[Big Melch Canal]

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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.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 115 cm.

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. 1915~.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2006 and was provided by the University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 125 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley images include local history materials selected for the grant Rescuing Texas History through the Digitization of At-Risk Photographs and Maps. Images include panoramic photographs of the Southwestern Land Excursion Company and glass plate negatives documenting the history of Hidalgo County.

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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.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 115 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2006

Rescuing Texas History is a project that aims to digitize at-risk photographs, maps, artwork, and more. Funding was provided by the Summerlee Foundation of Dallas.

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  • 1915~

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  • Sept. 6, 2006, 1:34 p.m.

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  • June 3, 2013, 8:38 p.m.

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[Big Melch Canal], photograph, 1915~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17243/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley.

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