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[Scrapbook Page: Mexican Shacks and Fishing]

Photographs of shacks in Mexico and a fishing trip. The top left photo is of a small shack built out of sticks, with a man working on a wagon in the front yard. The top right photo is of Sterling's Ranch, a house surrounded by trees next to a dirt road. The middle photo is of shack with walls made of sticks and thatched roofs. The bottom left photo is of a woman standing outside of a wood-paneled shack with farm animals behind it and children playing in the yard. The bottom middle photo is of two men holding fish, with a handwritten note that says "'Horny Gar' caught at Lake Capote, Tex." The bottom right photo is of a shack with laundry drying on a line in the yard.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Mexican Saloon]

Photograph of a Mexican saloon with a large group of horses, wagons, and people in front of it. A sign above the saloon says "La Estrella, Guerra & Co, Comerciantes."
Date: [1916,1917]
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Mexican Shacks]

Photographs of shacks in Mexico. The top left photo is of shacks made with sticks and thatched roofs, with a man in a military uniform standing next to a tent in front of the shacks. The top right photo is of a man standing next to a thatched-roof shack behind a stick fence. The bottom left photo is of two men standing at the doorway of a shack with mud and stick walls and a thatched roof. The bottom right photo is of a fenced yard with several buildings next to a dirt road.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes]

Photographs of scenes of military life. The top left photo is of men standing behind a large cactus plant. The top right photo is of two bulls pulling a cart on a dirt road with shacks in the background. The middle and bottom left photos are of men standing in trenches next to the Rio Bravo. The bottom right photo is of General Wilson and several other men in a camp with tents and a car behind them.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Mexican Hut]

Photograph of a small hut with a thatched roof in Mexico, with two military men and a Mexican family with small children standing near the hut.
Date: [1916,1917]
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Mexican Shacks]

Photographs of shacks in Mexico. The top left and bottom right shacks are made of logs, and have wooden fences around the yards. The top right and bottom left shacks are made of sticks with thatched roofs, with a horse in one photo and a man in the other.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: International Bridge, Brownsville, Texas]

Photographs of the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge, which crosses the Rio Bravo between the United States and Mexico. The top photos are of the bridge as seen from a distance, with the left picture showing a side view and the right a view from the road before the bridge. The bottom photos are of military men standing on and near the bridge beside a wooden building.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Edinburg, Texas]

Photographs of Edinburg, Texas. The top left photo is of Edinburg County Courthouse. The top right photo is of a train in a city with men standing nearby. The middle photo is of Louis Bornscheuer in a military uniform standing next to a river. The bottom left photo is of a powerhouse building with two tall columns protruding from it. The bottom right photo is of Madero City, Mexico, seen from across a large river.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: South Texas]

Photographs of various scenes of South Texas. The top left photo is of an irrigation ditch with some water in it and men working on both sides. The top right photo is of a group of small shacks in Mexico. The middle photo is of the Church at Laguna Seca, Texas, with a row of small tents and a man in front of it. The bottom left photo is of a family sitting on the porch of a small house. The bottom right photo is of a small hut in a field next to a tree.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The History of Mexico in the Laredo Archives: 1809-1845 (open access)

The History of Mexico in the Laredo Archives: 1809-1845

Translation and summaries of materials from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; the documents contain information related to the history of Mexico, starting with the end of Spanish Mexico through 1845.
Date: March 2000
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archivos de Laredo: Documentos Referentes a Los Indios (open access)

Archivos de Laredo: Documentos Referentes a Los Indios

Transcription of materials in both Spanish and English from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; the documents contain information related to the activities of American Indians in Texas and Mexico during the late 1700s and early 1800s. A topical index starts on 88.
Date: 1998
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archivos de Laredo: Documentos Para La GenealogÍa (open access)

Archivos de Laredo: Documentos Para La GenealogÍa

Chronological index of materials in the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, containing information relevant to genealogical researchers.
Date: 2010~
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archivos de Laredo: Death and Taxes (open access)

Archivos de Laredo: Death and Taxes

Translation and summaries of wills, inventories, and tax lists from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. Index starts on page 62.
Date: November 2001
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archivos de Laredo: Index to the Municipal Correspondence 1825-1845 and Verbal Arbitrations and Decisions 1832-1842 (open access)

Archivos de Laredo: Index to the Municipal Correspondence 1825-1845 and Verbal Arbitrations and Decisions 1832-1842

Translation and summaries of materials from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; the documents contain information related to municipal correspondence and legal decisions in Laredo.
Date: October 2000
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archivos de Laredo: Documents for the History of Laredo (open access)

Archivos de Laredo: Documents for the History of Laredo

Translation and summaries of materials from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; the documents contain information related to the history of Laredo, including religion, political life, ordinances and laws, education, military life, and land questions.
Date: October 1999
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indexes to the Laredo Archives (open access)

Indexes to the Laredo Archives

Index of materials in the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. It includes a chronological listing of documents, with dates, names, topics, and physical location of the materials as well as indexes to personal names and topics.
Date: 2005
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ciudad Juarez Trolley Car]

Photographic negative of a trolley car filled with passengers and traveling down a road. "Bienvenidos A C. Juarez, Amigos" and "Ride the streetcars to and from" are written along its side. A man is walking in front of the trolley.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Defending Ojinaga

Negative image of six uniformed soldiers manning a pair of artillery weapons at Ojinaga, Mexico. The men wear rifles across their backs.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boy Soldier

Negative image of an adolescent Mexican boy wearing dark clothes, crossed bandoliers of ammunition, and a wide brimmed hat. Buildings, benches, and a group of people can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jail in Juárez, Mexico]

Negative image of a jail in Juárez, Mexico. People and two dogs can be seen standing near the building's entrance. The stone building has pale walls with "Juzgado de Letras" written on its right side. Two brick towers stand on either side of a central gate. Wires can be seen crossing the photograph and attached to a pole.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History