[Unidentified building from the Shary Collection]

Possibly the old Shary house
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

First Prize - Creamery Butter - Southern Zone at the National Corn Exposition, Dallas Texas

Photograph of a certificate from the National Corn Exposition held in Dallas, Texas, February 10-24, 1914. The text reads "This is to Certify that McAllen Creamery Company, McAllen, Texas entered Creamery Butter in class --- lot --- and was awarded First prize, Southern Zone classification." It is signed by the President of the National Corn Association and Secretary of the National Corn Exposition.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dirt road past corn field]

Dirt road with a corn field on the left, and an uncleared field on the right
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Maximum daily temperatures for the last half of July, 1913 (open access)

Maximum daily temperatures for the last half of July, 1913

Compares the temperatures for July 16-31, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Brownsville, Texas as taken from the Government Climatological Summary.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German Lutheran Church, Mercedes, Texas]

Wooden church with bell tower
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Broom corn crop

Copy negative of a field full of growing broom corn. The original print is pinned to a background with push-pins.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lilac Bush]

Photograph of a lilac bush in full bloom.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John H. Shary excursion party]

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

The Southwestern Land ecxursion party in the Rio Grande Valley

Excursion party posing in front of Charles Volz's home
Date: July 31, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Front of Sharylake clubhouse

Front view of the Sharylake clubhouse
Date: June 8, 1917
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. H. Shary excursion

Excursion party posing in cleared wheat field.
Date: June 23, 1916
Creator: Murff, J.C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sharylake Clubhouse]

Photograph from the side of the Sharylake clubhouse
Date: June 8, 1917
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sharyland

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

J. H. Shary excursion, Sharyland bath house

Excursion party posing next to the wooden bath house
Date: May 5, 1916
Creator: Murff, J.C.
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern land Co. excursion party at Sharyland Nursery Sharyland, Tex.

Excursion party posing in young citrus orchard
Date: April 9, 1928
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. at the original William Jennings Bryan farm; 1,000,000 people in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in 5 years - excursion party

Excursion party posing in front of house
Date: April 8, 1929
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. H. Shary excursion

Excursion party posing in field
Date: April 6, 1917
Creator: Murff, J.C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cornfield in the Rio Grande Valley, Sharyland party

Excursion party posing in front of corn field
Date: April 20, 1918
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sharyland Excursion Party in the Magic Rio Grande Valley

Excursion party posing in front of old office building
Date: April 18, 1918
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History