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New 600 acre tract with underground irrigation near Mission, Texas sold by Southwestern Land Co., Dallas Texas

Newly planted citrus trees in field with underground irrigation system.

Date: March 8, 1929

Creator: Gardner, J. W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Grapes]

Close-up photograph of several clusters of grapes or berries hanging from vines that are propped up with wooden sticks.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Strawberries]

Strawberry plant with strawberries and flowers

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Southwestern Land Co. excursion at Sharyland - the home of the grape fruit

Excursion party posing in front of Shary Lake and across Shary Road (dirt road)

Date: October 22, 1929

Creator: Gardner, J. W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Southwestern Land Co. excursion at Sharyland - the home of the grape fruit

Excursion party standing in front of the Shary Lake by the Shary house. Cars along the left side of the photo on Shary Boulevard.

Date: October 22, 1929

Creator: Gardner

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Sharyland excursion in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Excursion party posing in young citrus orchard. John Shary is labeled.

Date: July 22, 1919

Creator: Eskildsen

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. in the Rio Grande Valley

Excursion party posing in a citrus field in Sharyland, Texas.

Date: October 23, 1922

Creator: Ziebel Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Lemons]

4 lemons with ruler indicating size

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

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Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a gas-powered spinning flame generator invented by a McAllen citrus farmer, intended to warm the air in his citrus groves and prevent cold weather from harming the fruit.

Date: February 4, 1953

Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

240 Acre citrus orchard on Sharyland tract

Citrus orchard showing healthy and prosperous trees

Date: December 16, 1929

Creator: Gardner, J. W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to the Alamo Fruit Company, February 1, 1954]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to the Alamo Fruit Company ordering some grapefruit to be sent to Mrs. Henry Heming.

Date: February 1, 1954

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from G. D. Ulrich to I. H. Kempner, October 31, 1944]

Letter from G. D. Ulrich to I. H. Kempner discussing pricing and logistics involved in shipping grapefruit to Washington and New York.

Date: October 31, 1944

Creator: Ulrich, Gus D.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

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[News Clip: Valley II]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story by reporter Tim Herrera about the improved citrus harvest in the Rio Grande Valley following the damages of a 1983 freeze which is attributed to enriched soil following Hurricane Gilbert. This footage includes laborer Ernesto Torres working the grapefruit harvest in McCallen, Texas, people working in a grapefruit processing facility, and interviews with producers about the 1983 freeze and current economic re… more

Date: October 21, 1988, 6:00 p.m.

Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Whirling flame]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a gas-powered spinning flame generator invented by a McAllen citrus farmer, intended to warm the air in his citrus groves and prevent cold weather from harming the fruit.

Date: February 4, 1953

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Script

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Men Loading Trucks]

Photograph of men loading produce onto trucks parked outside of a building.

Date: 1951~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Man Picking Fruit]

Photograph of a man picking fruit from a long row of trees and packing it into crates.

Date: 1951~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Man Washing Fruit]

Photograph of a man standing in a large wooden crate emptying fruit into a washing area.

Date: 1951~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of a Man Picking Fruit]

Photograph of a man picking fruit from a tree, with a row of trees in the distance behind him.

Date: 1951~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Workers at Fruit Farm]

Photograph of workers walking in lines between rows of fruit trees on a farm.

Date: 1951~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of lower records have been reported at few places in Texas as freezing weather engulfs the entire state.

Date: December 21, 1973, 8:25 a.m.

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Script

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Anderson Orchard SE 10-33-4

Young citrus trees with a paved road and telephone lines along the left side.

Date: March 13, 1931

Creator: Gray

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

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[McAllen, Texas: Home of the Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit and Square Dancing Capital of the World]

This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in McAllen, Texas and the nearby town of Mission. It includes footage of the Mission Citrus Fiesta of 1995, a citrus grove, and a square dance gathering. The film begins in Mission, TX, and captures footage of the Citrus Fiesta parade, including: family groups and spectators; souvenir vendors; the Mission High School JROTC Eagle Battalion of the US Army; Mission Junior High and Mission High School marching bands, dancers, col… more

Date: unknown

Duration: 57 minutes 47 seconds

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Media Library

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[McAllen, Texas: Rio Grande River and Reynosa, Mexico]

This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in McAllen, Texas. The first segment of the film includes Tony Roma’s restaurant of McAllen, a couple being filmed inside, and an interview with its General Manager and CEO, Richard D. Guerra. Guerra describes McAllen as the “home of the Texas Ruby Red grapefruit” and “square dancing capital of the world”. During the interview with Guerra, an off-camera female crew member says that she is shooting footage for “Discover Ame… more

Date: unknown

Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 31 seconds

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Media Library

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Alamo Fruit Distributors, December 12, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Alamo Fruit Distributors, Ltd. requesting that a half bushel box of pink and white grapefruits be sent to Mrs. Oakleigh L. Throne in New York.

Date: December 12, 1951

Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

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New 600 acre tract with underground irrigation near Mission, Texas sold by Southwestern Land Co., Dallas Texas

[Grapes]

[Strawberries]

Southwestern Land Co. excursion at Sharyland - the home of the grape fruit

Southwestern Land Co. excursion at Sharyland - the home of the grape fruit

Sharyland excursion in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. in the Rio Grande Valley

[Lemons]

[News Clip: Whirling flame]

240 Acre citrus orchard on Sharyland tract

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to the Alamo Fruit Company, February 1, 1954]

[Letter from G. D. Ulrich to I. H. Kempner, October 31, 1944]

[News Clip: Valley II]

[News Script: Whirling flame]

[Photograph of Men Loading Trucks]

[Photograph of Man Picking Fruit]

[Photograph of Man Washing Fruit]

[Photograph of a Man Picking Fruit]

[Photograph of Workers at Fruit Farm]

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Anderson Orchard SE 10-33-4

[McAllen, Texas: Home of the Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit and Square Dancing Capital of the World]

[McAllen, Texas: Rio Grande River and Reynosa, Mexico]

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Alamo Fruit Distributors, December 12, 1951]