Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library - 88 Matching Results

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[International bridge, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico]

Scene of the International Bridge from the Nuevo Laredo side of the Rio Grande river. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Josie from Eugene Kneip discussing his plans.

Date: July 11, 1913

Creator: Kneip, Eugene

Item Type: Postcard

[Water Vendors]

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

Item Type: Photograph

[Baptist Church Building]

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

Item Type: Postcard

[Street car, Matamoros, Mexico]

Postcard of a streetcar drawn by a mule or donkey. The streetcar is being pulled along a track in the center of a street that is bordered by buildings. The picture shows Matamoros, Mexico across the border from Brownsville, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to "Miss Maria Sanchy" from "E. M." that reads, "Ni la ausencia y la distancia, ni el tiempo de no [v]erte; por ningunas sircustancias he de dejar de quererte, yours for ever." (Loosely: "Neither the absence a… more

Date: August 14, 1911

Item Type: Postcard

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard with a postmark from June 28, 1911 in Kansas City. The photograph on the front shows the Hamilton Hotel in Laredo, Texas before 1906. There is a letter written on the back of the postcard in pencil.

Date: June 28, 1911

Item Type: Postcard

[City Drug Company building]

Built in 1896 at the corner of Flores and Hidalgo Street in Laredo, Texas, site of the first City Drug Company. Event is the Washington's Birthday Celebration around 1911.

Date: 1911~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

[Troop J, 14th Cavalry, Ft. McIntosh]

Group of men on horseback. Soldiers at Ft. McIntosh getting ready for a parade. The soldiers are carrying Colt M1911 pistols which the U.S. Army adopted in 1911.

Date: 1911~

Item Type: Photograph

[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

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of Hamilton Hotel in before the top floors were added and before the cyclone of 1906 that destroyed the balconies. On the back of the postcard there is a letter addressed to Mrs. J. J. Duffy (Aunt Katie) from Alex discussing current news and relatives.

Date: January 23, 1910

Item Type: Postcard

[Army tents and mules at Fort McIntosh, Laredo, Texas]

Army tents of the cavalry stationed at Fort McIntosh, Laredo, Texas

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

[Court House and Jail, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard dated April 4, 1912 that has a picture of the Web County jail and Courthouse.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Postcard

[Horses and Buggies]

Horse and buggies in front of the Market Plaza building in Laredo, Texas

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

[International Bridge between Laredo, Texas and Mexico]

Photograph of several people standing near a vintage car at the International Bridge that connected Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

[Man and Woman on Horseback]

Photograph of Frederico Vidaurri and Herminia Lafon riding horseback around 1910. They are on a street in front of an unknown building; several people are visible in the background.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

[Wagon in front of store]

Wagon in front of L. Villegas store at the corner of Farragut St. and Flores Avenue

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

[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

[View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900]

View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900. Looking Northwest from the top of the Federal Building. Postcard sent from Roberto in Laredo to Sra. Laura G. de Arriaga in Plazuela de Tepito, Mexico on January 21, 1909.

Date: January 21, 1909

Item Type: Postcard

[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

[St. Peter's Church, Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of a church on the corner of a street in Loredo, Texas. There is a note from "Nettie" written under the picture. Postmarked June 27, 1907. The church was mislabeled as a cathedral.

Date: 1907

Item Type: Photograph

[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

[Buildings destroyed by tornado 1905]

Buildings destroyed by 1905 tornado. Shows railroad in foreground. Jerry Thompson's book, Laredo: A Pictorial History, describes this photo as damage to buildings of Mexican National Railway, totally destroyed by the tornado.

Date: 1905

Item Type: Photograph

[City Hall and Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]

large crowd at the front entrance of City Hall during Washington's birthday celebration

Date: 1905~

Item Type: Photograph

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of Hamilton Hotel in Laredo, Texas before the top floors were added.

Date: 1905~

Item Type: Photograph

[Webb County Courthouse, Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of Webb County Courthouse at the corner of Matamoros Street and Flores Avenue in Laredo, Texas. In front of the building a man in a suit is walking in the street near a horse-drawn carriage.

Date: 1905~

Item Type: Photograph

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[Troop J, 14th Cavalry, Ft. McIntosh]

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[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

[Army tents and mules at Fort McIntosh, Laredo, Texas]

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[International Bridge between Laredo, Texas and Mexico]

[Man and Woman on Horseback]

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[Market House, San Antonio]

[View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900]

[Ross Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

[St. Peter's Church, Laredo, Texas]

[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]

[Buildings destroyed by tornado 1905]

[City Hall and Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

[Webb County Courthouse, Laredo, Texas]