Photograph of several people sitting in the foreground on two long benches that face toward the background of the image in a grassy clearing. There is a large, sprawling tree in the middle of the composition, and several women are kneeling at the base. Several more people are hanging around two parked automobiles in the background behind the tree. There is a man sitting behind a large open trunk next to the tree. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos, 4-4-49".
Photograph of a group of women standing together and singing. The women, who are all wearing light sleeved cotton dresses, are holding open songbooks. The group is congregated around an older woman sitting behind an open trunk. There is a man on the left-hand side of the image standing and looking at one of the open songbooks. Next to the man, there is a large tree trunk and another man seated and looking upward. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 7-4-50".
Photograph of a group of Hispanic men and women standing underneath a large shady tree in the middle of a grassy clearing. There is a large opened trunk facing the group of people with a woman sitting behind it. The women are all wearing long printed dresses and skirts, and the men are all wearing light-colored suits and ties. The background of the image is completely made up of large bushy trees and shrubs. On the left-hand side of the image, there are several fold-up chairs and a man sitting in one of them. There are several heads facing the group at the bottom of the foreground of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos - July 4, 1950".
Photograph of a group of Hispanic people gathered around a long piece of cloth that lies on the grassy ground. The cloth, which is light in color, has loaves of bread and many other food items spread on top of it. Several small groupings of women are gathered around different sections of the picnic. There is an automobile facing forward in the background of the image. Behind the car there is also another tractor-like automobile cut of on the far right-hand side of the image. Several men are scattered around the car in the background of the image. There is a line of tall bushes in the background on the left-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos, July 4, 1950".
Photograph of a large clearing being used as a parking lot for a group picnic. The parking lot, which is in the background of the image, is shaded by large trees scattered throughout the area. In the foreground, there is a large group of men, women, and children gathered and visiting around a long cloth on the ground that has picnic food on top of it. The people are are either standing or sitting on the grass or sitting on small wooden chairs that are placed around the picnic cloth. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos - July 4, 1950".
Photograph of a large congregation of people gathered around the trunk of a tall bushy tree. The group is facing the right-hand side of the image. There is a cluster of mostly men standing on the left-hand side of the image around the trunk of the tree and looking down at the open books in their hands. Another cluster of mostly women are sitting on various wooden chairs in front of the group of men. There is a bench and more chairs forming a circle that is cut off on the right-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 7-4-50".
Photograph of a large congregation of Hispanic men, women, and children gathered underneath several tall, bushy trees. The group is arranged to form a loose circle formation. There is a long bench with people in the foreground that faces the middle of the circle. Most of the women are sitting in various wooden chairs, and most of the men are standing behind them. There is a clearing with several cars parked in the background of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 1950".
Photograph of a row of seven fold-up wooden chairs with two young girls and two men sitting with their backs facing. In front of them, there are several women and young girls sitting in a row parallel to the chairs. There is a car parked behind the women and girls, and the background of the image is made up of bushy woodland. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 1950".
Photograph of three young boys playing in a creek. The creek makes up the entire foreground of the image, wraps around the right-hand side of the image, and disappears in the background. There are trees, shrubs, and woodland surrounding the entire area. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 7-4-50".
Photograph of two separate images of young girls sitting together in various wooden chairs. In the first partial image, which is on the left-hand side, there are two young women sitting on a bench and looking to the left. There are three cars visible parked in the background. Three elderly men are walking away from the cars toward where the girls are sitting in the foreground. One man is holding the hand of a young toddler walking next to him. Another man is carrying a chair, and the last man is carrying blankets over his shoulders. The second partial image on the right is about half the width of the first. There are three girls visible sitting on wooden chairs, and there is a car parked in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 1950".
Photograph of a group of women and young children sitting on chairs and benches in the shade of several large, bushy trees. There are four women and two children sitting together on a long bench on the right-hand side of the image, and seven young children sitting in a row of chairs perpendicular to the bench on the left-hand side. There are blankets covering the grassy ground in front of the group. Three cars are parked facing different directions in the background. The group is surrounded by trees, shrubs, and woodland. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 1950".
Photograph of the backs of nine women sitting in a grassy clearing. On the left-hand side of the image, there are four women sitting on a long bench, and on the right there are five more seated on a platform on the ground. The women are facing three men, who are standing, and a woman who is sitting behind a large trunk. More people are sitting to the side and watching. The background is made up of trees, shrubs, and woodland. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 1950".
Photograph of a group of Hispanic men, women, and children sitting on chairs and benches in a circle in the middle of a grassy clearing. There are two blankets on the ground inside the circle. Five cars are visible parked in the background among trees, shrubs, and woodland. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 1950".
Photograph of one side of a small church and women sitting in the pews. The women, who are all wearing printed blouses and dresses, are looking solemnly at the camera. There is a podium with a feathery floral arrangement on top in the foreground. The front entrance doors at the back of the church are open, making a small house with windows visible. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos, Tex. All-day District meet November, 1950 A50".
Photograph of a small group of women and men exiting a church through the front double doors. The front entrance is cut off on the right-hand side of the image, as is a parked car and more exiting people. The side of the brick church, which has five windows, spans the width of the image. There is a smaller entrance with two windows on either side at the very back of the church on the far left-hand side. A man is getting into his parked car at the side of the church. There are power lines spanning the entire image in several directions. There is a wide dirt road in front of the church that makes up the foreground. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 1951".
Photograph of five Hispanic women and two Hispanic men standing together in front of a window at the entrance of a building. The women are wearing long, printed, sleeved dresses and hats, and the men are wearing suits. Everyone in the group are wearing ribbons. Part of an open entrance is cut off on the left-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos In front of annex 1951".
Photograph of a crowd of people gathered around the entrance of a small brick church. The building has an ornately-shaped roof, two windows, and a dark, open double entrance at the front. There are several cars parked around the building. A sign that translates to read "Presbyterian Church" stands in the front. A neighborhood is visible in the background. There are power lines spanning the entire image in several different directions. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos".
Photograph of a crowd gathered at the open, double-door entrance of a church. The building, which is facing the left-hand side, has two windows at and a decorative roof at the front, and five windows at the side. There are four cars parked around the front of the brick building. A man is taking something out of the open trunk of one car on the right-hand side of the image. To his right stands a woman in a floral dress and a young boy; they are looking directly at the camera. There is an empty dirt lot next to the church on the right-hand side. In between two of the parked cars in the middle of the image, there is a tree with a large trunk. Power lines are visible behind the building. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos".
Photograph of the front entrance of a small, brick Presbyterian church. There are steps leading up to a closed, double-door entrance with windows on both sides and an ornamental-shaped roof. There is a sign in Spanish on the far left-hand side of the image that translates to read, "Order of Services, Sunday, School 10-11, Sermon 11-, Sermon 8:00 p.m., Wednesday Service 8:00, Monday, Youth 7:30, Reverend C.C. Acevedo". There is a large tree cut off on the right-hand side of the image that is casting a shadow on the building. Power lines span the image in several different directions. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos".
Photograph of the front of a small Presbyterian manse with a porch and two concrete steps leading up to the front entrance. The house is made up of wide, light-colored wood slats, and the porch has an awning overhead. There are two windows on either side of the front door, and several trees surround the house. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos manse".
Photograph of the front of a small Presbyterian manse with a porch and two concrete steps leading up to the front entrance. The house is made up of wide, light-colored wood slats, and the porch has an awning overhead. There are two windows on either side of the front door, and several trees surround the house. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos, manse".
Photograph of the side of a wood-slatted manse with five windows. The building spans the entire width of the image. There are weeds growing up the side of the building, and large trees are visible behind the building in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos manse".
Photograph of three Hispanic girls standing together and visiting in front of a grocery store. The girls are all wearing printed bell dresses. One girl is standing across from the other two with her hands held above her head. The dark brick grocery store behind her has shrubs and bushes in front of it. There are also several slabs of glass bottles piled on top of each other. A small brick building is visible directly behind the store in the background. The window on the side of a lightly-colored wood building is cut off on the far left-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads "Sinton - Pres-Mex. girls inviting children to attend S.S. in Sinton. 10/15/50"
Photograph of a Hispanic woman in a floral-printed dress and a Hispanic man wearing a suit and tie standing on a wooden platform and facing each other. There is a wood-slatted wall with a large framed window behind the woman on the left-hand side of the image. A small building with one window is clearly visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Sinton. Miss BeatrÃz Fernández and Rev. Palmer Deloteus talk over plans for extensión work in Sinton. Taken in front of small building used for mission work. 10/15/50".
Photograph of a group of six young children standing together in a row at the edge of a raised porch. The porch is attached to a wood-slatted building with a large, framed window on the right-hand side of the image. Leaning against the building there is a young boy wearing a light collared shirt. Standing next to him on the right-hand side of the image is a slightly taller boy, three younger boys, and an older girl. All of the children are holding pieces of paper. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Sinton. 10/15/50 Beginnings of a new work in Sinton, operated by Pres. Mex. students"
Photograph of a group of seven toddlers sitting on the steps of a porch. The three boys and four girls are all wearing matching light-colored outfits, socks, and running shoes. The concrete porch they are sitting on is attached to a wood-slatted building with a front door on the left-hand side of the image and two windows directly behind the children. The grassy yard around the house is visible in the foreground and in the background on the right-hand side of the image. There is also a swing set beside the house as well as some other structures which are visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Faft. - manse that burned".
Photograph of a group of Hispanic church-goers standing in a crowd in front of the entrance to their church. Most of the people in the group are facing the church, and there are a couple more smaller groups scattered throughout the image. The church building has a tall belfry that is connected to the double-door entrance and cut off at the top of the image. The building continues along the back right-hand side of the image, where there is another back entrance. There is a car parked in front of the church also on the far right-hand side. There is a camera attached to a tripod in the foreground across the dirt road from the church. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Taft, Texas 2nd Presby Church. [Taken at convention, 3-23-1947?]".
Photograph of a bus parallel parked on a dirt road in front of a small wood-slatted church. The bus, which has curtains on the inside of the windows, has large lettering on the side that reads, "Missouri Pacific Trailways", "A Service Institution", and "National Trailways Bus System". The church, which is in the background behind the bus, spans the entire image. It has a tall belfry that is cut off at the top of the image. A covered parking area is visible on the far left-hand side of the image. There are several power lines and poles also visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the image that reads, "Taft, [Taken at convention, 3-23-1947?]".
Photograph of a crowd of Hispanic church-goers standing in front of a church entrance. The crowd is made up of men, women, and children gathered into small, clustered groups. The church is a wood-slatted building with a row of windows on the right-hand side. It has a tall belfry that is attached to the open double-door entrance and cut off at the top edge of the image. A covered parking area is visible in the background on the far left-hand side of the image. There is a dirt road in the foreground with the back of a bus visible on the far left-hand side. There is a camera on a tripod also on the left in the foreground that is facing the church. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Taft - new blglg. [Taken at convention, 3-23-1947?]"
Photograph of two children playing in front of a church building. The two little boys are standing across the street from the church; one is riding a tricycle and the other is standing and facing him. The church has a tall, narrow steeple with a cross on top of the thin, pointed roof. The steeple is attached to the double-door entrance of the church, and there are two windows on either side. A sidewalk winds from the entrance to the back of the building. There is a telephone pole and electric wires that stretch across the image in front of the church building. There is a decorative border around the image, and a handwritten note on the back that reads, "Taft".
Photograph of a large congregation standing in the pews of a crowded church. The people are all facing forward, and some are looking down at the papers they are holding in their hands. The people in the crowd are all dressed formally in church attire. There are bright windows lining the two visible perpendicular walls in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Taft? Convención".
Photograph of a large congregation standing in front of fold-up chairs and wooden benches in a church building. The crowd mostly consists of men, however also includes women and children. There are more people crowded at the back of the church than the front of the church, and there are several empty seats in the front. Windows line the three visible walls in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Taft? Convención".
Photograph of a large group portrait of Hispanic men and women in front of a building framed by trimmed bushes and trees. Many of the women in the group are wearing long, flowing white dresses or dark suits with skirts, dark trench coats, and decorative hats. The women in the group are all on the left-hand side of the image. The men in the group, who are all standing on the right-hand side of the image, are wearing dark suits, collared shirts, and ties. The building directly behind them has an open entrance and windows on either side. There is a decorative border around the image and a note handwritten in cursive on the back that reads, "Officers Training School - PP3".
Photograph of a group of six Hispanic ladies dressed formally in long dark coats and dresses standing in front of a building. Four of the women are wearing decorative hats, and a couple of them are also holding purses. Next to them on the right-hand side of the image, there is a large bush that cuts off at the top of the image. The building visible behind the bush is made up of mostly window panels. There is another building visible along the dirt path that leads to the background on the left-hand side of the image. This building is also mostly shielded by large bushes and trees. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "The officers of the Presbyterial with Mrs. Cunningham". There are also many numerical markings on the back of the photograph.
Photograph of a group of formally-dressed Hispanic ladies standing together for a group portrait. The ladies are wearing long, dark dresses and coats. Most of them are also wearing decorative hats and holding purses. There are three other ladies and a man in a suit standing on the doorstep of the building in the background. There is a large bush shielding most of the building from sight behind the group of women. There is a decorative border around the image.
Photograph of a Hispanic woman smiling and holding a baby girl. The woman is standing in front of a large bush, which is hiding most of the building behind it. The woman is wearing a long dark dress and coat, and the baby is wearing a white coat and shoes. There is a decorative border around the image, as well as a handwritten note on the back that reads, "One of the officers and a prospective officer. Mrs. Cruz Granados of Victoria".
Photograph of two ladies standing together and smiling at the camera. The women are wearing long dresses, decorative hats, and high heels. They are facing toward the right-hand side of the image. There us a two-story building lined with windows visible in the background. The image is surrounded by a decorative border, and there is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Two loyal friends of the Mexican work. Mrs. W.W. Downing, Mrs. Stella Campbell of Corpus Christi".
Photograph of three women posed around a pick-up truck. One of the girls is sitting in the driver's seat, one is sitting on the side of the door, and the other is standing next to the door. Several other women are visible in the background behind the car. There is a building visible in the background. There is a decorative border around the image and a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "The new Tex-Mex truck - a gift from Refugio - Pres- Mex needs one too".
Photograph of a young woman, an elderly man, and a teenage boy standing together in the middle of a grassy field. The man, who is wearing a suit, has his arms crossed and is facing the woman. The woman, who is wearing a long, lightly-colored trench coat, is holding a handbag and facing the man who is talking to her. The teenage boy, who is wearing a light cardigan and pants, is standing to the man's right and is looking to the side. On the far left-hand side of the image, there is a group of people that are cut off by the edge of the image. Three cars are parked in a row along the edge of a dirt road in the background. There are several palm trees scattered throughout the field. A decorative border surrounds the image, and there is a handwritten note on the back that reads, "Talking over the Mex. work - Mrs. Seddon Mr. McLane Brooks".
Photograph of the large front yard of a two-story, concrete building. The concrete of the building is stained around many of the windows, which are lined across both stories. There is a car parked on the dirt path in front of the building. Palm trees, shrubs, and bushes surround the building on all sides. There are various handwritten notes on the back of the photograph including "Pd. Noomi Pd. Blankmeyer" and "Pd. Jillie Rodriguez".
Photograph of the expansive front and back yards of a one-story concrete building. The building has windows on all sides as well as several decorative archways. There are palm trees and bushes in the background and surrounding the the building. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "pd. Blankmeyer".
Photograph of two teenage Hispanic girls and a one teenage boy standing together in front of a building with two visible windows directly behind, which are opened. Both of the girls are smiling; one is wearing a collared white dress and the other is wearing a fluffy white blouse with light pencil skirt. The boy, who is standing in between the two girls and looking upward, is wearing a pinstripe suit and tie. The boy also has a ribbon pinned to his lapel. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Rev. Ed. Covention - sp. speaking work June 3.7-1940 Taft. Tex Bertha Acevedo, Mr. Fidel Rios, Aurora Rodriguez".
Photograph of a group of young Hispanic children wearing light-colored shorts, shirts, and dresses. The children are standing in two rows in front of a wide archway leading inside a building. There is a decorative border around the image and a handwritten note on the back that reads, "Pres-Mex Kindergarten".
Photograph of two ladies wearing collared dresses and standing together smiling. They are both smiling and holding purses. There is a whitewashed brick wall behind them with a window that touches the ground and another that cuts off at the top of the image.
Photograph of two ladies wearing collared dresses and standing together smiling. The lady on the right-hand side is turned to look at the other lady. There is a whitewashed brick wall behind them with a window that touches the ground and another that cuts off at the top of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Pres- Mex. Berta Murray and ―".
Photograph a sprawling complex of school buildings. All of the buildings are lined with windows and are light in color. There are a couple of palm trees and bushes around the buildings. The foreground consists of a dirt field. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads "Pres-Mex School".
Photograph of a Hispanic woman walking on a dirt road away from a two story school building. The woman is smiling at the camera. Farther down the dirt road in the background of the image in front of the building entrance, there is a large cargo truck loaded with Hispanic women. The school building has a line of windows on both stories. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Pres.- Mex 5 de Mayo 1951".
Photograph of a group of people standing in the back of a large cargo truck. The truck, which is in the background of the image, is parallel parked in front of the entrance to a large two-story building on the left-hand side of the image. Several Hispanic women are gathered next to the truck on both sides. There are two women walking together on the dirt road in the foreground. They are smiling, and one is carrying books. There is a handwritten note on the back of the image that reads, "Pres-Mex".
Photograph of a group of Hispanic girls standing together in a group in the back of a large farm truck. The girls, who are all wearing sleeved, collared dresses, are all smiling at the camera. The truck, which spans the entire image, has a sign on the front that reads, "Cage's Taft, Texas". There is a large, two-story building with rows of windows on the left-hand side of the image behind the truck. There is a woman standing beside the truck on the right who is holding two boxes. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Pres-Mex. 5 de Mayo 1951".
Photograph of a Hispanic couple dressed in traditional costumes. The first costume consists of a light, flowing dress with ruffles. The girl wearing this costume is also holding a folding fan, smiling, and standing on the right. The second costume consists of a dark, decorated jacket and matching knee-length pants. The two people are standing next to a building with windows on the right-hand side of the image and a grassy field with palm trees on the left-hand side. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Pres-Mex Pan-Am. Day".
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