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Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 28
title Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook, page 28description Photographs of Edinburg, Texas. The top left photo is of Edinburg County Courthouse. The top right photo is of a train in a city with men standing nearby. The middle photo is of Louis Bornscheuer in a military uniform standing next to a river. The bottom left photo is of a powerhouse building with two tall columns protruding from it. The bottom right photo is of Madero City, Mexico, seen from across a large river.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Powerhouses Lower Rio Grande Valley Business, Economics And Finance - Electricity - Power Plants Places - Mexico People New York National Guard Bornscheuer, Louis Military And War - Personnel Government And Law - County Courthouses Architecture - Buildings Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Railroads - Trains Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Edinburg County Courthousecontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: International Bridge, Brownsville, Texas
title Scrapbook Page: International Bridge, Brownsville, Texasdescription Photographs of the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge, which crosses the Rio Bravo between the United States and Mexico. The top photos are of the bridge as seen from a distance, with the left picture showing a side view and the right a view from the road before the bridge. The bottom photos are of military men standing on and near the bridge beside a wooden building.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Architecture - Civil Works - Bridges Brownsville And Matamoros International Bridge Places - Mexico Architecture - Civil Works - Streets And Roads Rio Bravo People International Bridge New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Architecture - Buildings Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of a Car in a River
title Photograph of a Car in a Riverdescription Photograph of a bull hitched to a rope pulling a car out of a river, with several men standing around the bull and one man sitting in the car.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Architecture - Civil Works - Bridges Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle People Bulls New York National Guard Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes
title Scrapbook Page: Military Scenesdescription Photographs of military activities. The top left photo is of a man sitting on a mule with a wagon and barracks in the background. The top right photo is of the 1st Cavalry marching through a street with buildings on one side. The middle photo is of a family in a horse-drawn wagon with dogs following the wagon. The bottom left photo is of Clerk Williams wearing a military uniform and standing in front of a large tree. The bottom right photo is of men bathing and washing clothes in a river, with a handwritten note that says "Prof. Evans."artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Architecture - Buildings Social Life And Customs - Families Williams, Clerk People 1St Cavalry Cavalries Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Mules Social Life And Customs - Pets - Dogs Evans, Prof. New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Animal-Drawn Vehicles Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: McAllen, Texas
title Scrapbook Page: McAllen, Texasdescription Photographs of McAllen, Texas. The top left photo is of men driving a wagon with a tent in the background. The top right photo is of military men standing in a trench near the Rio Bravo. The bottom left photo is of military men and horses standing in front of the Hidalgo Courthouse. The bottom right photo is of wagons and cars on Main Street in McAllen, Texas.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Tents Architecture - Civil Works - Streets And Roads Rio Bravo People Hidalgo Courthouse Military And War - Camps New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Horse-Drawn Vehicles Government And Law - County Courthouses Architecture - Buildings Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes
title Scrapbook Page: Military Scenesdescription Photographs of scenes of military life. The top left photo is of men standing behind a large cactus plant. The top right photo is of two bulls pulling a cart on a dirt road with shacks in the background. The middle and bottom left photos are of men standing in trenches next to the Rio Bravo. The bottom right photo is of General Wilson and several other men in a camp with tents and a car behind them.artist/creator Cook, Frank Lauderdalesubject Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Architecture - Buildings Tents Social Life And Customs - Homes Rio Bravo People Wilson, General Bulls Trenches New York National Guard Military And War - Personnel Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Animal-Drawn Vehicles Military And War - Camps Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobiles Lower Rio Grande Valleycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of the Rio Grande in Lajitas, Texas
title Photograph of the Rio Grande in Lajitas, Texasdescription Photograph of the Rio Grande with part of the buildings of Lajitas, Texas visible on the far side of the river.artist/creator Duncan, Franksubject Landscape And Nature Rio Grande Duncan, Frank Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs. Landscape And Nature - Water - Riverscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of the Rio Grande
title Photograph of the Rio Grandedescription Photograph of the Rio Grande, with hills on the right side and a large river bank on the left side.artist/creator Duncan, Franksubject Landscape And Nature Rio Grande Duncan, Frank Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs. Landscape And Nature - Water - Riverscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of Pinto Canyon
title Photograph of Pinto Canyondescription Photograph of Pinto Canyon with a river running through it and a road paralleling the river. A printed note on the photo suggests that the vehicles that can be seen on the road are Caterpillar tractors, and identifies the photographer as Frank Duncan.artist/creator Duncan, Franksubject Agriculture - Farm Equipment - Tractors Pinto Canyon Duncan, Frank Caterpillar Tractors Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs. Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Landscape And Nature - Canyonscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of the Rio Grande Between Mexico and U.S.A.
title Photograph of the Rio Grande Between Mexico and U.S.A.description Photograph of the Rio Grande, with the far river bank labeled "Mexico" and the bank from which the photo was taken labeled "U.S.A."artist/creator Duncan, Franksubject Places - United States Rio Grande Duncan, Frank Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs. Places - Mexico Landscape And Nature - Water - Riverscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of Marfa, Texas
title Photograph of Marfa, Texasdescription Photograph of the landscape near Marfa, Texas. In the background, the outskirts of Marfa can be seen, including some buildings and windmills. A river runs close to the buildings, and a bridge and road with several cars on it has been built over the river, continuing out of frame on either side.artist/creator Duncan, Franksubject Architecture - Civil Works - Bridges Landscape And Nature Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs. Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Automobilescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of a Man by a River
title Photograph of a Man by a Riverdescription Photograph of a man in a hat standing beside a wide river and holding a line in his hand, which continues along the river bank on either side of him.artist/creator Unknownsubject People - Individuals Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Photograph of the Rio Grande
title Photograph of the Rio Grandedescription Photograph of the Rio Grande with trees on the banks and mountains in the distance. A printed note on the photo describes it: "Ancient Indian hills on the banks of the Rio Grande."artist/creator Duncan, Franksubject Landscape And Nature Rio Grande Duncan, Frank Marfa (Tex.) -- History -- Photographs. Landscape And Nature - Water - Riverscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Trinity River area
title Trinity River areadescription Photograph of the Trinity River area.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
View of Trinity River
title View of Trinity Riverdescription Photograph of a view of the Trinity River.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Trinity River mouth
title Trinity River mouthdescription Photograph of the Trinity River mouth.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Trinity River
title Trinity Riverdescription Photograph of the Trinity River.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
River
title Riverdescription Photograph of a river with trees in the foreground and hills rising on the far side.artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Aerial Photograph of River
title Aerial Photograph of Riverdescription Photograph of an aerial view of mountains and a river. There is a bi-plane in flight in the lower right corner.artist/creator Unknownsubject Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Landscape And Nature - Aerials Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Aviation - Airplanes Landscape And Nature - Mountainscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Rio Grande River Crossing at Candelaria, Texas
title Rio Grande River Crossing at Candelaria, Texasdescription Photograph of an aerial view of the Rio Grande. There is an arrow with the word "Crossing" pointing to a point in the river. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Rio Grande River crossing at Candelaria, Texas where Captain Leonard F. Matlack, troop "K" - 8th Cavalry crossed to ransom Lieutenants H. G. Peterson and Paul H. Davis, August 20, 1919 (1 A.M.)."artist/creator Unknownsubject Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Candelaria Landscape And Nature - Aerials Rio Grande Landscape And Nature - Water - Riverscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Pages on Presidio County History
title Pages on Presidio County Historydescription Copy photograph of two pages detailing Presidio County history and personages. Included are pictures of various military officers, including Lts. Paul H. Davis and H. G. Peterson, who were kidnapped for ransom after their plane crashed in Mexico. There is also a photograph of the Conchos River and two military men standing near an airplane.artist/creator Unknownsubject Conchos River Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Aviation - Airplanes Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County Matlack, Cpt. Leonard F. Fennel, H. N. Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Peterson, Lt. H. G. Yancy, Maj. James P. Military And War - Transportation - Aviation Cooper, Lt. Russel H. Military And War - Personnel Coffield, Lt. Henry A. Estill, Lt. Frank S. Davis, Lt. Paul H.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Engineers Surveying Land in Boquilla del Peguis
title Engineers Surveying Land in Boquilla del Peguisdescription Photograph taken in Boquilla del Peguis in 1917. The man on horseback is Mr. Nestor Baeza and the other two men are engineers surveying Mr. Baeza's land. A river runs through a canyon to the right of the picture. This photo was included in a research paper by Frank Baeza for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1975.artist/creator Unknownsubject Engineers Surveyors Baeza, Nestor Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Landscape And Nature - Canyonscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
U.S. Border Patrolmen on the River
title U.S. Border Patrolmen on the Riverdescription Photograph of two U.S. Border Patrolmen watching the river for crossing "wetbacks".artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
title One Picture is Worth a Thousand Wordsdescription This is a research paper written by Jaime Javier Vasquez for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1978. It is about the early photographers in Marfa and the West Texas area. These men and women documented the landscape, the people and events of the early 20th century in that area. The author found little information about these photographers personally but included what he did uncover.artist/creator Vasquez, Jaime Javiersubject Keith, James Panoramic Photography Arnold, Herbert J. Photographers Keith, Nancy Aerial Photography Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Smithers, William Dudley Share, Ellsworth E. Biographies Landscape And Nature - Deserts Duncan, Francis King (Frank) Business, Economics And Finance - Service Industries - Photography Big Bend National Park Inventionscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Mr. Nestor Baeza
title Mr. Nestor Baezadescription Pages from a research paper by Frank Baeza for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1975. The pages describe three photographs from 1917 - 1920 of Nestor Baeza with men surveying his land and making sotol, a drink similar to tequilla.artist/creator Baeza, Franksubject Trees Granado, Francisco Engineers Sotol Surveyors Dominguez, Manuel Baeza, Nestor Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Landscape And Nature - Canyonscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Border Patrolmen Stopping a Group of Smugglers
title Border Patrolmen Stopping a Group of Smugglersdescription Photograph of border patrolmen coming upon a group of smugglers by the river in Presidio. Fred Ritter is in the foreground. Smugglers brought sotol, a drink similar to tequila, across the border during US prohibition.artist/creator Unknownsubject Border Patrolmen Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Mulescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 89
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 89description Photograph a river winding through the desert landscape at Big Bend National Park. Some buildings are visible in the background. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The native has a deep respect of the land which the traveler must quickly learn if he takes it upon himself to stray from the trails" (p. 10).artist/creator Unknownsubject Desert Landcapes Big Bend Landscape And Nature - Deserts Landscape And Nature - Water - Rivers Big Bend National Parkcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Small body of water at Big Bend National Park
title Small body of water at Big Bend National Parkdescription Photograph of the banks of a curving river at Big Bend National Park. Vegetation is growing along the banks of the water and there are desert hills rising on the right side of the photo. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "An excellent highway curves through terrain in which hikers are often lost in the rough mountains of the park along the Rio Grande. The native has a deep respect for the land which the traveler must quickly learn if he takes it upon himself to stray from the trails" (p. 10).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Rio Grande river near Big Bend
title Rio Grande river near Big Benddescription Photograph of the Rio Grande River near the Big Bend area. Threes and brush are visible on both banks. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The first white man to enter the Big Bend area was the Spaniard, Cabeza de Vaca, who led an expedition in 1535. The later expedition of Antonio de Espejo left a better record of the Indians found along the Rio Grande" (p. 3).artist/creator Unknowncontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)