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 Rio Grande Valley Library and made available for research, teaching, and educational exhibitions.

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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[Kansas] Photograph of women, and children sitting on top of a horse

Edington Studio

Women, and children sitting on top of a horse, trees in background; taken early 20th century in Marshall County, Kansas. 1910ca
[Kansas] Photograph of women holding hands

Edington Studio

Women holding hands, trees and a home in background; taken early 20th century in Marshall County, Kansas. 1910ca
[Kansas] Photograph of young woman looking at camera

Edington Studio

Young woman looking at camera; taken early 20th century in Marshall County, Kansas. 1910ca
[Kansas] Portrait of woman

Edington Studio

Portrait of woman; taken early 20th century in Marshall County, Kansas. 1910ca
[Los Fresnos] Photograph of Los Fresnos School Board, 1968

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.
[Matamoros] Photograph of El Teatro Anteo, Teatro de la Reforma

El Teatro Anteo, Teatro de la Reforma (movie theater); 1938; Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
[Matamoros] Photograph of Gateway International Bridge from Matamoros

Gateway International bridge from Matamoros, 1940-03-08.
[Matamoros] Photograph of Geronimo Guevara Marrufu, Elia Garcia Ortiz, Omar Zamorano Ayala, and Miguel Angel

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.
[Matamoros] Photograph of Jorge Antonio Erosa, firefighter

Grandfather; firefighter; father side; Fire station; Matamoros; Jorge Antonio Erosa; taken in 1950's, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
[Matamoros] Photograph of Jorge Antonio Erosa picture in Matamoros Central Plaza

Jorge Antonio Erosa picture in Matamoros Central Plaza; taken in 1950's, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
[Matamoros] Photograph of La Plaza

Vista Parcial, La Plaza; 1934; Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
[Matamoros] Photograph of La Presidencia / City Hall in Matamoros

La Presidencia; City Hall; 1910; Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
[Matamoros] Photograph of Matamoros Volleyball team

Volleyball team photo; Alicia Morales Melendez is in the back row second to the right; Ranco 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.
[Matamoros] Photograph of Mercado Juarez

Photo Mercado Juarez in Matamoros, Tamaulipas; taken in 1968.
[Matamoros] Photograph of school class, 1950

School class photo; taken in 1950; in Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino, envelope - 01

Envelope
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino, envelope - 02

Envelope
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino, mailing card

Private Maximino Trevino Guerra mailing card, 1944-11-20.
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino to Clemencia G. Trevino, 1944-07-19

Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Clemencia G. Viuda de Trevino living in Kingsville, Texas; WWII, 1944-07-19.
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino to Maria Antonia Trevino, 1944-04-11

Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino, Fort Sam Houston, Texas., 1944-04-11.
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino to Maria Antonia Trevino, 1944-04-11

Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino; Camp Maxey, Texas., 1944-04-11.
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino to Maria Antonia Trevino, 1944-04-19

Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino, Fort Sill, Oklahoma., 1944-04-19.
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino to Maria Antonia Trevino, 1944-05-15

Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino, Fort Sill, Oklahoma., 1944-05-15.
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino to Maria Antonia Trevino, 1944-05-30

Wartime letter from Maximino Trevino sent to Maria Antonia Trevino; Fort Sill, Oklahoma., 1944-05-30.
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino to Maria Antonia Trevino, 1944-06-18

Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino, Fort Sill, Oklahoma., 1944-06-18.
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino to Maria Antonia Trevino, 1944-10-26

Wartime letter written by Maximino Trevino Guerra sent to Maria Antonia Trevino, Camp Maxey, Texas., 1944-10-26.
[Military] Correspondence from Maximo Trevino to Maria Antonia Trevino, 1944-11-22

Wartime letter from Maximo Trevino to Maria Antonia Trevino describing life in Camp Maxey, Texas; WWII, 1944-11-22.
[Military] Newspaper article on Sgt. Rene Lopez, 101 airborne division

Rene Lopez; 101 airborne division; before Vietnam, uncle from father side of the family; taken in 1957; in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
[Military] Newspaper clipping regarding Rosales brothers recalling Pearl Harbor

Newspaper article discussing Rosales family; Rosales siblings recall Pearl Harbor, 1996-12.
[Military] Photograph of Juan Zuniga Rosales in France, WWII

Military WWII picture; Juan Zuniga Rosales; prominent male seated next to female; taken in 1945; in France.
[Military] Photograph of members of 228th Infantry in France, WWII

Group photo of members of 228th Infantry; far left holding dog is Juan Zuniga Rosales; taken possibly in France., 1940 - 1949.
[Military] Photograph of Mike Altamirano alongside other United States Marines, 1973

Top front left to right, second man to the right whose wearing the glasses is named Mike Altamirano; served in the U.S. Marines Corps.; taken in Station of California., 1973.
[Military] Photograph of Mindoro Island drop zone, Philippines

Mindoro Island drop zone, Philippines; 100 personnel jumped at the time the photo was taken; taken at Mindoro Island, Philippines., 1964.
[Military] Photograph of Moises Guerrero in Okinawa, Japan during WWII

Grandfather Moises Guerrero on the shore in Japan during World War II; taken at Okinawa, Japan., 1942 - 1946.
[Military] Photograph of Moises Guerrero in the Philippines during WWII

Photograph of Ruth Aguirre's grandfather, Moises Guerrero age 26 taken in the Philippines during World War II. 1942 - 1946ca
[Military] Photograph of United States Marine Corps, Platoon 3135, 1976

Top front left to right, second man to the right whose wearing the glasses is named Mike Altamirano; served in the U.S. Marines Corps.; taken in Station of California., 1973
[Military] Photograph of United States Marine or United States Navy sailor

Marine or navy sailor, 1940 - 1949.
[Olmito] Photograph of Miguel Lopez, first Mexican American to have livestock, farmland, and liquor stores in Olmito

Miguel Lopez; first Mexican American to have livestock, farmland, and liquor stores; taken in 1936; in Olmito, Texas.
[People] Correspondence from Elena Pescador Salas to Mela del Jesus Gamon

Letter from Elena Pescador Salas to Mela del Jesus Gamon in Cuernavaca, Mexico., 1978-01-24. 8.5" x 11"
[People] Document, Maria Antonia Barbosa, birth certificate

Samuel James Klahn's wife, Maria Antonia Barbosa, birth certificate; documented on 6/22/1957 at Brownsville, Texas. H. D. Seago, county clerk.
[People] Document, Maria B. Klahn's death certificate

Maria B. Klahn's death certificate; documented on 8/23/1977 at Santa Maria, Texas.
[People] Document, Samuel James Klahn's birth certificate

Samuel James Klahn's birth certificate; documented on 1893 at Brownsville, Texas.
[People] Document, Samuel James Klahn's certificate of baptism

Samuel James Klahn's certificate of baptism; documented on 5/9/1895 at Brownsville, Texas.
[People] Document, Samuel James Klahn's death certificate

Samuel James Klahn's death certificate; documented on 3/26/1964 at Brownsville, Texas.
[People] Documents pertaining to Veronica Ramirez's family

File 1: Marriage certificate of Veronica Ramirez from Mexico; Matamoros, Mexico., 1985. 8" x 11

File 2 (2 parts): Birth certificate of Marcos E. Manuel Ramirez Alvarez; 1991; Matamoros, Mexico., 1991. 9" x 11"
[People] Envelope containing letter addressed to Elena Pescador Salas

Envelope containing letter addressed to Elena Pescador Salas; place of letter in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
[People] Graduation of Elia Garcia Ortiz from Esc. Profesor Miguel Sáenz González, 1955

Graduation of Elia Garcia Ortiz from Miguel Saenz Gonzales primary school; with Concepcion Gonzales, Bardomiano Montelongo; taken at Matamoros, Tamaulipas., 1955.
[People] Identification card of Adelina Chavez

U.S. Citizen's Identification Card belonging to Adelina Chavez issued in Thayer, Texas, 1938.
[People] Identification card of Adelina Chavez

Identification card belonging to Adelina Chavez who lived in Santa Maria, Texas at the time, but was born in Las Prietas, Texas in 1881. Taken in Matamoros, Mexico., 1940.
[People] Identification of Ana Laura Rosales Posada

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.

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