[Construction of Court House]

Photograph of construction of the Brownsville U.S. courthouse and post office, which consists of two unfinished stories with floors and support beams but no walls and some support beams for the additional floors and roof above.In front of the building the sidewalk is covered in lumber and other materials and there is a streetlamp on the corner. In the foreground two parked automobiles, a streetlamp, two telephone poles, and a tree are visible on the other side of the street. On the right part of a storefront can be seen and on the right other trees are in the background.
Date: May 2, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas Guard]

Photograph of members of the Texas Guard posing on horseback in several rows on a field at Fort Brown. In the foreground one single soldier is on horseback in front of the other men and several men towards the back appear to be holding flags. Behind them a small group of horses can be seen on the far right and on the left a flagpole with an American flag, several houses, trees, and a water tower are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of U.S. Courthouse from Southwest]

Photograph of construction of the Brownsville U.S. courthouse and post office, consisting of a foundation and support beams for the additional floors and roof, taken from the southwest/southeast side. There is scaffolding next to the building on the right and in the foreground a long temporary structure runs parallel to the street.
Date: April 1, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chamber of Commerce Band]

Photograph of a group of unidentified men holding musical instruments posing in three rows on the steps in front of a large brick building. In the foreground on the left a bass drum is resting on a small stand and in the front row four men are holding clarinets, two trumpets, one a snare drum, and one on the far right is standing with his hands at his sides, identified as Crisoforo Perez. Behind them the men in the second row are holding a clarinet, two horns, three saxophones, and two trumpets and in the last row men are holding a euphonium, two tubas, and a trombone. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "Chamber of Commerce Band Brownsville, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History