Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library - 91 Matching Results

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[Bruni Plaza Fountain]

Photograph of a water fountain in Bruni Plaza near the entrance to the Laredo Public Library, probably taken in the 1970s.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Bird's Eye view - Rio Grande Flood]

Bird's eye view of flooding Rio Grande River over the International Bridge.

Date: unknown

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

[Sociedad Concordia Theater Building]

Building of the Sociedad Concordia in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Has the inscription "Teatro de la Sociedad Concordia, 1885-1906." This building occupied the present site of the Palacio Federal in front of Plaza Hidalgo.

Date: unknown

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

[Lady on Horseback, Laredo, Texas, c. 1910]

Photograph of Frederico Vidaurri and Herminia Lafon riding horseback, near the corner of an unknown building in Laredo, Texas around 1910.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Street scene, Laredo, Texas, c. 1910]

Photograph of the market building on the left looking down Hidalgo Street, Laredo, Texas about 1910. A man in the foreground is smoking a cigar and looking at the camera.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Survey Map of Webb County]

Survey map of 19.73 acre tract in the Northwest corner of "porcion" 28, Webb County, Texas. Scale 1:2,400

Date: August 1954

Creator: Foster, E. J.

Item Type: Map

[Survey of Webb County]

Survey of the Southern part of Webb County noting geographic features as well as some man-made constructions (railroads, highways, pipelines, windmills, etc.). Scale 1:48,000

Date: March 1953

Creator: Foster, E. J.

Item Type: Map

[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

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

[1853 boundaries of the City of Laredo]

Sketch of land leased from the City of Laredo by the United States Government for use of the U. S. Army stationed at Fort McIntosh.

Date: 1853

Item Type: Map

[Railroad Bridge Destroyed by Flood]

Postcard of the International Railroad Bridge destroyed by flood.

Date: 1932

Item Type: Postcard

[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

[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

[Flooded International Bridge, Laredo, Texas]

Airplane dropping lifesavers to men marooned on a flooded bridge.

Date: September 3, 1932

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

[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

[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

[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

[International and Great Northern Railway Depot]

Photograph of people, cars, and wagons in front of a railroad depot, identified at the bottom as "I. and G. N. Ry. Depot, Laredo, Texas." Postcard is dated 7/15/1920. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to "Henry" that refers to an attack that day on Nuevo Laredo by revolutionaries.

Date: July 15, 1920

Item Type: Postcard

[Approach to North Bluff, Corpus Christi]

Stairway and winding lanes on approach from the bay in downtown Corpus Christi.

Date: 1918

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

[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

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[Bruni Plaza Fountain]

[Bird's Eye view - Rio Grande Flood]

[Man and Woman on Horseback]

[Sociedad Concordia Theater Building]

[Wagon in front of store]

[Lady on Horseback, Laredo, Texas, c. 1910]

[Street scene, Laredo, Texas, c. 1910]

[Survey Map of Webb County]

[Survey of Webb County]

[Map of Coca-Cola Bottling Company Properties]

Plano de los Dos Laredos

[1853 boundaries of the City of Laredo]

[Railroad Bridge Destroyed by Flood]

[Nuevo Laredo - Laredo Flood]

[Richter Building, Laredo, Texas]

[Flooded International Bridge, Laredo, Texas]

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

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

[Baptist Church Building]

[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]

[International and Great Northern Railway Depot]

[Approach to North Bluff, Corpus Christi]

[Market House, San Antonio]

[San Antonio Female Academy]