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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) -
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) -
Brick Manse with a Hispanic Family on the Porch
title Brick Manse with a Hispanic Family on the Porchdescription Photograph of a brick manse with a young Mexican family standing on the porch. The front of the building is one long brick wall with a corner at the entrance. The primary wall has three tall windows and a screened door; two of the windows are coupled together. The wall coming out of the corner has two more shorter windows and another screened door. There is a simple wooden deck with no railing that runs along both walls. Stairs leading up to the deck connect to a sidewalk. The front yard is made up of sparse and patchy grass and a few trees and shrubs. The young Mexican family is standing in a group on the deck in front of the two doors. The family consists of a couple and their six young children. Handwriting on the back of the image reads, "Laredo - manse familia Olivares 8-51".artist/creator Unknownsubject Children Texas-Mexican Presbytery Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian Manses People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics People - Family Groups Brickscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)