Border Fence

Photograph of a section of bollard-style pedestrian border fence in Brownsville, Texas, with electrical boxes in the nearest section of the fence. It was erected by U.S. Homeland security in the late 2000s as part of the "Secure Fence Act of 2006."
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

Open border fence in Brownsville, TX

Section of bollard-style pedestrian border fence in Brownsville, TX. Erected by U.S. Homeland security in the late 2000s as part of the "Secure Fence Act of 2006."
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palmito Hill Battlefield Memorial

Southward facing panoramic photograph of Palmito Hill Battlefield, the last land battle of the American Civil War on May 12-13, 1865. As viewed from the interpretive platform of the Historic Landmark near Boca Chica Blvd. and Palmito Hill Rd.
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0297.0075]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Aerial gunner receives wings at Harlingen, Tex., Army Gunnery School 1943"
Date: April 27, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

SpaceX S-band tracking station antennas in Boca Chica Village

Photograph of two S-band tracking station antennas at the SpaceX South Texas Launch Site at Boca Chica Village, TX on State Highway 4. Site is located near Brownsville between Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, Boca Chica State Park and Brazos Island State Park.
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History