[Christmas at Fort Brown]

Photograph of a large group of soldiers standing in a courtyard at Fort Brown. In the foreground several tables are covered with food, boxes, and miniature American flags and on the left a pile of lumber is visible. Two children can be seen in the front row in the middle and right and on the far right a man wearing a light-colored chef's uniform is standing with his arms crossed. Behind the men a large building is visible with several archways on the left and an awning on the right.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frieda Starr Recital]

Photograph of opera singer Frieda Starr standing on stage with pianist Irene Putegnat, Mrs. James Wells, and several other unidentified people during a recital at Fort Brown. On the left side of the stage Putegnat, a woman wearing a light-colored dress, is sitting on a stool in front of a piano and looking towards Starr, who is standing in the center of the stage wearing a hat, dark-colored blouse, and skirt, and holding a baton Five men are standing in a row behind her and on the right side of the stage two women wearing dark-colored dresses are sitting in chairs next to a young boy wearing a light-colored suit who is standing in front one of the men. In front of the stage several soldiers holding musical instruments are seated on the left and right and there are flowers on the edge of the stage in the middle. In the foreground several rows of empty benches are visible and above the stage an American flag is hanging from the ceiling in front of a chalkboard with some writing on it.
Date: April 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Posing on Porch]

Photograph of a large group of men posing sitting and standing in several rows in front of and on a porch in front of a brick house. Most of the men are wearing dark suits and ties or bowties except for two men sitting in the middle of the front row, who are wearing dark suits and clerical collars, and a man sitting on the right identified as Father Levoux is wearing a light-colored coat. Several more the men are identified in a note on the back of the photograph.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[National Guard Camp]

Photograph of members of the national guard setting up a long row of tents in a field while a crowd of civilians watch from the right. In the background a house and several trees are visible on the left.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers Playing Instruments]

Photograph of soldiers playing in a band. There are four rows of soldiers with various soldiers.There are trees and people in the background. There is a note on the back of the photograph that reads: "Made in Harlingen, Texas about July, 1916 3rd Texas Inf. Band."
Date: July 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Gordon Hill]

Portrait of Gordan Hill wearing a dark color suit jacket with a patterned tie. Handwritten text on back reads "Gordan Hill, Sept 1918. Born May 4, 1887. Died Oct 29, 1918".
Date: September 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers at Fort Brown]

Photograph of a large group of soldiers sitting in rows of benches inside at Fort Brown watching a musical performance. In the foreground several soldiers holding trumpets, trombones, horns, and other musical instruments are sitting facing each other on the left and right and flowers and wreaths are visible on the edge of a stage. In the front row on the right four children wearing light-colored clothing can be seen sitting next to soldiers and at the back of the room a row of men are standing behind the seated soldiers.
Date: April 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tijerina House Photograph #1]

Photograph of the Tijerina House in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

View in San Benito, TX

Black-and-white image postcard of a sidewalk lined with small palm trees and the text "View in San Benito, Texas." The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. Mara Ferguson, Watonga, OK.
Date: August 9, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History