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Southwestern Land Co. excursion at Sharyland - the home of the grape fruit

Excursion party standing in front of the Shary Lake by the Shary house. Cars along the left side of the photo on Shary Boulevard.
Date: October 22, 1929
Creator: Gardner
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

40 acres block Lot 426 on Taylor Boulevard pavement connecting to Mission and McAllen and all other parts of the Valley

Panoramic photograph of a field ready for farming in Mission, Texas. There are surveyors standing on the left, farm house and cars shown on the right.
Date: August 5, 1929
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

240 Acre citrus orchard on Sharyland tract

Citrus orchard showing healthy and prosperous trees
Date: December 16, 1929
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

New 600 acre tract with underground irrigation near Mission, Texas sold by Southwestern Land Co., Dallas Texas

Newly planted citrus trees in field with underground irrigation system.
Date: March 8, 1929
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. at Sharyland, Tex. excursion party in Lower Rio Grande Valley

Excursion party posing next to the Charles Volz home.
Date: March 25, 1929
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. at the original William Jennings Bryan farm; 1,000,000 people in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in 5 years - excursion party

Excursion party posing in front of house
Date: April 8, 1929
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. excursion at Sharyland - the home of the grape fruit

Excursion party posing in front of Shary Lake and across Shary Road (dirt road)
Date: October 22, 1929
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. excursion party at Sharyland

Excursion party posing in front of palm trees.
Date: 1929
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. excursion party at Sharyland

Excursion party posing in front of a house
Date: 1929
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. of Sharyland Texas excursion party... one million people in the Lower Rio Grande Valley by 1934

Excursion party posing in front of palm trees, roof top in center background
Date: June 21, 1929
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

La Feria Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1929
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Santa Maria Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1929
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Santa Rosa Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1929
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Hidalgo County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Hidalgo County, Texas

A government publication describing the soil conditions of Hidalgo County, Texas in the late 1920's.
Date: 1929
Creator: Hawker, H. W. (Herman William); Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter) & Devereux, Robert Eddins
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Hidalgo County, northern sheet, Texas

Map displays soil types along with ranches, schools, stores, churches, railroads and roads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date: 1929
Creator: United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil Map, Hidalgo County, Southern Sheet, Texas

Map displays soil types along with lakes, rivers, ferries, ranches, plantations, towns, schools, stores, pumps, railroads, and roads. Includes legend and symbols. Shows average alkali concentrations at selected locations.
Date: 1929
Creator: United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1929 (open access)

McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1929

Daily newspaper from McAllen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 3, 1929 (open access)

McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 3, 1929

Daily newspaper from McAllen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 3, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 40, Ed. 1 Monday, February 4, 1929 (open access)

McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 40, Ed. 1 Monday, February 4, 1929

Daily newspaper from McAllen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 4, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 41, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 5, 1929 (open access)

McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 41, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 5, 1929

Daily newspaper from McAllen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 5, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 6, 1929 (open access)

McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 6, 1929

Daily newspaper from McAllen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 6, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1929 (open access)

McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1929

Daily newspaper from McAllen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 7, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1929 (open access)

McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1929

Daily newspaper from McAllen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 45, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 10, 1929 (open access)

McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 45, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 10, 1929

Daily newspaper from McAllen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 10, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History