1942 Arthur Rothstein photos in Brownsville, Texas

1942 Arthur Rothstein - Charro Days fiesta, watching the children's parade, Brownsville, Texas

1942 E Levee St with sign for Gateway Bridge for Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico from Brownsville, Texas.  This photo includes a rare view of Missouri Pacific Railroad station and El Jardin Hotel built in 1928.  The photo was taken during the annual Charro Days international celebration between Brownsville and Matamoros still held every February but bull fights in Matamoros are no longer part of the celebrating.  

1942 Charro Days band on E Levee St and 13th

1942 Charro Days band plays on E Levee & 13th St

Photo by Arthur Rothstein

1942 Arthur Rothstein photo of E Levee St

1942 E Levee St with sign for Gateway Bridge for Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico from Brownsville, Texas.  This photo includes a rare view of Missouri Pacific Railroad station and El Jardin Hotel built in 1928.  The photo was taken during the annual Charro Days international celebration between Brownsville and Matamoros still held every February but bull fights in Matamoros are no longer part of the celebrating.  

Colorized by Javier R Garcia

1942 Photo of Shoeshine boy Arthure Rothstein

Photographer:  Arthur Rothstein

February 1942

Brownsville, Texas

 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

1942 Colorized Arthur Rothstein photos

Arthur Rothstein (July 17, 1915 – November 11, 1985) was an American photographer. Rothstein is recognized as one of America’s premier photojournalists. During a career that spanned five decades, he provoked, entertained and informed the American people. His photographs ranged from a hometown baseball game to the drama of war, from struggling rural farmers to US Presidents.

Source:  Wikipedia 

I love Rothstein's photos of Brownsville but for some reason do not enjoy colorizing them.  None of these are finished.  I think Rothstein looks better in B&W.

1942 Photo Arthur Rothstein Brownsville, Texas

1942 colorized photo by Arthur Rothstein of sign for bridge leading from Brownsville, Texas U.S.A. to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico showing E Levee St with the Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot and El Jardin Hotel built in 1927/28 during the annual Charro Days festival celebrated every year to this day since 1938.

2012 May 28 El Aguila / The Eagle at Market Square

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 Photo of man in Market Square, downtown Brownsville, Texas by Arthur Rothstein

Arthur Rothstein, FSA (Farm Security Administration) photographer.  Maybe he took a "selfie"

1943 ~ Arthur Rothstein - Charro Days paraders marching down 13th and E Levee St.

Photo by Arthur Rothstein

Colorized by Bronsbil Estacion

Source Collection

Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)

from a 1942 Arthur Rothstein photo

1942 Photo and location of man standing on corner photo by Arthur Rothstein

1942 photo by Arthur Rothstein. Man standing on corner of 12th and E Levee St.

12th St corner from E Levee St

Milner Hotel / Moody Hotel / Riverside Motel E 13th and Levee St

Milner Hotel 1942 - 13th and E Levee St. Shoeshine boy, Brownsville, Texas Photographer: Arthur Rothstein

Moody Hotel circa 1950s - corner of 13th and E Levee Sts - yellow dot indicates where Rothstein took photo of shoeshine boy in 1942

Miguel T. Martinez worked at the Milner Hotel on E Levee and 13th Stas a porter as a young man during the 1940's (?). Thanks to his grandson Humberto Martinez for sharing this with us.

Riverside Motel 1920s - facing E Levee St from corner of 13th

1923 - Stevenson Motor Sales Chevrolet 100 Hour Endurance &Economy run 1923- photo courtesy of Dale Stevenson

Update 2017 Nov 20:  Thanks to Joe Von Hatten who noticed that the hotel was called the Whitman Hotel in the 1920s when Robert Runyon took this photograph.  The caption below photo fails to mention two-story building next to it.  That was originally warehouse belonging to Charles Stillman which was once at bend in river facing Rio Grande and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.  The balcony looks like it had been replaced.