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[Brownsville, Texas]
Postcard of Brownsville, Texas in 1904. On the left side of the image buildings line a street with trees lining the right. Horse drawn carriages are visible on the street. Handwritten text on back reads "Brownsville, 1904".
Date:
1904
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elizabeth Street in Brownsville, Texas]
Photograph of Elizabeth Street in Brownsville, Texas. Automobiles and horse drawn carriages are pictured in the street with buildings on either side. On the left side of the photo a sign outside a store reads "Willman's Drug Store". Handwritten text on the back reads "1904 or 1905".
Date:
1904/1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan]
Photograph of Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan, two men wearing dark suits and cowboy hats sitting in chairs in front of a group of unidentified men also wearing suits and hats with a two-story house and a tree visible in the background. In the image on the top the two men are facing each other and appear to be talking to each other, as are several men in the back. In the image on the bottom all the men are facing forward and seem to be posing for the photograph. A text under the first image reads "Before Buying Land" and a text on the bottom reads "After Buying Land From Conway & Hoit. Mission Tex."
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Magazine Clipping of Harlingen Sorghum]
Magazine clipping of an image that has printed text across the top and bottom that says, "Harlingen Sorghum--Planted May 4,1908, Photographed July 25,1908." The photograph includes Lon C. Hill and a young girl standing in front of the long grain, and the young girl has one arm resting on a dog. The reverse has text from a Gulf Coast Magazine article.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reprint Photograph of a Group of Men]
Reprint photograph of a group of men in dark color suits with two sitting down and the rest standing up behind them. Text under the photographs separate the photographs as "before buying land" and "after buying land from Conway & Hoit. Mission, Tex". There is handwritten text on the back that reads "Hoyd = This is re-print taken in 1908. Just found original in files. Yours truly, Jas. Bryan." "Jim Hill, Wm. J. Bryan, Hoit x Conway standing back".
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man, Girl, and Dog]
Postcard of a man wearing a straw hat and suspenders standing in a grain field next to a girl in a light-colored dress to his right. A dog is standing on the girl's right side and above it is a text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08."
Date:
July 25, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man, Girl, and Dog in Field]
Photograph of a young girl, dog, and man standing in a cotton field with trees and houses visible in the background. The girl standing in the foreground in front of the field, wearing a light-colored dress with the dog on the left and the man, wearing suspenders and a hat, is standing behind her in the field. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotton Planted Apr. 20. Photo July 25 '08. Producing 1 1/2 Bales Per Acre."
Date:
July 25, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man, Girl, and Dog on Farm]
Postcard of a man wearing suspenders and a straw hat standing in the middle of a cotton field with a young girl in a light-colored dress and a dog. The girl is standing in the foreground with the dog on the left and the man is behind her on the left. More fields and houses are visible in the distant background and a text on the front of the postcard reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm. Harlingen, Tex. Cotton Planted APr. 20. Photo. July 25, 08. Producing 15 Bales per acre."
Date:
July 25, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man with Girl and Dog]
Photograph of a man wearing a straw hat and suspenders standing in a grain field next to a girl in a light-colored dress to his right. A dog is standing on the girl's right side and above it is a handwritten text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08." On the bottom of the photograph the same text is type-written.
Date:
July 25, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men in Cotton Field]
Photograph of seven unidentified men wearing light-colored shirts and hats standing in the middle of a cotton field. In the foreground on the right one man is facing towards the camera, as are the three men behind him. On the left two men are spaced farther apart, standing behind horses that are facing the other direction. Trees and telephone poles are visible in the background and a text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon Hill Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotten planted May 4. Photo July 25 08. Producing 1 1/2 bales per acre."
Date:
July 25, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Testimony from W. B. Hinckly
Testimony of a farmer concerning the opportunities in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Date:
[1912..1919]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
John H. Shary excursion party
Excursion party posing in front of Charles Volz's home
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Excursion crowd, Lower Rio Grande Valley near Mission, Tex
Excursion party posing in field with 2 farm workers. John Shary standing on far right
Date:
November 4, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Excursion of Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
Excursion party posing in front of field, white wooden house to the left
Date:
December 2, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sharyland 1914]
"Sharyland 1914" barn and house in front of corn fields
Date:
1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sharyland excursion
Excursion party posing between house and barn.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Excursion of International Land and Investment Co.]
Excursion party posing in front of field next to a home
Date:
January 10, 1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sharyland
Excursion party posing in field
Date:
June 19, 1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Airplane Above Field]
Postcard of a cavalry soldier standing in a field looking up at an airplane flying overhead. On the left two other men are on looking on from what appears to be a large wagon and a cart, trees, and shrubs can be seen in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Mail Bag Dropping Mail For 14th Cav." and has an arrow pointing to a bag of mail falling from the airplane in the distance.
Date:
1915~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Airplane Above Troops]
Postcard of an airplane flying above a group of unidentified cavalry soldiers on horseback, who are facing away from the camera towards the plane. The pilot appears to be waving to the men below and two men on the left are carrying large poles. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Dropping A Message For The Troops."
Date:
1915~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Airplane in a Field]
Postcard of an airplane with its nose stuck in the ground in a field with a horse in front of it and two unidentified boys standing on the right. A text on the front of the postcard reads "At Encinal, Tex. Result of Landing In Soft Ground. Capt. Lewis, 14th Cav. Was A Passenger When It Upset."
Date:
1915~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Black objects on Gray Background]
Photograph of two black objects on a gray background. "U.S. Army - 14th Cavalry, Texas Border (2 folders), ca. 1915" is written on the back of the photo with a catalog number.
Date:
1915~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History