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[Two Cavalry Men Cooking]

Description: Postcard of two unidentified men wearing light-colored undershirts cooking in a field. The man on the right is holding a ladle and standing next to a stove. Above him is a handwritten speech bubble that reads "Come and get it." The man on his left is kneeling over a grill and behind him several other men are standing and sitting in a large tent. In the background several trees and two trash cans are visible.
Date: 1915~

[Photograph of U.S. Army Border Peacekeepers]

Description: Photograph of the U.S. Army border peacekeepers with tents behind them. There is text included with the photograph that reads "U.S. Army troops, first feared to be a treat to law and order by turn-of-the-century Valleyites, were soon accepted as legitimate peacekeepers by the establishment. The troops became a vital part of the Valley's social and economic life.
Date: unknown

[Cavalry Men With Flag]

Description: Photograph of two formations of cavalry soldiers marching and holding rifles on their shoulders. Three more men are on the right and the one in the middle is carrying a flag. Telephone poles and a house are visible in the distant background and under the photograph is a handwritten note that reads "14th Can Texas 1920."
Date: 1920

[Anthony E. Hannema Press Clipping]

Description: Photograph of Anthony E. Hannema, an older man wearing a dark suit and tie. Underneath his picture is a caption that reads "Burgomeister - Here is Anthony E. Hannema, mayor of Harlinge, Holland, who is a special guest for the Valley Mid-Winter Fair and dedication of Lon C. Hill Park at Harlingen. - All Valley Staff Photo." Above the picture is a header that reads "All Valley Evening News Thurs., Nov. 16, 1950."
Date: 1950

[Three Cavalry Men With Machine Gun]

Description: Photograph of three cavalry soldiers sitting on the ground in an open field with a machine gun. Behind them telephone poles, a house, and trees are visible in the distant background. There is a hand written note on the bottom of the photograph that reads "Lewis Machine Gun In Action - MG Co 3 Tex."
Date: 1915~

[Cavalry Soldiers Riding Horses]

Description: Photograph of two cavalry soldiers on horseback with a row of several more men on horseback behind them on the right. In the background on the left a group of men and a tree are visible. There is a handwritten note on the front of the photograph that reads: "I believe this is Gen. Pershing."
Date: unknown

[Man with Girl and Dog]

Description: Photograph of a man wearing a straw hat and suspenders standing in a grain field next to a girl in a light-colored dress to his right. A dog is standing on the girl's right side and above it is a handwritten text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08." On the bottom of the photograph the same text is type-written.
Date: July 25, 1908

[Two Soldiers by Train]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified cavalry soldiers standing in front of a train car that is labeled "Express" on the left and "Cruz Roja" with the Red Cross symbol on the right." The man on the left has his hands on his hips and is wearing a large belt and the man on the right is standing with his hands at his sides.
Date: 1915~

[Brownsville, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Brownsville, Texas in 1904. On the left side of the image buildings line a street with trees lining the right. Horse drawn carriages are visible on the street. Handwritten text on back reads "Brownsville, 1904".
Date: 1904

[Young Woman SItting]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified young woman wearing a dark-colored dress and hat sitting in front of a sign that reads "... Episcopal Church South A.D. 1912." Behind her a streetlamp and telephone pole can be seen and on the other side of the street a large building and a row of trees are visible.
Date: 1915~

[Magazine Clipping of Harlingen Sorghum]

Description: Magazine clipping of an image that has printed text across the top and bottom that says, "Harlingen Sorghum--Planted May 4,1908, Photographed July 25,1908." The photograph includes Lon C. Hill and a young girl standing in front of the long grain, and the young girl has one arm resting on a dog. The reverse has text from a Gulf Coast Magazine article.
Date: 1908~

[Soldiers in Covered Wagons]

Description: Postcard of a train of covered wagons driving down a dirty road in the desert with various shrubs and desert plants visible on the left and right. In the foreground on the right two cavalry soldiers on horseback are standing next to the first horse-drawn wagon and a handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Hiking Thru Texas."
Date: 1915~

[Overturned Airplane]

Description: Postcard of an airplane overturned in a field with its wheels in the air and an upside down number "4" visible on the side of the plane. A handwritten text on the front of the postcard reads "One of the Planes Attached to the 14th Cav. During Hike to Border, Turns Over at Encinal Texas, with Maj. Cushman as Passenger."
Date: 1915~

[Plane Above Military Camp]

Description: Postcard of an airplane flying above a military camp. In the foreground on the right two soldiers are standing behind a row of tents with equipment on the ground in front of them and on the left an automobile and a wagon can be seen. In the middle a group of soldiers is looking up at the plane and behind them trees and a building are visible in the background. On the far left there is a row of other vehicles in front of more trees and a text on the front of the photograph reads "Army Life."
Date: 1915~

[Reprint Photograph of a Group of Men]

Description: Reprint photograph of a group of men in dark color suits with two sitting down and the rest standing up behind them. Text under the photographs separate the photographs as "before buying land" and "after buying land from Conway & Hoit. Mission, Tex". There is handwritten text on the back that reads "Hoyd = This is re-print taken in 1908. Just found original in files. Yours truly, Jas. Bryan." "Jim Hill, Wm. J. Bryan, Hoit x Conway standing back".
Date: 1908

[Six Men In Front of Tent]

Description: Photograph of six unidentified men standing in front of a large tent be a sign that reads "Chief of Staff." The three men on the left are wearing suits and ties and the three men on the right are wearing military uniforms. The second man from the left is holding a straw hat by his side and the third man from the right is holding what appears to be a saber. Behind them chairs, desks, and other furniture can be seen inside the tent.
Date: 1915~

[Parade On a City Street]

Description: Photograph of a parade on a city street with crowds watching on both sides and several storefronts visible on the left. In the front are two motorcyclist on either side of an automobile, followed by two men on horseback, and a large group of people wearing light-colored uniforms. On the left a row of American flags are displayed in front of the storefronts and signs for State Bank, Sherman's, Central Light Power, and Turney Drugs can be seen. More crowds and buildings are visible in the backgro… more
Date: July 31, 1932

[Soldiers Marching]

Description: Photograph of several large formations of cavalry soldiers marching on a field away from the camera with tents, buildings, and telephone poles visible in the background. The men are carrying their rifles on their shoulders and in the middle someone is carrying a large American flag. Other smaller flags can be seen on the left and right and a handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "14 cav. Texas Border 1920."
Date: 1920
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