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[Dorothy Mae Smith]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Dorothy is representing the Edingburg Garden Club. Ensemble made completely of castor bean burrs, and dress of red burrs and accessories of green burrs.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Weslaco Museum

[Mrs. W.B. Harris]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Mrs. Harris is representing the Mission Study Club. Her costume is of father time. Robe was covered with sage and pittisporum leaves. Face of clock on sleeves was composed of turnips. The beard was made of pampas grass and the rawhide ha… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Weslaco Museum

[Miss Grace Dixon]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Grace is wearing a Band outfit, the coat is made out of grapefruit membrane and the trousers are made out of green peppers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Weslaco Museum

[Polly Yewell]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Polly is representing the Mission Chamber of Commerce. Dress is made of grapefruit peel and bougainvillea blossoms. Cameo is of eggplant and chain of orange peel. Corsage is composed of bougainvillea, orange, lime, grapefruit and kumquat… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Weslaco Museum

[Laura Allen Mitchell]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Laura is repersenting Mercedes Garden Club. Her gown and turban are made out of pepper corn frosted with snow dust. Jewelry ornaments of red pepper. Shoes, Bag and turban of crushed corn. Evening 3rd prize.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Weslaco Museum

[Margaret Hersh]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Margaret is representing Green Chair Beauty Shop of McAllen. She is wearinga short and flared skirt, muff, turban and boots that were fashioned from tobacco leaves (a new valley crop).
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Weslaco Museum

[Annabel Young Edwards]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Annabel is wearing a costume that represents "Bougainvillea trail of the Rio Grande Valley." Purple bougainvillea petals cover entire dress. Trim is of bronze petals bougainvillea, as are the shoes and basket. Approximately 10 bushels of… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Weslaco Museum

[Historic Marker Application: Lamar Junior High School]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Lamar Junior High School, in McAllen, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: December 14, 2009
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 26.213219 -98.229182
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Deed From H. E. Hoover, J. S. Hood, G. B. Kelly, and Della V. Kelly to Maude B. Johnson]

Description: Deed certifying the sale land in Hemphill County, Texas from H. E. Hoover, J. S. Hood, G. B. Kelly, and Della V. Kelly to Maude B. Johnson. The deed lists the previous claims of all the grantors and describes the apparent conflicts between the surveys regarding the land. The deed is unsigned and isn't notarized.
Date: November 24, 1939
Creator: Hoover, H. E.; Hood, J. S.; Kelly, G. B. & Kelly, Della V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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