Resource Type

[Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan]

Photograph of Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan, two men wearing dark suits and cowboy hats sitting in chairs in front of a group of unidentified men also wearing suits and hats with a two-story house and a tree visible in the background. In the image on the top the two men are facing each other and appear to be talking to each other, as are several men in the back. In the image on the bottom all the men are facing forward and seem to be posing for the photograph. A text under the first image reads "Before Buying Land" and a text on the bottom reads "After Buying Land From Conway & Hoit. Mission Tex."
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arrival of the Standard Land Co. party San Juan, Tex.

Excursion party and drivers posing in front of automobiles and railroad cars at Sharyland, Texas.
Date: February 9, 1912
Creator: Novelty Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Standard Land Co's party at Rio Grande River and Main Pump

Excursion party posing between the Rio Grande and and the pump house near Hidalgo, Texas
Date: February 10, 1912
Creator: Novelty Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

John H. Shary excursion party

Excursion party posing in front of Charles Volz's home
Date: October 21, 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Excursion crowd, Lower Rio Grande Valley near Mission, Tex

Excursion party posing in field with 2 farm workers. John Shary standing on far right
Date: November 4, 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Excursion of Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Excursion party posing in front of field, white wooden house to the left
Date: December 2, 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sharyland 1914]

"Sharyland 1914" barn and house in front of corn fields
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sharyland excursion

Excursion party posing between house and barn.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Excursion of International Land and Investment Co.]

Excursion party posing in front of field next to a home
Date: January 10, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sharyland

Excursion party posing in field
Date: June 19, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Big Melch Canal]

Panoramic photograph of a large dirt canal with two men in a car on the right, a man with horse and plow in the center, and fields and farm buildings in the background.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John H. Shary excursion party]

Excursion party posing in a cleared field.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John H. Shary excursion party]

Excursion party posing to the right of a wooden building in front of a cleared field
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

John H. Shary excursion

Excursion party posing in front of a house.
Date: January 9, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

John H. Shary excursion

Excursion party posing by dirt road near a field.
Date: February 19, 1915
Creator: Murff, J.C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

John H. Shary excursion

Excursion party posing across dirt road in front of palm and citrus trees
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Murff, J.C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. H. Shary excursion

Excursion party posing in front of trees. Flowers on trees, and some clothing of the excursionists have been colorized
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

John H. Shary excursion

Excursion party posing on dirt road in front of palm and citrus trees. Some colorization.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of McAllen-Pharr Road]

Photograph of the road connecting McAllen and Pharr, Texas, a dirt road lined with plants and telephone poles.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mountains Near Rio Grande River]

Photograph of mountains from a top view displaying trails, rocks, and trees. There various types of terrain shown of the mountain.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Co. I 23rd Infantry]

Photographs of Co. I 23rd Infantry and camp. The top left photo is of military men setting up a camp, identified as "Brook Camp." The top right photo is of a large group of men marching in formation with tents in the background. The middle photo is of the Co. I 23rd Infantry, taken in Pharr, Texas on August 21, 1916, with handwritten labels identifying some of the men as missing, wounded, prisoner, or killed. The bottom left photo is of the camp kitchen, a fire pit with a pile of logs and pots next to it. The bottom right photo is of men in lines being issued ammunition for their rifles.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Edinburg, Texas]

Photographs of Edinburg, Texas. The top left photo is of Edinburg County Courthouse. The top right photo is of a train in a city with men standing nearby. The middle photo is of Louis Bornscheuer in a military uniform standing next to a river. The bottom left photo is of a powerhouse building with two tall columns protruding from it. The bottom right photo is of Madero City, Mexico, seen from across a large river.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: McAllen, Texas]

Photographs of McAllen, Texas. The top left photo is of men driving a wagon with a tent in the background. The top right photo is of military men standing in a trench near the Rio Bravo. The bottom left photo is of military men and horses standing in front of the Hidalgo Courthouse. The bottom right photo is of wagons and cars on Main Street in McAllen, Texas.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Military Camp]

Photographs of a military camp. The top left photo is of a cot inspection at the camp, with rows of cots between rows of tents and men walking among the rows. The top right photo is of a wooden screened building with a row of tents behind it, and a handwritten note: "I Co. Street." The bottom left photo is of a group of men in military uniforms standing in front of the wooden building of the guard house. The bottom right photo is of a group of men standing in lines at a distance with an American flag in the foreground, and a handwritten note that says "Guard Mount."
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
System: The Portal to Texas History