Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds (open access)

Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds

This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.
Date: 1972
Creator: Hudson, Wilson M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Centinela del Rio Grande. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 13, 1850 (open access)

Centinela del Rio Grande. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 13, 1850

Weekly newspaper from Brownsville, Texas published in English and Spanish that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 13, 1850
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 61, July 1957 - April, 1958 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 61, July 1957 - April, 1958

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 561.
Date: 1958
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Ranchero and Republican (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 19, 1871 (open access)

The Daily Ranchero and Republican (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 19, 1871

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 19, 1871
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Ranchero and Republican (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 24, 1872 (open access)

The Daily Ranchero and Republican (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 24, 1872

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 1872
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Republican (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1884 (open access)

The Daily Republican (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1884

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Republican (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1884 (open access)

The Daily Republican (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1884

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cuban Show, Panaderia La India

Photograph of Carpe Cubana's storage building in La Feria, Texas. Several men stand outside of a warehouse structure with a sign reading "Panaderia La India." Machinery is strewn messily outside of the building. A hand-written inscription on the photograph in white reads "Cuban Show."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flood in La Feria, Texas]

Photograph of the flood in La Feria, Texas. The photograph depicts a street of single story houses to the right, and a two-story storefront to the left. The street in between the structures is filled with flood water. An inscription written in white reads "LA FERIA TEX. 5/29/1929."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Ramona Ortiz]

Photograph of Romana Ortiz, sent to Frederica Abreu in Chicago, Illinois. Romana is sitting and holding a bouquet of roses in her right hand. She is wearing a collared, long-sleeve shirt and long dark skirt. She wears a dark hat with a brim of flowers and a bow tie around her neck. A letter to Romana from Federica is inscribed on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel G. Vela to John J. Herrera - 1955-06-06] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel G. Vela to John J. Herrera - 1955-06-06]

Letter from Manuel G. Vela to John J. Herrera requesting Herrera's support for the nomination of his friend Oscar Laurel from Council Number 12 of Laredo, Texas for the office of President General of the League. Vela writes, "may I be permitted to respectfully request your aid and influence in behalf of my personal friend Oscar Laurel." Towards the bottom of the letter, there is a portion in Spanish that reads: "...please command me. As they say at the border, I request this of you as a man and as a good friend, and remember that one favor with another favor is repaid."
Date: June 6, 1955
Creator: Vela, Manuel G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 115, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 27, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 115, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 27, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 27, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 116, Ed. 1 Monday, October 28, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 116, Ed. 1 Monday, October 28, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 28, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 118, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 30, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 118, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 30, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 30, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 120, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 120, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 122, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 3, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 122, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 3, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 3, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 123, Ed. 1 Monday, November 4, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 123, Ed. 1 Monday, November 4, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 4, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 125, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 6, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 125, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 6, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 6, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 127, Ed. 1 Friday, November 8, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 127, Ed. 1 Friday, November 8, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 8, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 129, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 10, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 129, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 10, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 10, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 130, Ed. 1 Monday, November 11, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 130, Ed. 1 Monday, November 11, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 11, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 131, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 12, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 131, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 12, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 12, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 133, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 133, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 135, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 16, 1940 (open access)

El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 135, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 16, 1940

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 16, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History