military Campdescription Photographs of a military camp. The top left photo is of a cot inspection at the camp, with rows of cots between rows of tents and men walking among the rows. The top right photo is of a wooden screened building with a row of tents behind it, and a handwritten note: "I Co. Street." The bottom left photo is of a group of men in military uniforms standing in front of the wooden building of the guard house. The bottom right photo is of a group of men standing in lines at a distance with an American flag in the foreground, and a handwritten note that says "Guard Mount."artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject I Co. Tents People New York National Guard Guard Houses Guard Mounts Military And War - Personnel Inspections Architecture - Buildings Military And War - Camps Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 14
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 14description Photographs of military camps. The top left photo is of military men cooking near a tent. The top right photo is of a man giving another man a haircut with rows of large tents in the background. The middle photo is of men standing together with tents in the background and a handwritten note "Prof. Evans Ll Hospital." The bottom left photo is of a man with a dog standing in a street in McAllen, Texas with buildings, wagons, and people behind him. The bottom right photo is of men eating and standing around boxes.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Military And War - Uniforms And Insignia Tents Social Life And Customs - Food And Cooking People Evans, Prof. New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Horse-Drawn Vehicles Architecture - Buildings Military And War - Camps Social Life And Customs - Pets - Dogs Business, Economics And Finance - Service Industries - Barbers Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: Pharr, Texas Residential Section
title Scrapbook Page: Pharr, Texas Residential Sectiondescription Photographs of the residential area of Pharr, Texas. The top left photo is of a line of stores, including Pharr Drug Store and an ice cream stand. The top right photo is of men in military uniforms walking on a sidewalk near a large house. The bottom left photo is of a house next to the Methodist church, and the bottom right is a closer view of the Methodist church.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Social Life And Customs - Homes Pharr Drug Store People Religion - Denominations - Methodist Religion - Churches New York National Guard Drug Stores Ice Cream Stands Military And War - Personnel Architecture - Buildings Business, Economics And Finance - Stores Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of Marfa, Texas
title Photograph of Marfa, Texasdescription Photograph of Marfa, Texas, as seen from the middle of a main street, with shops and a hotel lining the street and cars parked in front of them, and a courthouse at the end of the street.artist/creator Unknownsubject Business, Economics And Finance - Hotels Architecture - Civil Works - Streets And Roads Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs. Government And Law - County Courthouses Architecture - Buildings Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobilescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of a Town in the Winter
title Photograph of a Town in the Winterdescription Photograph of a town as seen from across a snowy field with wheel tracks in the snow, partially obscured by some trees and power lines.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Postcard of Old Fort Davis
title Postcard of Old Fort Davisdescription Postcard of Old Ft. Davis, a row of deserted brick buildings that are beginning to fall apart.artist/creator Koch, Petercontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of Stone House
title Photograph of Stone Housedescription Photograph of a house constructed from stones, with a wheelbarrow in front of it and a man kneeling on a cliff behind it.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of O. C. and Millie Dowe's First Home
title Photograph of O. C. and Millie Dowe's First Homedescription Photograph of O. C. and Millie Dowd's first home on the George Sutherlin Ranch, as seen from across a field. A car and a horse can be seen in front of the house.artist/creator Unknownsubject Dowe, O. C. Dowe, Millie Wilson Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs. Architecture - Buildings George Sutherlin Ranch Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Agriculture - Ranching - Ranchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of the Dowe Home
title Photograph of the Dowe Homedescription 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.artist/creator Unknownsubject Dowe, O. C. Houses Dowe, Millie Wilson Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs. Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of Francis Wilson's Home
title Photograph of Francis Wilson's Homedescription Photograph of Francis Wilson's home in Presidio County, Texas, which he built for himself and his family. In front of the house are two motorcycles with a man leaning against one of them.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of Marfa, Texas
title Photograph of Marfa, Texasdescription Photograph of Marfa, Texas in the evening, a group of houses and buildings with several windmills and a dark sky overhead. The photo was taken by Frank Duncan.artist/creator Duncan, Franksubject Windmills Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County - Marfa Landscape And Nature Duncan, Frank Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs. Architecture - Buildings Townscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of Francis Dewitt Wilson's Home
title Photograph of Francis Dewitt Wilson's Homedescription Photograph of a log cabin, Francis Dewitt Wilson's home and birthplace, with a man sitting in a chair and a man and woman standing next to him in front of the cabin.artist/creator Unknownsubject Log Cabins Wilson, Francis D. People - Groups Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs. Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of James Edward Wilson's House
title Photograph of James Edward Wilson's Housedescription Photograph of the home of James Edward Wilson and his family, a square, stone house with trees around it.artist/creator Unknownsubject Architecture - Buildings Wilson, James Edward Houses Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of the "Faith Hall" building
title Photograph of the "Faith Hall" buildingdescription Photograph of the "Faith Hall" building in Texas. It is a two-storied building with tall trees in front.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
"La Moderna" store, Magnolia Park
title "La Moderna" store, Magnolia Parkdescription Photograph of the "La Moderna" store in Magnolia Park. Two-storied building, with red brick on the ground level, and yellow wood siding on the upper level. A sign above the entrance reads: "Libreria Kaliman"artist/creator Unknownsubject Buildings Stores, Retail. Magnolia Park Architecture - Buildings Business, Economics And Finance - Storescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Gabino Hernandez residence
title Gabino Hernandez residencedescription Photograph of a lightly painted house on Avenue I, Houston, Texas. A garage building is visible behind the house. Gabino Hernandez had the house built around 1936.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Group of Hispanic Women Working at Tables
title Group of Hispanic Women Working at Tablesdescription Photograph of five Hispanic women sitting and writing at two long, polished wooden tables. There is a sixth woman standing at the head of one of the tables on the left side of the image. There is a large stone wall on the left side of the image with a glass double door and three multi-pane double windows, which are swung open. There is extensive handwriting on the back of the image, which reads, "Mo- Ranch. (underlined) Texas- Mexican Presbytery's General Conference 8- 50 Mo-14 Women's Class: "Women of the Church-" Mrs. Granados Teaching. 5-3 2 3/16 x 1 3/8 9-079/A 58.3".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Religion Women Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Four Hispanic People Standing in Front of a Large Estate
title Four Hispanic People Standing in Front of a Large Estatedescription Photograph of two young Hispanic women and two young Hispanic men standing in the expansive front lawn of a large, three story estate in the background. The two women are wearing a dress and a skirt, and the men are wearing light-colored pants, dark button-up shirts that are tucked in, and matching light-colored ties. The estate in the background is elaborately architecturally decorative and has several windows on every floor. The brick building has two pointed roofs on either end that are connected in the middle with a lower roof. There is a decorative border around the image.artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Outdoors Landscape And Nature Portraits People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Estates Architecture - Buildings Yardscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Small Concrete House
title Small Concrete Housedescription Photograph of the side of a small concrete house built on a dirt clearing. The side of the building that faces the foreground has one dark window, and there is a single bushy fern growing on top of the roof. There is a large dead bush planted in front of this wall. The back of the building, which falls into the background, has four visible windows. The front of the building, which faces the right-hand side of the image, is not visible, however there are at least three people visible standing in front of the entrance and looking at the camera.artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Outdoors Concrete People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Ferns Bushes Architecture - Buildings Windowscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Group of Hispanic People in Front of a Building
title Group of Hispanic People in Front of a Buildingdescription Photograph of a smiling group of Hispanic men, women, and children standing in front of a large brick building. The group of five women, two men, and seven children are all standing together in a grassy yard underneath a couple of twisted, dead trees. The women of the group are wearing long skirts, dresses, and cardigans; the men are wearing dress shirts, suits, and trousers, and the children are wearing dresses, trousers, and long-sleeved shirts. There are several large windows visible on the building behind the group. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Wharton".artist/creator Unknownsubject Trees Texas-Mexican Presbytery People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics People - Groups Architecture - Buildings Windowscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Hispanic Ladies Standing in Front of the Entrance to a Building
title Hispanic Ladies Standing in Front of the Entrance to a Buildingdescription Photograph of a group of formally-dressed Hispanic ladies standing together for a group portrait. The ladies are wearing long, dark dresses and coats. Most of them are also wearing decorative hats and holding purses. There are three other ladies and a man in a suit standing on the doorstep of the building in the background. There is a large bush shielding most of the building from sight behind the group of women. There is a decorative border around the image.artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Crowds Portraits People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Entrances Women Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Six Hispanic Ladies Standing in Front of a Building
title Six Hispanic Ladies Standing in Front of a Buildingdescription Photograph of a group of six Hispanic ladies dressed formally in long dark coats and dresses standing in front of a building. Four of the women are wearing decorative hats, and a couple of them are also holding purses. Next to them on the right-hand side of the image, there is a large bush that cuts off at the top of the image. The building visible behind the bush is made up of mostly window panels. There is another building visible along the dirt path that leads to the background on the left-hand side of the image. This building is also mostly shielded by large bushes and trees. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "The officers of the Presbyterial with Mrs. Cunningham". There are also many numerical markings on the back of the photograph.artist/creator Unknownsubject Trees Texas-Mexican Presbytery Outdoors Portraits Cunningham People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Social Life And Customs - Clothing Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Large Group Portrait In Front of a Building
title Large Group Portrait In Front of a Buildingdescription Photograph of a large group portrait of Hispanic men and women in front of a building framed by trimmed bushes and trees. Many of the women in the group are wearing long, flowing white dresses or dark suits with skirts, dark trench coats, and decorative hats. The women in the group are all on the left-hand side of the image. The men in the group, who are all standing on the right-hand side of the image, are wearing dark suits, collared shirts, and ties. The building directly behind them has an open entrance and windows on either side. There is a decorative border around the image and a note handwritten in cursive on the back that reads, "Officers Training School - PP3".artist/creator Unknownsubject Trees Texas-Mexican Presbytery Outdoors Landscape And Nature Portraits People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Bushes Social Life And Customs - Clothing Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Crowd and a Parked Bus in Front of an Open Church Entrance
title Crowd and a Parked Bus in Front of an Open Church Entrancedescription Photograph of a crowd of Hispanic church-goers standing in front of a church entrance. The crowd is made up of men, women, and children gathered into small, clustered groups. The church is a wood-slatted building with a row of windows on the right-hand side. It has a tall belfry that is attached to the open double-door entrance and cut off at the top edge of the image. A covered parking area is visible in the background on the far left-hand side of the image. There is a dirt road in the foreground with the back of a bus visible on the far left-hand side. There is a camera on a tripod also on the left in the foreground that is facing the church.
There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Taft - new blglg. [Taken at convention, 3-23-1947?]"artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian Crowds Buses People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Entrances Architecture - Buildings Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Crowd in Front of an Open Church Entrance
title Crowd in Front of an Open Church Entrancedescription Photograph of a group of Hispanic church-goers standing in a crowd in front of the entrance to their church. Most of the people in the group are facing the church, and there are a couple more smaller groups scattered throughout the image. The church building has a tall belfry that is connected to the double-door entrance and cut off at the top of the image. The building continues along the back right-hand side of the image, where there is another back entrance. There is a car parked in front of the church also on the far right-hand side. There is a camera attached to a tripod in the foreground across the dirt road from the church. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Taft, Texas 2nd Presby Church. [Taken at convention, 3-23-1947?]".artist/creator Unknownsubject Cars Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian Crowds Religion - Churches - Congregations People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Entrances Architecture - Buildings Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Seven Toddlers Sitting on a Porch
title Seven Toddlers Sitting on a Porchdescription Photograph of a group of seven toddlers sitting on the steps of a porch. The three boys and four girls are all wearing matching light-colored outfits, socks, and running shoes. The concrete porch they are sitting on is attached to a wood-slatted building with a front door on the left-hand side of the image and two windows directly behind the children. The grassy yard around the house is visible in the foreground and in the background on the right-hand side of the image. There is also a swing set beside the house as well as some other structures which are visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Faft. - manse that burned".artist/creator Unknownsubject Exteriors Texas-Mexican Presbytery Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian Manses People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Toddlers Architecture - Buildings Porches People - Childrencontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Six Hispanic Children Standing on the Side of a Porch
title Six Hispanic Children Standing on the Side of a Porchdescription Photograph of a group of six young children standing together in a row at the edge of a raised porch. The porch is attached to a wood-slatted building with a large, framed window on the right-hand side of the image. Leaning against the building there is a young boy wearing a light collared shirt. Standing next to him on the right-hand side of the image is a slightly taller boy, three younger boys, and an older girl. All of the children are holding pieces of paper. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Sinton. 10/15/50 Beginnings of a new work in Sinton, operated by Pres. Mex. students"artist/creator Unknownsubject Rows Texas-Mexican Presbytery Portraits People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Architecture - Buildings Porches People - Childrencontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Side View of People Exiting the Front of a Church
title Side View of People Exiting the Front of a Churchdescription Photograph of a small group of women and men exiting a church through the front double doors. The front entrance is cut off on the right-hand side of the image, as is a parked car and more exiting people. The side of the brick church, which has five windows, spans the width of the image. There is a smaller entrance with two windows on either side at the very back of the church on the far left-hand side. A man is getting into his parked car at the side of the church. There are power lines spanning the entire image in several directions. There is a wide dirt road in front of the church that makes up the foreground. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 1951".artist/creator Unknownsubject Cars Texas-Mexican Presbytery People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Exiting Windows Architecture - Buildings Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Front View of a Mexican Presbyterian Church
title Front View of a Mexican Presbyterian Churchdescription Photograph of the front of a Mexican Presbyterian church. There are three long windows and a sign in Spanish that translates to read, "Mexican Presbyterian Church" on the side of the building that faces the front right-hand side of the image. The yard surrounding the building and in the foreground is made up of dirt, and there is a large palm tree at the front. The front entrance of the building, which faces the left-hand side of the image, extends past the main front wall of the church, and has three steps leading up to the double doors. There are six visible windows at the front of the church, which extends into the background of the image. There are several bushes and palm trees clumped together in the front yard. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Benito".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Palm Trees Entrances Architecture - Buildings Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Four People Standing In a Brick Building
title Four People Standing In a Brick Buildingdescription Photograph of two men and two women standing together. The line of people span the entire width of the image. The man standing on the far right-hand side of the image, identified as "Bobby" is wearing a light suit, patterned time, and glasses. The woman standing next to him on his right side, identified as "Mrs. Fernández" is wearing a light shirt and skirt and a long dark coat. The elderly woman on her right, identified as "Beatrice" is wearing a long, collared coat. The man standing on the far left-hand side of the image, identified as "Samuel" is wearing a white dress shirt, trousers, and a tie with a graphic pattern on it. The building the group is standing inside is made of brick. The names of the people are handwritten on the back of the photograph.artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Portraits People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics People - Groups Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Reverend Standing in Front of a Church
title Reverend Standing in Front of a Churchdescription Photograph of a Hispanic man standing to the side in front of a church entrance. The man is wearing a suit and looking at the camera. There are several other men exiting the entrance, which is cut off on the left-hand side of the image. A small shed is visible in the background on the right. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Rev. Albert Luna at Presbytery 4/52 in Waco".artist/creator Unknownsubject Suits Texas-Mexican Presbytery Gentlemen Portraits Religion - Churches - Congregations People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Entrances Men Architecture - Buildings Yards Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Group of Hispanic People Crowded Under a Crooked Tree
title Group of Hispanic People Crowded Under a Crooked Treedescription Photograph of a group of Hispanic people crowded under a dead, crooked tree. Many of the people in the group are holding books or papers. There is a young girl standing away from the group on the right-hand side of the image. Three houses are visible spread across the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Victoria 1/12/50 2nd Presby. Church".artist/creator Unknownsubject Trees Texas-Mexican Presbytery Crowds Portraits Religion - Churches - Congregations People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Large Group of Hispanic People Posed in Front of a Building
title Large Group of Hispanic People Posed in Front of a Buildingdescription Photograph of a large group of Hispanic men, women, and children standing in four staggered rows in front of a wood-slatted building with three windows. There are several handwritten markings on the back of the photograph, including a note that reads, "The Taylor Mex. Ch. Jauy 19 28".artist/creator Unknownsubject Architecture - Buildings Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian People - Groups People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanicscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Group of Gentlemen in Front of a Church Entrance
title Group of Gentlemen in Front of a Church Entrancedescription Photograph of a congregation of gentlemen wearing suits and standing in a group for a portrait in front of a church entrance. The group and the entrance are on the right-hand side of the image. The entrance in the background consists of a small covered porch with double-doors and two pillars that help support the roof above. The building continues and is cut off by the edge on the left-hand side of the image. There is a line of windows on this wall. Several shrubs and bushes line the building. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Waco - Annex. At Presbytery meet 4/1952 1952".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Gentlemen Portraits Religion - Churches - Congregations People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Windows Entrances Men Architecture - Buildings Porches Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Congregation of Gentlemen in Front of a Church Entrance
title Congregation of Gentlemen in Front of a Church Entrancedescription Photograph of a congregation of gentlemen wearing suits and standing in a group for a portrait in front of a church entrance. The group spans the entire width of the image. The entrance in the background consists of a small covered porch with double-doors and two pillars that help support the roof above. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Presbytery - Waco April 1952".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Gentlemen Portraits Religion - Churches - Congregations People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Entrances Men Architecture - Buildings Porches Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Group of Gentlemen Standing in Church Entrance
title Group of Gentlemen Standing in Church Entrancedescription Photograph of a group of gentlemen wearing suits and exiting a church. Several of the men are standing on the steps and the porch talking and visiting. Many are smiling or acknowledging the camera, and two men are standing together with their arms around each other. The building has at least three visible multi-pane windows around the entrance, and there are a couple of potted plants and bushes. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Presbytery - Waco April 1952".artist/creator Unknownsubject Suits Texas-Mexican Presbytery Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian Gentlemen People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Windows Entrances Men Architecture - Buildings Porches Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Children Assembled For a School Portrait
title Children Assembled For a School Portraitdescription Photograph of a group of Hispanic children standing on the steps of a lightly-colored building, assembled for a class picture. The double doorway behind them is opened, and the side of the building is visible on the left-hand side of the image. There are several older men and women standing on the left-hand side of the image. A man is leaning up against the front of a car that is parked on the right-hand side in front of the group. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Taylor".artist/creator Unknownsubject Cars Texas-Mexican Presbytery Outdoors Education - Schools - Classes Portraits People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Architecture - Buildings People - Children Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobilescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Women in Uniforms Standing in Front of a Doorway
title Women in Uniforms Standing in Front of a Doorwaydescription Photograph of a group of young women wearing matching white smocks and neckties and standing in front of the doorway to a building. There are several other men and women that surround the doorway, which is on the right-hand side of the image. There is a car parked closely on the left-hand side of the image. Buildings are visible in the background, as are several electric poles. The top of a wire fence is visible in the foreground. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Taylor".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Crowds Uniforms People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Social Life And Customs - Clothing Entrances Architecture - Buildings Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobilescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Group of Women Visiting in a Open Hall Room
title Group of Women Visiting in a Open Hall Roomdescription Photograph of a group of women scattered around an open hall room. The women are all wearing long dresses with short sleeves. Three women are setting up cups and a punch bowl on a table in the background on the right-hand side of the image. There is a faded handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Dedication of Mc Millan Hall Pres Mex".artist/creator Unknownsubject Interiors Social Life And Customs People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Women Halls Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
A Hispanic Couple Wearing Traditional Costumes
title A Hispanic Couple Wearing Traditional Costumesdescription Photograph of a Hispanic couple dressed in traditional costumes. The first costume consists of a light, flowing dress with ruffles. The girl wearing this costume is also holding a folding fan, smiling, and standing on the right. The second costume consists of a dark, decorated jacket and matching knee-length pants. The two people are standing next to a building with windows on the right-hand side of the image and a grassy field with palm trees on the left-hand side. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Pres-Mex Pan-Am. Day".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Outdoors Landscape And Nature Portraits People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Social Life And Customs - Clothing Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Girls Standing in the Back of a Farm Truck
title Girls Standing in the Back of a Farm Truckdescription Photograph of a group of Hispanic girls standing together in a group in the back of a large farm truck. The girls, who are all wearing sleeved, collared dresses, are all smiling at the camera. The truck, which spans the entire image, has a sign on the front that reads, "Cage's Taft, Texas". There is a large, two-story building with rows of windows on the left-hand side of the image behind the truck. There is a woman standing beside the truck on the right who is holding two boxes. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Pres-Mex. 5 de Mayo 1951".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Outdoors Crowds Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Trucks Portraits People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Truck Full of People Parked in Front of a School Building
title Truck Full of People Parked in Front of a School Buildingdescription Photograph of a group of people standing in the back of a large cargo truck. The truck, which is in the background of the image, is parallel parked in front of the entrance to a large two-story building on the left-hand side of the image. Several Hispanic women are gathered next to the truck on both sides. There are two women walking together on the dirt road in the foreground. They are smiling, and one is carrying books. There is a handwritten note on the back of the image that reads, "Pres-Mex".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Outdoors Crowds Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Trucks People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Entrances Women Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Three Hispanic Teenagers Standing in Front of a Building
title Three Hispanic Teenagers Standing in Front of a Buildingdescription Photograph of two teenage Hispanic girls and a one teenage boy standing together in front of a building with two visible windows directly behind, which are opened. Both of the girls are smiling; one is wearing a collared white dress and the other is wearing a fluffy white blouse with light pencil skirt. The boy, who is standing in between the two girls and looking upward, is wearing a pinstripe suit and tie. The boy also has a ribbon pinned to his lapel. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Rev. Ed. Covention - sp. speaking work June 3.7-1940 Taft. Tex Bertha Acevedo, Mr. Fidel Rios, Aurora Rodriguez".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Rodriguez, Aurora Rios, Fidel Portraits Teenagers People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Acevedo, Bertha Social Life And Customs - Clothing Architecture - Buildings Windowscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Two Hispanic People Facing Each Other
title Two Hispanic People Facing Each Otherdescription Photograph of a Hispanic woman in a floral-printed dress and a Hispanic man wearing a suit and tie standing on a wooden platform and facing each other. There is a wood-slatted wall with a large framed window behind the woman on the left-hand side of the image. A small building with one window is clearly visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Sinton. Miss Beatríz Fernández and Rev. Palmer Deloteus talk over plans for extensión work in Sinton. Taken in front of small building used for mission work. 10/15/50".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Plans Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian Talking People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Religion - Missions Architecture - Buildings Windowscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Three Hispanic Girls Visiting at a Grocery Store
title Three Hispanic Girls Visiting at a Grocery Storedescription Photograph of three Hispanic girls standing together and visiting in front of a grocery store. The girls are all wearing printed bell dresses. One girl is standing across from the other two with her hands held above her head. The dark brick grocery store behind her has shrubs and bushes in front of it. There are also several slabs of glass bottles piled on top of each other. A small brick building is visible directly behind the store in the background. The window on the side of a lightly-colored wood building is cut off on the far left-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads "Sinton - Pres-Mex. girls inviting children to attend S.S. in Sinton. 10/15/50"artist/creator Unknownsubject Bottles Exteriors Texas-Mexican Presbytery Business, Economics And Finance - Stores - Grocery Stores Groceries Visiting People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Architecture - Buildingscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Church at the Corner of a Street
title Mexican Church at the Corner of a Streetdescription Photograph of a wood-slatted church building at the corner of a street and sidewalk. At the corner, the sidewalk turns and extends to the left-hand side of the background. It passes an old wooden house and a large brick church, which is also in the background. The tall belfry of the church is clearly visible among the power lines and poles that stretch across the image in several directions. There is a tall palm tree trunk in front of the wooden church that is parallel with the street lamp next to it. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, San Benito 1952 old & new churches".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian Manses Houses People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Sidewalks Streets Architecture - Buildings Corners Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mexican Church at the Corner of a Street
title Mexican Church at the Corner of a Streetdescription Photograph of a wood-slatted church building at the corner of a street and sidewalk. At the corner, the sidewalk turns and extends to the left-hand side of the background. It passes an old wooden house and a large brick church, which is also in the background. The tall belfry of the church is clearly visible among the power lines and poles that stretch across the image in several directions. There is a tall palm tree trunk in front of the wooden church that is parallel with the street lamp next to it. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, San Benito old and new churches".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian Manses Houses People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Sidewalks Streets Architecture - Buildings Corners Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Two Cars Parked in Front of a Manse
title Two Cars Parked in Front of a Mansedescription Photograph of two cars parallel-parked in front of a small manse, which sits next to a large brick church. The manse, which is on the right-hand side of the image, has a small porch and is raised from the ground on stilts. The church, which is cut off on the left-hand side of the image, is lined with half-round arched windows on the one visible side. The is a sidewalk in front of both buildings that is parallel to the street, which is in the foreground. There are two wires stretching diagonally across the image in the foreground. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Benito - New Mexican Presbyterian Ch. and old manse 1952".artist/creator Unknownsubject Cars Texas-Mexican Presbytery Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian Manses Automobiles Houses People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Architecture - Buildings Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Front View of a Mexican Presbyterian Church
title Front View of a Mexican Presbyterian Churchdescription Photograph of the front of a Mexican Presbyterian church. There are three long windows and a sign in Spanish that translates to read, "Mexican Presbyterian Church" on the side of the building that faces the front right-hand side of the image. The yard surrounding the building and in the foreground is made up of dirt, and there is a large palm tree at the front. The front entrance of the building, which faces the left-hand side of the image, extends past the main front wall of the church, and has three steps leading up to the double doors. There are six visible windows at the front of the church, which extends into the background of the image. There are several bushes and palm trees clumped together in the front yard. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Benito".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Palm Trees Entrances Architecture - Buildings Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Palm Tree in Front of a Mexican Presbyterian Church
title Palm Tree in Front of a Mexican Presbyterian Churchdescription Photograph of the side of a Mexican Presbyterian church. There are three long windows and a sign in Spanish that translates to read, "Mexican Presbyterian Church" on the side facing the front of the image. The yard surrounding the building and in the foreground is made up of dirt, and there is a large palm tree at the front. The front entrance of the building, which faces the left-hand side of the image, extends past the main front wall of the church, and has three steps leading up to the double doors. There are more windows at the front of the church, which extends into the background of the image. The front yard is decorated with several trimmed bushes and palm trees. There is writing on the front of the image that reads, "San Benito Wright" There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photograph that translates to read, "Memories of the Christian Endeavor, aug. 20, 1946". There is also a stamp on the back that reads, "Post Card Correspondence Address" along with a place for a stamp.artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics Palm Trees Entrances Architecture - Buildings Religion - Churchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)