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States

[Oxen carts and Pawnshop]

Postcard of oxen carts in front of a pawnshop. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Miss Margaret Murphy from "Will."
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oxen carts in front of pawn shop]

Postcard of several men with loaded oxen carts in front of a pawn shop, Laredo, Texas.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]

Postcard of ruins of old Webb County Courthouse that burned down in 1906. Postcard dated October 23, 1906 and addressed to Miss Sarah Mowry.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ross Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of Ross Hotel in Laredo, Texas, formerly located at the northwest corner of Flores Avenue and Grant Street.
Date: 1909~/1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900]

View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900. Looking Northwest from the top of the Federal Building. Postcard sent from Roberto in Laredo to Sra. Laura G. de Arriaga in Plazuela de Tepito, Mexico on January 21, 1909.
Date: January 21, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Court House and Jail, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard dated April 4, 1912 that has a picture of the Web County jail and Courthouse.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of Hamilton Hotel in before the top floors were added and before the cyclone of 1906 that destroyed the balconies. On the back of the postcard there is a letter addressed to Mrs. J. J. Duffy (Aunt Katie) from Alex discussing current news and relatives.
Date: January 23, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard with a postmark from June 28, 1911 in Kansas City. The photograph on the front shows the Hamilton Hotel in Laredo, Texas before 1906. There is a letter written on the back of the postcard in pencil.
Date: June 28, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baptist Church Building]

Postcard dated December 10, 1912 of a Baptist church on a corner in Laredo, Texas. There are several people outside of the church, standing and sitting on the steps, as well as carriages visible on the streets.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Richter Building, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of the Richter Building, location of City Drug Store. Postmarked April 11, 1914 at Laredo, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Miss Bertha Murphy.
Date: April 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[International Bridge over the Rio Grande]

Postcard of a bridge across a river, labeled, "International Bridge over the Rio Grande, Laredo, Texas." Several unknown buildings are visible on either end of the bridge. There is a letter on the back written 3/3/1917 that says, "Wanted to get across this bridge but on account of Typhus Epidemic on other side could not do so. Will cross at Brownsville. Wish you were along." (The epidemic mentioned was in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.)
Date: March 3, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oxen carts in front of a pawn shop]

Oxen carts in front of a pawn shop, Laredo, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Mr. Wilfred Hellser from "H. W."
Date: June 25, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flores Street near City Hall]

Postcard of streetcars and cars on Flores Street in front of City Hall. The Strand Theater building is on the leftmost side. On the back of the postcard, there is a letter addressed to Mrs. F. MacArthur (Blanche) from Annie Lane asking her to send a photograph of the two of them together.
Date: July 1918
Creator: Lane, Annie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cavalry Men with Horses]

Postcard of a large group of horses and cavalry soldiers in a corral at a camp. In the foreground several men are standing next to horses who are drinking from troughs and behind them other soldiers are leading horses away to the other end of the corral. A large pipe is visible in the foreground on the left and trees and more horses can be seen in the background. A handwritten text on the front of the postcard reads "14th and 16th Cavalry Camp at Webb, Tex. April 22, 1920. 138 miles from San Antonio"
Date: April 22, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[International and Great Northern Railway Depot]

Photograph of people, cars, and wagons in front of a railroad depot, identified at the bottom as "I. and G. N. Ry. Depot, Laredo, Texas." Postcard is dated 7/15/1920. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to "Henry" that refers to an attack that day on Nuevo Laredo by revolutionaries.
Date: July 15, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bender Hotel]

Postcard postmarked January 6, 1926 of the Bender Hotel in Laredo, Texas. Several people are standing outside and there are automobiles parked on the street and on the hotel sidewalk.
Date: [1925..1926]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Railroad Bridge Destroyed by Flood]

Postcard of the International Railroad Bridge destroyed by flood.
Date: 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel Iturbide, Monterrey]

Postcard featuring a photograph of the front of Hotel Iturbide on Calle Zaragoza in Monterrey, Mexico with mountains in the background as well as people and automobiles in the street. It was sent to Rochester, Minnesota with this handwritten text: "Sun. P. M. Dear Matt: arrived here yesterday (Saty.) leaving right now, the weather has been unusually cold. Laredo, on the border, had 2" snow the Mexican kids sure were having fun with it. So long, Mel"
Date: January 24, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rio Grande Flood of 1954, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of flood water completely covering the International Bridge between Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Laredo, Texas. At the skyline is the Mexican Customs and Immigration building. The explanation on the back of the postcard states: "A new four-lane bride is replacing the completely inundated and partially destroyed bridge at Laredo, Texas, by the Rio Grande Flood of 1954. The Mexican Immigration and Customs building is shown in the background."
Date: July 1954
Creator: Yates, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Espejo Farm]

Postcard image of the Bermuda onion harvest at the Espejo Farm in Laredo, Texas. In the fields baskets holding Bermuda onions are visible along the rows.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Communion in Laredo

Postcard depicting the first Communion of Gsabel Gonsalez of Laredo. The girl is pictured wearing a sheer veil and white dress. She is holding a candle, prayer book, and a rosary. A statue of Jesus is placed on a pedestal to the right of Gsabel. Two faces of flowers are placed in front of the pedestal.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ft. McIntosh, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard showing tents of the New Hampshire camp at Ft. McIntosh, Laredo, Texas
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hidalgo Street]

Postcard image of Hidalgo Street in Laredo, Texas. Within the image businesses line each side of Hidalgo Street. In the foreground and background automobiles and pedestrians can be seen. Text under the image reads "Hidalgo Street, Royal Opera House in foreground, Laredo, Texas.".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[International Bridge, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of the International bridge over the Rio Grande, at Laredo, Texas. There's a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Mr. Frank Gallager.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History