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[Brownsville Courthouse and Post Office]

Description: Photograph of the Brownsville U.S. courthouse and post office, a large four-story building made of stone and bricks with four rows of windows and three arch-shaped entrance in the middle of the first floor. A man is standing in front of the building and on the other side of the street two automobiles and a tree can be seen, with smaller buildings partially visible on the left and right.
Date: February 3, 1933
Creator: A. Rogers Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 25.902415 -97.499261
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Clipping: Books of the Times]

Description: Newspaper clipping reviewing George S. Perry's book "Hackberry Cavalier", its main protagonist Edgar Selfridge, and his relationship to the town of Hackberry, Texas. On the backside, the author speculates the next moves of General MacArthur in WWII.
Date: February 17, 1944
Creator: Chamberlain, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Capital Hill Observer]

Description: Newspaper clipping detailing the biographical information of the newspaper man Marquis W. Childs. Information covered within the article includes Child's early life, education, career, and other biographical tidbits.
Date: February 21, 1944
Creator: Teed, Dexter
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Eight Hopeful Congressmen]

Description: Newspaper clipping featuring several articles including an article titled, “Eight Hopeful Congressmen”, “Hitler’s Subtlest Poison”, and “The Red Star Rises”. The highlighted article features brief biographical information on four (4) recently elected liberal congressmen and one (1) established liberal congressman. A portion of the text has been highlighted by red and blue colored pencils on page [3] and [4]. On the fourth page of this clipping is an illustration of Will Rogers Jr.
Date: February 27, 1943
Creator: Rovere, Richard H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Spain Uncensored]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing the Nazi occupation of Spanish territory. On the back of this newspaper article is an article that has been cut in half that reads, "Rusco Helps to Stock the Nation's Larder"
Date: February 22, 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: The March of Events]

Description: Newspaper clipping briefly touching upon Peter Muir’s book “This Is India” and it’s attempts to dissolve the illusions and misconceptions surrounding foreigner views of India. Two of the core concepts touched upon within the book include the Indian Caste System and the Indian National Movements.
Date: February 21, 1944
Creator: De Casseres, Benjamin, 1873-1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Column-like Molding]

Description: Photograph of a decorative wall molding that looks like the top of a column with three different sections: one section with two curled figures and a flat top and two rectangular horizontal sections with ornamental borders on the top and bottom. The sections are labeled 1, 2, and 3 respectively and there is a handwritten note attached to the photograph that reads "U.S. Ct. House. Cu. House Post office Brownsville Texas February 13/32."
Date: February 13, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 25.902415 -97.499261
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association
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