Photograph of Anthony E. Hannema, an older man wearing a dark suit and tie. Underneath his picture is a caption that reads "Burgomeister - Here is Anthony E. Hannema, mayor of Harlinge, Holland, who is a special guest for the Valley Mid-Winter Fair and dedication of Lon C. Hill Park at Harlingen. - All Valley Staff Photo." Above the picture is a header that reads "All Valley Evening News Thurs., Nov. 16, 1950."

Photograph of an outdoor walkway lined by chairs at the El Rancho Grande hotel. The walkway leads between a row of bushes and a large swath of grass occupied by a wide building. A roof supported by wooden and brick columns shades the walkway.

Photograph of a small group of church choir members singing. The choir members, who are all wearing robes, are holding open songbooks. The singers are standing together behind a low wall. There are two girls standing in the front row on the far left-hand side of the image who are both sharing the same songbook. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Choir, San Benito 5/3/53".

Photograph of a class of second graders at the Wilson School. There is two rows of boys and girls with their female teacher standing behind them on the left side.

Photograph of an engraved plaque hung up on a tiled wall. The plaque reads: "The Synod of Texas, Award of Recognition and Merit Presented to Central Presbyterian Church San Antonio, Texas, For having Assumed Full Responsibility for its own Maintenance and Growth in the Lord, On April 1, 1953 and Thereafter, David L. Stitt, Moderator of Synod, Ruben M. Armendariz, Pastor, Presented April 26, 1953, 'Lux Lucet In Tenebris'". The Latin phrase at the bottom of the plaque translates to read, "Light Shines in Darkness".

Photograph of an engraved plaque hung up on a tiled wall. The plaque reads: "The Synod of Texas, Award of Recognition and Merit Presented to Central Presbyterian Church San Antonio, Texas, For having Assumed Full Responsibility for its own Maintenance and Growth in the Lord, On April 1, 1953 and Thereafter, David L. Stitt, Moderator of Synod, Ruben M. Armendariz, Pastor, Presented April 26, 1953, 'Lux Lucet In Tenebris'". The Latin phrase at the bottom of the plaque translates to read, "Light Shines in Darkness".

Photograph of an engraved plaque hung up on a tiled wall. The plaque reads: "The Synod of Texas, Award of Recognition and Merit Presented to Central Presbyterian Church San Antonio, Texas, For having Assumed Full Responsibility for its own Maintenance and Growth in the Lord, On April 1, 1953 and Thereafter, David L. Stitt, Moderator of Synod, Ruben M. Armendariz, Pastor, Presented April 26, 1953, 'Lux Lucet In Tenebris'". The Latin phrase at the bottom of the plaque translates to read, "Light Shines in Darkness".

Photograph of a cyclist in front of the El Rancho Grando hotel. The hotel is a long brick building with rows of bushes along its base and a roof supported by rectangular columns. The cyclist moves across pavement that sits between swaths of grass and the hotel.

Photograph of the exterior of the El Rancho Grande hotel in Brownsville, Texas. The hotel is a long brick building with rows of bushes along its base and a roof supported by rectangular columns. Fields occupied by trees sit to either side of the building.

Photograph of the exterior of the El Rancho Grande hotel in Brownsville, Texas. The hotel is a long brick building with rows of bushes along its base and a roof supported by rectangular columns. Fields occupied by trees sit to either side of the building.

Photograph of a side view of four men dressed in suits sitting on a bench on a stage. There is a wood podium in front of the seated gentlemen. Another man is standing beside the podium on the far right-hand side of the image. There is a stack of books on top of the podium, several vases of flowers on the stage up to the foreground, and a large tabletop fan pointed toward the seated men. There is a faded handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Presbyterian ceremony at San Benito. May 3, 1953, Seated: Rev. McGee, Pastor 1st. Presby. Harlingen, David L. Stitt, Rev. Charles Robinson, 1st. Presby. San Benito, Rev. S.H. Reisner, 1st. Falfurrias. Standing - Rev. J.S. Cavazos, pastor, Mexican Presby. Ch., San Benito".

Photograph of the front of a small, light colored house in Harlingen. There are wooden steps leading up to the front porch in front of the large, windowed front door. On either side of the door there are tall windows that frame it. There are two garden trellises with over grown vines on either side of the front porch. The roof of the house is very wide, and it slopes down toward the viewer. There is a chimney on the far right of the image. On the back of the photograph, there is handwriting visible that reads, "Harlingen- New manse 1952". There is also an upside down stamp that reads "430D".

Photograph of the Galveston's Ranch Battlefield (located at 20 miles West of Brownsville, 3 miles Southwest of Rangerville) in Cameron County, Texas.

Photograph of a large Hispanic congregation attentively facing the left-hand side of the image. The men, women, and children are all sitting at eye level in pews that fill the room. There is a man and two women sitting closely in the foreground. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Benito 5-3-53".

Photograph of the lounge area of a room at the El Rancho Grande hotel in Brownsville, Texas. Two chairs face two couches that sit on either side of a table occupied by a lamp and flowers. A mirror hangs above the left couch while a lamp sits behind the right couch.

Photograph of the lounge area of a room at the El Rancho Grande hotel in Brownsville, Texas. A couch sitting in front of a desk, wooden chair, and lamp faces a room with a window and door built into one wall. The area in front of the couch is occupied by a second couch and two cushioned chairs.

Photograph of a man in a suit gesturing toward a plaque that is hanging on the wall next to him. The man is facing at least three seated people who are cut off on the far right-hand side of the image. There is a large metal tabletop fan behind the man. There is a table and two large pots of flowers in the foreground on the left-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Stitt unveiling plaque in San Benito. 5/3/53".

Newspaper clipping of the Hill family outside their first home in Harlingen, Texas. Handwritten text on back includes the names of the family members present in the photo.

Photograph of the Palmito Hill Battlefield (located at 12 miles East of Brownsville) in Cameron County, Texas.

Photograph of the Palmito Hill Battlefield (located at 12 miles East of Brownsville) in Cameron County, Texas.

Photograph of the Palmito Hill Battlefield (located at 12 miles East of Brownsville) in Cameron County, Texas.

Photograph of people crowding the streets and sidewalks of Brownsville, Texas for Charro Days, an annual celebration.

Photograph of E.P. Castaneda and four girls on the porch of a house. Castaneda is dressed in slacks, button-down shirt, and tie. The girls are more casually dressed. Two of the girls are identified as his daughters while the other two are neighbor children. The house is white with wood siding and is identified as a manse for an unknown church. On either side of the porch are tall bushes with red flowers.

Photograph of the Point Isabel Lighthouse (located at Point Isabel) in Cameron County, Texas.