Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library - 78 Matching Results

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[1853 boundaries of the City of Laredo]

Sketch of land leased from the City of Laredo by the United States Government for use of the U. S. Army stationed at Fort McIntosh.

Date: 1853

Item Type: Map

Plano de los Dos Laredos

Plat of the 'two Laredos' (Laredo, Texas and New Laredo, Mexico) from January 1881. The map appears to be a cadastral map with numbered (and lettered) lots in both cities, likely showing ownership. Some streets are labeled as well as Fort McIntosh (noted as a "U.S. Military Reservation") in Laredo and the Campo de Marte in Nuevo Laredo.

Date: January 1881

Creator: Laroche, E. R.

Item Type: Map

[Card dated 1885 acknowledging receipt of an order]

Card dated November 9, 1885 acknowledging receipt of an order. Sent to an address in Laredo, Texas from H. O'Neill & Company in New York City.

Date: November 9, 1885

Creator: H. O'Neill & Co.

Item Type: Text

[First grade class, Laredo, Texas, 1893]

Portrait of 53 first grade students, Laredo, Texas March 9, 1893. The teacher on the right was Julia Schultz.

Date: March 9, 1893

Item Type: Photograph

[Company D, 37th Infantry, Ft. McIntosh]

Soldiers in uniform preparing for target practice.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

[Mexican Water Cart]

A water cart drawn by two burros. Water vendors were called barrileros or aguadores.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

[Oxen carts and Pawnshop]

Postcard of oxen carts in front of a pawnshop. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Miss Margaret Murphy from "Will."

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Postcard

[Oxen carts in front of pawn shop]

Postcard of several men with loaded oxen carts in front of a pawn shop, Laredo, Texas.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Postcard

[Railroad bridge over the Rio Grande River, Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of the railroad bridge over the Rio Grande River, Laredo, Texas. In the foreground, there are women washing clothes on the river bank.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

[Railroad depot at Banquete, Texas]

Mexican National Railway depot at Banquete, Texas, east of Corpus Christi, Texas on Highway 44

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

[Troop K, 14th Cavalry, Ft. McIntosh]

Men in uniform on horseback

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

[Water Cart]

Postmarked August 3, 1916 at Laredo, Texas, this card was sent to Concord, N.H.

Date: 1900

Item Type: Photograph

[Water Vender]

A water vendor on the riverbank. Water vendors were called barrileros or aguadores.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

[City Hall during Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]

Large birthday cake in front of City Hall during Washington's birthday celebration.

Date: 1903~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Tornado Damage in Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of buildings destroyed by a tornado in Laredo, Texas in 1904. In Jerry Thompson's book, Laredo: A Pictorial History, this photo is described as remains of the depot and roundhouse of the Mexican National Railway.

Date: 1904

Item Type: Photograph

[Buildings destroyed by tornado 1905]

Buildings destroyed by 1905 tornado. Shows railroad in foreground. Jerry Thompson's book, Laredo: A Pictorial History, describes this photo as damage to buildings of Mexican National Railway, totally destroyed by the tornado.

Date: 1905

Item Type: Photograph

[City Hall and Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]

large crowd at the front entrance of City Hall during Washington's birthday celebration

Date: 1905~

Item Type: Photograph

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of Hamilton Hotel in Laredo, Texas before the top floors were added.

Date: 1905~

Item Type: Photograph

[Webb County Courthouse, Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of Webb County Courthouse at the corner of Matamoros Street and Flores Avenue in Laredo, Texas. In front of the building a man in a suit is walking in the street near a horse-drawn carriage.

Date: 1905~

Item Type: Photograph

[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]

Postcard of ruins of old Webb County Courthouse that burned down in 1906. Postcard dated October 23, 1906 and addressed to Miss Sarah Mowry.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Postcard

[St. Peter's Church, Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of a church on the corner of a street in Loredo, Texas. There is a note from "Nettie" written under the picture. Postmarked June 27, 1907. The church was mislabeled as a cathedral.

Date: 1907

Item Type: Photograph

[Ross Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of Ross Hotel in Laredo, Texas, formerly located at the northwest corner of Flores Avenue and Grant Street.

Date: 1909~/1910~

Item Type: Postcard

[View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900]

View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900. Looking Northwest from the top of the Federal Building. Postcard sent from Roberto in Laredo to Sra. Laura G. de Arriaga in Plazuela de Tepito, Mexico on January 21, 1909.

Date: January 21, 1909

Item Type: Postcard

[Market House, San Antonio]

Postcard of the Market House in San Antonio, Texas showing a large building with ornate architecture and a manicured park area with a fountain. There are various people and horse-drawn wagons on the streets and buildings visible in the background. A handwritten note at the top says, "Henry do you remember this place?" A letter on the back is addressed to Henry Kahn from Mary thanking him for a letter and asking about whether or not he plans to go to the Fair.

Date: October 26, 1909

Item Type: Postcard

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[1853 boundaries of the City of Laredo]

Plano de los Dos Laredos

[Card dated 1885 acknowledging receipt of an order]

[First grade class, Laredo, Texas, 1893]

[Company D, 37th Infantry, Ft. McIntosh]

[Mexican Water Cart]

[Oxen carts and Pawnshop]

[Oxen carts in front of pawn shop]

[Railroad bridge over the Rio Grande River, Laredo, Texas]

[Railroad depot at Banquete, Texas]

[Troop K, 14th Cavalry, Ft. McIntosh]

[Water Cart]

[Water Vender]

[City Hall during Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]

[Photograph of Tornado Damage in Laredo, Texas]

[Buildings destroyed by tornado 1905]

[City Hall and Washington's Birthday Celebration, Laredo, Texas]

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

[Webb County Courthouse, Laredo, Texas]

[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]

[St. Peter's Church, Laredo, Texas]

[Ross Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

[View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900]

[Market House, San Antonio]