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[Cavalry Soldiers on Horseback]

Description: Photograph of a large group of cavalry soldiers on horseback riding on a dirt road with trees and shrubs visible in the background. On the left a soldier in the front is holding an American flag and on the far right two soldiers are riding apart from the group. On the front of the photograph a text reads "Returning to quarters after inspection. 'B' troop 1st Col. Cav."
Date: unknown

[Cavalry Soldiers Riding Horses]

Description: Photograph of two cavalry soldiers on horseback with a row of several more men on horseback behind them on the right. In the background on the left a group of men and a tree are visible. There is a handwritten note on the front of the photograph that reads: "I believe this is Gen. Pershing."
Date: unknown

First Prize - Creamery Butter - Southern Zone at the National Corn Exposition, Dallas Texas

Description: Photograph of a certificate from the National Corn Exposition held in Dallas, Texas, February 10-24, 1914. The text reads "This is to Certify that McAllen Creamery Company, McAllen, Texas entered Creamery Butter in class --- lot --- and was awarded First prize, Southern Zone classification." It is signed by the President of the National Corn Association and Secretary of the National Corn Exposition.
Date: unknown

[Five Men with Two Deer]

Description: Photograph of five men with two dead deer. One man is standing on the left next to the deer, two are sitting on the ground in front of it, and two men are standing on the right. Four of the men are holding rifles and one (sitting on the left) is holding a pistol. Behind them a store with a sign that reads "Brown's White House Shoes" is visible. There is handwritten note on the front of the postcard that reads "A. Y. Baker Hidalgo, Co. McAllen" and there are numbers next to the men corresponding… more
Date: unknown

[Photograph of U.S. Army Border Peacekeepers]

Description: Photograph of the U.S. Army border peacekeepers with tents behind them. There is text included with the photograph that reads "U.S. Army troops, first feared to be a treat to law and order by turn-of-the-century Valleyites, were soon accepted as legitimate peacekeepers by the establishment. The troops became a vital part of the Valley's social and economic life.
Date: unknown
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