Rescuing Texas History, 2006 - 12 Matching Results

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[Hotel Iturbide, Monterrey]

Postcard featuring a photograph of the front of Hotel Iturbide on Calle Zaragoza in Monterrey, Mexico with mountains in the background as well as people and automobiles in the street. It was sent to Rochester, Minnesota with this handwritten text: "Sun. P. M. Dear Matt: arrived here yesterday (Saty.) leaving right now, the weather has been unusually cold. Laredo, on the border, had 2" snow the Mexican kids sure were having fun with it. So long, Mel"

Date: January 24, 1940

Item Type: Postcard

Location: 25.667649 -100.310830

Partner: Laredo Public Library

6th Troop Group Band, Camp Wallace

Camp Wallace military band, the 6th Tr. Group. 1st Lieutenant R. M. King Band Commander; Technical Sergeant J. A. Messier, Asst. Band Leader; Sergeant William I. Wyrick, Drum Major.

Date: [1940..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Genevieve Miller Hitchcock Public Library

Broadway Street, Van Horn, 1940

Photograph of street scene. Photograph of Broadway Street in Van Horn, TX, 1940

Date: 1940

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Clark Hotel Museum

[A commercial building in Texas City]

An unidentified two-story commercial building stands on the northwest corner of Texas Avenue and Third Street in Texas City. Line markers for parking places are visible in the foreground, so the building is in the business district, although the building on the left was a residence. Three identical signs are posted on the floor-to-ceiling ground floor windows on the left end of the building. To the left of the building, pipes and other materials lie on the ground near another two-story build… more

Date: 1940~/1950~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

Edwards Cattle

Cowboys corralling cattle into a cattle car of a train.

Date: 1940

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Clay County Historical Society

Friday night at the Service Club

Friday night at the Service Club at Camp Wallace. Two servicemen in full dress and three women in evening wear are sitting. They are smoking and drinking.

Date: 1940~/1946~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Genevieve Miller Hitchcock Public Library

[Near the Post Office and the Showboat Theater in Texas City]

Looking north up 6th Street North in the downtown area of Texas City. Cars are parked on both sides of the road. Other cars travel in both directions on the street. A number of people can be seen standing on the corner or walking near the large multi-storied Post Office with the tall flag pole which stands on the corner of the street. Small businesses line both sides of the street. On the left side, beyond the Post Office on the corner, are signs identifying the first building as "Hetherin… more

Date: [1940..1949]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Page from Trotter-Huddleston Marriage Book]

Marriage record for Elanor Trotter and Carroll Huddleston. This photo was included in the Pells-Trotter collection of photos and memorabilia which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Date: 1940~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Palestine Public Library