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Arrival of the Standard Land Co. party San Juan, Tex.

Excursion party and drivers posing in front of automobiles and railroad cars at Sharyland, Texas.
Date: February 9, 1912
Creator: Novelty Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. H. Shary excursion

Excursion party posing in front of Sharylake and the frame of the Shary house which was under construction.
Date: February 24, 1917
Creator: Murff, J.C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

John H. Shary excursion

Excursion party posing by dirt road near a field.
Date: February 19, 1915
Creator: Murff, J.C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sharyland excursion party (copy 2)

Excursion party posing to the side of the old office.
Date: February 10, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. H. Shary excursion

Excursion party posing in front of old office building to the right.
Date: February 10, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Standard Land Co's party at Rio Grande River and Main Pump

Excursion party posing between the Rio Grande and and the pump house near Hidalgo, Texas
Date: February 10, 1912
Creator: Novelty Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Station in Addis, Louisiana]

Photograph of the train station in Addis, Louisiana. Written on the left edge of the photo is "Addis 2-9-16." Written below the image are "T&P Addis, La. Station Feb 9th 1916 - Elevation 19" and "Don Watson Collection."
Date: February 9, 1916
Creator: Watson, Don
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train #136]

Photograph of train #136. There is a large mound of coal in the car behind the engine. Written beneath the image is "Addis, La. Feb 8 1916" and "Watson & Brown Collection."
Date: February 8, 1916
Creator: Watson & Brown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Station in Grosse Tete, Louisiana]

Photograph of the T&P station in Grosse Tete, Louisiana. Written on the left edge of the photo is "Grosse Tete 2-24-16." Written below the image are "T&P Grosse Tete, La. Station Feb 24th 1916 - elevation 18 note: special lettering on inspection groups tender." and "Don Watson Collection."
Date: February 24, 1916
Creator: Watson, Don
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Office Workroom Looking Northward]

Photograph of a room under construction in the El Paso post office. It has piles of supplies and tools sprawled around the room. Support columns are holding part of the room up, and they're more finished looking. There is a skylight area and many tall windows on the back wall with light coming through.
Date: February 28, 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Partially Complete Construction Site Looking East]

Photograph of a construction site, where there are completed concrete walls with slots for windows, concrete bricks on the ground, men working with a concrete maker, a tall steel beam framework, cranes, and buildings in the background.
Date: February 1, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Office Workroom Looking South West]

Photograph of a room under construction in the El Paso post office. The workroom has four archways with wood frames put in place. There are various supplies neatly placed in piles throughout the room, as well as wooden planks. There are a few rectangular shaped door frames besides the arches.
Date: February 1, 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site With Partial Walls Looking West]

Photograph of a construction site. The walls are partially done, and there are large columns. Several crane arms are sticking up in the air and a hotel is behind the construction site.
Date: February 1, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Office Workroom Looking West]

Photograph of a room under construction in the El Paso post office. The room has construction supplies laid around the room over unfinished floors. A wooden framework is in the back part of the room behind a man standing near a work bench and support columns.
Date: February 1, 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur Observation Ward]

Photograph of a hospital ward with rows of beds on either side of the long building, and soldiers, some in uniforms and others in gowns, in the middle of the room. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Observation Ward, Camp McArthur."
Date: February 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel at Lobo, Texas]

Photograph of a hotel in Lobo, Texas. A water tower is visible to the left of the building. Inscription on the back reads "$100,000 hotel, Lobo, Texas, S.P.R.R. 2-8-15, taken from train, only building in Lobo."
Date: February 8, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas

Photograph of the "horse shoe curve" in the S.P.R.R. (Southern Pacific Railroad), where the tracks make a U-turn. The photograph was likely taken from the front or rear end of a moving train.
Date: February 8, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers near El Paso]

Photograph of U.S. soldiers at a camp near El Paso, Texas. A line of soldiers are standing at attention for an officer. Inscription on the back indicates this photo was taken from a train, "S.P.R.R."
Date: February 8, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Signed Portrait of Charles C. Washburn]

Portrait of a man with small glasses wearing a suit and bow tie. A handwritten note on the photo says "For 'Miss Gypsy.' Cordially, Chas. C. Washburn. Feb-1915."
Date: February 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Water Vendors]

Three water vendor carts in front of what appears to be a water tank. Water vendors were called barrileros or aguadores. Correspondence reads, "At Laredo, Going over into Mexico this afternoon, so if I fail to send you a card, the Insurrectos have got me." This card was written and mailed to Miss Mollie Chaney in Longview, Texas on February 13, 1913 in Laredo, Texas.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[University of Texas School of Military Aeronautics Squad 36]

Copy print of Squad 36 standing in four lines on the steps in front of the State Capitol. The men are all wearing their uniforms and holing their campaign hats in their right hands at their sides as they stand at attention.
Date: February 1918
Creator: Jensen Raymer Photographers
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fire Damage in Houston, Texas]

Photograph of some of the damage in Houston, Texas after a major fire in 1912. The building in the center of the picture has almost been completely destroyed with only the bottoms on the walls left standing; in the foreground there are broken trees and piles of debris.
Date: February 21, 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parade for Washington's Birthday in Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of a parade for Washington's Birthday. The crowd is watching uniformed men on horseback ride through the street. The photograph was taken from the second floor of one of the street's buildings.
Date: February 23, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parade for Washington's Birthday in Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of a parade for Washington's Birthday in Laredo, Texas. The parade-goers shown are on horseback, including the performing musicians. Crowds fill the sidewalks on either side of the parade route.
Date: February 23, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History