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[A man standing outside a building in Chihuahua, Mexico]

Photograph of a man standing outside a building in Chihuahua, Mexico. The man carries a large object in one hand and is dressed in a hat, long-sleeved shirt, and overalls. The building behind the man has a row of arched openings along its side and faces a set of train tracks. Blue handwritten text, including the words "Seccion de Meza," occupy the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Men standing along train tracks, on a cart and near a fence]

Photograph of men standing along train tracks in the Chihuahua division of Mexico. The men are wearing hats, long-sleeved shirts, and pants or overalls and stand in front of a fence or atop a cart placed on the train tracks. Behind the men is a long brick building with archways along its side and trees planted nearby. Blue handwriting, including the words "Seccion de la Cruz," occupies the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A damaged building in Saucillo, Chihuahua]

Photograph of a damaged building in Saucillo, Chihuahua in Mexico. Three men dressed in hats, long-sleeved shirts, and pants stand on and around a cart set atop a railroad. The building sits beyond the men and has multiple circles containing words marked on its outer walls. Blue handwriting occupies the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Three men standing in front of a burned bridge]

Photograph of three men standing in front of a burned bridge in the Chihuahua division of Mexico. The men wear hats, long-sleeved shirts, and overalls and face towards the viewer. In the background, a railroad runs parallel to the burnt bridge, which two men with a cart are positioned on top of. Blue handwriting occupies the back of the photo.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The side of a train bridge]

Photograph of the side of a train bridge in Chihuahua, Mexico. The bridge rises above sparse vegetation and extends from the right side of the image towards the left, disappearing into the distance. The text "Puente Ortiz Mayo 1929" and "Div Chihuahua Nacionales" are handwritten on the back of the photo, in blue ink.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Men standing on train tracks next to a building]

Photograph of five men standing on train tracks next to a building labeled the "Santa Rosalia." One man stands on a cart sitting on the tracks while another man sits on a curb and the other three men stand. In the background, a man leans out of one of the Santa Rosalia's windows to talk to a man standing outside. Blue handwriting occupies the back of the photo.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
System: The UNT Digital Library

Plate 23. Vitis blancoii Munson

Photographic plate of three grape leaves and a vine from the plant, Vitis blancoii Munson. Plate label says: "23. Vitis Blancoii, Munson. Sierra Madre or Guadalajara Grape. Southwest Mexico."
Date: unknown
Creator: Swartz, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Poses in Mouth of Cave]

Photograph of a group of people posing at the mouth of a cave. The group comprised entirely of women and children, except for two men on the far right side. The women are all dressed in light-colored floor-length dresses. The back of the photograph identifies the location as "Indian Cave"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tarver Siblings in Monterrey Yard]

Photograph of the four Tarver siblings posed together in a yard in front of a wall. The two oldest boys are standing on either end of the group and are dressed in school uniforms including dark-colored jackets and brimmed hats. The two younger siblings are standing back-to-back in the center, looking upwards toward the right and left sides of the image. Handwritten text on back: "Left to right, Juan Arturo Tarver, Carol Lina Tarver, Lorensito Alden Tarver, Byron Lee Tarver. Back yard of house in Col. del Valle [Colinas del Valle] Monterrey Mexico. June 1965."
Date: June 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Toni Marie Jones Kindergarten Photos]

Kindergarten school photos of Toni Marie Jones in a white frame, including an individual portrait in an oval frame at left and a full class portrait in a rectangular frame at right. In the individual portrait, Jones is visible from the chest up, wearing a white shirt decorated with flowers and she is coloring at a table. In the group portrait, there are 14 students posing in two lines with their teacher, in front of a bulletin board in the classroom.
Date: [1992,1993]
Creator: Calvillo Foto
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Toni Marie Jones Third Grade Photos]

Third-grade school photos of Toni Marie Jones in a white frame, including an individual portrait in an oval frame at left and a full class portrait in a rectangular frame at right. In the individual portrait, Jones is visible from the chest up, wearing a blue striped dress with a round lace collar and a large, matching bow in her hair. In the group portrait, there are 28 students and 3 teachers posing in four lines on steps in front of a red curtain; a boy in the front row is holding up an illustrated sign with the text 3 0/11.
Date: [1995,1996]
Creator: Calvillo Foto
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kindergarten Class Picture]

Photograph of the kindergarten class at Escuela Manuel during 1992-1993. There are fourteen children posing in two lines inside their classroom, with the children in the first row seated on chairs and the second row standing behind with their teacher at the center of the group. A bulletin board is partially visible on the wall behind them including images of two children below the word "carefully" at left and animals with numbers and crayons below the text "[Let's] Coun[t]" at right.
Date: [1992,1993]
Creator: Calvillo Foto
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Folklorico Dance Recital]

Photograph of Toni Marie Jones and five other girls performing on a stage at a dance recital. Toni Marie Jones is the first dancer in the line and is wearing a white dress with lace trim and a lace shawl around her shoulders. She has a black apron around her waste and her hair is braided on top with a red ribbon and she has white, cream, and red roses on the right side of her hair. The girls are holding out the the skirts of their dresses as they dance.
Date: 1996
Creator: Jones, Christine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flute Performance]

Photograph of Toni Marie Jones playing the flute in the living room of the Jones family home. Toni is wearing a red long sleeved button-up sweater and a black floral skirt and has her hair in a pony tail with a red hair tie. A woman wearing a floral skirt is playing the brown grand piano at right. There are numerous photographs on shelving behind Toni and the walls in the living room, including two images of Jesus Christ on the wall.
Date: 1996
Creator: Jones, Christine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Folklorico Dance Recital with Castanets]

Photograph of Tony Marie Jones wearing a black leotard with a long yellow skirt edged in black tulle, dancing with castanets in each hand during a recital. Another dancer is partially visible on the right side of photo wearing the same costume with a blue skirt. They are dancing on a wooden floor inside the school gymnasium in front of decorative set elements including a trellis and a column topped by flowers in an urn (at right) and a structure resembling a well (at left).
Date: June 1998
Creator: Jones, Christine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Coach Spilsbury and Football Team Photo]

Photograph of the Juarez Stake Academy football team wearing uniforms, seated in a locker room with graffiti on the walls. Coach Spilsbury is standing at right, wearing a green shirt, with a towel around his neck, and black slacks with a large belt buckle. They are identified (L-R): Harold Whetten, Edward Duncan, Marco Wong, Curtis Whetten, Trent Hatch, Unknown, Abel Varela, Bruce Romney, Coach Max Spilsbury.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamito Photo]

Photograph of baby Curtis Whetten wearing blue shorts and sitting in a stream at Rancho Alamito Mexico.
Date: September 1975
Creator: Whetten, Larayne
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of Gerald Hatch Family, 1992]

Photograph of the Hatch family sitting together in the backyard on the grass. They are identified, left-to-right: back row, Travis, Carol and Gerald (parents), Garrett, and Trent; front row, Gregory Berkley Quintin, and Randall. Several trees are partially visible behind them.
Date: June 1992
Creator: Johnson, Deborah
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of construction of a building labeled "Southern Pacific"]

Photograph of the construction of a multistory building labeled, "Southern Pacific." Seven rows of windows with striped awnings fill the two visible sides of the building. Two large cranes are situated in front of the building. Several construction workers stand around the crane on the right. A fenced-in parking lot is partially visible on the far right.
Date: [1940..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bull in a coliseum]

Photograph of a bull standing in an arena at the center of a coliseum. Audience members fill the stands of the coliseum. Banner advertising various products are hung amongst the audience seating.
Date: 194X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Matador in a coliseum]

Photograph of a matador standing in an arena at the center of a coliseum. He is in full costume and is holding an object in one hand. Audience members fill the stands of the coliseum. Banner advertising various products are hung amongst the audience seating.
Date: 194X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bullfighting in a coliseum]

Photograph of a bull running past a matador in an arena at the center of a coliseum. The matador in full costume and is holding a muleta. Audience members fill the stands of the coliseum. Banner advertising various products are hung amongst the audience seating.
Date: 194X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, Ed Adam, Milton Hawke, and Ambassador Cordoba]

Photograph of four men having a conversation at a club in Mexico City. From left to right: Ed Adam, Milton Hawke, Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, and "Ambassador Cordoba."
Date: September 24, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowhands and Steers]

Photograph of cowhands on horseback and steers leaving La Babia Ranch withe some trees and hills in the background.
Date: 1900~/1930~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History