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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

[Col. Hugh B. Moore in his office in 1915]

Col. Hugh B. Moore, dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt, suit vest and bow tie, sits at a large table-like desk. On the desk is a blotter, wire basket, several books and stacks of paper. Behind him is a dark roll-top desk with a telephone on it, and a coat-rack with a dark suit jacket. Blinds cover most of the four windows in the office. On the back of the photograph is written: "Jany 1 1915 Col. H. B. Moore".
Date: January 1, 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

The Southwestern Land Co. in the Rio Grande Valley at Sharyland

Excursion party posing in front of Charles Volz's home.
Date: January 18, 1916
Creator: Ziebel Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panoramic photograph of Shary Lake, Sharyland Texas]

Panoramic photograph of excursion party posing in front of Shary Lake
Date: January 5, 1917
Creator: Murff, J.C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. H. Shary excursion

Excursion party posing in front of white wooden frame house and barn.
Date: January 19, 1917
Creator: Murff, J.C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Col. Hugh B. Moore in uniform with Helen Edmunds Moore in 1919]

Col. Hugh B. Moore in standard army uniform stands outdoors near a women in a long black dress and coat and a black hat which partially obscures her face. From other photographs in the collection the woman has been identified as Helen Edmunds Moore. On the back of the photograph is written: "Jan. 1919."
Date: January 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Casa de Palmas, McAllen, Texas

Casa de Palmas hotel, and nearby houses on Main Street in McAllen, Texas.
Date: January 19, 1920
Creator: Eskildsen
System: The Portal to Texas History

Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. at Sharyland

Excursion party posing in front of Shary house. Peter Bentsen labeled
Date: January 9, 1924
Creator: Ziebel Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. at Sharyland

Excursion party posing in front of the Shary house
Date: January 6, 1925
Creator: Ziebel Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Henrietta Chamber of Commerce

Henrietta Chamber of Commerce with (front row) Volney LeFevre, W.W. King, T.K. Howard, Bradd Staggs, Lee Ham, (back row) Jim Alcorn, C.S. McKinney, R.C. Green, Frank Moore, F.F. Green, A.H. Bevering, J.T. Petro, Obenchain, and Judge J.P. Williams standing in front of City Hall.
Date: January 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. excursion Party in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Excursion party posing in front of house.
Date: January 29, 1928
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post-Convention Tour N. A. D. C. 23rd Annual Convention Dallas, Tex. 1930 having breakfast at Sharyland in the Rio Grande Valley

Convention-goers standing in front of Shary House and Clubhouse by Shary Lake. Cars lined up in the background. Shary Boulevard is paved.
Date: January 26, 1930
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post convention tour N.A.D.C. 23rd annual convention, Dallas, Texas ... Having breakfast at Sharyland in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Conventioners standing in front of Shary House and Clubhouse by Shary Lake. Cars lined up in the background. Shary Boulevard is paved.
Date: January 26, 1930
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land co. excursion party at Sharyland

Excursion party posing in front of palm trees, cars and house in the background
Date: January 27, 1930
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. excursion party at Sharyland

Excursion party posing in front of palm trees
Date: January 27, 1930
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[An aerial view of construction in Texas City in 1934]

An aerial view of several construction sites in Texas City. At the bottom left, the foundation of a large building is in place and several men are walking within the building perimeters. At the bottom right the concrete walls and internal supports of another building have been built. About mid-picture the first floor of a large industrial building has been completed. A line of automobiles are parked along a wide dirt road between the construction sites. These sites appear to be refinery buildings and lines of pipelines, and power poles, surrounded by security fencing can be seen. In the background are scattered houses. On the back of the photograph in pencil is written :"1-13-34." Taped to the back of the photograph is a label reading "Donated to Texas City Historical Committee by American Oil Company Sept. 15, 1971"
Date: January 13, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Clay County Agent's Office

County Agent's Office with (l to r) Edwina Holman, Peggy Tate, Dorsey Eaton, Maurine Carpenter, Essie Mae Coody, Captain M.S. Duncan, and Ralph Garrett seated around a table on January 33, 1938.
Date: January 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Views of Austin Snow Scenes

Aerial views of Austin snow scene.
Date: January 22, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Views of Austin Snow Scenes

Aerial views of Austin snow scene.
Date: January 22, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexander and Sharp Being Sworn In

Photograph taken during the swearing in of Alexander and Sharp as Supreme Court of Texas judges. Only one man is shown in the photograph and it is unknown whether he is Alexander or Sharp.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexander and Sharp Being Sworn In

Photograph taken during the swearing in of Alexander and Sharp as Supreme Court of Texas judges. Only one man is shown in the photograph and it is unknown whether he is Alexander or Sharp.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Miss Files and Mrs. Colson

Miss Files and Mrs. Colson, the only women representatives, are photographed behind a wooden desk in a room full of unknown individuals.
Date: January 14, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History