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Weslaco Museum
305
Texas Historical Commission
268
The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
155
McAllen Public Library
46
Museum of South Texas History
19
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
15
The Grace Museum
6
Oklahoma Historical Society
6
Lamar University
5
Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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Agricultural Design: Creating Fashion from Fruit, Vegetables, and Flowers
305
Rescuing Texas History, 2006
154
THC National Register Collection
140
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Files
78
THC Historic Resources Survey Collection
50
Rescuing Texas History, 2010
30
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
27
Rescuing Texas History, 2013
16
Texas Cultures Online
15
The Wilbert Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel Photograph Collection
11
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[Aline Leona Markowsky Wood]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Aline Markowsky is wearing a white wedding gown with a train. 33,500 cotton seeds were used to make the gown.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Allie B. Bell]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Allie is wearing a two piece street dress, hat & bag: carded cotton
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Edrington Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Allie B. Bell]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers.Skirt & jacket made of peppers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Edrington Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Legion Hall Photograph #1]
Photograph of the American Legion Hall in Donna, Texas. The small white building is the 7th border post.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Amparo Rodriguez]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Amparo is wearing a dress made of cotton.
Date:
December 1938
Creator:
Edrington Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anderson Orchard SE 10-33-4
Young citrus trees with a paved road and telephone lines along the left side.
Date:
March 13, 1931
Creator:
Gray
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ann Frizzell]
Photograph of an Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Ann is representing the American Legion. She is wearing a Dutch costume that was made by the American Legion Auxiliary. The skirt was of delicate pink, made from five quarts of crushed bachelor button petals. The bodice was made from 2,000 purple bougainvillea blossoms and the blouse of 583 white periwinkles. The latter flower was used for her cap and apron, requiring 556 blossoms. The skirt featured a border of a lighter pink, embossed with tulips made from banana leaves and hibiscus petals. Trimming on neckline and sleeves, in five point star design, were created by using 150 inverted bougainvillea centers. Wooden shoes were made of Rhodes grass bloom. Cost: $17.08 Time: 723 hours.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ann Frizzell]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Ann is representing the American Legion. The Dutch costume skirt was of delicate pink, made from five quarts of crushed bachelor button petals. The bodice was made from 2,000 purple bougainvillea blossoms and the blouse of 583white periwinkles. The latter flower was used for her cap and apron, requiring 556 blossoms. The skirt featured a border of lighter pink, embossed with tulips made from banana leaves and hibiscus petals. Trimming on neckline and sleeves, in five point star design, were created by using 150 inverted bougainvillea centers. Wooden shoes were made of Rhodes grass bloom. Cost: $17.08 Time: 723 hours
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ann Hall]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Ann is wearing a dress made of pampass grass curled with iron. They used 12 bushels of grapefruit peel and 1 bushel of mums.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Edrington Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ann Hall]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. ampass grass-curled with iron. Grapefuit peel- 12 bushel and 1 bushel of mums.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Edrington Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ann Nichols]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Ann Nichols is representing the Girl Scouts of Weslaco.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Badger Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annabel Young Edwards]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Annabel is wearing a costume that represents "Bougainvillea trail of the Rio Grande Valley." Purple bougainvillea petals cover entire dress. Trim is of bronze petals bougainvillea, as are the shoes and basket. Approximately 10 bushels of flowers were used to make the costume.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Araminta Curtis]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Araminta is wearing a ballerina costume.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arrival of the Standard Land Co. party San Juan, Tex.
Excursion party and drivers posing in front of automobiles and railroad cars at Sharyland, Texas.
Date:
February 9, 1912
Creator:
Novelty Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenue of Palms in Rio Grande Valley]
Photograph of an avenue of palms in Rio Grande Valley. A road bordered by palm trees is stretching from the foreground of the photo into the distance.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Ann Ackermann]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Briscoe sports, costume division. Drum majorette. Dress was made of white turnips with insets of green citrus leaves. Buttons were made of ornamental dates. Her boots were made of turnips and her hat was made of milkweed seed. Fluff and tassel were of pampas grass. Braid- date stems and cattail leaves. Baton was of cardboard and gold dust.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara J. Bordins]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Barbara is wearing a dress made of citrus peel.
Date:
December 1947
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bench and trees]
Photograph of a yard or park including a bench under a tree in the foreground, a number of trees, and an unidentified building that is partially visible in the background on the right side of the image. A person is standing near the building in the center of the image.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bettie Gene Frizzell Buchanan]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Bettie is wearing a dress made of grapefruit peel with stripes of eggplant.
Date:
December 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bettie Gene Frizzell Buchanan]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Bettie is wearing a top made of grapefruit peel and a skirt made of grape fruit peel with stripes of eggplant.
Date:
December 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Betty Compere]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Betty is wearing a gown of black and white. The black was made of onion seed, and the white of finely ground corn. Corsage and red gladiolis.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Betty Jean Frizzel]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Betty is wearing an evening gown made of fruits and vegetables.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Big Melch Canal]
Panoramic photograph of a large dirt canal with two men in a car on the right, a man with horse and plow in the center, and fields and farm buildings in the background.
Date:
1915~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Billie Marion Parks]
An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Billie Marion Parks is wearing an evening dress made out of chili peppers, 13000 pumpkin seeds and turnips. This same dress was on the cover of the National Geographic Magazine.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Edrington Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History