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- Una revolucion en favor de la infancia
- Undated UNICEF flyer for worldwide immunization and re-hydration of children.
- Rusk School to give way for a freeway
- Photograph of Rusk School principal Mrs. Ruth Whitmire outside the front entrance to Rusk School with many pupils.
- [Contract for Statuary for Audelia Gabino's grave, 1929]
- Contract for a monument for Francisco (Frank) Gabino's mother, Audelia, who died on December 29, 1928. Houston Monument Company was contracted to build a granite statue and base for $420.
- [Texas LULAC 31st Annual National Convention Booklet - 1960]
- Program containing the schedule and sponsor list for the 31st Texas State Convention for the League of United Latin American Citizens.
- Carr will speak to LULACs
- Newspaper clipping stating that State Attorney General Waggoner Carr will speak at the 1966 LULAC convention.
- Program of the Regional State Convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens, August 29, 1943
- Program for the League of United Latin American Citizens Regional State Convention held at the Arabia Temple in Houston, Texas, on August 29, 1943.
- [Remembrance Card for Mary A. Carroll]
- Remembrance card for Mary A. Carroll printed on dark cardstock with gold engraving. There is an illustration of a woman with a Bible in front of a large cross, with light streaming from clouds above. Text on the right reads, "In Loving Remembrance of Mrs. Mary A. Carroll, Died April 6, 1899. Age 33 yrs. 9 mos. 15 days." There is a poem in the lower-left corner that reads: "'Tis hard to break the tender cord/ When love has bound the heart,/ 'Tis hard, so hard, to speak the words:/ "We must forever part."/ Dearest loved one, we must lay thee/ In the peaceful grave's embrace,/ But thy memory will be cherished/ Till we see thy heavenly face."
- [Club Azteca at the Houston Ship Channel]
- Photograph of the members of Club Azteca at the Houston Ship Channel. Club Azteca was an athletic club that played both soccer and football. Top row, left to right: Manuel Rodriguez ; Benny Lee ; Doroteo Vasquez ; Jose Parrea ; Felipe Davillos ; Jose Villaseñor ; Victor Linon ; Augustine Castillo. Bottom row, left to right: Frank Parillas ; Augustine Vazquez ; Peto Arrispo ; Vincente Castillo ; Juan Reyes ; Aron Villanueva ; Moses Velasquez.
- [Second shift crew of the Southern Pacific Lines Mechanical Department]
- Photograph of the Southern Pacific Lines Mechanical Department, second shift crew. A Southern Pacific train car stands behind the large group of forty men. A sign at the front of the group reads: "Southern Pacific Lines Mechanical Dept. Second Shift May 1963 Houston, Texas Barrett & Assoc."
- [Photograph of a family next to train tracks]
- Photograph of an older man and woman, both wearing large hats, sitting beside train tracks with a young child. Several bags and baskets lay next to the group.
- [Mexican American housing in San Antonio, 1920s]
- Photograph of Mexican American houses in San Antonio, during the 1920s. Four small structures are visible, as well as three men and a young child. At the foreground is a large pile of branches and sticks.
- [Graduation photograph of Primitivo L. Niño]
- Photograph of Primitivo L. Niño in his graduation cap and gown. Mr. Niño was a graduate of Rice Institute in 1928.
- [Maintenance men move desks in Bellaire]
- Photograph of men carrying desks. The desks were for Condit Elementary School in Bellaire, Texas.
- [Photograph of Elias Ramirez]
- Photograph of Elias Ramirez, taken in Magnolia Park during the early years of LULAC.
- [Photograph of Elias Ramirez and his family]
- Photograph of Elias Ramirez and his family. Standing, from left to right: Elias Ramirez ; Filomeno Ramirez. Seating, left to right: Concepcion Almoguer, mother of Elias and Filomeno ; Julio Guoyoido, Concepion Almoguer's brother.
- [Coronation of Mexico Bello Queen]
- Photograph of coronation ceremony of Mexico Bello Queen. Men, left to right: Dr. Luis Vensor ; Mario Lozano ; Jose Valdez ; Fernando Salas ; Mexican Consul Barrera ; Jose Buentello ; E.J. Garcia ; Dr. Angel Leyva ; Armando Morton ; Fernando Sepulveda. Women, left to right: Juanita Gutierrez ; Dolores Gutierrez ; Carmen Euerte ; Cynthia Garcia ; Queen Bertha Macias ; Miss Brett ; Elvira Luna ; Mimi Ypina ; Eloise Gonzalez.
- [Men carrying flags and sign in Minimum Wage March]
- Photograph of men carrying flags and sign in the Minimum Wage March in 1966. Text on sign: "Dignidad y justica para el obrero."
- [Participants in Minimum Wage March]
- Photograph of participants in the Minimum Wage March in 1966. Text on sign: "justicia"
- [Group of children in Guadalupe Church yard]
- Photograph of a group of children who were instructed by the catechists for their first communion.
- [First Communion class at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church]
- Photograph of the students of the First Communion class of the Guadalupe Church on May 15, 1949. All the children are dressed in white.
- [Postcard of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church]
- Postcard of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Houston, Texas. Cars parked outside and people going to the Church.
- [Property tax receipt for Nicholas Negreta from Harrisburg Independent School District]
- Postcard sent to Nicholas Negreta for a property tax receipt No. 4858 from Harrisburg Independent School District, Harrisburg, Texas dated 1925 for $4.30 for lot 11, Block 2, Division MPS, Value $500. Sent to Nicholas Negreta at his address, 1014 Woodbury.
- [Christmas card sent by Esther - 1932]
- Christmas card sent by Esther from Houston dated Christmas Eve, 1932. The printed text of the card reads: "To wish you all happiness / at Christmas and throughout / the coming year."
- [Water service bill for Nicandro Medrano from the City of Houston]
- Water service bill sent to Nicandro Medrano at 1101 Wooding, Houston, Texas, for the month of February 1939. On the back stamped, Postage .01, and Houston, Texas Feb. 13, 1939.
- [Water service bill for Nicandro Medrano from the City of Magnolia Park]
- Water bill sent from the City of Magnolia Park, City Water Department, to Nicandro Medrano, 1101 Wooding Street, for 0.75 cents.
- Good Neighbor Teen-age Basketball League All Stars
- Clipping from the magazine El Puerto Volume 1, Number 2, Houston, Texas, Oct. 1959. Contains a colored picture of the "Good Neighbor Teen-age Basketball League" before their final game of the season with the "Medias Negras" from Piedras Negras, Coah, Mexico. The league played at Piedras Negras Labor Day.
- [Postcard portrait of Franco Jimenez]
- Postcard featuring an image of Franco Jimenez taken in Fresno, California. Franco is sitting on a chair, dressed in a suit and bow tie.
- [Postcard of "Downtown" Houston]
- Postcard of Downtown Houston's Main Street after dark. The streets, buildings, and the advertisements on the buildings are colorfully lighted.
- [Letter from Jesse M. Medel to his mother, Francisca M. Medel - 1945]
- Photocopy of a handwritten letter sent by Pvt. Jesse M. Medel from #t# Platoon Cantonment, A.R.O. 15922, care of Postmaster. New York, New York to his mother, Francisca M. Medel at 48 Kaiser Street, Houston, Texas. In that letter, he requested his mother to send to him a picture that he had asked her to save for him, and that he was presently in France.
- [Letter from Donald D. Grose to Jesse and Mike Bocanegra - 1969-05-27]
- Letter sent by Donald D. Grose, Regional Director, Small Business Administration, United States Government, Houston, Texas to Jesse and Mike Bocanegra of La Colmena Mexican Candy Manufacturing Company, on the occasion of celebrating the National Small Business Week from May 11 through May 17, 1969. He thanked Jesse and Mike Bocanegra for arranging a field trip, "Operation Growth" for the students at their place of business, and for making the trip a resounding success.
- [Letter from Lauro Cruz to Jesse Bocanegra - 1969-05-27]
- Letter from Lauro Cruz, State Representative, House of Representatives, Austin, Texas, to Jesse Bocanegra of Houston, Texas, thanking him for the samples of candy sent through his secretary. He also enclosed a resolution by the House of Representatives, recognizing the hard work and success of the Bocanegra brothers, and carrying on the tradition of the Bocanegra family.
- Mexican candy-makers changing to modern ways
- Mike Weingart, a Houston Chronicle reporter, writes about "a third-generation firm of candy makers, working by hand in make-shift quarters, producing $100,000 worth of Mexican candy a year and supplying 98 per cent of the Houston market." The photograph by Larry Evans, a Chronicle staff, shows two employees making the candies. The top of the article reads: "'The Bee Hive' just has too much buzzing."
- [Letter from Robert Calvert to La Colmena Candy Company - 1960-02-08]
- Letter from Robert Calvert, Controller of Public Accounts, State of Texas, Austin, to La Colemena Candy Company, Houston, Texas, acknowledging over-payment for the Cigarette Dealers permit which expires in February 29, 1960. The correct amount of tax due was $1.25. Therefore he asked the La Colemena Candy to attach a copy of the letter sent with the balance due, along with the Cigarette Dealers Permit No. 23934 (attached), to allow him to issue the permit.
- Burnham Executive van (with or without power tailgates)
- Design of a 22 foot executive van featuring: With and without 4000 lb power tailgates ; Tire size - 900 x 20 ; Aero-Logistic tie-offs in walls and floors ; nylon strapping - 3500 lb test; cubic capacity - 1300 cu. ft. All the drawings have indicated the exact measurements in height, length and width.
- [Military career and business of Ignacio Bocanegra and Pilar Miranda]
- Photocopy of a document describing the life and hardships of Ignacio Bocanegra and Pilar Miranda, who fought in Pancho Villa's revolution. After the struggle they moved to Houston and started a candy factory, which became very prosperous later.
- [Boys basketball team, Holding Institute, San Antonio, Texas]
- Photograph of the Boys Basketball Team at the Holding Institute, San Antonio, Texas. Team for the years 1923-24. In the center, a player is holding a ball marked 1924. First row, left to right: Captain Ralph W. Emerson ; Lafitto Jesus Kawas ; Manuel Garcia ; Corrado Alvarado ; Hidalgo Ramos. Second row, left to right: Eloi Leal ; Roberto Goreno ; Solomon Masso ; Alfredo Barrero ; Fidelio Guerero.
- [Girls basketball team, Holding Institute, San Antonio, Texas]
- Photograph of the girls basketball team, San Antonio Texas. In the center, a player is holding a basketball marked, "HH 24". Back row, from left to right: Juana Gomez ; Mary Dobbs ; Myrtie Jones, Captain ; Eula Hill ; Mary Nixon. Middle row, from left to right: Anita Alarcon ; Wilson ; Carmen Rodriguez ; Francisco Perez ; Ema Trevino. Front row, from left to right: Consuelo de Leon ; Noemi Cavazos ; Celia Osuna.
- [Rosalio Gonzalez's War Ration Book One]
- War Ration Book One that belonged to Rosalio Gonzalez. Rosalio Gonzalez's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains 13 unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
- [Felicitas Latlip's War Ration Book One]
- War Ration Book One that belonged to Felicitas Latlip. Felicitas Latlip's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains 2 unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
- [Frank Latlip, Senior's War Ration Book One]
- War Ration Book One that belonged to Frank Latlip, Sr. Frank Latlip's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains 2 unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
- [Mary Louise Latlip's War Ration Book One]
- War Ration Book One that belonged to Mary Louise Latlip. Mary Latlip's address and physical description is recorded.
- [John Latlip's War Ration Book Two]
- War Ration Book Two that belonged to John Latlip. John Latlip's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains many unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
- [Mary Louise Latlip's War Ration Book Two]
- War Ration Book Two that belonged to Mary Louise Latlip. Mary Latlip's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains many unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
- [Frank Latlip, Senior's War Ration Book Two]
- War Ration Book Two that belonged to Frank Latlip, Sr. Frank Latlip's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains many unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
- [Felicitas Latlip's War Ration Book Two]
- War Ration Book Two that belonged to Felicitas Latlip. John Felicitas's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains many unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
- [John Latlip's War Ration Book Four]
- War Ration Book Four that belonged to John Latlip. John Latlip's address is recorded. The booklet contains many unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
- War Ration Book Four
- War Ration Book Four; the original owner's name has faded from the cover of the booklet. The booklet contains many unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
- [Frank Latlip, Senior's War Ration Book Four]
- War Ration Book Four that belonged to Frank Latlip, Sr. Frank Latlip, Sr's address is recorded. The booklet contains no ration stamps.
- [Felicitas Latlip's War Ration Book Four]
- War Ration Book Four that belonged to Felicitas Latlip. Felicitas Latlip's address is recorded. The booklet contains many unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
- [Mary Louise Latlip's War Ration Book Four]
- War Ration Book Four that belonged to Mary Louise Latlip. Mary Louise Latlip's address is recorded. The booklet contains many unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.