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[Fort Worth Tex Mex Officers]

Photograph of the female officers and the Reverend (identified as Rev. J.s. Cantú) of the Fort Worth Tex Mex Presbyterian Church. The group is standing behind a house, which is in the background, and on a porch with a railing. There is a stone archway also in the background. The women are wearing two-piece suit dresses and hats, and the Reverend is wearing a suit. The back of the photograph has a stamp that indicates it was printed on April 2, 1947. The stamp is circled and underneath a handwritten note that reads "Ft. Worth. Presbyterial (Tex Mex) officers and Presbytery Counsellor, Rev. J.S. Cantú".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Hispanic Children Dressed Formally]

Photograph of three young girls and one young boy standing in a row on the steps of a building entrance. Two of the girls are wearing matching smocks, skirts, and neckties. The other girl is wearing a long, light dress with a large collar. The boy, who is standing on the end of the row on the right-hand side of the image, is wearing a well-fitted, double-breasted suit coat and trousers. There is a handwritten note on the back of the image that reads, "Taylor - received on profession".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Hispanic People Standing in Front of a Large Estate]

Photograph of two young Hispanic women and two young Hispanic men standing in the expansive front lawn of a large, three story estate in the background. The two women are wearing a dress and a skirt, and the men are wearing light-colored pants, dark button-up shirts that are tucked in, and matching light-colored ties. The estate in the background is elaborately architecturally decorative and has several windows on every floor. The brick building has two pointed roofs on either end that are connected in the middle with a lower roof. There is a decorative border around the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Men in Front of an Elevated House]

Photograph of a group of men standing in front of a white slatted house that is elevated from off the ground. The men are standing and looking at each other; three of the men are laughing. Two of the men are wearinghats, and one man, who is older, is wearing a bowtie. Writing on the back of the photograph reads "Galveston".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Men Sitting Behind a Podium]

Photograph of a side view of four men dressed in suits sitting on a bench on a stage. There is a wood podium in front of the seated gentlemen. Another man is standing beside the podium on the far right-hand side of the image. There is a stack of books on top of the podium, several vases of flowers on the stage up to the foreground, and a large tabletop fan pointed toward the seated men. There is a faded handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Presbyterian ceremony at San Benito. May 3, 1953, Seated: Rev. McGee, Pastor 1st. Presby. Harlingen, David L. Stitt, Rev. Charles Robinson, 1st. Presby. San Benito, Rev. S.H. Reisner, 1st. Falfurrias. Standing - Rev. J.S. Cavazos, pastor, Mexican Presby. Ch., San Benito".
Date: May 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four People Standing In a Brick Building]

Photograph of two men and two women standing together. The line of people span the entire width of the image. The man standing on the far right-hand side of the image, identified as "Bobby" is wearing a light suit, patterned time, and glasses. The woman standing next to him on his right side, identified as "Mrs. Fernández" is wearing a light shirt and skirt and a long dark coat. The elderly woman on her right, identified as "Beatrice" is wearing a long, collared coat. The man standing on the far left-hand side of the image, identified as "Samuel" is wearing a white dress shirt, trousers, and a tie with a graphic pattern on it. The building the group is standing inside is made of brick. The names of the people are handwritten on the back of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Teenagers Standing in a Courtyard]

Photograph of four teenagers standing outside in a courtyard. Two girls and one boy stand in a row in the background. The girls are wearing white dresses, and the boy is wearing dress pants and a collared shirt. One of the girls are holding papers and laughing heartily. The three are all looking at a fourth girl, who is turned to look back from the foreground of the image. The fourth girl is wearing a darker dress and holding a stack of books. On the left in the background there is a stone building with a large open archway. There is a pathway going between this building and another building on the right. Trees and bushes cover both buildings. There is handwriting on the back of the photograph that reads, ""Mo- Ranch (underlined) Mo-4 8-50 Young People".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Women Sitting in a Classroom]

Photograph of four women in a classroom. Three of the women are sitting on fold-up chairs near an open doorway. They are all focused on something beyond the photograph. All of the women are wearing printed cotton dresses, except for one who is wearing a shirt. On the left side of the image, there is a woman standing behind a wooden desk and reading a paper she is holding. Sitting on the desk is a stack of books and a large purse. Inside the open doorway there is a board with a detailed map of the United States. The walls of the classroom are wooden with framed panels. There is writing on the back of the photograph that reads, "V.C.S. Institute, Harlingen 5-28-50 B-1".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Framed Portrait of a Man]

Photograph of a portrait of an elderly man wearing a pinstripe jacket with one button done up, a tie, and a light collared shirt. The man, who is looking directly at the camera, has a light goatee and mustache and a large mole on his forehead. The photograph has a dark mat with a circular window around the image. There is decorative embossing around the circular frame, and a sticker label underneath the image with a handwritten note that reads, "José María Botello who began our Work at S. Marcos in 1883". There are various stamps on the back as well as typed note that reads, "J.M. Botello, Who as a simple Ruling Elder began our Work among the Mexicans in Texas 1883. Still living near Tampico, Mexico". "Still living near Tampico, Mexico" is scribbled out with pen.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front and Back Yard of a Concrete Building]

Photograph of the expansive front and back yards of a one-story concrete building. The building has windows on all sides as well as several decorative archways. There are palm trees and bushes in the background and surrounding the the building. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "pd. Blankmeyer".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front Entrance of a Small Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the front entrance of a small, brick Presbyterian church. There are steps leading up to a closed, double-door entrance with windows on both sides and an ornamental-shaped roof. There is a sign in Spanish on the far left-hand side of the image that translates to read, "Order of Services, Sunday, School 10-11, Sermon 11-, Sermon 8:00 p.m., Wednesday Service 8:00, Monday, Youth 7:30, Reverend C.C. Acevedo". There is a large tree cut off on the right-hand side of the image that is casting a shadow on the building. Power lines span the image in several different directions. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front Entrance to a Building with Arches]

Photograph of the front of a building with a long sidewalk leading up to it. The building, which is symmetrical, has three arches in the middle of the entrance, a window on either side, and angled sides. The roof is low and there are two chimneys. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Pres-Mex McMillan Hall (front)".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front Entrance to a Small Manse with a Porch]

Photograph of the front of a small Presbyterian manse with a porch and two concrete steps leading up to the front entrance. The house is made up of wide, light-colored wood slats, and the porch has an awning overhead. There are two windows on either side of the front door, and several trees surround the house. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos, manse".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of a Brick Church Building]

Photograph of the front entrance of a brick church building. The entrance consists of an open archway with two lamps on either side of it and four windows. There are three steps leading up to the entrance. The top edge of the wall forms tapered steps up to the small belfry tower, which has a pointed roof and a small bell that is visible through the arched windows. The side of the church extends to the background of the image on the right-hand side of the image. There is a bent tree in the foreground that frames the left-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Benito Mexican New Church 1952".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of a Brick Manse in Laredo]

Photograph of the front entrance of a brick manse. The entance is located at a corner of the building. Two of the walls are facing toward the right side of the image, and the other wall that makes up the corner is facing the left side. On the first main wall on the left side, there are two windows visible and a screened door. On the wall facing the left side, there is another screened door and two shorter windows. There is a deck with no railing that runs along these two walls. Stairs leading up to the deck connect to a sidewalk that is in front of the building. There is a large tree in front of the building on the righthand side. In the foreground, the headlight and part of a bumper of a car is visible on the right. Part of the back of a car is visible on the far right in the foreground of the image. Handwriting on the back of the image reads, " Laredo, 1953 - Manse".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of a Building]

Photograph of the front of a building with a long sidewalk leading up to it. There is a low brick fence in the foreground. The building, which is symmetrical, has three arches in the middle of the entrance, a window on either side, and angled sides. The roof is low and there are two chimneys. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Pres-Mex Mc Millan Hall".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of a Building with a Mexican-Style Roof]

Photograph of the front of a Mexican-style building with a shaped roof. The light-bricked building has a double-door entrance with steps leading up to it. There are two long windows on either side of the entrance, and two more windows that are close to the ground. A large tree and the shadow it casts covers most of the building on the right-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of a Light Wood Building and Trees]

Photograph of the front of an old light wood building surrounded with plant overgrowth. The building is facing toward the lefthand side, and has a crude fence made of thick branches encircling the right side. The entrance consists of closed double doors, an awning above, and stairs leading up to a small landing in front of the doors. The roof of another building is visible next to this building on the other side of a fence. The front yard of the building is sparse grass and a thin dirt pathway. There is a dirt road in front of the building. On the righthand side next to the fence, there are two large trees and shrubs. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "Lockhart". There is an upside-down stamp also on the back that indicates the publisher and publication date and city.
Date: April 23, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of a Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the front of a light-colored, wood slatted Presbyterian church. On the right-hand side, there is a small entrance to the church that consists of three corner steps leading up to two open doorways. There are two closed and blinded windows at the front of the building, as well as a sign that reads "Iglesia Presbiteriana" above the first front window. The side of the church is visible on the right-hand side of the image; it is lined with windows. The building is elevated from the ground on short stilts and is surrounded by trees and bushes. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "New Braunfels, First (Mex.) Presby Ch".
Date: October 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of a Small Manse with a Porch]

Photograph of the front of a small Presbyterian manse with a porch and two concrete steps leading up to the front entrance. The house is made up of wide, light-colored wood slats, and the porch has an awning overhead. There are two windows on either side of the front door, and several trees surround the house. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos manse".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of Church and Manse]

Photograph of the front of a lightly-colored brick church and manse. The church is situated on the far left-hand side of the image, while the manse sits next to it on the far right. Several shaped bushes and shrubs are planted in front of both buildings. There is a road in front of the buildings in the foreground of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Waco - Church and manse".
Date: October 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of Small House with Vines in Harlingen]

Photograph of the front of a small, light colored house in Harlingen. There are wooden steps leading up to the front porch in front of the large, windowed front door. On either side of the door there are tall windows that frame it. There are two garden trellises with over grown vines on either side of the front porch. The roof of the house is very wide, and it slopes down toward the viewer. There is a chimney on the far right of the image. On the back of the photograph, there is handwriting visible that reads, "Harlingen- New manse 1952". There is also an upside down stamp that reads "430D".
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of the Templo Presbiteriano Church and Manse]

Photograph of the front of the Templo Presbiteriano Church and Manse. The church building is on the lefthand side of the image, and the manse is in the background on the right side. There are two small towers with squared-off roofs on both sides of the church building; the tower on the left is only slightly visible. There are four tall half-round windows in the center building. The manse in the background has a simple triangular archway above the entrance. There is a car parked in front of and facing the manse. Handwriting is visible on the back of the photograph that reads, "Kingsville, Church and Manse".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front View a Large Church House with Palm Trees]

Photograph of the front of a Mexican Presbyterian Church house. The building is located at the corner of two intersecting streets. There is a car parallel parked on the street at the side of the church on the righthand side of the image. The church building itself has three tall windows at the side and two at the front on either side of the doorway. There are steep stairs leading up to the entrance, which has a small sign above it that reads, "IGLESIA PRESBITERIANA MEXICANA". The roof of the church is also very steep. There are six smaller windows visible at the side of the building and one at the front that touch the ground. There are two very tall palm trees visible in front of the building; one is across the street in the foreground. Another building is visible next to the church on the lefthand side of the image behind a mass of tropical trees and shrubs. Across the street in the foreground there is the corner of a fence visible. Handwriting on the back of the image reads, "Laredo 1953".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History