[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 110 times . More information about this photograph can be viewed below.


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The McAllen Public Library provides access to its collection of aerial photographs taken during the 1960's. The photographs document the extensive growth from a primarily agricultural area to an international industrial trade and manufacturing region.
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Description

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

Rescuing Texas History 2010, presents local history materials from twelve partners: Bell/Whittington Public Library, Cedar Hill Museum of History, Cleveland Historic Society, Cooke County Library, Dallas Firefighters Museum, Dallas Municipal Archives, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, Fort Worth Jewish Archives, Friench Simpson Memorial Library, Harris County Archives, Longview Public Library, McAllen Memorial Public Library, Mesquite Public Library, Midwestern State University, Richardson Public Library, St. Philips College, Texas Woman's University, and the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio.
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  • November 4, 1968

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  • May 28, 2010, 6:03 p.m.

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  • Nov. 3, 2010, 10:49 a.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 October 1, 2016), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McAllen Public Library.