[Gateway Bridge Across Rio Grande]

Postcard image of the Gateway Bridge across the Rio Grande between Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico. Within the image the bridge is the center with the Rio Grande below it. On the side under the label "Texas" various buildings and automobiles are pictured. The American Flag is also seen on this side. On the side under the label "Mexico" the bridge lets out to a large wooded area.
Date: unknown
Creator: C. T. American Art Colored
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Custom House]

Postcard image of a U. S. Custom House in Brownsville, Texas. The custom house is pictured to the left of the image a sign that reads "Stop U.S. Customs". On top of the building an American Flag is waving with a smaller flag underneath it. In the background of the image the Gateway Bridge connecting Texas to Mexico is visible.
Date: unknown
Creator: C. T. American Art Colored
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Men Wearing Cowboy Hats]

Photograph of C. Dow, Marcos Hines, Tom Mayfield, and E. W. Anelin, four men wearing suits, cowboy boots, and cowboy hats posing in front of a stone building. A handwritten text on the front of the photograph labels the men from left to right: "C. Dow, Marcos Hines, Tom Mayfield, E. W. Anglin."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mr. Francis]

Portrait of Mr. Francis, a man wearing a dark-colored suit and tie posing facing to the right in front of a neutral background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cavalry Soldiers at Inspection]

Photograph of a long row of cavalry soldiers on horseback in a field with trees visible in the background. In the foreground one soldier on horseback is facing the other men and on the far left one of the soldiers is holding a flag. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Full Pack inspection 1st Col. Cav. Brownsville, Tex. 10-28-16."
Date: October 28, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of School Children]

Photograph of a class of school children wearing light-colored shirts and dresses posing sitting in three rows in front of a large brick building. A woman is standing behind the children in the middle and a man wearing overalls is standing in the back on the right.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lon C. Hill Sr's Home]

Photograph of Lon C. Hill Sr's home in Harlingen, Texas. The home is viewed from a comer with large trees obscuring the light color trimmed house. One large palm tree is visible growing in the front yard. There is handwritten text on the back that gives a history of the house.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elizabeth Street in Brownsville, Texas]

Photograph of Elizabeth Street in Brownsville, Texas. Automobiles and horse drawn carriages are pictured in the street with buildings on either side. On the left side of the photo a sign outside a store reads "Willman's Drug Store". Handwritten text on the back reads "1904 or 1905".
Date: 1904/1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Man and His Dog in a Field]

Photograph of a man and his dog in a field. In the background to the left is a shed with trees surrounding it. Handwritten text on the back reads "Daddy Hill and his pet dog Spot".
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Newspaper clipping of R. J. Kroeger, Anthony E. Hannema, and Mayor Hugh Ramsey]

Newspaper clipping of R. J. Kroeger, Anthony E. Hannema, and Mayor Hugh Ramsey. The three men are pictured sitting down at a meal together at Jon Hill park in Harlingen, Texas.
Date: November 18, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Unidentified Men in Suits]

Portrait of four unidentified young men wearing dark suits and ties in front of a light-colored background.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Rooney Hill at Piano]

Photograph of an older woman sitting on a stool and playing an upright piano while another woman stands on the right and watches. There is sheet music on the piano and on a photograph of a man is visible on the wall behind it.
Date: January 30, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Miss Paul Hill in Library]

Photograph of Miss Paul Hill, an older woman wearing a light colored dress holding a book and standing in the Memorial Library in front of a large bookcase with a plaque that reads "Paul Hill Texana Collection."
Date: July 31, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Steamboat in Field]

Photograph of an unidentified man standing on a large steamboat in a field. On the right the boat has a large smokestack and a label reading "Santiago." In the foreground shrubbery and some scaffolding can be seen and in the background a large building is partially visible.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anthony E. Hannema Press Clipping]

Photograph of Anthony E. Hannema, an older man wearing a dark suit and tie. Underneath his picture is a caption that reads "Burgomeister - Here is Anthony E. Hannema, mayor of Harlinge, Holland, who is a special guest for the Valley Mid-Winter Fair and dedication of Lon C. Hill Park at Harlingen. - All Valley Staff Photo." Above the picture is a header that reads "All Valley Evening News Thurs., Nov. 16, 1950."
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man with Girl and Dog]

Photograph of a man wearing a straw hat and suspenders standing in a grain field next to a girl in a light-colored dress to his right. A dog is standing on the girl's right side and above it is a handwritten text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08." On the bottom of the photograph the same text is type-written.
Date: July 25, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Celebrating the 76th Birthday of Lon C. Hill]

Photograph of men riding horseback with others following behind. The man to the right is dressed in Native American clothing with a headdress on. Handwritten text on back reads "Celebrating the 76th birthday of Lon C. Hill Sr. Valley Pioneer - Founder of Harlinger, Texas. July 31, 1932".
Date: July 31, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Four Unknown Men]

Portrait of four unidentified men wearing dark suits and ties posing sitting in two rows in front of a lattice. The man on the far right is touching the arm of the man in front of him.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan Sitting]

Photograph of Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan sitting in chairs with a line of other unidentified men standing behind them and a house and trees in the background. The man on the right is wearing a suit and hat, the man on the left is wearing a coat and cowboy hat, and the other men are wearing dark suits and several are also wearing hats.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brownsville, Texas]

Postcard of Brownsville, Texas in 1904. On the left side of the image buildings line a street with trees lining the right. Horse drawn carriages are visible on the street. Handwritten text on back reads "Brownsville, 1904".
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Magazine Clipping of Harlingen Sorghum] (open access)

[Magazine Clipping of Harlingen Sorghum]

Magazine clipping of an image that has printed text across the top and bottom that says, "Harlingen Sorghum--Planted May 4,1908, Photographed July 25,1908." The photograph includes Lon C. Hill and a young girl standing in front of the long grain, and the young girl has one arm resting on a dog. The reverse has text from a Gulf Coast Magazine article.
Date: 1908~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[School Children With Teacher]

Photograph of nine children posing with their teacher standing in two rows in front of a small wooden building with a field visible in the background. In the front row are four young boys and two young girls, identified as John Mc Bee, Hickerman Hill, Emmett Anglin, Ross Anglin, Sunshine Hill, and Elizabeth Mc Bee, and behind them are a young man, a woman, and two young women identified as Frank Mc Bee, Miss John M. Phipps, Anna Dickson Annie R. Hill.
Date: 1907~/1908~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reprint Photograph of a Group of Men]

Reprint photograph of a group of men in dark color suits with two sitting down and the rest standing up behind them. Text under the photographs separate the photographs as "before buying land" and "after buying land from Conway & Hoit. Mission, Tex". There is handwritten text on the back that reads "Hoyd = This is re-print taken in 1908. Just found original in files. Yours truly, Jas. Bryan." "Jim Hill, Wm. J. Bryan, Hoit x Conway standing back".
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Gordon Hill]

Portrait of Gordon Hill, a young man wearing a dark suit and tie, posing in front of a light-colored background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History