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[Map of northeastern Tamaulipas].

Description: Map shows towns, villages, railroads, and physical features between the Rio Bravo [Rio Grande] and the Rio San Fernando in the Northeastern portion of Tamaulipas; names of landowners. Includes references. Scale not given.
Date: [1885..1905]
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Engines at Tampico Terminal]

Description: The Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico engine terminal of the National Railroad of Mexico in March 1920. At this time Mallet (Articulated) type 2-6-6-2 steam locomotives frequently headed passenger trains on the Monterrey - Tampico Line. This was one of the earliest divisions on the National Railways where Mallet (Articulated) type locomotives went into service.
Date: March 1920
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

Tamaulipas.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1884
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[A Bullfighting Ring in Mexico]

Description: Black and white photograph of a bullfight in a Mexican bullfight ring. Three individuals, dressed in traditional matador attire, are closing in on a bull. The matador closest to the bull is holding a sheet; the bull's head is in mid-thrust toward the sheet. The other two matadors stand close by. The stadium stands are filled with a crowd of spectators. Several advertisements in Spanish line the wall of the ring. The shadow of the opposite wall is cast on the ground.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[News Script: City council]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about members of a Good Neighbor council visiting the Fort Worth City Hall.
Date: August 19, 1963
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Atascador

Description: Pamphlet advertising real estate and agri-business in an "All American Colony in Mexico" called Atascador. Land was offered at $12.50 - 25 per acre.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Atascador Land Company
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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[News Clip: Commuter Problem]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the Texas AFL-CLO as well as 189 citizens of Texas border towns, filing suit against the U.S. Attorney General and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, asking that Mexican workers not be allowed to commute for jobs in the U.S., claiming that unemployment in border towns is a direct result of job competition from foreign laborers.
Date: December 30, 1962
Duration: 3 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Overlooking Falcon Lake from Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing]

Description: Photograph of Falcon Lake viewed from the Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing bridge at the United States-Mexico border near Roma, Texas. The lake is a reservoir on the Rio Grande. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 1953/196X
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dorothy Oppenheim at the Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing]

Description: Photograph of Victor Oppenheim's wife Dorothy Oppenheim at the Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing at the United States-Mexico border near Roma, Texas. Dorothy leans against a railing on the bridge as she smiles for the camera; a man in a brown suit and hat stands to her left. Falcon Lake, a reservoir on the Rio Grande, spans across the background. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 1953/196X
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Overlooking the Rio Grande from Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing]

Description: Photograph of the Rio Grande viewed from Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing bridge which lies at the United States-Mexico border near Roma, Texas. The dam's spillway feeds into the river which flows into the distance. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 1953/196X
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Spillway at Falcon Dam]

Description: Photograph of the spillway at Falcon Dam, which sits at the United States-Mexico border near Roma, Texas and serves facilities on both sides of the crossing. Water flows from the concrete spillway into the Rio Grande. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 1953/196X
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Falcon Lake at Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing]

Description: Photograph of the Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing at the United States-Mexico border near Roma, Texas. The bridge crosses above Falcon Lake, which is a reservoir on the Rio Grande, and serves as a point of entry between the two nations. Pedestrians walk along the bridge in the distance. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 1953/196X
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing]

Description: Photograph of the Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing at the United States-Mexico border near Roma, Texas. The bridge crosses the Rio Grande and serves as a point of entry between the two nations. The Falcon Dam operates at the site and serves facilities on both sides of the crossing. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 1953/196X
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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