[Aerial Photograph of North Alamo]

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Photograph of a portion of north Alamo, Texas taken as part of an agricultural survey. This aerial image includes the area roughly bordered by San Juan Road (on the left) and Alamo Road (on the right), and north of FM 495. Various plots of land are labeled in red with coded numbers. Identified landmarks include: John Closner Sub., and Alamo Land and Sugar Co.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 61 x 61 cm.

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Aeroflex Corporation. Robinson Aerial Surveys Division. November 4, 1968.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2010 and was provided by McAllen Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 123 times . More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of a portion of north Alamo, Texas taken as part of an agricultural survey. This aerial image includes the area roughly bordered by San Juan Road (on the left) and Alamo Road (on the right), and north of FM 495. Various plots of land are labeled in red with coded numbers. Identified landmarks include: John Closner Sub., and Alamo Land and Sugar Co.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 61 x 61 cm.

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San Juan Road was a previous name for Raul Longoria Road.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2010

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  • November 4, 1968

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  • May 28, 2010, 6:03 p.m.

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  • June 27, 2017, 4:37 p.m.

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Aeroflex Corporation. Robinson Aerial Surveys Division. [Aerial Photograph of North Alamo], photograph, November 4, 1968; (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth90976/: accessed January 22, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McAllen Public Library.