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[Rice Hotel, chefs and cooks]

Photograph of thirty-two men, cooks and chefs at the Rice Hotel, in Houston, Texas.

Date: 1929

Location: 29.757612309079132 -95.36437409999996

[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.

Date: May 21, 1929

Creator: Houston Monument Company

Item Type: Text

[Paper about children’s mental health issues]

Paper written in 1932 about children’s mental health and the role of race in children's adjustment (i.e. different adjustment), by John J. Ruiz, M.D.

Date: 1932

Creator: Ruiz, John J.

Item Type: Text

[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."

Date: December 24, 1932

Item Type: Image

[Inauguration of Club Mexico, 1933]

Photograph of the inauguration of Club Mexico at the M & M Building on April 16, 1933. Professor Adolfo Martinez is seated in the center. Left side: Jose Lopez - director seated with his group, Tipica Groupo de Senoritios. Right side - seated (left to right): Ignacio Mexcado, saxophone ; Rudy Rubio, clarinet ; Jose Rivas, trombone ; Jose Castro, trumphet ; Prof. Jesus Gavino Gonzales, cello. Right side - standing (left to right): Pomposo Macha ; Miguel Rivas, violin ; Gertrudis Gabino Gonzales,… more

Date: April 16, 1933

Item Type: Photograph

LULAC News, Volume 4, Number 4, July 1937

LULAC NEWS magazine, Volume 4, Number 4, July, 1937. This publication contains information relating to LULAC activities and news affecting the LULAC community, including convention proceedings.

Date: July 1937

Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

[Second-Hand Bag Department employees from Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company]

Photograph of the employees from the Second-Hand Bag Department of Long Star Bag and Bagging Company.

Date: November 15, 1937

Item Type: Photograph

[Group outside of Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company]

Photograph of a group of workers outside of the Long Star Bag & Bagging Company.

Date: December 2, 1937

Item Type: Photograph

[Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company employees, Christmas, 1939]

Photograph of employees of the Long Star Bag and Bagging Company during Christmas, 1939.

Date: December 1939

Item Type: Photograph

[Rio Rico Grocery and Market, 1940]

Photograph of the Rio Rico Grocery & Market employees. From left to right: Melchor Garza Cantu, Simon Ibarra, Ruben Lopez, Lila Ibarra.

Date: 1940

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.76899810908332 -95.35335090000001

Advertisement for a baseball game between the Prison All stars (a team selected from the best players of the Texas Prison system) and Southern Select (All Mexican team of Houston) at the Prison Stadium in Huntsville, Texas on Sunday, August 9, 1942. Entertainment by Prison Military Band. The game starts at 2:00 p.m. General admission is 25 cents (federal tax included). At head of poster, "Double-Header".

Date: August 9, 1942

Item Type: Poster

[Application for War Ration Book by Frank Latlip]

War Ration Book Application card completed by Frank Latlip, Senior. It was mailed from El Paso, Texas on May 29, 1943. It is stamped: "No. 888908 CW"

Date: May 12, 1943

Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.

Item Type: Text

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.

Date: August 29, 1943

Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Court document suggesting means to curb juvenile delinquency]

Written recommendation to the Harris County grand jury regarding measures to curb juvenile delinquency. Dated July 7, 1944 and submitted by John J. Ruiz, D.A. Fraser, John J. Herrera and Philip J. Montalbo.

Date: July 7, 1944

Creator: Ruiz, John J.; Fraser, D. A.; Herrera, John J. & Montalbo, Philip J.

Item Type: Text

[Second Ward Merchant's Softball Team, 1944]

Photograph of the Second Ward Merchant's Softball team, with thirteen players in uniform and another four coaches and assistants. The team is posed in front of 2002 Congress Avenue Grocers. A collection of bats and mitts lie in the foreground.

Date: July 23, 1944

Creator: Litterst Commercial Photo Company

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.757057159078926 -95.35209959999997

[Affidavit of Support from Manuel Urbina]

Affidavit submitted by Manuel Urbina, and witnessed by Alfonso Pena, in Webb County, Texas. The affidavit states that Urbina is able to support his wife, Irene Salce de Urbina, and their children, and he would like them to live with him in the United States, as they are currently residing in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Date: March 13, 1946

Creator: Urbina, Manuel

Item Type: Legal Document

[Letter from Manuel Urbina to Philip R. Brown - 1946-11-08]

Letter from Manuel Urbina to Philip R. Brown reporting on Urbina's progress with the congregation in Freeport, Texas. Urbina has met with some resistance in his work in the community, but he continues to reach out to his congregation.

Date: November 8, 1946

Creator: Urbina, Manuel

Item Type: Letter

[Biographical dates of Manuel Urbina]

Short document detailing the biographical dates of Manuel Urbina, including his birth and marriage dates and the number of years he served as a minister in various cities.

Date: April 22, 1947

Item Type: Text

[Document No. X by Manuel Urbina, October 7, 1947]

Report, titled Document No. X, on the community in Angleton, Texas, and efforts to convert Hispanic Americans.

Date: October 7, 1947

Creator: Urbina, Manuel

Item Type: Report

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LULAC News, Volume 4, Number 4, July 1937

[Second-Hand Bag Department employees from Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company]

[Group outside of Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company]

[Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company employees, Christmas, 1939]

[Rio Rico Grocery and Market, 1940]

[Clipping of Win Post Tourney openers]

[Felicitas Latlip's War Ration Book One]

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[Mary Louise Latlip's War Ration Book One]

[Rosalio Gonzalez's War Ration Book One]

[Advertisement of a baseball game between Prison All Stars and Southern Select]

[Application for War Ration Book by Frank Latlip]

Program of the Regional State Convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens, August 29, 1943

[Court document suggesting means to curb juvenile delinquency]

[Second Ward Merchant's Softball Team, 1944]

[Affidavit of Support from Manuel Urbina]

[Letter from Manuel Urbina to Philip R. Brown - 1946-11-08]

[Biographical dates of Manuel Urbina]

[Document No. X by Manuel Urbina, October 7, 1947]