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[International and Great Northern Railway Depot]

Description: 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
Partner: Laredo Public Library

Excursion party of the John H. Shary Land Company

Description: Panoramic photograph of a large group of people posing in front of the Sharyland train station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad; the train station later burned down. John Shary is labeled (third from the right). Also shows a dog with 10 legs - a product of the panoramic photo processing. Text at the bottom of the image says, "Excursion Party of the John H. Shary Land Co., Feb. 10, 1920." A label on the back of the photo says "Sharyland Mo Pac RR Station (later burned)"
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Eskildsen
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Description of a Military Pack Train. Picture

Description: Drawing of muleteers in camp during a trip to deliver military cargo to places inaccessible by wagon. Figure on the left may represent W. D. Smithers, who was a packer for the Army.
Date: 1920
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Partner: Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend)

Henrietta Cafe

Description: Interior of Henrietta Cafe arounf 1920 with tables, chairs, barstools, tiled floor, and owners Cora and Charlie Capps. Inscription on back of photo states, "Brother & sisters ran this Henrietta cafe. May have been in the St. Elmo Hotel or where the Clay County Sherriff's Department is now located. They operated cafes at both locations. Pictured are Cora and Charlie Capps. Lou Capps also assisted. Great Aunts and Uncles to Jerry Payne."
Date: 1920~
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

[Map of the U.S.-Mexico Border from El Paso to Van Horn, Texas]

Description: Reproduction of a hand-drawn map showing the border area between Texas and Mexico from El Paso, Texas (left) to Van Horn, Texas (right). Several towns, forts, roads, and geographic features are marked primarily on the Texas side of the map. A note in the bottom-left corner of the map says "Where the Rio Grande becomes the U.S. & Mexico boundary, and flows towards the Big Bend District. It makes 1,260 miles of the international border. Much of the early history of the south-west was made alo… more
Date: [1920..]
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981
Location: None
Partner: Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend)
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