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Poisoning cotton with arsenate of lead for boll weevils

Photograph of a man standing in a field spraying insecticide on cotton plants. The sprayer is strapped around the man's neck and he is wearing gloves, a hat, a long-sleeved shirt and long pants and boots.

Date: June 13, 1910

Creator: Mitchell, J. D.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 13, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The paper is "A Democratic Journal."

Date: April 13, 1889

Item Type: Newspaper

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Insect cages

Photograph of insect cages sitting on a table. Many of them are wooden boxes that are stacked. Others are jars. They are all tagged.

Date: February 13, 1910

Creator: Mitchell, J. D.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

[Historic Marker Application: Victoria Pumping Station]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Victoria Pumping Station, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.

Date: March 13, 2012

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Location: 28.806414 -97.016467

Partner: Texas Historical Commission