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Miscellaneous photograph collection - UTRGV Library Brownsville

The collection includes historical photographs of people, places, and events from locations across the Lower Rio Grande Valley, including but not limited to Brownsville, San Benito, Harlingen, Mercedes, Mission, and Rio Grande City. Photographs are in a variety of formats, including aerial, postcards, silver gelatin, etc. Dates vary, bulk 1930s to 1970s.

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[Harlingen] Aerial photograph of Harlingen - 01
[Harlingen] Aerial photograph of Harlingen - 02
[Harlingen] Aerial photograph of Harlingen - 03
[Harlingen] Aerial photograph of Harlingen - 04
[Harlingen] Aerial photograph of Harlingen - 05
[Harlingen] Aerial photograph of Harlingen - 06
[Harlingen] Aerial photograph of Harlingen - 07
[Harlingen] Aerial photograph of Harlingen - 08
[Harlingen] Aerial photograph of Harlingen - 09
[Harlingen] Aerial photograph of Harlingen, Texas, late 1920s - early 1930s

Edgar Tobin Aerial Surveys, Inc. (San Antonio, TX)

Black and white aerial photograph by Edgar Tobin Aerial Surveys, Inc. Handwriting (pencil) on back reads, "Air plane view of the City of Harlingen, Texas taken at an elevation of 1200 feet looking south. Please return to Harlingen Chamber of Commerce, Harlingen, Texas" and "This copyright is owned by the Harlingen Chamber of Commerce and all restrictions to its use have been removed, Harlingen C of C...[illegible].
[Harlingen] Photograph of dredging the Arroyo Colorado

Charles F. Holbrook

Black and white photograph (n.d.), two boats docked to large barge depicting dredge operations in the Arroyo Colorado. Back of photo stamped "Chas. F. Holbrook, Harlingen, TX".
[Harlingen] Photograph of National Audubon Society exhibit

Harlingen Chamber of Commerce

Black and white photograph on card stock. Harlingen Chamber of Commerce exhibit displaying photographs and taxidermy specimens of waterfowl. Interpretive text in case reads, "Some of the non-game water birds which are being protected on Bird Reservation under management of National Association of Audubon Societies. R.D. Camp, Warden in Charge."
[Homes] Photograph of a Brownsville residence - 01
[Homes] Photograph of a Brownsville residence - 02
[Homes] Photograph of a Brownsville residence - 03
[Homes] Photograph of a Brownsville residence - 04
[Homes] Photograph of a Brownsville residence - 05

1920ca
[Homes] Photograph of a Brownsville residence - 06

Black and white photograph of a shipped home made of iron.
[Homestead] Photograph of a Brownsville homestead - 01
[Homestead] Photograph of a Brownsville homestead - 02
[Homestead] Photograph of a Brownsville homestead - 02
[Homestead] Photograph of a Brownsville homestead - 03
[Homestead] Photograph of a Brownsville homestead - 04
[Homestead] Photograph of a Brownsville homestead - 05
[Homestead] Photograph of a Brownsville homestead - 06
[Homesteads] Photograph of a jacal in sabal palm forest

Black and white photograph of a road leading to jacal, a thatched wattle-and-daub hut. Palms line the road. 1930ca.
[Homesteads] Photograph of Mexican village / jacales

Black and white photograph of five people in a village lined with jacales. Handwriting (pencil) on back reads, "Typical Mexican huts, which are becoming deserted—." Photograph is likely a cropped version of "Mexican Village, Photo by Gardner." 1930ca.
[Homesteads] Photograph of Mexican village / jacales (cropped)

J. W. Gardner

Three (3) copies. Black and white photograph of five people in a village lined with jacales. Etching on front reads, "Mexican Village, Photo by Gardner." Handwriting (pencil) on back reads, "Picturesque Mexican village near Brownsville" 1930ca.
[Homesteads] Photograph of Mexican woman

J. W. Gardner

Three (3) copies. Black and white photograph of woman in white dress standing outside a jacal. Front reads "Mexican Home" and "Photo by Gardner". 1930ca.
[Homesteads] Photograph of Mexican woman

J. W. Gardner

Three (3) copies. Black and white photograph of woman in white dress standing outside a jacal. Front reads "Mexican Home" and "Photo by Gardner". 1930ca.
[Homesteads] Photograph of Mexican women in front of a jacal

J. W. Gardner

Three (3) copies. Black and white photograph of woman in white dress standing outside a jacal. Front reads "Mexican Home" and "Photo by Gardner". 1930ca.
[Homesteads] Photograph of Mexican women in front of jacales

J. W. Gardner

Two (2) copies. Black and white photograph featuring three women in dresses. A jacal, two children, and two more women are featured in the background. Etching on front reads, "Mexican Senorities" and "Photo by Gardner". 1930ca.
[Homesteads] Photograph of multigenerational family infront of jacal

J. W. Gardner

Black and white photograph of older man, older woman, children and a black sheep outside a tent. Encampment depicts laundry drying in trees, a tire in the tree, and two metal buckets. Front is etched "Mexican Camp". Photo is deeply faded. 1930ca.
[Homesteads] Photograph of two Mexican men and a child in front of a jacal

J. W. Gardner

Three (3) copies. Black and white photograph of two men, a child (boy) and several chickens outside a jacal. Etching on front reads, "Photo by Gardner" and "Mexican Home". 1930ca.
[Irrigation] Photograph of a concrete canal

J. W. Gardner

Black and white sepia photograph. Large concrete canal with drainage spanning across a roadway. Thick brushline with cattle in background. Photograph etched with three lines of text: "Siphon under highway", "1963", "Concret [sic] Canal Lower Rio Grande Valley - Photo by Gardner". 1930ca.
[Irrigation] Photograph of completed drop structure station 96 Arroyo Colorado view looking south

Black and white sepia photograph (1934). Drainage ditch depicted with water flowing over dam. Photograph inscribed: Bottom left with circle and numbers "168". Bottom center right, "Completed Drop Structure Station 96 Arroyo Colorado. View looking Southwest, Aug. 13, 1934."
[Irrigation] Photograph of laying underground concrete canal

J. W. Gardner

Black and white sepia photograph. Photograph depicts a canal dug out with sections of concrete tunnel lining the edge. Photograph is faded and discolored. Photo is inscribed with four lines of text: "Laying under-ground concrete canal", "Lower Rio Grande Valley", "Jan. 15th" and "Photo by Gardner". Handwriting in pencil appears on back of photograph "H G Stillwell, Brownsville, Texas" along with a circled number "4". 1930ca.
[Irrigation] Photograph of Line Between Unit 2 and Unit 2 Extension Block 53 Unit 2

Black and white sepia photograph (1934-07-09). Gravel or caliche road depicted at left. Body of water or resaca lined with trees and brush pictured at left. Photograph inscribed on front with two lines of text: "At line between unit 2 and unit 2 extension", "[b]lock 53 unit 2. July 9-1934". Handwriting on back of photo "Resaca Drive [by] Bayview Citrus Groves, Near [Port] Isabel". Front of photo is slightly damaged from possibly adhering to another surface.
[LRGV] Photograph of a Lower Rio Grande Valley sunset

John Randolph

Color photograph of orange and red LRGV sunset. Handwriting (pen) on back reads, "John Randolph".
[Manuel King] Photograph of Clyde Beatty, Manuel King, Elaine Shepard on set - 01
[Manuel King] Photograph of Clyde Beatty, Manuel King, Elaine Shepard on set - 02
[Manuel King] Photograph of Manuel King and Ray Turner, Darkest Africa scene
[Manuel King] Photograph of Manuel King, Clyde Beatty - 01
[Manuel King] Photograph of Manuel King, Clyde Beatty - 02
[Manuel King] Photograph of Manuel King, headshot - 01
[Manuel King] Photograph of Manuel King, headshot - 02
[Manuel King] Photograph of Manuel King, Jacki Cooper, Mickey Rooney at a Hollywood party - 01
[Manuel King] Photograph of Manuel King, Jacki Cooper, Mickey Rooney at a Hollywood party - 02
[Manuel King] Photograph of Manuel King, Ray Corrigan as Bonga, on set - 01
[Manuel King] Photograph of Manuel King, Ray Corrigan as Bonga, on set - 02