Rescuing Texas History, 2006 - 22 Matching Results

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[Baptist Church Building]

Description: 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
Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Col. Hugh B. Moore and General John J. Pershing]

Description: General John J. Pershing (on the left) and Col. Hugh B. Moore (on the right) are standing together on an open field or parade ground. Both men are in military uniform. General Pershing wears a military overcoat, while Col. Moore does not. In the background are a number of unidentified buildings, made of stone or brick. Some have two stories.
Date: [1912..1919]
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Col. Hugh B. Moore in uniform and Helen Moore in front of their home]

Description: Col. Hugh B. Moore, dressed in a light weight khaki army uniform, stands with Helen Edmunds Moore, who is wearing a long-sleeved light-colored dress with button-up boots. They are on the grass in front of of the H. B. and Helen Moore home located at 8 - 9th Ave North, Texas City, TX with a porch railing behind them.
Date: 1912
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

Mr. and Mrs. Ponciano Villalobos

Description: Photograph of couple outside adobe building. Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ponciano Villalovoz (Villalobos), April 8, 1912, in Van Horn, TX. Dedication at the back of photo reads," Dedico Este Retrato a, Mi Querida Mama, Pas Chacon En, Pruevas de amory y, Respecto. que le Tengo. Ponciano Villalovoz, Van Horn, Texas, April 8, de 1912"
Date: April 8, 1912
Partner: Clark Hotel Museum

[Photograph of Passenger Pier in Texas City]

Description: Photograph of a long wooden pier, wide enough to hold automobile traffic, running out into the bay. At the end of the pier, a structure of some kind can be seen. Electric poles line the left side of the pier. Three women dressed in long dresses and hats stand looking over the rail. Farther down the pier, an automobile and a single pedestrian share the pier.
Date: [1912..1913]
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

Van Horn School, 1912 or 1913

Description: Photograph of school with students and teachers in front. Photograph of Van Horn, TX school c.1912-13, Back row- unidentified girl, unidentified girl, Eena Carter, Mr. Hicks (teacher), Ernest Taylor, John Rowe, Wallace Durrill, Max Mitchell. Second row-Myrle King, Horace Bounds, Daisy Row, Chandler Prude, George Geaslin, Aubrey Taylor, boy unknown, Onis Feeley, Jay Malone, boy unknown, Miss Allie Whittenberg (teacher), Lewis Bounds, Rosa Lee Wylie, Miss Emma Wade (teacher), Amye Duncan. Stand… more
Date: 1912~/1913~
Partner: Clark Hotel Museum

[Water Vendors]

Description: 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
Partner: Laredo Public Library
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