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[Construction of Federal Building Post Office]
Photograph of construction on the Brownsville Federal Building and post office, which consists of a single wall made of wooden planks reinforced with a steel grid. In the foreground two piles of steel rods and a wooden plank are on the ground and in the background a brick building with stairs leading up to a second story is partially visible with the tops of trees visible next to it on the right.
Date:
February 2, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction of Post Office and Courthouse]
Photograph of construction of the Brownsville U.S. courthouse and post office, which consists of a foundation and single story of support beams. Behind it there are several cranes, a large building with a sign reading "Kress Store"on the left and another building and several trees on the right. In the foreground building material can be seen on the sidewalk and road in front of the building and there is a lamppost on the streetcorner.
Date:
March 2, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction of Post Office in Brownsville]
Photograph of construction of the Brownsville post office showing work on the foundation. In the foreground there is a large puddle with pieces of lumber in and around it and several construction workers standing next to various piles of lumber in the middle. On the right what appears to be a large machine is visible and in the back there is a long wall on another level and a small building with stairs leading up to it on the left. In the background another large building and trees can be seen.
Date:
January 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction of U.S. Courthouse from Southwest]
Photograph of construction of the Brownsville U.S. courthouse and post office, consisting of a foundation and support beams for the additional floors and roof, taken from the southwest/southeast side. There is scaffolding next to the building on the right and in the foreground a long temporary structure runs parallel to the street.
Date:
April 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction on Federal Building]
Photograph of construction of the Brownsville federal building, which consists of a foundation and a single story of support beams without any walls. Behind it a crane and another building with a sign that reads "Kress Store" can be seen and other buildings and trees are visible on the right. In the foreground there is an empty street and on the far left a man is walking on the sidewalk.
Date:
March 2, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction on Post Office]
Photograph of the construction of the Brownsville U.S. courthouse and post office, which consists of a foundation and single story of support beams. Cranes can be seen behind the building and on the right and in front of the building is along temporary structure running parallel to the road. In the foreground several automobiles are driving on the road and on the left another street lined with palm trees and other buildings is visible.
Date:
March 2, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction Post Office]
Photograph of construction of the Brownsville post office, a three-story brick building with three rows of windows. In front of the building is a large pile of lumber and on the far right stacks of bricks and a tree are partially visible.
Date:
May 1, 1926
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Building]
Photograph of the Brownsville federal building, a large four-story brick and stone building, with a torn-up sidewalk and some wooden scaffolding in front of it. In the foreground a man is standing in the middle of the street and on the right several men are sitting on the sidewalk on the other side. Part of a storefront and telephone lines are visible on the left and there are lampposts lining the street in front of the building.
Date:
September 2, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Building Construction]
Photograph of construction of the Brownsville federal building and post office, which consists of a foundation and support beams but no walls or floors. In the foreground there is a lamppost and lumber and other building materials are visible on the side walk and on the right other buildings and trees are partially visible in the background.
Date:
April 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Building Foundation]
Photograph of construction of the foundation of the Brownsville Federal Building showing a large site dug into the ground filled with lumber and other construction materials. On the left a man is holding a wheel barrel while another man is standing on a large wooden plank and at the back of the site several more men are on or near a large wooden wall. On the far left a crane is partially visible next to a small building with stairs leading up to it and in the background trees and other buildings are visible on the street above.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Building Northwest Entrance]
Photograph of the front of the Brownsville federal building, a large multi-story brick and stone building with three rows of rectangular windows and two arch-shaped windows, and arched entryway on the first floor. On the left, a man is standing on the window sill on the ground floor and in front of the building lumber and other building materials can be seen on the ground.
Date:
December 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Building Side View]
Photograph of the side of the Brownsville federal building, a large multi-story brick building with several rows of windows and two chimneys. The photograph is taken from the roof of another building with the Kress building partially visible on the left, a brick wall on the right, and telephone lines in between them.
Date:
August 2, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Building Southwest Side]
Photograph of the Southwest side of the Brownsville federal building, a large multi-story brick and stone building with three rows of rectangular windows and three archways in the middle of the ground floor. There is a long wooden structure in front of the building and on the right a ladder is leaning against a second-story window. In the foreground an unidentified woman is standing in front of an automobile on the other side of the street and on the left tree branches are partially visible.
Date:
December 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Front of Federal Building]
Photograph of the front of the Brownsville federal building, a large multi-story brick and stone building with three rows of rectangular windows and two arch-shaped windows, and arched entryway on the first floor. On the left, a man is standing on the window sill on the ground floor and in front of the building lumber and other building materials can be seen on the ground.
Date:
December 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reinforced Steel Panels]
Photograph of reinforced steel panels from the first floor of the Brownsville U.S. court house and post office. In the foreground the large panel is visible, consisting of several rows of rectangular objects, separated with metal bars, and covered with a metal grid. In the background two large barrels can be seen on the right along with other building materials.
Date:
April 4, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reinforcing Steel Panels]
Photograph of reinforced steel panels from the first floor of the Brownsville U.S. court house and post office. In the foreground the large panel is visible, consisting of several rows of rectangular objects, separated with metal bars, and covered with a metal grid. In the background two large barrels can be seen on the right along with other building materials.
Date:
April 4, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Roof on Post Office]
Photograph of construction of a new roof on the Brownsville post office, a multi-story brick building with two rows of windows. On the third story on the right a construction worker is standing next to a chimney and to the left another worker is standing on the roof with his arms crossed. In the foreground there is scaffolding in front of the two center windows and there is a ladder leaning against the third story next to the chimney on the left.
Date:
June 1, 1926
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. Courthouse Foundation]
Photograph of several construction workers standing close together on a building site for the Brownsville U.S. courthouse and post office, which consists of a dug-up foundation with lumber, steel rods, and other building materials scattered on the ground throughout the site. In the foreground three workers are kneeling on the ground by some steel rods and on the right several workers are gathered together while another worker watches from the street above. In the background there are wooden walls on the sides of the site and several people are watching from the street above, where other buildings, trees, and telephone poles can be seen.
Date:
February 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman in Front of Federal Buliding]
Photograph of the Southwest side of the Brownsville federal building, a large multi-story brick and stone building with three rows of rectangular windows and three archways in the middle of the ground floor. There is a long wooden structure in front of the building and on the right a ladder is leaning against a second-story window. In the foreground an unidentified woman is standing in front of an automobile on the other side of the street and on the left tree branches are partially visible.
Date:
December 1, 1932
Creator:
A. Rogers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cyrtonaias tampicoensis, Specimen #143
One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Nueces basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date:
August 23, 1974
Creator:
Britton, Joseph
Object Type:
Specimen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cyrtonaias tampicoensis, Specimen #144
One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Nueces basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date:
August 23, 1974
Creator:
Britton, Joseph
Object Type:
Specimen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cyrtonaias tampicoensis, Specimen #145
One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Nueces basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date:
August 23, 1974
Creator:
Britton, Joseph
Object Type:
Specimen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cyrtonaias tampicoensis, Specimen #146
One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; reddish-brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Nueces basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date:
August 23, 1974
Creator:
Britton, Joseph
Object Type:
Specimen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cyrtonaias tampicoensis, Specimen #147
One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Nueces basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date:
August 23, 1974
Creator:
Britton, Joseph
Object Type:
Specimen
System:
The UNT Digital Library