Brownsville History Harvest 2014

On Saturday, September 27, 2014, Rio Grande Valley residents participated in the Brownsville History Harvest at the Brownsville Public Library Central Branch.

More than seventy community members brought items from their family collections, including glass plate negatives from the Gilded Age, haunting photographs of the Mexican Revolution, maps of historic Fort Brown, and letters from World War II.

Eight scanning stations were set up around the community room, staffed by sponsoring organizations and volunteers from The University of Texas at Brownsville, Texas Southmost College, and Brownsville Independent School District who digitized hundreds of unique items along with collecting detailed documentation for each. The collection owners were able to take their original materials home, along with free digital copies. The sponsoring organizations created and retained a digital copy in accordance with the owner's approval.

The objective of the History Harvest is to create a community collection from the area's families documenting local, regional, and national history to be held at The University of Texas at Brownsville Library and made available for research, teaching, and educational exhibitions.

The Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) also participated in the History Harvest collecting Texas-based film and video for free digitization as part of their Texas Film Round-Up program. These materials are digitized in Austin and returned by mail to the owners, along with a digital copy.

The program was sponsored by Humanities Texas. Sponsoring local organizations include Brownsville Public Library, The University of Texas at Brownsville Library, Brownsville Historical Association, and Texas Southmost College.

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Adan Lopez, 1936 - 1968

File 1 (2 parts): Miguel Lopez; first Mexican American to have livestock, farmland, and liquor stores; taken in 1936; in Olmito, Texas. 7" x 5"

File 2 (2 parts): Rene Lopez; 101 airborne division; before Vietnam, uncle from father side of the family; taken in 1957; in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

File 3: Los Fresnos School Board; Mexican Americans that helped take Anglo control of the school system; Adan Lopez, Dora Romero, Guadalupe Garcia, Gerbart Grandville; taken in 1968; in Los Fresnos, Texas. 7" x 5"
Alejandra Davila, 1990

File 1: Left to right: Maria Raquel, Georgina Davila, Maximino Davila; quinceanera for Georgina Davila; Matamoros, Mexico., 1990. 5" x 3"
Alejandra Rodriguez (Currency), 1934 - 1976

File 1 (2 parts): $10 dollar bill; currency., 1934. 6" x 2.5"

File 2 (2 parts): $20 dollar bill; currency., 1934. 6" x 2.5"

File 3 (2 parts): $2 dollar bill; currency., 1953. 6" x 2.5"

File 4 (2 parts): $5 dollar bill; currency., 1953. 6" x 2.5"

File 5 (2 parts): $5 dollar bill; currency., 1963. 6" x 2.5"

File 6 (2 parts): $2 dollar bill; currency., 1976. 6" x 2.5"
Ashley Ramirez, 1937 - 1989

File 1: Owner's grandmother Antonia Wieland, 1947 - 1948. 1.5" x 2.5"

File 2 (2 parts): Owner's grandfather Roland Wieland, 1970. 3.25" x 2.5"

File 3: Antonia and Roland Wieland wedding; taken at Brownsville, Texas., 1963. 2.5" x 3.5"

File 4: L-R: Roland Wieland, Antonia Wieland, family friends; taken at Brownsville, Texas., 1970 - 1979. 3" x 3.5"

File 5 (2 parts): Roland Wieland in front of his house., 1937. 4.5" x 2.8"

File 6 (2 parts): Antonia Wieland in front of her home; taken at Brownsville, Texas., 1959. 5" x 3.5"

File 7: Grandparents Antonia and Roland Wieland, 1950 - 1959. 4.8" x 3"

File 8 (2 parts): Grandparents Antonia and Roland Wieland, 1960 - 1969. 5" x 3.5

File 9 (2 parts): Grandfather Roland Wieland holding a gun, wearing a hat, 1960. 5.8" x 3.5"

File 10 (2 parts): Grandfather Roland Wieland near an open field; taken in 1960., 1960. 5.8" x 3.5"

File 11 (2 parts): Grandfather Roland Wieland in front of automobile, 1960. 5.8" x 3.5"

File 12 (2 parts): Grandfather Wieland in suit, 1980 - 1989. 8" x 10"
Brownsville History Harvest 2014 processing notes

William Flores, Kendra Lara, and Ezequiel Melgoza

Brownsville History Harvest 2014 processing notes

Any item where there was metadata but not an accompanying file had the placeholder file [filename] added.

New metadata was added for items that had a file but no accompanying description.

Naming conventions were not changed: files identified with multiple parts were described in the format

Physical Description refers to files that were present and does not count placeholder files.

Dates were autogenerated by bepress and not added.

Reprocessed on May, 2019 by William Flores. Migrated from UTRGV Texas Digital Library to bepress on February, 2020.
Cisneros Ruiz (Charro Days), 1951

File 1 (2 parts): Charro Days festival portrait; L-R: Roberto Cisneros Ruiz, Nicolas Cisneros Ruiz, Maria Ninfa Cisneros Ruiz, Mauro Fernando Cisneros Ruiz, Rodolfo Cisneros Ruiz; taken in Matamoros, Mexico., 1951.
Crystal Manriquez (Cesar Chavez Protests), 1960 - 1969

File 1: Cesar Chavez protest march; taken at California., 1960 - 1969. 3.4" x 3.4"

File 2: Protest meeting at a stadium; Gloria Ramirez, Josefina Ramirez, Maria Rosa Ramirez; taken in California. 3.4" x 3.4"
Diego Acevedo, 2014

File 1: Pencil drawing of great grandmother, Bertha Medicabal; born in 1913; died in 2014; lived in Brownsville and Mexico. 11"x 14" drawing
Elia Cruz, 1951 - 2001

File 1 (2 parts): Graduation of Elia Garcia Ortiz from Miguel Saenz Gonzales primary school; with Concepcion Gonzales, Bardomiano Montelongo; taken at Matamoros, Tamaulipas., 1955. 4.5"x 6.5"

File 2 (2 parts): Charro Days Festival; Eugenia Flores and Joel Garcia Cruz (brother); taken at Brownsville, Texas., 196. 5"x 7"

File 3 (2 parts): L-R: Professor Geronimo Guevara Marrufu, Supervisor of secondary school Elia Garcia Ortiz, Principle organizer Omar Zamorano Ayala of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico; Professor Miguel Angel., 2001. 8.5" x 6"

File 4 (2 parts); Ceremony for Ramon Guillen Balboa, 4th from the left; taken in Matamoros, Tamaulipas;, 1955. 5" x 7"

File 5 (2 parts): Reymundo Garcia Cruz (brother), Elia Garcia, Juan Miguel Ortiz (son), Alma Cruz (daughter); taken at Playa Bagdad, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, 1972. 3.5" x 3.5"
Emilia Garcia, 1878 - 1939

File 1: Enrique Mark's grocery store; Brownsville, Texas., 1930 - 1939. 7" x 5"

File 2: 2 photographs; Maria Marks and friends; and Maria Mark's husband, Jose Angel Marks; Brownsville, Texas., 1920 - 1929. 4" x 5", 2" x 3"

File 3 (2 parts): 2 photographs; Amelia Marks and children Benito, Enrique, Manuel, and Lupe; Enrique B. Marks; taken in the 1900's at Brownsville, Texas., 1900 - 1910. 4" x 5" 5" x 7"

File 4 (2 parts): 2 photographs; Fannie Kahn Marks, husband Adolph Marks and death certificate; Cincinnati, Ohio., 1878
Ernesto Gomez (On behalf of Uribe-Shears family), 1945 - 1946

File 1: William Shears (grandfather); taken in Brownsville, Texas. 12.5" x 11.5"

File 2: Left to right: Sofia Shears-Franklin, Tomasita Shears ; taken in Brownsville, Texas. 12.5" x 11.5"

File 3: 3 photographs; family portraits, Sophia Shears Franklin, Tomasita Shears Franklin.

File 4 (2 parts): 6 photographs; family portraits.

File 5 (2 parts): 9 photographs; family portraits

File 6 (2 parts): 6 photographs; family portraits, exterior architecture of house in Brownsville, Texas.

File 7 (2 parts): 8 photographs; family portraits.

File 8 (2 parts): 8 photographs; family portraits, La Popular corner store on 12th St. and Adams St. in Brownsville, Texas.

File 9 (2 parts): 9 photographs; Posing for Charro Days, William's son at Matamoros plaza, Beti at South Padre Island, crossing the Rio Grande on boat, walking in front of Brownsville's Post Office, and Charlie Gonzales Shears.

File 10 (2 parts): 3 photographs; largest photograph of Rosario Uribe-Gomez (names in caption), Lola and her first communion.

File 11 (3 parts): 4 photographs; Mary Ellen Gomez (Rosario's daughter); Nora Benavidez (Rosario's daughter) (names in caption); additional single photo of Tomasita Shears (first communion and Rosario's mother).

File 12 (2 parts): 4 photographs; dressed up child cowboy on pony, rest are self-portraits, one says Sophie in caption.

File 13 (2 parts): 7 photographs; a friend of the family Minnie Mo, baby, Orive sisters in Monterrey, Orive residence in Brownsville, Texas, Sherman 1945.

File 14 (2 parts): 2 photographs; Tony Tamayo and Ofelia Uribe-Tamayo (1946 wedding picture; names in caption) and when they're older.

File 15: File does not exist.

File 16 (2 parts): 6 photographs; Mexican passport of Antonio Uribe in front; immigration card of Antonio Uribe-Hinojosa in back.

File 17 (2 parts): Baptism document in front; 2 images of Charro Days in back.

File 18 (2 parts): 8 photographs; top photo: two men walking by downtown Brownsville, bottom photo: Tomasita Shears feeding turkeys.

File 19 (2 parts): Stock certificate for Merchants National Bank.

File 20 (2 parts): 9 photographs; A Barrel of Love picture, Floral arrangement store, Mexicans on horseback with guns.

File 21 (2 parts): 16 photographs; circus family (friends of Shears family).
Ford Lockett, 1939 - 1993

File 1: Ford Lee Lockett (4, left) and Perry Steele on Hays Street for Charro Days; taken in 1939 in Brownsville, Texas. 7" x 5"

File 2: Ford Lee Lockett (4, left) and his mother Isabel for Charro Days; taken in 1939; in Brownsville, Texas. 4.7" x 3.5"

File 3: Ford's father, Ford Smith Lockett and friends fishing in Mexico by the plane (BT trainer) they flew down; L-R: unknown, Bill Curry, George McGonigle (pilot), unknown; taken in 1945 (after WWII). 6" x 3.5"

File 4: Ford Smith Lockett (L) with large marlin caught at Port Isabel; Piggly Wiggly in background; taken before WWII; in Brownsville, Texas (813 East Elizabeth Street). 5" x 3.5"

File 5: Ford Smith Lockett's Sports Shop; he was a pharmacist as well as a sportsman; taken in 1945; in Brownsville, Texas. 4.75" x 3.5"

File 6: From right to left: Isabel Trahan Lockett, Jerry Steele, Ford L. Lockett, Virginia Curry, Perry Steele, and Ford Smith Lockett, pharmacist who went to work for shipyard; hospital rescue ship built at Port Isabel Brownsville Ship Building Cooperation; built for U.S. Army air Core; U.S. Army QS-47; taken in 1942-44; in Port of Brownsville. 5" x 7"

File 7: Portrait of Isabel Traham Lockett; taken around WWII; in Brownsville, Texas. 11" x 8.5"

File 8: Four men standing in front of a American Eagle biplane (airplane); Bruce Aiken, Brownsville Herald Plus newspaper article: Fort Brown airdrome; Mad dog's bite put Brownsville in the aviation history books; Saturday, March 6, 1993. 10.5" x 13.5" 8" x 10"

File 9: Summer Camp Capers; Episcopal at St. France Chapel; back row: L-R Ford Lockett, Bob Lattimore, Bishop Everest Jones, unknown, Ted Richardson; Front row: L-R Unknown, Marcia Wardon, Kathy Lewis, Anna May Kinder, unknown, Jane Maxwell, unknown; taken in 1950; in Boerne, Texas. 5" x 7"

File 10: The Brownsville Times article on The Eagle Pharmacy: Pharmacy closes after 106 years written by A.A. Champion; Thursday, July 20, 1967. 8.5" x 14"
Gene Balch (Ellington Studio in Marysville, Kansas glass negative slides), 1910 - 1919

File 1: Man sitting in a rocking chair reading book, girl sitting next to a sleeping dog; Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 2: Two small children standing in front of a fence in front of a home; Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 3: Wheat reaper pulled by horses, unknown child sitting on top. 5" x 7"

File 4: Dirt road and home in background; Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 5: Infant sitting on rocking chair on a porch, hammock in background; taken in late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 6: Woman sitting between two female children; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 7: Two unknown children sitting wearing overalls and straw hats; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 8: Ornate bridge; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 9: Wagon tracks on a dirt road leading through town with buildings on either side; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 10: Two women, one sitting in a rocking chair, the other standing, trees, and a home in the background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 11: Bridge undergoing construction; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 12: Railroad bridge foundation construction surrounded by water and trees; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 13: Building surrounded by water and trees; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 14: Man and woman sitting on rocking chairs, outside on a porch, with a dog in front of them; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 15: Portrait of woman; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas.5" x 7"

File 16: Man sitting in a rocking chair; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 17: Family portrait on a porch; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas.5" x 7"

File 18: Young woman looking at camera; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas.5" x 7"

File 19: Family portrait, man and woman, three children, one holding a doll; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 20: Women, and children sitting on top of a horse, trees in background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 21: Exterior of church; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 22: Men working at a construction site near a body of water; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 23: Two men in a horse-drawn wagon, field in background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 24: Outside backyard view from tall building facing a home’s backyard; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 25: Man sitting on a chair in studio; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 26: Woman holding a baby while on a hammock; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 27: Two children with a dog, trees and a house in the background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 28: Child sitting on a blanket; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 29: File doesn’t exist.

File 30: Children sitting outside a two-story home and trees in the background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 31: Building surrounded by trees; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 32: Five children, three two-story homes in the background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 33: Women holding hands, trees and a home in background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 34: Home surrounded by trees; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 35: Woman and child in a canoe; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 36: Woman and children, home in the background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 37: People with two dogs, shed in background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 38: Child on a street, unknown man and homes in background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5"x 7"

File 39: Construction site of railroad bridge foundation, workers and tree in background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 40: Older man wearing a tie and a suit with an older woman wearing a dress; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 41: Woman sitting, reading a book to two girls nearby; another lady standing viewing them; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 42: Three men standing by a tall tower (possibly old windmill); taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 43: Three cylindrical cans used as props, table; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 44: Two women standing and two girls sitting down; one woman is brushing girl's hair and the other woman is smelling a flower; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 45: Older woman sitting on chair with her home at the background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 46: Two ladies sitting down and a man in a suit on the left side; a house in the background; taken late 19th Century in Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 47: Street view of residential homes; taken late 19th Century at Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 48: Man in a suit sitting down at the porch with one lady standing wearing a hat and another lady sitting down; taken late 19th Century at Marshall County, Kansas. 5" x 7"

File 49: Polaroid photograph of collection's owner, Susan Balch; family name Flores; taken in Brownsville, Texas. 4" x 4"
Georgina Flores Erosa, 1933 - 1967

File 1 (2 parts): Wedding party of grandmother from father's side; Gregorio Vallerwair; the wife used 3 wedding dresses, white, pink, and light blue; taken in 1933, in Tampico, Tamaulipas. 7" x 5"

File 2 (2 parts): Senorita Cleofas Bustos; la nina Otilia Balencia; 6 anos 4 meses; fue dado por mi bisabuela; taken in 1937, in Tampico, Tamaulipas. 5" x 5"

File 3 (2 parts): Grandmother in picture taken in Tampico Beach; Municipal Mayor from Guemez, Tamaulipas; Florentina Colchado; taken in 1940's, in Guemez , Tamaulipas. 5" x 5"

File 4 (2 parts): Grandfather; firefighter; father side; Fire station; Matamoros; Gorge Antonio Erosa; taken in 1950's, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

File 5: Gorge Antonio Erosa picture in Matamoros Central Plaza; taken in 1950's, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. 5" x 4"

File 6: Baptism of Georgina Flores Erosa Ortiz and Enrique Erosa Valencia; Ramiro Longoria; Godfather; Guadalupe Church; taken in 1967 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. 7" x 5"
Gilbert Pineda (Fort Brown), 1924

File 1 (2 parts): Maternal grandfather; served with the 12th Cavalry at Fort Brown; taken at Fort Brown, Brownsville., 1924-03-10. 3" x 5"
Guillermo Gomez, 1920 - 1949

File 1: Brownsville baseball team; grandfather of collection owner played on team; taken in Brownsville, Texas., 1920 - 1929.

File 2: Quinceanera / pageant-style dressed girls posing; taken in Brownsville, Texas., 1940 - 1949. 7"x 5"

File 3: Charro Days festival portrait; L-R: Roberto Cisneros Ruiz, Nicolas Cisneros Ruiz, Maria Ninfa Cisneros Ruiz, Mauro Fernando Cisneros Ruiz, Rodolfo Cisneros Ruiz; taken in Matamoros, Mexico., 1951.
Hector Gonzalez (Mercado Juarez), 1968

File 1: Photo Mercado Juarez in Matamoros, Tamaulipas; taken in 1968. 8.5" x 11"
Isabel Rodriguez, 1950 - 1972

File 1 (2 parts): Morales Melendez family; left to right: Alicia (5 years old), Rosalinda (3 years old), Maria Elva (2 years old), Jose Morales (around 40 years old); father of children; at a plaza in Matamoros, Tamaulipas; taken in 1950's. 3.5" x 5"

File 2: Volleyball team photo; Alicia Morales Melendez is in the back row second to the right; Rancho de Mexico S.A. an Ohio company team assembly company; Alicia Morales started working for the company at a young age; when she was 17 years old; taken in Matamoros, Tamaulipas; in 1960's. 5" x 7"

File 3 (2 parts): Birthday party photo; with child and pinata; Isabel Rodriguez birthday party; had turn 4 years old; September 10, 1972; polaroid photo taken in Matamoros, Tamaulipas; in 1972. 3.25" x 3.75"

File 4: Photo of Maria Elva Morales Melendez; she was a dama at a quinceanera; at the age of 17; taken in Matamoros, Tamaulipas; in 1968. 7" x 5"

File 5 (2 parts): Photo of quinceanera; 15th birthday party; Rosalinda Morales Melendez dancing with her father Jose Morales; attached is the contract for the photographer of 20 pesos for the day and 2.50 pesos for the photos; taken in Matamoros, Tamaulipas; in 1967.

File 6: Quinceanera photo; Maria Elva on the right at her; 15th birthday party; on the left unknown; one of Maria's friend; taken in Matamoros, Tamaulipas; in 1969. 7" x 5"
Javier Navarrete (Postage Stamp), 1944

File 1: Four United States of America postage stamps; 3 cents postage; 1944; purchased in Brownsville, Texas. 2.5" x 4.25"
Juana Margarita Rosales, 1948 - 1981

File 1 (2 parts):Portrait photo of Maria Andrea Posada; widow to Rosales; 12 years old; school photo; middle school; Colegio Don Bosco; taken in Matamoros; in 1948.1.3" x 2.25

File 2 (2 parts): Portrait photo of Maria Andrea Posada at age 16; taken in Matamoros, Tamaulipas; in 1952. 3.5" x 2.5"

File 3 (2 parts): Passport/ID photo of Maria Andrea Posada; already married; over half of the photo is stamped with a seal containing a design and words on the bottom; can read out Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Familiar No. 79, migracion, al; in 1970's. 2" x 1.5"

File 4 (2 parts): Small ID photo of Ana Laura Rosales Posada; middle school; Secundaria Tecnica No. 78; now is no. 4; she was 13 years old; taken in Matamoros, Tamaulipas in 1981. 1" x 1.25"
Juanita Rosales Cantu, 1921 - 1996

File 1 (3 parts): Newspaper article discussing Rosales family; Rosales siblings recall Pearl Harbor, 1996-12. 3 Items

File 2: Johnny Guerrero pictured left and Juanita Rosales Cantu pictured on right; taken at Pharr, Texas., 1952. 6" x 4"

File 3: Father of Juanita Cantu, Juan Antonio Rosales; taken in Pharr, Texas., 1939. 4" x 6"

File 4: Sister of Juan Z. Rosales named Maria Magdalena Rosales; taken in Pharr, Texas., 1930. 4" x 6"

File 5: Rosales brothers; eldest in middle with hat is Jose Z. Rosales, Francisco Rosales on right, Juan Z. Rosales on left, youngest Israel Rosales; taken at Pharr, Texas., 1921. 4" x 6"

File 6: Francisco Rosales pictured in photograph; interior (likely studio) photograph; taken in early 20th Century. 4" x 6"

File 7: Juan Zuniga Rosales seated on right; Civilian Conservation Corps in California; taken at California., 1937. 4" x 6"

File 8: Group photo of members of 228th Infantry; far left holding dog is Juan Zuniga Rosales; taken possibly in France., 1940 - 1949. 6" x 4"

File 9: Military WWII picture; Juan Zuniga Rosales; prominent male seated next to female; taken in 1945; in France. 6" x 4"
Kimberly Munoz, 2012

File 1: Left to right top row; Pete I Munoz, Mark Anthony Munoz; left to right bottom row: Kimberly Ann Munoz, Michael Munoz; Brownsville, Texas., 2012. 5" x 4"
Krystal Torres, 1940 - 1975

File 1: Grandfather, Isabel Torres; migrant worker; taken at Michigan., 1958. 3.5" x 3.5"

File 2: Automobile belonging to grandfather, Isabel Torres; taken at Michigan., 1956. 3.5" x 3"

File 3 (2 parts): Mindoro Island drop zone, Philippines; 100 personnel jumped at the time the photo was taken; taken at Mindoro Island, Philippines., 1964. 4.2" x 3"

File 4: Aunt Gracie Torres; taken at Brownsville, Texas., 1975. 4.5" x 3.5"

File 5: Migrants doing fieldwork in Michigan. 3.5" x 3.5"

File 6 (2 parts): Ricardo Torres, father, and his family members; taken at Michigan. 3.5" x 3.5"

File 7 (2 parts): Grandparents and family members in the snow; taken at Michigan., 1956. 3.5" x 3.5"

File 8: Gateway International bridge port of entry headquarters, 1940-03-08. : 3.5" x 3.5"

File 9: Gateway International bridge from Matamoros, 1940-03-08. 3.5" x 3.5"

File 10: Ricardo Torres (father); taken in Michigan., 1960-05-09. 3.5" x 3.5"

File 11: Adelfa Torres (middle) with her two children; taken in Michigan., 1940 - 1949. 6" x 3.5"

File 12: Aunt Gracie Torres holding her daughter; taken in Michigan., 1948. 6" x 3.5"
Lucy Dorantes (Charro Days), 1986 - 1987

File 1: Lucy Dorantes with classmates during Charro Days celebration; Brownsville, Texas., 1986. 3.5" x 4.5"

File 2: Lucy Dorantes during Charro Days celebration; Brownsville, Texas., 1986. 3.5" x 4.5"

File 3: Lucy Dorantes with unknown male during Charro Days celebration; Brownsville, Texas., 1987. 4" x 6"
Maria Contreras (WWII camp life), 1944

File 1 (2 parts): Maximo Guerra Trevino's Resident Alien's Identification card, 1944-08-12. 5" x 3"

File 2: Wartime letter from Maximo to Maria Antonia Trevino describing life in Camp Maxey, Texas; WWII, 1944-11-22. 8" x 5"

File 3: Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Clemencia G. Viuda de Trevino living in Kingsville, Texas; WWII, 1944-07-19. 8" x 11"

File 4 (2 parts): Wartime letter from Maximino Trevino sent to Maria Antonia Trevino; Fort Sill, Oklahoma., 1944-05-30. 7" x 4"

File 5 (2 parts): Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino; Camp Maxey, Texas., 1944-04-11. 10" x 6"

File 6 (3 parts): Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino, Fort Sill, Oklahoma., 1944-06-18. 10" x 6"

File 7 (2 parts): Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino, Fort Still, Oklahoma., 1944-05-15. 10" x 7"

File 8: Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino, Fort Still, Oklahoma., 1944-04-19. 10" x 6"

File 9: Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino, Fort Sam Houston, Texas., 1944-04-11. 10" x 6"

File 10 (2 parts): Envelope

File 11 (2 parts): Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino, Camp Maxey, Texas., 1944-10-26. 10" x 6"

File 12 (2 parts): Private Maximino Trevino Guerra mailing card, 1944-11-20. 5" x 3"

File 13: Envelope
Maria Larson, 1940 - 1969

File 1: Baby pictures of Maria Larson taken in 1969 in Tampico, Mexico. 8" x 10"

File 2 (2 parts): American and Mexican coins (pennies from 1940's; pesos from 1970's; half-dollar and dollar from the 1980's); pennies found near their home in Brownsville; pesos from Mexico.
Maria Lopez, 1958 - 1972

File 1: Hector Chavez (owner's father), at an establishment; taken at Pueblas Negras, Coahuila, Mexico., 1958. 4" x 6"
Maria Madinareitia, 1997-2002

File 1: Family photograph; beach; left to right; Sofia Madinareitia, Maria Madinareitia, Miguel Madinareitia, David Madinareitia, in background Irma Barba; mother to all children in front of her; taken in Veracruz in 2002. 4" x 5"

File 2: Family photograph; left to right: David Madinareitia (6 years old), Maria Madinareitia (4 years old), and Miguel Madinareitia (9 years old); photo taken during family vacation in Veracruz; children in photo are all siblings; taken in 2002. 4" x 5"

File 3: Family photograph; left to right: Sofia Madinareitia, Jesus Madinareitia holding baby Maria Madinareitia. Baby Maria had just been born, about two days old; taken in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon in 1997. 4" x 6"
Mary Teresa Champion Ayers, 1913

File 1: Photograph of Macedonio Manzano, who was executed on June 4, 1914, at the age of fifteen during the Mexican Revolution in Matamoros. His executors were Carranzistas.
Matilda Ninfa Guillen, 1918 - 1949

File 1: A group of men loading banana's onto rail cars at the Port of Brownsville.

File 2: Brownsville Fire Department firefighters posing on a fire truck in front of the former fire department building, 1918.