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San Antonio de Bexar: A Guide and History

Description: This book serves as a guide and historical sketch of San Antonio, Texas. It includes descriptions of county and church records, interviews with memorable Texans, a discussion of the benefits of San Antonio climate to individuals suffering from lung disease, as well as descriptions of local churches, schools, public halls, parks and other establishments. Sidney Lanier's Historical Sketch is included beginning on page 68.
Date: 1890
Creator: Corner, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

[Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe]

Description: Postcard image of a side view of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - a Catholic Church. This is a south - southwest perspective of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The address for the Cathedral is on the corner of Calle Venustiano Carranza and 101 Vicente Guerrero, Ciudad Juarez. The immediate street in front of this image is Calle 16 de Septiembre which borders the Cathedral on the north side. The long square building in th… more
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Street Scene]

Description: Postcard image of a street scene in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The street scene here was captured in the southern part of Ciudad Juarez circa 1915~ . The exact location is not known. The perspective in this image is looking west, towards the mountains. The white building on the left has signage that reads: "Oficina de Correos" or Post Office - address unknown. Behind the two girls in white dresses, lower left corner, is a street corner mailbox. There is an advertisement sign in the middle of… more
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Passenger train crossing the Chinipas Bridge]

Description: Chihuahua - Pacific Railway's transcontinental passenger train crossing one of 28 major bridges on the line between Chihuahua City and San Blas in Mexico. This is the Chinipas bridge, which is the highest, located at Kilometer 748. The height is 334.7 feet and the length is 958 feet. Circa 1965.
Date: 1965~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Autovias" train in Mexican mountains]

Description: Chihuahua - Pacific Railway's "Autovias" train, consisting of fiat diesel cars coming out of one of the 73 tunnels which are located on the line between La Junta and El Fuerte, Mexico on the 281 mile portion of the route traversing the mountain region over the Continental Divide around 1968.
Date: 1968
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Santa Barbara bridge in Mexico]

Description: Chihuahua - Pacific Railway's route across North Central Mexico from Ojinaga on the Rio Grande, opposite Presidio, Texas to Topolobampo on the Gulf of California constitutes a tortuous and fantastic stretch of rails. This photograph is a birds eye view of the famous horse shoe curve of the Santa Barbara bridge in the mountains.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Train on the bridge from Rio Jamapa at Tomatlán]

Description: Passenger train on the bridge from Rio Jamapa at Tomatlán and is part of the 2ft gauge line of the Ferrocarril Mexicano. This narrow-gauge train, headed by a Consolidation type 2-8-0 Baldwin No. 1 steam locomotive with a diverse consist, carried a Broiler-buffet Sleeping car on the rear-end which provided meal service for Pullman passengers.
Date: September 1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad
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[News Clip: Mexican school]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 19, 1985
Duration: 2 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City]

Description: Photograph of The Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City. The cathedral has two towers on the sides of the building that have statue details and bell shaped roofs that are topped with crosses. In between these towers is a shorter clock tower in the center of the building that is topped with a statue. The front of the church has ornate details carved into the stone and there are three entrances to the building. The church is fenced off from the sidewalk and there are people standing on the sidewa… more
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 19.433371 -99.133919
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Farmland in Mexico]

Description: Photograph of farmland in Mexico. The photograph is taken from the shoulder of a road that is visible on the left edge of the image. There is a grassy strip of land that separates the road from the pasture, the land for which begins at a short fence. There is a tall tree on the left side of the fence and on the right side of the fence there are many more trees in the background. There land is flat and there si a building in the middle of the pasture. In the background of the image, faint mounta… more
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A church in Mexico]

Description: Photograph of an old church in Mexico. The church has very ornate details and has one tall bell tower. There is an arch in the center of the building that has statues and designs carved into the wall. To the left of the church, there is a building with a sign on it advertising a dental office. The image is take from the sidewalk outside of the church and there are many pedestrians who are walking in different directions down the sidewalk. On the sidewalk on the right side of the image there are… more
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe]

Description: Photograph of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the adjacent street. The image was take from a high elevation and is looking down on the church and the street below. The church is on the left side of the image and the side of the structure is captured in this image. There are two towers on top of the basilica that have rounded roofs with crosses on top of them. A busy street is pictured to the right of the church and there are vendors lining the side of the street. The area around the c… more
Date: 194X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 19.484931 -99.117058
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Nuevo Laredo, Mex.

Description: Photograph of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Nuevo Laredo, Mex. looking across Rio Grande from Texas Side." A large bridge connecting the two cities is visible on the right side of the photograph.
Date: 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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