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[Map of Coca-Cola Bottling Company Properties]

Plat showing the 1951 survey of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company properties in Laredo, Texas. In the lower-left corner, there is a legal statement made by the surveyor attesting to the accuracy of the map. Scale 1:240

Date: November 1951

Creator: Foster, E. J.

Item Type: Map

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Market House, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of a building (writing at the bottom labels it "Market House, Laredo, Tex."). The building is surrounded by horse-drawn carriages and several pedestrians are visible in the foreground of the image.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Market House, San Antonio]

Postcard of the Market House in San Antonio, Texas showing a large building with ornate architecture and a manicured park area with a fountain. There are various people and horse-drawn wagons on the streets and buildings visible in the background. A handwritten note at the top says, "Henry do you remember this place?" A letter on the back is addressed to Henry Kahn from Mary thanking him for a letter and asking about whether or not he plans to go to the Fair.

Date: October 26, 1909

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Matamoros Street in Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of houses on Matamoros Street in Laredo, Texas showing the Bender Hotel and St. Peter's Church in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Mercy Hospital and Jarvis Plaza, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of Jarvis Plaza in Laredo Texas. Mercy Hospital is visible in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Mexican Federal soldiers at International Bridge]

Mexican Federal soldiers lined up on the International Bridge after being surrendered by United States troops to the Constitutionalistas in Nuevo Laredo.

Date: 1916~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Mexican Water Cart]

A water cart drawn by two burros. Water vendors were called barrileros or aguadores.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Mission Dolores about 1833]

Photograph of Mission Dolores, the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco, in about 1833. It is also known as Mission San Francisco de Asís.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 37.764208 -122.426649

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Nuevo Laredo - Laredo Flood]

Destruction of flood on the Rio Grande in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Laredo, Texas is visible on the opposite side of the Rio Grande River. There is a damaged bridge spanning the river and people standing on the bank in the foreground, looking across the water.

Date: 1932

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Oxen carts and Pawnshop]

Postcard of oxen carts in front of a pawnshop. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Miss Margaret Murphy from "Will."

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[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

[Paso del Puente, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas]

Juncture of Guerrero Avenue and the International Bridge in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. The street is lined with stores. There are people and cars along the street and sidewalk.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Railroad depot at Banquete, Texas]

Mexican National Railway depot at Banquete, Texas, east of Corpus Christi, Texas on Highway 44

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

[San Antonio Female Academy]

Postcard of the San Antonio Female Academy in San Antonio, Texas; according to information on the back, it was a boarding school in Westend (a San Antonio suburb). There are people on the sidewalks and lawn in front of the building. A letter on the back of the postcard is addressed to Master Henry Kahn from Mary.

Date: October 18, 1910

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

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[Map of Coca-Cola Bottling Company Properties]

[Market House, Laredo, Texas]

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[Mercy Hospital and Jarvis Plaza, Laredo, Texas]

[Mexican Federal soldiers at International Bridge]

[Mexican Water Cart]

[Mission Dolores about 1833]

[Nuevo Laredo - Laredo Flood]

[Oxen carts and Pawnshop]

[Oxen carts in front of a pawn shop]

[Oxen carts in front of pawn shop]

[Oxen Carts, Laredo, Texas]

[Paso del Puente, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas]

[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]

[Railroad depot at Banquete, Texas]

[Richter Building, Laredo, Texas]

[Rio Grande Flood of 1954, Laredo, Texas]

[Ross Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]

[San Antonio Female Academy]