Monday, December 11, 2017

1946 General Jonathan Wainright Presides over Charro Days

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General Jonathan Mayhew Wainright was commander of the Allied forces that held off 200,000 Japanese on the Bataan Peninsula for ninety...
Monday, November 20, 2017

1857 ~ Gunpowder Keg Explosion in Brownsville, Texas

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Brownsville, Texas was the site of a major catastrophe 160 years ago when a large number of kegs filled with gunpower exploded near Cha...

1882 Our Lady of Visitation - Santa Maria, Texas

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Photo of Our Lady of Visitation in Santa Maria, Texas from Old Military Road (US 281) is an endangered historic building worth preserving. ...
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Thursday, November 9, 2017

José Besteiro y Hermano - From the Corners of E Adams and 12th St in Downtown Brownsville, Texas

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by Javier R. Garcia A story of downtown businesses surrounding Market Square / Town Hall during the 1910's can be told by examining ...
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Sunday, November 5, 2017

ca 1866 Brownsville, Texas - Barrate's Restaurant on E Elizabeth from 12th St

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Shared from:  DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.   For additional details from source see http://digitalcollections.smu.edu...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017

c1910 Campo Santo / Panteon Antiguo~ Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico year unknown tomb of don Leocadio Muñoz

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A man standing next to the crypt of don Leocadio Muñoz  Close-up of amazingly ornate ironwork gate fencing and iron posts.  Maybe t...
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c1924 Boardwalk near old bridge Brownsville, Texas

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We see very few photos of the old Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge which was built in late 1910.  Rarer are photos of busi...