Rescuing Texas History, 2006 - 73 Matching Results

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[Oxen carts in front of a pawn shop]

Oxen carts in front of a pawn shop, Laredo, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Mr. Wilfred Hellser from "H. W."

Date: June 25, 1918

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Oxen carts in front of pawn shop]

Postcard of several men with loaded oxen carts in front of a pawn shop, Laredo, Texas.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Oxen Carts, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of men with loaded oxen carts in front of a pawn shop in Laredo, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Photograph of Tornado Damage in Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of buildings destroyed by a tornado in Laredo, Texas in 1904. In Jerry Thompson's book, Laredo: A Pictorial History, this photo is described as remains of the depot and roundhouse of the Mexican National Railway.

Date: 1904

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

Plano de los Dos Laredos

Plat of the 'two Laredos' (Laredo, Texas and New Laredo, Mexico) from January 1881. The map appears to be a cadastral map with numbered (and lettered) lots in both cities, likely showing ownership. Some streets are labeled as well as Fort McIntosh (noted as a "U.S. Military Reservation") in Laredo and the Campo de Marte in Nuevo Laredo.

Date: January 1881

Creator: Laroche, E. R.

Item Type: Map

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Railroad Bridge Destroyed by Flood]

Postcard of the International Railroad Bridge destroyed by flood.

Date: 1932

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Railroad bridge over the Rio Grande River, Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of the railroad bridge over the Rio Grande River, Laredo, Texas. In the foreground, there are women washing clothes on the river bank.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[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

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[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

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[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~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]

Postcard of ruins of old Webb County Courthouse that burned down in 1906. Postcard dated October 23, 1906 and addressed to Miss Sarah Mowry.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Street scene, Laredo, Texas, c. 1910]

Photograph of the market building on the left looking down Hidalgo Street, Laredo, Texas about 1910. A man in the foreground is smoking a cigar and looking at the camera.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Students at Central School, Laredo, Texas, 1919]

Portrait of 34 students of Josephine Roberts Baird class sitting on the South steps of Central School in Laredo, Texas. The man in the back is a monitor named "Juan." The signatures of all the students appear on the back of the portrait.

Date: March 1919

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Survey Map of Webb County]

Survey map of 19.73 acre tract in the Northwest corner of "porcion" 28, Webb County, Texas. Scale 1:2,400

Date: August 1954

Creator: Foster, E. J.

Item Type: Map

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Survey of Webb County]

Survey of the Southern part of Webb County noting geographic features as well as some man-made constructions (railroads, highways, pipelines, windmills, etc.). Scale 1:48,000

Date: March 1953

Creator: Foster, E. J.

Item Type: Map

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[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

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Troop J, 14th Cavalry, Ft. McIntosh]

Group of men on horseback. Soldiers at Ft. McIntosh getting ready for a parade. The soldiers are carrying Colt M1911 pistols which the U.S. Army adopted in 1911.

Date: 1911~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Troop K, 14th Cavalry, Ft. McIntosh]

Men in uniform on horseback

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900]

View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900. Looking Northwest from the top of the Federal Building. Postcard sent from Roberto in Laredo to Sra. Laura G. de Arriaga in Plazuela de Tepito, Mexico on January 21, 1909.

Date: January 21, 1909

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Wagon in front of store]

Wagon in front of L. Villegas store at the corner of Farragut St. and Flores Avenue

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Water Cart]

Postmarked August 3, 1916 at Laredo, Texas, this card was sent to Concord, N.H.

Date: 1900

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Water Vender]

A water vendor on the riverbank. Water vendors were called barrileros or aguadores.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Water Vendors]

Three water vendor carts in front of what appears to be a water tank. Water vendors were called barrileros or aguadores. Correspondence reads, "At Laredo, Going over into Mexico this afternoon, so if I fail to send you a card, the Insurrectos have got me." This card was written and mailed to Miss Mollie Chaney in Longview, Texas on February 13, 1913 in Laredo, Texas.

Date: February 13, 1912

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

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[Oxen carts in front of a pawn shop]

[Oxen carts in front of pawn shop]

[Oxen Carts, Laredo, Texas]

[Photograph of Tornado Damage in Laredo, Texas]

Plano de los Dos Laredos

[Railroad Bridge Destroyed by Flood]

[Railroad bridge over the Rio Grande River, Laredo, Texas]

[Richter Building, Laredo, Texas]

[Rio Grande Flood of 1954, Laredo, Texas]

[Ross Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]

[St. Peter's Church, Laredo, Texas]

[Street scene, Laredo, Texas, c. 1910]

[Students at Central School, Laredo, Texas, 1919]

[Survey Map of Webb County]

[Survey of Webb County]

[Thatch Roof Home]

[Troop J, 14th Cavalry, Ft. McIntosh]

[Troop K, 14th Cavalry, Ft. McIntosh]

[View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900]

[Wagon in front of store]

[Water Cart]

[Water Vender]

[Water Vendors]