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[Juan N. Cortina]
Photograph of Juan N. Cortina (1824-1894) in uniform.
[Law Office of Hill & Dougherty]
Photograph of the interior of the Law Office of Hill & Dougherty. Four men are pictured sitting in chairs around a stove with desk coved in papers visible behind them. Texas on the back reads "Hill & Dougherty Law Office - 1898. Beeville, Texas. Lon C. Hill at at Desk, Jim Dougherty at his left, Will Jack at left of photo. Practiced law until 1903".
[Oxen Drawing Cart]
Photograph of two oxen drawing a cart filled with firewood with brush visible in the background.
[Brownsville, Texas]
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".
[Elizabeth Street in Brownsville, Texas]
Photograph of Elizabeth Street in Brownsville, Texas. Automobiles and horse drawn carriages are pictured in the street with buildings on either side. On the left side of the photo a sign outside a store reads "Willman's Drug Store". Handwritten text on the back reads "1904 or 1905".
[Gordon Hill With a Tied Up Deer]
Photograph of Gordon Hill with a gun and standing next to a deer he shot. The deer has been hung up on a tree next to Hill. Handwritten text on the back reads "Gordan with a deer he shot near the house 1906".
[School Children With Teacher]
Photograph of nine children posing with their teacher standing in two rows in front of a small wooden building with a field visible in the background. In the front row are four young boys and two young girls, identified as John Mc Bee, Hickerman Hill, Emmett Anglin, Ross Anglin, Sunshine Hill, and Elizabeth Mc Bee, and behind them are a young man, a woman, and two young women identified as Frank Mc Bee, Miss John M. Phipps, Anna Dickson Annie R. Hill.
[Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan]
Photograph of Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan, two men wearing dark suits and cowboy hats sitting in chairs in front of a group of unidentified men also wearing suits and hats with a two-story house and a tree visible in the background. In the image on the top the two men are facing each other and appear to be talking to each other, as are several men in the back. In the image on the bottom all the men are facing forward and seem to be posing for the photograph. A text under the first image reads "Before Buying Land" and a text on the bottom reads "After Buying Land From Conway & Hoit. Mission Tex."
[Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan Sitting]
Photograph of Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan sitting in chairs with a line of other unidentified men standing behind them and a house and trees in the background. The man on the right is wearing a suit and hat, the man on the left is wearing a coat and cowboy hat, and the other men are wearing dark suits and several are also wearing hats.
[Magazine Clipping of Harlingen Sorghum]
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.
[Reprint Photograph of a Group of Men]
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".
[Man, Girl, and Dog]
Postcard 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 text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08."
[Man, Girl, and Dog in Field]
Photograph of a young girl, dog, and man standing in a cotton field with trees and houses visible in the background. The girl standing in the foreground in front of the field, wearing a light-colored dress with the dog on the left and the man, wearing suspenders and a hat, is standing behind her in the field. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotton Planted Apr. 20. Photo July 25 '08. Producing 1 1/2 Bales Per Acre."
[Man, Girl, and Dog on Farm]
Postcard of a man wearing suspenders and a straw hat standing in the middle of a cotton field with a young girl in a light-colored dress and a dog. The girl is standing in the foreground with the dog on the left and the man is behind her on the left. More fields and houses are visible in the distant background and a text on the front of the postcard reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm. Harlingen, Tex. Cotton Planted APr. 20. Photo. July 25, 08. Producing 15 Bales per acre."
[Man with Girl and Dog]
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.
[Men in Cotton Field]
Photograph of seven unidentified men wearing light-colored shirts and hats standing in the middle of a cotton field. In the foreground on the right one man is facing towards the camera, as are the three men behind him. On the left two men are spaced farther apart, standing behind horses that are facing the other direction. Trees and telephone poles are visible in the background and a text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon Hill Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotten planted May 4. Photo July 25 08. Producing 1 1/2 bales per acre."
Testimony from W. B. Hinckly
Testimony of a farmer concerning the opportunities in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Arrival of the Standard Land Co. party San Juan, Tex.
Excursion party and drivers posing in front of automobiles and railroad cars at Sharyland, Texas.
Standard Land Co's party at Rio Grande River and Main Pump
Excursion party posing between the Rio Grande and and the pump house near Hidalgo, Texas
John H. Shary excursion party
Excursion party posing in front of Charles Volz's home
Excursion crowd, Lower Rio Grande Valley near Mission, Tex
Excursion party posing in field with 2 farm workers. John Shary standing on far right
Excursion of Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
Excursion party posing in front of field, white wooden house to the left
[Sharyland 1914]
"Sharyland 1914" barn and house in front of corn fields
Sharyland excursion
Excursion party posing between house and barn.
[Excursion of International Land and Investment Co.]
Excursion party posing in front of field next to a home
Sharyland
Excursion party posing in field
[Airplane Above Field]
Postcard of a cavalry soldier standing in a field looking up at an airplane flying overhead. On the left two other men are on looking on from what appears to be a large wagon and a cart, trees, and shrubs can be seen in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Mail Bag Dropping Mail For 14th Cav." and has an arrow pointing to a bag of mail falling from the airplane in the distance.
[Airplane Above Troops]
Postcard of an airplane flying above a group of unidentified cavalry soldiers on horseback, who are facing away from the camera towards the plane. The pilot appears to be waving to the men below and two men on the left are carrying large poles. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Dropping A Message For The Troops."
[Airplane in a Field]
Postcard of an airplane with its nose stuck in the ground in a field with a horse in front of it and two unidentified boys standing on the right. A text on the front of the postcard reads "At Encinal, Tex. Result of Landing In Soft Ground. Capt. Lewis, 14th Cav. Was A Passenger When It Upset."
[Barracks in a Field]
Photograph of a row of four barracks in an empty field with a fence visible in the background on the right. The image is somewhat blurred and there appears to be some damage on the bottom.
[Big Melch Canal]
Panoramic photograph of a large dirt canal with two men in a car on the right, a man with horse and plow in the center, and fields and farm buildings in the background.
[Black objects on Gray Background]
Photograph of two black objects on a gray background. "U.S. Army - 14th Cavalry, Texas Border (2 folders), ca. 1915" is written on the back of the photo with a catalog number.
[Buildings in Corpus Christi]
Photograph of several large multi-story buildings taken from an elevated street. In the foreground two unidentified people are standing in front of a short concrete wall with two street lamps on it next to what appear to be a set steps that lead down to the street below. Behind them several storefronts and a city street are visible with more buildings and telephone poles in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "Corpus Christi, Tex."
[Cabin With U.S. Flag]
Photograph of a small cabin with a tall pole in front of it flying the American flag. Behind it several tents, telephone poles, and a small structure are visible in the background.
[Camp Devine]
Postcard of soldiers at Camp Devine. Throughout the photo soldiers, horses, and tents are visible.
[Cavalry Camp by Water]
Photograph of a cavalry camp on a waterfront with two small structures in the water and rows of barracks and trees visible in the background.
[Cavalry Camp in Davis Mountains]
Photograph of a cavalry camp in the Davis Mountains with what appear to be rows of barracks in the foreground and tents and wagons at the foot of the mountain behind them. Mountains are visible in the background and a text on the front of the photograph reads "157 - 1st Cavalry Brigade in Camp. Davis Mountains Alpine, Tex."
[Cavalry Camp in Mountains]
Photograph of a military camp in the mountains with rows of what appear to be horses in the foreground and tents and wagons at the base of the mountain in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "1st Cavalry Brigade in Camp, Davis Mountains, Alpine, Tex."
[Cavalry Camp in the Davis Mountains]
Photograph of a cavalry camp in the Davis Mountains consisting of what appear to be several rows of horses and a row of tents at the foot of the mountain. A text on the front of the photograph reads "157- 1st Cavalry Brigade in Camp, Davis Mountains, Alpine, Tex."
[Cavalry Men and Airplane]
Postcard of several cavalry soldiers on horseback on a dirt road riding away from the camera. Above them an airplane is flying towards the viewer and there are shrubs visible on both sides of the road and a telephone pole in the background. A hand-written text on the front of the postcard reads "Bringing the Mail to the 14th Cavalry on the Hike."
[Cavalry Men Assembling Tents]
Postcard of several unidentified cavalry soldiers assembling tents in a field with a group of horses behind them on the right. In the foreground one man is standing and looking down at the ground and across from him is a flag on a flagpole. The other men are in a row kneeling or bending over their tents and another group of soldiers is visible in the background. On the front of the postcard is a hand-written text that reads "Pitching camp in the field."
[Cavalry Men By Stream]
Photograph of several unidentified cavalry soldiers standing by a small stream. In the foreground on the left four men are standing next to a log cabin and across the stream on the right are two tents that have been taken down. In the background on the left a row of tents and some trees are visible and on the right two men on horseback can be seen.
[Cavalry Men Holding Flag]
Photograph of three unidentified cavalry soldiers in a field with a large American flag. The man on the right is holding up the pole while the other men watch. A few other men can be seen on the left and several tents and trees are visible in the background.
[Cavalry Men Marching]
Photograph of a group of cavalry soldiers marching to the right in a field carrying rifles over their shoulders. On the left two other men are marching and carrying a large American flag. Another man is standing in the foreground with his back to the camera and in the background several trees are visible.
[Cavalry Men Marching in Field]
Photograph of a formation of cavalry soldiers holding rifles over their shoulders and marching in a field. On the left four other soldiers on horseback are watching and in the background several rows of tents, a house, and men in a wagon are visible.
[Cavalry Men on Horseback with Flag]
Photograph of a row of cavalry soldiers on horseback in a field with barracks and other buildings visible in the background. The man on the far left is holding a flag on a flagpole and on the far right another man is positioned in front of the other soldiers.
[Cavalry Men On Wagon]
Photograph of three cavalry soldiers sitting in a wagon drawn by three horses. Two of the men are sitting in the front of the wagon and one man is standing at the back behind several large trunks. Tents and other soldiers are visible in the background and there is a handwritten note on the bottom of the photograph that reads "...6/19 Home ward bound Corpus Christi, Tex.
[Cavalry Men Playing Cards]
Photograph of several men sitting on a blanket playing cards with only their hands and lower bodies visible.
[Cavalry Men with Smoke]
Photograph of several unidentified cavalry soldiers standing in a field with large billows of smoke coming off of it and more smoke visible in the background.
[Cavalry Men With Swords]
Photograph of six unidentified cavalry soldiers on horseback with their swords drawn riding in a field towards the camera. In the background trees and houses are partially visible.
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