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Toads and Copperhead

Description: Photograph of toads and a Copperhead laid out on a cloth on the ground. The Copperhead appears to be dead. At least some of the toads appear to be alive. The booted feet of a person standing nearby can be seen in the photo.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, Joseph Daniel
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Victoria Sugar Mill under construction

Description: Photograph of Victoria Sugar Mill during construction in 1910. The mill was located above the shipyards south of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks at the south end of Main Street in Victoria, Texas.
Date: August 11, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

L. W. Mitchell

Description: Photograph of L. W. Mitchell standing in profile, aiming a rifle at an unseen target. This is possibly Lafayette Ward Mitchell, born 1895,the youngest son of J. D. and Agnes Mitchell. Trees stand in the wooded area just beyond him.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Watering Grandma's lawn

Description: Photograph of a young child standing in the yard of a house, watering the grass with a water hose. A sign on the building nearby reads, "Capadura 5¢ Cigars"
Date: unknown
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

[Young child spraying water from a hose]

Description: Photograph of a young child standing in a fenced yard of a house and holding a water hose that is spraying a long stream of water. On the outside wall of a building to the left of the house is a sign that reads, "Capadura 5¢ cigar".
Date: unknown
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library
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