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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
[Railroad Bridge Destroyed by Flood]
Postcard of the International Railroad Bridge destroyed by flood.
Date:
1932
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nuevo Laredo - Laredo Flood]
Destruction of flood on the Rio Grande in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Laredo, Texas is visible on the opposite side of the Rio Grande River. There is a damaged bridge spanning the river and people standing on the bank in the foreground, looking across the water.
Date:
1932
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Richter Building, Laredo, Texas]
Postcard of the Richter Building, location of City Drug Store. Postmarked April 11, 1914 at Laredo, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Miss Bertha Murphy.
Date:
April 1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flooded International Bridge, Laredo, Texas]
Airplane dropping lifesavers to men marooned on a flooded bridge.
Date:
September 3, 1932
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
[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
[Baptist Church Building]
Postcard dated December 10, 1912 of a Baptist church on a corner in Laredo, Texas. There are several people outside of the church, standing and sitting on the steps, as well as carriages visible on the streets.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[International and Great Northern Railway Depot]
Photograph of people, cars, and wagons in front of a railroad depot, identified at the bottom as "I. and G. N. Ry. Depot, Laredo, Texas." Postcard is dated 7/15/1920. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to "Henry" that refers to an attack that day on Nuevo Laredo by revolutionaries.
Date:
July 15, 1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Approach to North Bluff, Corpus Christi]
Stairway and winding lanes on approach from the bay in downtown Corpus Christi.
Date:
1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Market House, San Antonio]
Postcard of the Market House in San Antonio, Texas showing a large building with ornate architecture and a manicured park area with a fountain. There are various people and horse-drawn wagons on the streets and buildings visible in the background. A handwritten note at the top says, "Henry do you remember this place?" A letter on the back is addressed to Henry Kahn from Mary thanking him for a letter and asking about whether or not he plans to go to the Fair.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[San Antonio Female Academy]
Postcard of the San Antonio Female Academy in San Antonio, Texas; according to information on the back, it was a boarding school in Westend (a San Antonio suburb). There are people on the sidewalks and lawn in front of the building. A letter on the back of the postcard is addressed to Master Henry Kahn from Mary.
Date:
October 18, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City Hall and Flores Avenue]
Photograph of City Hall on Flores Avenue. Shows a street car going north-south on Flores Avenue. Has the stamp of the "Consulado de Mexico."
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bender Hotel]
Postcard postmarked January 6, 1926 of the Bender Hotel in Laredo, Texas. Several people are standing outside and there are automobiles parked on the street and on the hotel sidewalk.
Date:
[1925..1926]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thatch Roof Home]
Postcard of a typical thatch-roof home, common along the border area in Webb County around 1900. In the image, there is a dog sitting outside the hut which is surrounded by a wire fence. There is a note written on the back.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[International Bridge over the Rio Grande]
Postcard of a bridge across a river, labeled, "International Bridge over the Rio Grande, Laredo, Texas." Several unknown buildings are visible on either end of the bridge. There is a letter on the back written 3/3/1917 that says, "Wanted to get across this bridge but on account of Typhus Epidemic on other side could not do so. Will cross at Brownsville. Wish you were along." (The epidemic mentioned was in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.)
Date:
March 3, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hotel Iturbide, Monterrey]
Postcard featuring a photograph of the front of Hotel Iturbide on Calle Zaragoza in Monterrey, Mexico with mountains in the background as well as people and automobiles in the street. It was sent to Rochester, Minnesota with this handwritten text: "Sun. P. M. Dear Matt: arrived here yesterday (Saty.) leaving right now, the weather has been unusually cold. Laredo, on the border, had 2" snow the Mexican kids sure were having fun with it. So long, Mel"
Date:
January 24, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
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
[Man and Woman on Horseback]
Photograph of Frederico Vidaurri and Herminia Lafon riding horseback around 1910. They are on a street in front of an unknown building; several people are visible in the background.
Date:
1910~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oxen Carts, Laredo, Texas]
Postcard of men with loaded oxen carts in front of a pawn shop in Laredo, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Main market building, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico]
Postcard of the marketplace building in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Street car, Matamoros, Mexico]
Postcard of a streetcar drawn by a mule or donkey. The streetcar is being pulled along a track in the center of a street that is bordered by buildings. The picture shows Matamoros, Mexico across the border from Brownsville, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to "Miss Maria Sanchy" from "E. M." that reads, "Ni la ausencia y la distancia, ni el tiempo de no [v]erte; por ningunas sircustancias he de dejar de quererte, yours for ever." (Loosely: "Neither the absence and the distance, nor the time since I have seen you; under no circumstances have I stopped loving you.")
Date:
August 14, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rio Grande Flood of 1954, Laredo, Texas]
Postcard of flood water completely covering the International Bridge between Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Laredo, Texas. At the skyline is the Mexican Customs and Immigration building. The explanation on the back of the postcard states: "A new four-lane bride is replacing the completely inundated and partially destroyed bridge at Laredo, Texas, by the Rio Grande Flood of 1954. The Mexican Immigration and Customs building is shown in the background."
Date:
July 1954
Creator:
Yates, Frank
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[View of Custom House, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico]
View of Custom House in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The inscription says that many bombardments took place here.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History