Hidalgo County Historical Collection
The Hidalgo County Historical Collection contains materials scanned from relevant Special Collections & Archives collections to facilitate user access to research materials, including the Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection, John Closner and Falcón Family Collection among others.
Users may browse or search archival collections via ArchivesSpace https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/.
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[Johnson] Photograph of Covered Cotton on Wagon and Blooming Yucca Plant
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing a covered wagon being pulled by oxen with the caption "Covered load of cotton" and a large blooming yucca plant with a mail box in the background.
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[Johnson] Photograph of Families
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing children standing in a line, arrow and caption indicate "Ralph" and group of men, women, and children, arrows and captions indicate "Pete Johnson, Art Lyngaas, Wife- Eva, Morgan Olsen."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Family Members Posing
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing six individuals standing in front of steps of a house captioned "Two of Dad's Sisters and Brother-in-Law- Ralph- Mother- Dad" and four individuals standing in front of a car, a woman with one arm on young boy's shoulder and a man holding a child on his hip.
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[Johnson] Photograph of Family Posing and Young Men Sitting on Car
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing a family posing on lawn in front of a house and a young man wearing light overalls and a man in a scout uniform seated on the fender of a car.
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[Johnson] Photograph of Frank Flores and Family
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photograph showing a family in front of car with a windmill in background. A man is seated with a child on his lap and a woman is standing with a toddler on her hip. The picture is captioned "Frank Flores & Family."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Grandma Olsen
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing a woman standing alone and a man and woman standing in front of a citrus tree with a windmill visible in the distance captioned "Grandma Olsen- Ralph."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Handwritten Page
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photograph showing a handwritten page listing names, birthdates, and marriage dates.
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[Johnson] Photograph of Individuals Gathering and Three Children Among Lily Pads
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Candid photographs showing men, women, and a child and three young individuals wading in water among lily pads.
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[Johnson] Photograph of Individuals in Front of House
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing various individuals in front of a house.
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[Johnson] Photograph of Individuals in Water
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Candid photographs showing multiple individuals in water, possibly the Gulf of Mexico.
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[Johnson] Photograph of Individuals Near Cars
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing people in hats near cars and four men picnicking with the caption "Art Lyngaas, Myrlin Johnson, Peter Johnson."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Individuals Next to Car
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing a man and woman posing next to a vehicle and a young man in a tie leaning against a car with the caption "Lloyd."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Individuals Posing in Front of Broom Corn
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing individuals posing in front of tall stalks with the caption "Broom Corn."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Individuals Posing in Front of Car and House
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing men, women, and children standing in front of a car with the caption "Eva, Calvin, Grandma Olsen, Mother, Aunt Clare" and a man with five women in the foreground, captioned "Ollie Berg, Grandma Olsen, Aunt Hannah."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Individuals Posing with Children
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing a woman holding a baby and a man and woman posing with two children captioned "Edna, Leonard Johnson & kids."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Individuals Swimming and Cows Grazing
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing children swimming and three men observing cows grazing.
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[Johnson] Photograph of Lyngaas House in Valley
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photograph showing a house from different angles, trees, and a dog. One picture is captioned "Lyngaas house in Valley."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Man and Children Posing
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing four children sitting on two mules with a man standing in between and a man and children sitting on a hill, posing with a dog."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Man and Woman Among Palm Trees and Man with Children in Cotton Field
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing a man and woman standing near a row of palm trees captioned "Grandma Olsen" and a man and children in a cotton field with the caption "Leonard Johnson."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Man and Woman Posing
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing a man in a dark suit captioned "Ralph" and a woman in a mid-length dress with the caption "Dorothy."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Man and Woman Posing and Baby in Carriage
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photograph showing a man and woman seated with the caption "Dad, Sister Lilly & Husband" and a child seated in a baby carriage.
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[Johnson] Photograph of Man and Woman Smiling at Dog
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing a man and a woman smiling at a dog seated between them with the caption "Pete Johnson & Wife Alma, aunt & uncle."
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[Johnson] Photograph of Man Holding a Child and Three Individuals Posing
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing a man holding a young child on hip captioned "Ralph- Gene" and a woman standing between two men with the caption "Bryan, Dorothy, Ralph."
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[Johnson] Photograph of McAllen Building and Individuals Posing
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing a large building with arches and water gardens in the foreground with the caption "McAllen" and five people in coats standing in the snow.
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[Johnson] Photograph of McAllen Parade Floats
Hidalgo County Historical Commission and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photographs showing two McAllen parade floats with Dr. Pepper being advertised on the building in the background. The caption states "1926, Ralph, King of May Fete."