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[Postcard portrait of Franco Jimenez]

Description: Postcard featuring an image of Franco Jimenez taken in Fresno, California. Franco is sitting on a chair, dressed in a suit and bow tie.
Date: October 29, 1924
Creator: Comet Photo Studio

[Postcard of "Downtown" Houston]

Description: Postcard of Downtown Houston's Main Street after dark. The streets, buildings, and the advertisements on the buildings are colorfully lighted.
Date: unknown

[Postcard of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo in Osuna]

Description: Postcard of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo in Osuna. Don Miguel is standing against a tree and listening to one of the soldiers. Osuna is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarjeta Postal

[Postcard of Felipe B. Berriozábal]

Description: Postcard of Felipe B. Berriozábal. He was a Mexican politician, engineer and military leader. He participated in the Reform War.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarjeta Postal

[Postcard of Francisco Marquez and Juan Barrera]

Description: Postcard featuring two members of the military: Francisco Marquez, a military school student, and Juan Barrera, a lieutenant who died on September 13, 1847, at 19 years old.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarjeta Postal

[Postcard of Vicente Suarez and Fernando Montes de Oca]

Description: Postcard featuring two members of the military: Vicente Suarez and Fernando Montes de Oca, both military college students who died on September 13, 1847, at 19 and 17 years old, respectfully. Both died defending the Chapultepec against an American attack.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarjeta Postal

[Postcard of General Porfirio Díaz]

Description: Postcard of General Porfirio Díaz, Mexican soldier and politician, in a suit wearing a sash and a military medal. Díaz served seven terms as the President of Mexico.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarjeta Postal

[Postcard of Miguel Domínguez]

Description: Postcard of Miguel Domínguez, a New Spanish colonial official in Mexico who played a part in the Mexican independence movement.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarjeta Postal

[Postcard of Manuel González Flores]

Description: Postcard of Manuel González Flores, who has a long beard. González Flores was a military general, politician, and President of Mexico.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarjeta Postal

[Postcard of Pedro de Gante]

Description: Postcard of Fray Pedro de Gante, a Franciscan missionary from Belgium. Gante was also known as Fray Pieter van der Moere and Pedro de Mura.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarjeta Postal

[Postcard of Francisco Javier Mina]

Description: Postcard of Francisco Javier Mina. Mina was a solider and lawyer in Mexico who was a prominent figure in the Mexican revolution.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarjeta Postal
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