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[Brownsville Courthouse and Post Office From Tenth Street]
Photograph of the Brownsville Federal Building and post office, a four-story brick building, taken from across the street. In the foreground several automobiles are parked on both sides of the street and part of a store front can be seen on the left. One of the cars in front has a label on the spare tire covering that reads "Clark Electric Shop" and telephone lines and palm trees are also visible in front of the building.
Date:
November 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction of Post Office Foundation]
Photograph of construction of the foundation of the Brownsville post office. In the foreground there is a large puddle with lumber and other materials scattered around it and what appears to be a steam-powered machine behind it on the right. In the middle several construction workers are standing space far apart and part of a crane can be seen on the far left. In the background there is wall made of wooden planks and a small building with stairs leading up to it and behind it a large multi-story building and treetops are visible.
Date:
January 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Decorative Moldings]
Photograph of three separate decorative wall moldings. At the top the first one, marked 28, is a rectangular horizontal section featuring an eagle with folded wings and a shield in the center and a flowing banner behind it. Next to it on the right is another piece, marked 23, which looks like the top of a column with several curled figures in the middle, rope-like borders on the left and right, and a flat top. Underneath it the last piece, number 24, has a semicircle shape and features an eagle with spread wings and a shield with stars and stripes on it in the center. On the left the eagle is holding a branch in one claw and on the right it is holding a bundle of arrows in the other claw. Attached to the photograph is a typewritten note that reads "U.S. Ct. Ho; Cu. Ho. and P.O. Brownsville, Texas. June 1st-32."
Date:
June 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Digging Foundation of Post Office]
Photograph of construction workers digging the foundation for the Brownsville post office. In the foreground workers are standing in a row of holes lined with wooden planks while other men stand and watch from the ground above. Behind them lumber and other materials are scattered throughout the building site and a ladder is leaning against the side wall on the far left. Towards the back several men are standing next to what appears to be a steam-powered machine and behind them people can be seen watching from the street above. In the background several buildings and automobiles are visible. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "A. Rogers Photo 1-1-32."
Date:
January 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Steel Reinforced Wall]
Photograph of a steel-reinforced wooden wall for the basement of the Brownsville U.S. courthouse and post office. The wall consists of several wooden boards stacked on top of each other with a steel grid on the side. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads A. Rogers Photo 2-1-1932."
Date:
February 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wall Moldings]
Photograph of two separate decorative moldings. The first, marked "30," is shaped the top of a column with several curly ornamental figures and a flat top. The second, marked "25," is a wreath with a bow on the bottom whose ribbon extends into decorative folds on the left and right. Attached to the photograph is a typewritten note that reads: "U.S. CT. HO; CU; & P.O. Brownsville, Texas. June 1-32.
Date:
June 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History