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[Lucy Tate, Ariel Rendall, and Others]

Description: Photograph of seven young men and five young women standing in a line in front of a porch railing on the side of a brick building. The young women are in the center wearing skirts and light-colored blouses, four of the young men are on the left, and another three are on the right. Most of the young men are wearing shirts and slacks except for the man on the far left, who is wearing a suit and tie, and another man on the far right, who is wearing a coat. The two young women in the center are ide… more
Date: 1909~

[Men Posing on Porch]

Description: Photograph of a large group of men posing sitting and standing in several rows in front of and on a porch in front of a brick house. Most of the men are wearing dark suits and ties or bowties except for two men sitting in the middle of the front row, who are wearing dark suits and clerical collars, and a man sitting on the right identified as Father Levoux is wearing a light-colored coat. Several more the men are identified in a note on the back of the photograph.
Date: 1913

[Mrs. Works, Dr. Works, and Automobiles]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. B.D. Works, a woman wearing a skirt, light-colored blouse, and hat, and Dr. B.D. Works, a man wearing a dark suit, tie, and hat, and another unidentified man wearing a dark suit, tie, and hat, standing outside in front of a large two-story house. On the left an automobile is parked on the street and on the right another car is parked in the driveway in front of the men. On the far right a tree is visible in the foreground and behind the people several shrubs and plants can be… more
Date: unknown

[Ornamental Moldings]

Description: Photograph of three separate decorative wall moldings. The first, marked "27," looks like the top of a column with a curled figure and flat top and side. The next, marked "22," has a semicircle-shape with a seashell pattern inside it and decorative ribbons underneath it. The last one, number 13, is a narrow rectangle with wave-like ornaments inside it. A typewritten note attached to the photograph reads "U.S. Ct. Ho; Custom House, & P.O. Brownsville, Texas May 26-32."
Date: May 26, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Performance at Fort Brown]

Description: Photograph of a large group of soldiers sitting in rows of benches inside at Fort Brown watching a musical performance. In the foreground several soldiers holding trumpets, trombones, horns, and other musical instruments are sitting facing each other on the left and right and flowers and wreaths are visible on the edge of a stage. In the front row on the right four children wearing light-colored clothing can be seen sitting next to soldiers and at the back of the room a row of men are standing … more
Date: April 5, 1918

[Post Office Foundation]

Description: Photograph of construction of the foundation of the Brownsville post office featuring a large construction site dug into the ground with several other buildings partially visible in the background. In the foreground a construction worker is standing in one corner of the site and behind him a steam-powered machine and large structure are visible. On the left there is a puddle and a pile of large pipes. In the foreground on the left a young man wearing a hat watches from the street above and a te… more
Date: December 1, 1931
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Post Office Foundation Looking Northeast]

Description: Photograph of construction of the foundation of the Brownsville post office consisting of a large building site dug into the ground with a city street visible in the background. In the foreground a pile of large pipes can be seen in the building site and behind it on the left there is what appears to be a steam-powered machine and a tall structure of some kind. On the left several barrels are visible on the ground above the site and behind the site there is a wooden wall with trees and houses p… more
Date: December 1, 1931
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Post Office Foundation Looking Southwest]

Description: Photograph of construction of the foundation of the Brownsville post office featuring a large construction site dug into the ground with several other buildings partially visible in the background. In the foreground a construction worker is standing in one corner of the site and behind him a steam-powered machine and large structure are visible. On the left there is a puddle and a pile of large pipes. In the foreground on the left a young man wearing a hat watches from the street above and a te… more
Date: December 1, 1931
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Reinforced Steel Panels]

Description: Photograph of reinforced steel panels from the first floor of the Brownsville U.S. court house and post office. In the foreground the large panel is visible, consisting of several rows of rectangular objects, separated with metal bars, and covered with a metal grid. In the background two large barrels can be seen on the right along with other building materials.
Date: April 4, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Reinforcing Steel Panels]

Description: Photograph of reinforced steel panels from the first floor of the Brownsville U.S. court house and post office. In the foreground the large panel is visible, consisting of several rows of rectangular objects, separated with metal bars, and covered with a metal grid. In the background two large barrels can be seen on the right along with other building materials.
Date: April 4, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Roof on Post Office]

Description: Photograph of construction of a new roof on the Brownsville post office, a multi-story brick building with two rows of windows. On the third story on the right a construction worker is standing next to a chimney and to the left another worker is standing on the roof with his arms crossed. In the foreground there is scaffolding in front of the two center windows and there is a ladder leaning against the third story next to the chimney on the left.
Date: June 1, 1926
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Soldiers at Fort Brown]

Description: Photograph of a large group of soldiers sitting in rows of benches inside at Fort Brown watching a musical performance. In the foreground several soldiers holding trumpets, trombones, horns, and other musical instruments are sitting facing each other on the left and right and flowers and wreaths are visible on the edge of a stage. In the front row on the right four children wearing light-colored clothing can be seen sitting next to soldiers and at the back of the room a row of men are standing … more
Date: April 5, 1918

[Steel Reinforced Wall]

Description: Photograph of a steel-reinforced wooden wall for the basement of the Brownsville U.S. courthouse and post office. The wall consists of several wooden boards stacked on top of each other with a steel grid on the side. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads A. Rogers Photo 2-1-1932."
Date: February 1, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Teachers and Students Posing]

Description: Photograph of Professor Hallmarck, a man wearing a dark colored suit, Lizzie Barlow, a young woman wearing a dark colored skirt and light-colored blouse, and Anita Cocke, a woman wearing a light-colored blouse and a hat, standing on a porch behind a group of unidentified young men and women. In the foreground a large group of young women wearing light-colored dresses or dark skirts and light-colored blouses are standing in several rows and on the right five young men wearing dark-colored suits … more
Date: unknown

[Texas Guard]

Description: Photograph of members of the Texas Guard posing on horseback in several rows on a field at Fort Brown. In the foreground one single soldier is on horseback in front of the other men and several men towards the back appear to be holding flags. Behind them a small group of horses can be seen on the far right and on the left a flagpole with an American flag, several houses, trees, and a water tower are visible in the background.
Date: unknown

[Three Decorative Moldings]

Description: Photograph of three separate decorative wall moldings. The first one, labeled 11, has a diamond shape with a curled figure in the center and leafs on either side of it. Underneath it another piece, marked 5, is a small column-like shape and looks like it should fit on the right top corner of a window or doorway. On the right the last molding, labeled 16, has a square frame with an oval in the middle, two curled figured on either side, and leaves in the corners. Attached to the photograph is a t… more
Date: January 18, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Three Decorative Wall Moldings]

Description: Photograph of three separate decorative wall moldings. The first, labeled number 14, has a rectangular border with a seashell figure in the middle and two leaf-like figures on either side of it. Underneath it, another, labeled 6, consists of a rectangular frame with a flower-like figure inside it on the left and a column like figure on the right with curled figures and a flat top. On the right, the last molding, marked 9, consists of a rectangular frame with a flower-like figure in it on the le… more
Date: February 13, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Three Men Drinking]

Description: Photograph of three men wearing light-colored shirts and dark pants standing behind a table with three liquor bottles on it. The two men on the right are holding shot glasses in their right hands and the man on the left is holding a beer glass in his left hand. The man in the middle has a long light-colored beard and the other two men have mustaches.
Date: 1908

[Three Wall Moldings]

Description: Photograph of three separate decorative wall moldings, which consist of rectangular horizontal pieces of different lengths with decorative figures on them. The first section, marked number 8, is the shortest and features three flowers surrounded by vine-like figures. Underneath it the next section, also marked number 8, is slightly longer and features a seashell on the left and three flowers surrounded by vine-like figures. At the bottom the final section, marked number 7, is the longest and fe… more
Date: January 18, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Two Decorative Moldings]

Description: Photograph of two separate decorative wall moldings. The first, labeled number 10, looks like the top of a column with three sections covered with leaves and curled figured and a flat top. The second, marked number 15, is smaller and consists of one column-like section also covered in leaves, curled figures, and with a flat top. Attached to the photograph is a typewritten note that reads "U.S. Ct. House; Custom house and Post Office Brownsville, Texas. April 11-32."
Date: April 11, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[Two Wall Moldings]

Description: Photograph of two separate decorate wall moldings. The first, marked number 18, features a column-like shape with a shield in the middle with two curled figures on either side leading up to a flat top, and two thin ribbon-like columns on the right. The second, number 19, has an arch shape and a curled figure in the middle. Attached to the photograph is a typewritten note that reads "Ct. Ho; Cu. Ho. & Post Office Brownsville, Texas April 30-32."
Date: April 30, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio

[U.S. Court House in Brownsville]

Description: Photograph of construction on the U.S. court house and post office, a four-story brick building, taken from across the street. The pavement in front of the building is torn up with some wooden scaffolding visible on the right and in the foreground several workers can be seen sitting on the sidewalk on the other side of the street. On the left part of a storefront can be seen and there are several street lamps and telephone lines visible in front of the building.
Date: September 2, 1932
Creator: A. Rogers Studio
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