[Scrapbook Page: South Texas Scenes]

One of 34 photographs in the series: Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook available on this site.

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Photographs of various scenes in South Texas. The top left photo is of a man in a military uniform standing in front of a house with a wrap-around porch. The top middle photo is of a military man with a rifle standing on "International Bridge." The top right photo is of a house made of sticks with people standing in the yard. The bottom left photo is of a man standing in front of the Hidalgo County Courthouse, with more men sitting on the front porch of the building. The bottom middle photo is of a man herding goats in … continued below

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6 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm., or smaller, on sheet 19 x 28 cm.

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Cook, Frank Lauderdale 1916/1917.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2014 and was provided by the Museum of South Texas History to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 111 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Museum of South Texas History

The Museum of South Texas History was founded in 1967 as the Hidalgo County Historical Museum. Located in the city of Edinburg, the museum features exhibits on the history of the Rio Grande Valley between South Texas and Northeastern Mexico. Its various materials highlight the rich heritage and blended culture of the region.

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Photographs of various scenes in South Texas. The top left photo is of a man in a military uniform standing in front of a house with a wrap-around porch. The top middle photo is of a military man with a rifle standing on "International Bridge." The top right photo is of a house made of sticks with people standing in the yard. The bottom left photo is of a man standing in front of the Hidalgo County Courthouse, with more men sitting on the front porch of the building. The bottom middle photo is of a man herding goats in a field. The bottom right photo is of a Mexican sheriff riding a horse on a street with a house in the background.

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6 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm., or smaller, on sheet 19 x 28 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2014

Rescuing Texas History collects photographs, newspaper articles, letters, postcards, and other historical materials from across the state and beyond to document and preserve the rich history of the state.

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[Scrapbook Page: Mexican Shacks] (Photograph)

[Scrapbook Page: Mexican Shacks]

Photographs of shacks in Mexico. The top left and bottom right shacks are made of logs, and have wooden fences around the yards. The top right and bottom left shacks are made of sticks with thatched roofs, with a horse in one photo and a man in the other.

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[Scrapbook Page: Mexican Shacks], MSTH_1983-012-080, ark:/67531/metapth575369

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  • 1916/1917

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Jan. 26, 2015, 9:55 p.m.

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  • Dec. 1, 2020, 3:48 p.m.

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Cook, Frank Lauderdale. [Scrapbook Page: South Texas Scenes], photograph, 1916/1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth575375/: accessed May 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Museum of South Texas History.

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