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Archivos de Laredo: Death and Taxes

Description: Translation and summaries of wills, inventories, and tax lists from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. Index starts on page 62.
Date: November 2001
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

Archivos de Laredo: Documentos Referentes a Los Indios

Description: Transcription of materials in both Spanish and English from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; the documents contain information related to the activities of American Indians in Texas and Mexico during the late 1700s and early 1800s. A topical index starts on 88.
Date: 1998
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

Archivos de Laredo: Documents for the History of Laredo

Description: Translation and summaries of materials from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; the documents contain information related to the history of Laredo, including religion, political life, ordinances and laws, education, military life, and land questions.
Date: October 1999
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

Indexes to the Laredo Archives

Description: Index of materials in the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. It includes a chronological listing of documents, with dates, names, topics, and physical location of the materials as well as indexes to personal names and topics.
Date: 2005
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Scrapbook Page: Edinburg, Texas]

Description: Photographs of Edinburg, Texas. The top left photo is of Edinburg County Courthouse. The top right photo is of a train in a city with men standing nearby. The middle photo is of Louis Bornscheuer in a military uniform standing next to a river. The bottom left photo is of a powerhouse building with two tall columns protruding from it. The bottom right photo is of Madero City, Mexico, seen from across a large river.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Partner: Museum of South Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: International Bridge, Brownsville, Texas]

Description: Photographs of the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge, which crosses the Rio Bravo between the United States and Mexico. The top photos are of the bridge as seen from a distance, with the left picture showing a side view and the right a view from the road before the bridge. The bottom photos are of military men standing on and near the bridge beside a wooden building.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Partner: Museum of South Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Mexican Shacks and Fishing]

Description: Photographs of shacks in Mexico and a fishing trip. The top left photo is of a small shack built out of sticks, with a man working on a wagon in the front yard. The top right photo is of Sterling's Ranch, a house surrounded by trees next to a dirt road. The middle photo is of shack with walls made of sticks and thatched roofs. The bottom left photo is of a woman standing outside of a wood-paneled shack with farm animals behind it and children playing in the yard. The bottom middle photo is of t… more
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Partner: Museum of South Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes]

Description: Photographs of scenes of military life. The top left photo is of men standing behind a large cactus plant. The top right photo is of two bulls pulling a cart on a dirt road with shacks in the background. The middle and bottom left photos are of men standing in trenches next to the Rio Bravo. The bottom right photo is of General Wilson and several other men in a camp with tents and a car behind them.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Partner: Museum of South Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: South Texas]

Description: Photographs of various scenes of South Texas. The top left photo is of an irrigation ditch with some water in it and men working on both sides. The top right photo is of a group of small shacks in Mexico. The middle photo is of the Church at Laguna Seca, Texas, with a row of small tents and a man in front of it. The bottom left photo is of a family sitting on the porch of a small house. The bottom right photo is of a small hut in a field next to a tree.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Partner: Museum of South Texas History
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