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[Men in Cotton Field]

Description: Photograph of seven unidentified men wearing light-colored shirts and hats standing in the middle of a cotton field. In the foreground on the right one man is facing towards the camera, as are the three men behind him. On the left two men are spaced farther apart, standing behind horses that are facing the other direction. Trees and telephone poles are visible in the background and a text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon Hill Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotten planted May 4. Photo J… more
Date: July 25, 1908

[Overturned Airplane]

Description: Postcard of an airplane overturned in a field with its wheels in the air and an upside down number "4" visible on the side of the plane. A handwritten text on the front of the postcard reads "One of the Planes Attached to the 14th Cav. During Hike to Border, Turns Over at Encinal Texas, with Maj. Cushman as Passenger."
Date: 1915~

[Parade On a City Street]

Description: Photograph of a parade on a city street with crowds watching on both sides and several storefronts visible on the left. In the front are two motorcyclist on either side of an automobile, followed by two men on horseback, and a large group of people wearing light-colored uniforms. On the left a row of American flags are displayed in front of the storefronts and signs for State Bank, Sherman's, Central Light Power, and Turney Drugs can be seen. More crowds and buildings are visible in the backgro… more
Date: July 31, 1932

[Photograph of U.S. Army Border Peacekeepers]

Description: Photograph of the U.S. Army border peacekeepers with tents behind them. There is text included with the photograph that reads "U.S. Army troops, first feared to be a treat to law and order by turn-of-the-century Valleyites, were soon accepted as legitimate peacekeepers by the establishment. The troops became a vital part of the Valley's social and economic life.
Date: unknown

[Plane Above Military Camp]

Description: Postcard of an airplane flying above a military camp. In the foreground on the right two soldiers are standing behind a row of tents with equipment on the ground in front of them and on the left an automobile and a wagon can be seen. In the middle a group of soldiers is looking up at the plane and behind them trees and a building are visible in the background. On the far left there is a row of other vehicles in front of more trees and a text on the front of the photograph reads "Army Life."
Date: 1915~

[Pumping Plant]

Description: Photograph of a pumping plant consisting of several small buildings and a large smoke stack. In the foreground some piles of materials and part of a tree are visible and a water tower and more trees can be seen in the background on the right. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Pumping Plant At River."
Date: 1915~

[Reprint Photograph of a Group of Men]

Description: Reprint photograph of a group of men in dark color suits with two sitting down and the rest standing up behind them. Text under the photographs separate the photographs as "before buying land" and "after buying land from Conway & Hoit. Mission, Tex". There is handwritten text on the back that reads "Hoyd = This is re-print taken in 1908. Just found original in files. Yours truly, Jas. Bryan." "Jim Hill, Wm. J. Bryan, Hoit x Conway standing back".
Date: 1908

[Rows of Soldiers on Foot]

Description: Photograph of several rows of cavalry soldiers standing in a field facing away from the camera. Two men on the right are holding flags and in the background trees, tents, buildings, and telephone poles are visible. On the front of the photograph a handwritten note reads "14th Cav. Texas 1920."
Date: 1920
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