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Comfort Women in Comfort History

Description: Book about the history of notable women in Comfort, Texas. The book discusses female school teachers, journalists, religious leaders, free thinkers, artists, authors, and other women who made significant contributions to the establishment of the city of Comfort.
Date: 2008
Creator: Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
Partner: Anne and Mike Stewart Collection

[Three Children in Cage]

Description: Photograph of three unidentified children inside a yellow cage. It appears to be an attraction of sorts, perhaps an interactive space at the Children's Museum in San Antonio, Texas, where the picture was taken. A bilingual sign has been tied to one of the bars of the cage. It reads, "Limit: 3 children or 2 children and 1 adult." The other half reads the same but in Spanish.
Date: 1996
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of a Man with a Mustache]

Description: Photograph of a head-on portrait of a middle-aged man with a mustache. He is wearing a suit, a collared shirt, and a patterned tie. The man has a complacent expression on his face. There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photograph that translates to read, "Trevino as Mediator of the Gospel for over 30 years of the Presbyterian Church. Studied at the first school of Mr. Belber H.B. Pratt in Laredo Texas 1896.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reyes Studio
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Mrs. S.E. Granados]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. S.E. Granados. She is wearing a blouse and jacket and is kneeling on a lawn outside. In front of her are many bouquets of flowers. On one bouquet is a ribbon reading "Bienvenida." Other people are visible in the background. Mrs. Granados is identified as the president of an unnamed institution.
Date: 1950
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Two Men in Front of Templo Presbiteriano Mexicano]

Description: Photograph of two men standing in front of Templo Presbiteriano Mexicano. The men are dressed in suits and ties. One is wearing a hat. The man on the right is Reverend J. de la Luz Guerrero. The church behind them is white with wood siding and round-arched windows. A sign above the door reads "Templo Presbiteriano Mexicano." Small bushes are on either side of the front walkway leading to the door.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana]

Description: Photograph of Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana. The church has white wood siding, a gray shingle roof, and a decorative parapet on the roof above the main doors. Affixed to the side of the building above the windows is a sign reading "Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana." Palm trees and bushes are scattered around the area. A man in a gray suit is standing next to the front steps of the church.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Woman and Boy by Fountain]

Description: Photograph of a woman and a boy standing behind a fountain described as a memorial. The fountain is made of white stone and has the words "D: Hernandez" written upon it. The building behind the woman and boy is a church with white plaster walls.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Man in Front of Church]

Description: Photograph of a man standing in front of a church. The man is dressed in slacks, shirt, and jacket. The church behind him is a single story and has white wood siding. In the foreground is a sign with Spanish writing describing the various services offered.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Old School Building Used as Church]

Description: Photograph of an old school building. It is a two-story, red brick structure that is identified as being used as a church and manse. "Iglesia Presbiteriana" is written on a sign hung above the main door. Two men dressed in slacks, collared shirts, and ties are standing in front of the front steps. A water tower is visible in the background. Bushes and trees are scattered around the front lawn.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of El Buen Pastor Church]

Description: Photograph of El Buen Pastor Presbyterian Church. It is white with wood siding and a gray shingled roof. The building has two sections connected by a covered walkway. A sign with the church's name is affixed to the outer wall of the left section. The right section has a false front, tower, and an arched entryway. To men dressed in suits are standing in front of the main doors.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Postcard of Vicente Suarez and Fernando Montes de Oca]

Description: Postcard featuring two members of the military: Vicente Suarez and Fernando Montes de Oca, both military college students who died on September 13, 1847, at 19 and 17 years old, respectfully. Both died defending the Chapultepec against an American attack.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarjeta Postal
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Postcard of Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero]

Description: Postcard of a man confronting another man who has his arms spread out. The men are standing next to a large rock right off of a path. The men are Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero, Mexican military generals who were involved in the Mexican War of Independence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarjeta Postal
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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