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[Photograph of Soldiers Playing Instruments]

Description: Photograph of soldiers playing in a band. There are four rows of soldiers with various soldiers.There are trees and people in the background. There is a note on the back of the photograph that reads: "Made in Harlingen, Texas about July, 1916 3rd Texas Inf. Band."
Date: July 1916
Partner: Texas Military Forces Museum

[Four Unidentified Men in Suits]

Description: Portrait of four unidentified young men wearing dark suits and ties in front of a light-colored background.
Date: 1917
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Christmas at Fort Brown]

Description: Photograph of a large group of soldiers standing in a courtyard at Fort Brown. In the foreground several tables are covered with food, boxes, and miniature American flags and on the left a pile of lumber is visible. Two children can be seen in the front row in the middle and right and on the far right a man wearing a light-colored chef's uniform is standing with his arms crossed. Behind the men a large building is visible with several archways on the left and an awning on the right.
Date: 1913
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[National Guard Camp]

Description: Photograph of members of the national guard setting up a long row of tents in a field while a crowd of civilians watch from the right. In the background a house and several trees are visible on the left.
Date: 1916
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Men Posing on Porch]

Description: Photograph of a large group of men posing sitting and standing in several rows in front of and on a porch in front of a brick house. Most of the men are wearing dark suits and ties or bowties except for two men sitting in the middle of the front row, who are wearing dark suits and clerical collars, and a man sitting on the right identified as Father Levoux is wearing a light-colored coat. Several more the men are identified in a note on the back of the photograph.
Date: 1913
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Postcard of a donkey hauling water, 2]

Description: Photograph of a donkey pulling a large wooden barrel, standing in the middle of a dirt street near a two-story building; an unidentified man is standing behind the donkey. A handwritten label in the lower-right corner says, "Hauling water at Isabel, Texas." It is attached to a different postcard written by Byrd Williams, Jr. from his home in the Ysleta community in El Paso.
Date: 1919
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Scrapbook Page: Brownsville, Texas]

Description: Photographs of Brownsville, Texas. The top left photo is of the Brownsville Courthouse building with a man standing next to a fountain on the front sidewalk. The top right photo is of two men riding in a wagon pulled by a mule. The bottom left photo is of a train on tracks headed for Brownsville, with men standing around it. The bottom right photo is of a streetcar in front of city buildings in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Partner: Museum of South Texas History

[Portrait of Gordon Hill]

Description: Portrait of Gordan Hill wearing a dark color suit jacket with a patterned tie. Handwritten text on back reads "Gordan Hill, Sept 1918. Born May 4, 1887. Died Oct 29, 1918".
Date: September 1918
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Cavalry Soldiers at Inspection]

Description: Photograph of a long row of cavalry soldiers on horseback in a field with trees visible in the background. In the foreground one soldier on horseback is facing the other men and on the far left one of the soldiers is holding a flag. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Full Pack inspection 1st Col. Cav. Brownsville, Tex. 10-28-16."
Date: October 28, 1916
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Frieda Starr Song Recital]

Description: Photograph of opera singer Frieda Starr standing on stage with pianist Irene Putegnat, Mrs. James Wells, and several other unidentified people during a recital at Fort Brown. On the left side of the stage Putegnat, a woman wearing a light-colored dress, is sitting on a stool in front of a piano and looking towards Starr, who is standing in the center of the stage wearing a hat, dark-colored blouse, and skirt, and holding a baton Five men are standing in a row behind her and on the right side of… more
Date: April 5, 1918
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Frieda Starr Recital]

Description: Photograph of opera singer Frieda Starr standing on stage with pianist Irene Putegnat, Mrs. James Wells, and several other unidentified people during a recital at Fort Brown. On the left side of the stage Putegnat, a woman wearing a light-colored dress, is sitting on a stool in front of a piano and looking towards Starr, who is standing in the center of the stage wearing a hat, dark-colored blouse, and skirt, and holding a baton Five men are standing in a row behind her and on the right side of… more
Date: April 5, 1918
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Soldiers Being Inspected]

Description: Photograph of cavalry soldiers standing in a long row in front of their tents with bundles of supplies on the ground in front of them. They are in a field with trees visible in the background. On the right a small group of other soldiers facing them appear to be inspecting their tents and on the far left a flag can be seen. A handwritten text on the front of the photograph reads "Inspection day, 'B' troop 1st Col. Cav., Brownsville, Tex. 10-28-16."
Date: October 28, 1916
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Performance at Fort Brown]

Description: Photograph of a large group of soldiers sitting in rows of benches inside at Fort Brown watching a musical performance. In the foreground several soldiers holding trumpets, trombones, horns, and other musical instruments are sitting facing each other on the left and right and flowers and wreaths are visible on the edge of a stage. In the front row on the right four children wearing light-colored clothing can be seen sitting next to soldiers and at the back of the room a row of men are standing … more
Date: April 5, 1918
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Ebony Band Members]

Description: Photograph of thirteen men and boys in uniform posing in several rows holding musical instruments in front of a brick building. The men in the back row are standing and holding tubas, euphoniums, trombones and other brass instruments except for the young man on the far right who is standing with his arms folded. In front of them four men are sitting in chairs, the two in the front holding clarinets and the two behind them holding trumpets. In the front a young boy is sitting on the ground next … more
Date: June 4, 1911
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Soldiers at Fort Brown]

Description: Photograph of a large group of soldiers sitting in rows of benches inside at Fort Brown watching a musical performance. In the foreground several soldiers holding trumpets, trombones, horns, and other musical instruments are sitting facing each other on the left and right and flowers and wreaths are visible on the edge of a stage. In the front row on the right four children wearing light-colored clothing can be seen sitting next to soldiers and at the back of the room a row of men are standing … more
Date: April 5, 1918
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Scrapbook Page: International Bridge, Brownsville, Texas]

Description: Photographs of the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge, which crosses the Rio Bravo between the United States and Mexico. The top photos are of the bridge as seen from a distance, with the left picture showing a side view and the right a view from the road before the bridge. The bottom photos are of military men standing on and near the bridge beside a wooden building.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Location: 25.891920 -97.504803
Partner: Museum of South Texas History
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