John R. Peavey Collection
Identifier
LRGV_139
Creation Date
11-1908
Description
Black and white photograph. One photograph. "The construction of canals and roads in the Valley started about 1907 and has never stopped, these two pictures show the canal just east of the Sears store under construction and running north along 2nd. St. [Harlingen, Texas]. In November 1908 Earnest Callahan was the contractor."
Physical Description
.JPG, 1 Photograph, 540 KB
Preview
Recommended Citation
Page 10, Construction of first canal in Harlingen, Texas. Scrapbook of John Peavey reflecting his days as a U. S. Border Patrolman. John Randall Peavey Collection, ELIBR-0006. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. UTRGV Digital Library. https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/johnrpeavey/91
Keywords
1900-1909, Frontier and pioneer life -- Rio Grande Valley, Crime -- Rio Grande Valley, Criminals -- Rio Grande Valley, Law enforcement -- Rio Grande Valley, irrigation, canals, Texas--Harlingen, Sears
