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[Letter from Oscar Holcombe to John J. Herrera - 1938-12-13]
Letter to John J. Herrera from Oscar Holcombe thanking Herrea for circulating petitions on Holcombe's behalf during Holcombe's recent, successful mayoral campaign in Houston.
[Willie Jack Cuellar and Frank Cuellar Sr.]
Photograph of Willie Jack Cuellar (left) and Frank Cuellar Sr. (right) wearing sombreros and sarapes in front of a car parked next to a building. Written on back: "Willis Point, TX - 1938."
[Bill Findley, Frank Cuellar Jr., and Julia Cuellar in front of houses]
Photograph of three people posing in front of houses. Starting from left: Bill Findley, Frank Cuellar Jr., and Julia Cuellar.
[Decorative furniture]
Photograph of an equipale furniture set, including a sofa, two chairs, and a side table. All furniture are decorated with folkloric paintings.
[Sixth annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society Conference]
Photograph of the sixth annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society Conference at Methodist Church "El Mesias", April 5-7, 1938.
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1937]
1937 Harris County poll tax receipt number 45886 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
[Poll tax receipt for Olivia C. Herrera, County of Harris - 1937]
1937 Harris County poll tax receipt number 38862 for Mrs. Olivia C. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
[Four men in Alamo Furniture Company shop]
Photograph of four salesmen of the Alamo Furniture Co. standing in the shop. Dressers and radios are visible in the front; chairs, tables, and desks are visible further back in the room. Chairs hang from the ceiling around the room.
[Frank Cuellar Sr. walking]
Photograph of Frank Cuellar Sr. in a suit walking in an urban area. Written on back: "Shreveport, La. 1938."
[Deceased photograph of Desiderio Lasano shortly after he was shot]
Photograph of Desiderio Lasano shortly after he was shot to death. Lasano was a 23 year-old Mexican who was slain on April 29, 1938. The typed information on the back of the photograph reads, "On the night of April 29th, 1938 - Deciderio Losano (Mexican) 27 years old. Deciderio was shot with a 380 automatic pistole when he was trying to his his brother, Guadalupte Lasano, who has just been shot and killed with the same pistol and by the same Claudio Quiroz. Deciderio and his brother Guadalupe was having trouble with Claudio after gambling and drinking. Deciderio was killed about 3:30 o'clock at night (and brother, Guadalupe) in a Mexican camp about 16 miles west of Crowell, Texas. There was about 100 Mexicans in this camp. We caught Claudio about one hour latter and put him in jail. We put him and Braulio Lopez, Andrew Quiroz, Jeronimae Jalavis, Taislo Jalavis and Juan Garcia. Claudio was tried and convicted of the murder of Deciderio Losano and sentenced to serve seven years in the state penitentiary. Deciderio Losano was shot once in the left hip and the bullet made a complete circuit around his body, he died three minutes later."
[Deceased photograph of Guadalupe Lasano shortly after he was shot]
Photograph of Guadalupe Lasano shortly after he was shot to death. Lasano was a 34 year-old Mexican who was slain on April 29, 1938. The typed information on the back of the photograph reads, "Guadalupe Losano, the first of the two brothers killed. He had a gun in his belt which was a 32-20 caliber. The gun has been fired twice. Guadalupe was shot once between the eyes, once in the left shoulder (rear) and once thru the heart. Murdered April 29, 1938. Losano brothers were both drinking and both had been gabline with Claduio Quiroz."
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