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[Advertisement of a baseball game, Alamos versus Magnolia Park]

Baseball game to be played between "Alamos" (formerly Leones of Houston) vs. "Magnolia Park" on Sunday, March 29, 1931 at 3 p.m. at Magnolia Park, Houston, Texas. No entrance fee.

Date: March 21, 1921

Creator: El Tecolote

Item Type: Poster

[Azteca Theater]

Photograph of people at the Azteca Theater.

Date: July 15, 1927

Creator: Schlueter, Frank J.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.757916009079246 -95.35352405000003

[Bishop C.E. Bryne visits Our Lady of Guadalupe School]

Photograph of Bishop C.E. Brine of Galveston, Texas visiting Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Houston, Texas.

Date: December 10, 1920

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.758951368156055 -95.34501409999996

[Catechism class of boys with priest]

Photograph of a catechism class of boys with a priest in 1928.

Date: 1928

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.758951368156055 -95.34501409999996

[Children exercising at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and School]

Photograph of children exercising at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and School, circa late 1920s or 1930s.

Date: 1920~/1939~

Item Type: Photograph

[Communion at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and School]

Photograph of the communion at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and School.

Date: 1920

Item Type: Photograph

[Contract for Statuary for Audelia Gabino's grave, 1929]

Contract for a monument for Francisco (Frank) Gabino's mother, Audelia, who died on December 29, 1928. Houston Monument Company was contracted to build a granite statue and base for $420.

Date: May 21, 1929

Creator: Houston Monument Company

Item Type: Text

[Coronation of Mexico Bello Queen]

Photograph of coronation ceremony of Mexico Bello Queen. Men, left to right: Dr. Luis Vensor ; Mario Lozano ; Jose Valdez ; Fernando Salas ; Mexican Consul Barrera ; Jose Buentello ; E.J. Garcia ; Dr. Angel Leyva ; Armando Morton ; Fernando Sepulveda. Women, left to right: Juanita Gutierrez ; Dolores Gutierrez ; Carmen Euerte ; Cynthia Garcia ; Queen Bertha Macias ; Miss Brett ; Elvira Luna ; Mimi Ypina ; Eloise Gonzalez.

Date: September 16, 1926

Creator: Schlueter, Frank J.

Item Type: Photograph

[Delivery trucks in front of Crystal Cafe]

Photograph of four automobiles parked on the street outside of Crystal Cafe, on the 1800 block of Congress Avenue, Houston, Texas. The Crystal Cafe was run by Gus Gavriel.

Date: 1928

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.757712692361252 -95.35307418643879

[Four female graduates of Our Lady of Guadalupe School]

Photograph of four female graduates of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1929.

Date: 1929

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.758951368156055 -95.34501409999996

[Frank Gabino and employees on the 1800 Block of Congress]

Photograph of Mr. Francisco (Frank) Gabino, son and employees outside of the Alamo Furniture Store on the 1800 block of Congress Avenue, Houston, Texas. Line of delivery trucks in front of store. From left to right: Frank Gabino ; Frank Gabino, Jr. ; Anatoin Reyes ; Ignacio Rodriguez. The Crystal Cafe is visible at the far corner; it was run by Gus Gavriel.

Date: 1928

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.757768009079197 -95.35377900000003

[Frank Gabino and employees outside of Alamo Furniture Company shop]

Date: 1928

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.757889659079254 -95.35347920000004

[Graduation photograph of Primitivo L. Niño]

Photograph of Primitivo L. Niño in his graduation cap and gown. Mr. Niño was a graduate of Rice Institute in 1928.

Date: 1928

Creator: Schlueter, Frank L.

Item Type: Photograph

[Houston docks, 1922]

Photograph of the Houston docks from 1922. Men work on the deck of a ship.

Date: July 28, 1922

Creator: Schlueter, Frank L.

Item Type: Photograph

[Jesus Murillo - "Our Hercules"]

Photograph of a mural by Jesus Murillo, depicting Houston businessman Jesse H. Jones, captioned: "Our Hercules", with his face and body enlarged, holding a picture of "Downtown Houston" in his hands.

Date: 1928

Creator: Murillo Studio

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter to Nicandro Medrano - 1926-09-29]

Letter to Nicandro Medrano, dated September 29, 1926, regarding a personal family matter and recent correspondence.

Date: September 29, 1926

Item Type: Letter

[Men on bridge in Old City Park, 1927]

Photograph of six men standing on the bridge in the Old City Park, Houston, Texas. Left to right: unidentified ; Manuel Breth ; Juan Reyes ; unidentified ; A. Castillo ; unidentified.

Date: 1927

Creator: Pho'to_Gene Studio

Item Type: Photograph

[Newspaper clipping of La Gaceta Mexicana cover page]

Photograph of a La Gaceta Mexicana newspaper cover page from September 15, 1928. Text on clipping is: "La Gaceta Mexicana. Revista Ouincenal. Organo de la libreria Hispano Americano. Houston, Texas, Septiembre 15 de 1928, Num 14. Número Especial de Commemoración de la Independencia. 5c"

Date: September 15, 1928

Item Type: Clipping