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[Carpe Cubaba's Show Truck in Flood Water]

Description: Photograph of Carpe Cubana's show truck in La Feria, Texas. The camp had been flooded, and five members of the circus stand around the truck, trying to move it out of the knee-high water. The men wear loose-fitting sleeveless shirts and shorts. A horse is also attached to the truck in an attempt to free the truck from the flood waters. A hand-written inscription in white reads "CUBAN SHOW. TRUCK NO. 2, LA FERIA TEX. 5/29/29."
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

[Carpe Cubana's Flooded Camp]

Description: Photograph of Carpe Cubana's flooded camp in La Feria, Texas. Several members of the crew stand in front of a tent posing for the camera. The flood waters reach up to the crew member's knees. One man balances on a barrel floating in the water.
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

[La Feria Inundated with Flood Water]

Description: Photograph of La Feria, Texas, flooded with rainwater. A horse-drawn wagon is parked in front of several buildings. The wagon is filled with men and small children. The flood waters reach half the height of the wagon wheels.
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

Cuban Show Lot in La Feria

Description: Photograph of Carpe Cubana's show lot in La Feria, Texas. The ground is flooded with water and surrounded by trees and shrubs. Five men pose for the camera while standing in the flood water. Two tall poles extend from the center of the show lot, secured by heavy hires. A hand-written inscription reads "CUBAN SHOW. LOT LA FRIA TEX 5/29/29."
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

Cuban Show, Panaderia La India

Description: Photograph of Carpe Cubana's storage building in La Feria, Texas. Several men stand outside of a warehouse structure with a sign reading "Panaderia La India." Machinery is strewn messily outside of the building. A hand-written inscription on the photograph in white reads "Cuban Show."
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

[Flood in La Feria, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the flood in La Feria, Texas. The photograph depicts a street of single story houses to the right, and a two-story storefront to the left. The street in between the structures is filled with flood water. An inscription written in white reads "LA FERIA TEX. 5/29/1929."
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

[Portrait of Ramona Ortiz]

Description: Photograph of Romana Ortiz, sent to Frederica Abreu in Chicago, Illinois. Romana is sitting and holding a bouquet of roses in her right hand. She is wearing a collared, long-sleeve shirt and long dark skirt. She wears a dark hat with a brim of flowers and a bow tie around her neck. A letter to Romana from Federica is inscribed on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

[Flooded Streets in La Feria]

Description: Photograph of La Feria Texas. The street is flooded into the doorsteps of the houses up and down the row. The man stands in the middle of the street, facing the camera. An inscription on the front of the photograph reads "La Feria Tex. 5/29/1929."
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

[Cuban Cookhouse Inundated with Flood Waters]

Description: Photograph of Carpe Cubana's cookhouse in La Feria Texas. The street is flooded into the doorsteps of the houses up and down the street. A man stands in the middle of the street, facing the camera. An inscription on the front of the photograph reads "Cuban Show Cookhouse. La Feria Tex. 5/29/1929."
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

[Cuban Show Flooded in La Feria]

Description: Photograph of Carpe Cubana's headquarters in La Feria Texas. In this photograph, the flood waters had receded, but the front of the building is strewn with debris. An inscription on the front of the photograph reads "Cuban Show Flood Quarters. La Feria Tex. 5/29/1929."
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

[Cuban Show in La Feria]

Description: Photograph of Carpe Cubana's flooded camp ground in La Feria Texas. "Cuban Show La Feria Texas 5-29-29" is hand-written on the front of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

[Train Cars From Train #1139 2]

Description: Copy photo of train cars in Brownsville, Texas. Written below the image are "Brownsville, Texas Jun. 7th 1965" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: June 7, 1965
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Shrimp Boats at Port Isabel]

Description: Photograph of shrimp boats at Port Isabel. The boats are docked and stationary with miscellaneous fishing equipment on deck.
Date: 1972
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Shipwreck on South Padre Island]

Description: Photograph of a shipwreck on South Padre Island, Texas. The ship is a white vessel with extensive rusting and water damage. There is an individual positioned at the edge of the ship's bow.
Date: 1975
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Caboose #13094 in San Benito, Texas]

Description: Photograph of Missouri Pacific Caboose #13094 in San Benito, Texas. There are palm trees visible in the background. Written below the image are "San Benito, Texas Aug 20 1973 #13094 Caboose" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: August 20, 1973
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Train Cars From Train #1139]

Description: Copy photo of train cars in Brownsville, Texas. Written below the image are "Brownsville, Texas Jun. 7th 1965 #1139 coach" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: June 7, 1965
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[T&P Train Car]

Description: Photograph of a T&P train car in Harlingen, Texas. There are other cars visible behind it. Written below the image are "Harlingen, Texas Mar 6 1972 Art. Reefer (with vents & fans for onions) (Harlingen & marked return to Harlingen)" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: March 6, 1972
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[T&P Train Car]

Description: Photograph of a train car in Harlingen, Texas. Written below the image are "Harlingen, Texas Apr 16 1972 50ft auto car blt Mar 72" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: April 16, 1972
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Small Trailer on a Flat Car]

Description: Photograph of a small trailer on a flat car. Written below the image are "La Feria, Texas Apr 20 1963 #5171 bridge gang flat car" and "Apr 20 1963 R. H. Carlson."
Date: April 20, 1963
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[#9 Office Car in Harlingen, Texas]

Description: Photograph of T&P Office Car #9 on display in Harlingen, Texas. There are train tracks visible in the bottom half of the picture. Written underneath are "#9 Office Car Harlingen, Texas Jun 21 1972" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: June 21, 1972
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Children Playing Outside with Toys]

Description: Photograph of two young girls and two young boys smiling for the camera while they play with their toys in a grassy yard at the side of a large wood-slatted building. The two young girls are sitting in the grass next to a large baby doll and a basket that with two smaller dolls. One of the boys is seated sideways on a wagon, and the other boy is riding a tricycle. Both of the boys are wearing dark jackets, fitted bomber hats, and round goggles on their heads. There is a small tree beside the ch… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Front View of a Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Description: Photograph of the front of a Mexican Presbyterian church. There are three long windows and a sign in Spanish that translates to read, "Mexican Presbyterian Church" on the side of the building that faces the front right-hand side of the image. The yard surrounding the building and in the foreground is made up of dirt, and there is a large palm tree at the front. The front entrance of the building, which faces the left-hand side of the image, extends past the main front wall of the church, and ha… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Front View of a Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Description: Photograph of the front of a Mexican Presbyterian church. There are three long windows and a sign in Spanish that translates to read, "Mexican Presbyterian Church" on the side of the building that faces the front right-hand side of the image. The yard surrounding the building and in the foreground is made up of dirt, and there is a large palm tree at the front. The front entrance of the building, which faces the left-hand side of the image, extends past the main front wall of the church, and ha… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Palm Trees in Front of a Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Description: Photograph of the front entrance to a Mexican Presbyterian Church. The church, which is in the background of the image, spans almost the entire width of the photograph. The main entrance and belfry, which is made up of three steps leading up to double doors, are located on the far right-hand side of the image. There are four long windows at the side of the church, and two more smaller windows at the very end. There is a path in the front of the church that leads up to the front entrance. The en… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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