[Harlingen] Photograph of Parade Celebrating Lon C. HIll in Harlingen, Texas

Creator

J. W. Gardner

Files

Identifier

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1252608/

Creation Date

7-31-1932

Description

Photograph of a parade on a city street with crowds watching on both sides and several storefronts visible on the left. In the front are two motorcyclist on either side of an automobile, followed by two men on horseback, and a large group of people wearing light-colored uniforms. On the left a row of American flags are displayed in front of the storefronts and signs for State Bank, Sherman's, Central Light Power, and Turney Drugs can be seen. More crowds and buildings are visible in the background and a handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "Celebrating 76th Birthday Of Lon C. Hill Sr July 31 1932. Valley Pionier - Founder of Harlingen Texas. Photo by Gardner."

Physical Description

.JPG, Photograph, Black and white, 8 x 10 in.

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Recommended Citation

ELIBR0154 Miscellaneous Photographs Collection, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/miscphotosedinburg/