Rescuing Texas History, 2006 - 73 Matching Results

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[Baptist Church Building]

Postcard dated December 10, 1912 of a Baptist church on a corner in Laredo, Texas. There are several people outside of the church, standing and sitting on the steps, as well as carriages visible on the streets.

Date: 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard with a postmark from June 28, 1911 in Kansas City. The photograph on the front shows the Hamilton Hotel in Laredo, Texas before 1906. There is a letter written on the back of the postcard in pencil.

Date: June 28, 1911

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[City Drug Company building]

Built in 1896 at the corner of Flores and Hidalgo Street in Laredo, Texas, site of the first City Drug Company. Event is the Washington's Birthday Celebration around 1911.

Date: 1911~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Troop J, 14th Cavalry, Ft. McIntosh]

Group of men on horseback. Soldiers at Ft. McIntosh getting ready for a parade. The soldiers are carrying Colt M1911 pistols which the U.S. Army adopted in 1911.

Date: 1911~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of Hamilton Hotel in before the top floors were added and before the cyclone of 1906 that destroyed the balconies. On the back of the postcard there is a letter addressed to Mrs. J. J. Duffy (Aunt Katie) from Alex discussing current news and relatives.

Date: January 23, 1910

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Army tents and mules at Fort McIntosh, Laredo, Texas]

Army tents of the cavalry stationed at Fort McIntosh, Laredo, Texas

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Court House and Jail, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard dated April 4, 1912 that has a picture of the Web County jail and Courthouse.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Horses and Buggies]

Horse and buggies in front of the Market Plaza building in Laredo, Texas

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[International Bridge between Laredo, Texas and Mexico]

Photograph of several people standing near a vintage car at the International Bridge that connected Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Man and Woman on Horseback]

Photograph of Frederico Vidaurri and Herminia Lafon riding horseback around 1910. They are on a street in front of an unknown building; several people are visible in the background.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Wagon in front of store]

Wagon in front of L. Villegas store at the corner of Farragut St. and Flores Avenue

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900]

View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900. Looking Northwest from the top of the Federal Building. Postcard sent from Roberto in Laredo to Sra. Laura G. de Arriaga in Plazuela de Tepito, Mexico on January 21, 1909.

Date: January 21, 1909

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Ross Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of Ross Hotel in Laredo, Texas, formerly located at the northwest corner of Flores Avenue and Grant Street.

Date: 1909~/1910~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[St. Peter's Church, Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of a church on the corner of a street in Loredo, Texas. There is a note from "Nettie" written under the picture. Postmarked June 27, 1907. The church was mislabeled as a cathedral.

Date: 1907

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]

Postcard of ruins of old Webb County Courthouse that burned down in 1906. Postcard dated October 23, 1906 and addressed to Miss Sarah Mowry.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Buildings destroyed by tornado 1905]

Buildings destroyed by 1905 tornado. Shows railroad in foreground. Jerry Thompson's book, Laredo: A Pictorial History, describes this photo as damage to buildings of Mexican National Railway, totally destroyed by the tornado.

Date: 1905

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[City Hall and Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]

large crowd at the front entrance of City Hall during Washington's birthday celebration

Date: 1905~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of Hamilton Hotel in Laredo, Texas before the top floors were added.

Date: 1905~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Webb County Courthouse, Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of Webb County Courthouse at the corner of Matamoros Street and Flores Avenue in Laredo, Texas. In front of the building a man in a suit is walking in the street near a horse-drawn carriage.

Date: 1905~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Photograph of Tornado Damage in Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of buildings destroyed by a tornado in Laredo, Texas in 1904. In Jerry Thompson's book, Laredo: A Pictorial History, this photo is described as remains of the depot and roundhouse of the Mexican National Railway.

Date: 1904

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[City Hall during Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]

Large birthday cake in front of City Hall during Washington's birthday celebration.

Date: 1903~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Company D, 37th Infantry, Ft. McIntosh]

Soldiers in uniform preparing for target practice.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Mexican Water Cart]

A water cart drawn by two burros. Water vendors were called barrileros or aguadores.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Oxen carts and Pawnshop]

Postcard of oxen carts in front of a pawnshop. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Miss Margaret Murphy from "Will."

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Laredo Public Library

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[Baptist Church Building]

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

[City Drug Company building]

[Troop J, 14th Cavalry, Ft. McIntosh]

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

[Army tents and mules at Fort McIntosh, Laredo, Texas]

[Court House and Jail, Laredo, Texas]

[Horses and Buggies]

[International Bridge between Laredo, Texas and Mexico]

[Man and Woman on Horseback]

[Wagon in front of store]

[View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900]

[Ross Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

[St. Peter's Church, Laredo, Texas]

[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]

[Buildings destroyed by tornado 1905]

[City Hall and Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

[Webb County Courthouse, Laredo, Texas]

[Photograph of Tornado Damage in Laredo, Texas]

[City Hall during Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]

[Company D, 37th Infantry, Ft. McIntosh]

[Mexican Water Cart]

[Oxen carts and Pawnshop]