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Atascador
Pamphlet advertising real estate and agri-business in an "All American Colony in Mexico" called Atascador. Land was offered at $12.50 - 25 per acre.
Date:
1911~
Creator:
Atascador Land Company
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bernardo and Jenoveva Baeza
Photograph of Jenoveva and Bernardo Baeza.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Major James P. Yancy
Photograph of a portrait of Major James P. Yancy, commander of the 8th and 5th Cavalry. Yancy is standing with his hands behind his back and is in military uniform. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Major James P. Yancy, Commanding 8th & 5th Cavalry, Expedition into Mexico, August 19th - 24th, 1919. From Stacy C. Hinkle Files."
Date:
1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marcello and Gregoria Campos
Photograph of Marcello and Gregoria Campos. This photo was included in a research paper by Herlinda Espinoza for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Date:
1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Men Making Sotol]
Photograph taken in Coyame, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1920. Mr. Nestor Baeza is on horseback and the other men are making sotol, a drink similar to tequilla. This was smuggled into the US during prohibition. Mountains are in the background.
Date:
1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of O. C. Dowe]
Photograph of O. C. Dowe in Mexico sitting on a horse with a wagon in the background.
Date:
1935~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Rio Grande Between Mexico and U.S.A.]
Photograph of the Rio Grande, with the far river bank labeled "Mexico" and the bank from which the photo was taken labeled "U.S.A."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Duncan, Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rio Conchos Area of Mexico]
Copy photograph of a hand-drawn map. A handwritten note on the map says, "Rio Conchos area of Mexico as of 1919, When Lts. Peterson & Davis, U. S. Flyers flew up wrong river, at #1, and made a forced landing at #2. Near #3, Mexican bandits made them prisoners, takened [sic] to #4, then by trails through the mountains to #5 area where Capt. Matlack rescued both flyers, but only paid half of ransom. Areas near #6, #7 & #8 were involved in the cavalry expedition in Mexico after the flyers' rescue. Map by W. D. Smithers."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Jose Baeza Hernandez
Photograph of San Jose Baeza Hernandez, born on May 19,1842 in El Muato.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sketch Showing Patrol of Troop A, 5th Cavalry]
Photograph of a hand-drawn map. A note written on the map says, "Sketch showing approximate relative positions of points covered by Patrol of 10 men of Troop A, 5th Cavalry, August 20-22, 1919." The map shows the Texas border with Mexico. On the Texas side is Presidio County, including border towns Candelaria, Ruidosa and San Jose.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stone House]
Photograph of a small stone house. There is a propane tank in the background, as well as other small buildings.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U. S. Army Airplane Arriving at a Village in Mexico]
Photograph of a United States Army airplane on the ground in a village in Mexico. Five men stand around the plane. They are in military uniform. A handwritten note on the photograph says, "U. S. Army Airplane arriving at a villiage [sic] in Mexico."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History