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[Alonso De León's Last Expedition into Texas in 1690]

Description: Map of Spanish explorer Alonso de León's last expedition into Texas, beginning from Coahuila, Mexico, and ending at an East Texas mission. The map includes major missions, rivers, and streams on the route. There is also an inset map in the lower-right corner titled "Descríptíon exerm del Lago de S. Bernardo y del de Todos Santos que nuevamente se halló en ano de 1960" (Description of Lake S. Bernardo and Lake Todos Santos which again were found in the year 1690). The inset map has lakes and can… more
Date: unknown

Band in Uniform

Description: Copy negative of the McMurry Band trip to Mexico. The band is preparing to perform. They are surrounded by locals, mostly children, waiting for the performance to begin. The McMurry College truck is in the background.
Date: unknown

Bullfighting

Description: Copy negative of a bullfighting scene. There is a man on a horse in an arena stabbing a bull and another man behind him. There are people sitting in the stands and advertisements on the arena fence.
Date: unknown

Bullfighting

Description: Copy negative of two women bullfighters. They are both wearing bullfighting attire, including a hat, tights and both are holding bullfighting capes. Also there is hand writing on the picture that reads "Female Bull Fighters"
Date: unknown

Bullfighting

Description: Copy negative of two women bullfighters. They are both wearing bullfighting attire, including a hat, tights and both are holding bullfighting capes. Also there is hand writing on the picture that reads "Female Bull Fighters"
Date: unknown

General Map Showing the Countries Explored and Surveyed by the United States and Mexican Boundary Commissions- in the years 1850, 51, 52, and 53.

Description: Map shows the areas of North America explored and surveyed by the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission from 1850 to 1853 under the direction of John R. Bartlett, U.S. Commissioner. Includes historic notes on the Red, Brazos, and Colorado Rivers and the abundance of vegetation. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:6,600,000
Date: 1853
Creator: Bartlett, John R.

Horse Mounted Cavalry

Description: Copy negative of a large number of U.S. Horse Mounted Cavalry in Mexico. Every man is wearing a uniform. Written on the image is, "U.S. Cavalry in Mexico in the Campaign against Pancho Villa." In the bottom left-hand corner is, "W.H. Horne Co., El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown

Interior Tunnel with Soldiers

Description: Copy negative of a group of eight men inside Cumbre Tunnel on a small bridge and rail-car during the Pancho Villa raids. The note on the picture says, "Interior of Cumbre Tunnel where 51 lives were lost. The bandit Maximo Castillo is blamed for the disaster."
Date: unknown

[Letter from James V. Allred to All Officials of Government, Republic of Mexico, Central Americaand South America - July 31, 1936]

Description: Letter written to officials of the governments of Mexico, Central America, and South America from James V. Allred, Governor of Texas. The letter requests that K.B. Legett be given courtesies on his trip to South America, Central America, and Mexico. Included is the envelope.
Date: July 31, 1936
Creator: Allred, James V.
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