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[1853 boundaries of the City of Laredo]
Sketch of land leased from the City of Laredo by the United States Government for use of the U. S. Army stationed at Fort McIntosh.
Date:
1853
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plano de los Dos Laredos
Plat of the 'two Laredos' (Laredo, Texas and New Laredo, Mexico) from January 1881. The map appears to be a cadastral map with numbered (and lettered) lots in both cities, likely showing ownership. Some streets are labeled as well as Fort McIntosh (noted as a "U.S. Military Reservation") in Laredo and the Campo de Marte in Nuevo Laredo.
Date:
January 1881
Creator:
Laroche, E. R.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card dated 1885 acknowledging receipt of an order]
Card dated November 9, 1885 acknowledging receipt of an order. Sent to an address in Laredo, Texas from H. O'Neill & Company in New York City.
Date:
November 9, 1885
Creator:
H. O'Neill & Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First grade class, Laredo, Texas, 1893]
Portrait of 53 first grade students, Laredo, Texas March 9, 1893. The teacher on the right was Julia Schultz.
Date:
March 9, 1893
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Company D, 37th Infantry, Ft. McIntosh]
Soldiers in uniform preparing for target practice.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[International Bridge Laredo - Mexico in the 1880s]
People waiting on the International Bridge between Laredo Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. At the bottom of the photograph is written "Texas Governor meeting Mexican governor on bridge."
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mexican Water Cart]
A water cart drawn by two burros. Water vendors were called barrileros or aguadores.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oxen carts and Pawnshop]
Postcard of oxen carts in front of a pawnshop. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Miss Margaret Murphy from "Will."
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oxen carts in front of pawn shop]
Postcard of several men with loaded oxen carts in front of a pawn shop, Laredo, Texas.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad bridge over the Rio Grande River, Laredo, Texas]
Photograph of the railroad bridge over the Rio Grande River, Laredo, Texas. In the foreground, there are women washing clothes on the river bank.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad depot at Banquete, Texas]
Mexican National Railway depot at Banquete, Texas, east of Corpus Christi, Texas on Highway 44
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Troop K, 14th Cavalry, Ft. McIntosh]
Men in uniform on horseback
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Water Cart]
Postmarked August 3, 1916 at Laredo, Texas, this card was sent to Concord, N.H.
Date:
1900
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Water Vender]
A water vendor on the riverbank. Water vendors were called barrileros or aguadores.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City Hall during Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]
Large birthday cake in front of City Hall during Washington's birthday celebration.
Date:
1903~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Tornado Damage in Laredo, Texas]
Photograph of buildings destroyed by a tornado in Laredo, Texas in 1904. In Jerry Thompson's book, Laredo: A Pictorial History, this photo is described as remains of the depot and roundhouse of the Mexican National Railway.
Date:
1904
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Buildings destroyed by tornado 1905]
Buildings destroyed by 1905 tornado. Shows railroad in foreground. Jerry Thompson's book, Laredo: A Pictorial History, describes this photo as damage to buildings of Mexican National Railway, totally destroyed by the tornado.
Date:
1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City Hall and Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]
large crowd at the front entrance of City Hall during Washington's birthday celebration
Date:
1905~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]
Photograph of Hamilton Hotel in Laredo, Texas before the top floors were added.
Date:
1905~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Webb County Courthouse, Laredo, Texas]
Photograph of Webb County Courthouse at the corner of Matamoros Street and Flores Avenue in Laredo, Texas. In front of the building a man in a suit is walking in the street near a horse-drawn carriage.
Date:
1905~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]
Postcard of ruins of old Webb County Courthouse that burned down in 1906. Postcard dated October 23, 1906 and addressed to Miss Sarah Mowry.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Peter's Church, Laredo, Texas]
Photograph of a church on the corner of a street in Loredo, Texas. There is a note from "Nettie" written under the picture. Postmarked June 27, 1907. The church was mislabeled as a cathedral.
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ross Hotel, Laredo, Texas]
Postcard of Ross Hotel in Laredo, Texas, formerly located at the northwest corner of Flores Avenue and Grant Street.
Date:
1909~/1910~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900]
View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900. Looking Northwest from the top of the Federal Building. Postcard sent from Roberto in Laredo to Sra. Laura G. de Arriaga in Plazuela de Tepito, Mexico on January 21, 1909.
Date:
January 21, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History