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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony from W. B. Hinckly (open access)

Testimony from W. B. Hinckly

Testimony of a farmer concerning the opportunities in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Date: [1912..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Water Vendors]

Three water vendor carts in front of what appears to be a water tank. Water vendors were called barrileros or aguadores. Correspondence reads, "At Laredo, Going over into Mexico this afternoon, so if I fail to send you a card, the Insurrectos have got me." This card was written and mailed to Miss Mollie Chaney in Longview, Texas on February 13, 1913 in Laredo, Texas.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History