[Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes]

One of 34 photographs in the series: Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook available on this site.

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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.

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5 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm., or smaller, on sheet 19 x 28 cm.

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Cook, Frank Lauderdale 1916/1917.

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Museum of South Texas History

The Museum of South Texas History was founded in 1967 as the Hidalgo County Historical Museum. Located in the city of Edinburg, the museum features exhibits on the history of the Rio Grande Valley between South Texas and Northeastern Mexico. Its various materials highlight the rich heritage and blended culture of the region.

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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.

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5 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm., or smaller, on sheet 19 x 28 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2014

Rescuing Texas History collects photographs, newspaper articles, letters, postcards, and other historical materials from across the state and beyond to document and preserve the rich history of the state.

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[Scrapbook Page: South Texas] (Photograph)

[Scrapbook Page: South Texas]

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.

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[Scrapbook Page: South Texas], MSTH_1983-012-084, ark:/67531/metapth575374

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  • 1916/1917

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  • Jan. 26, 2015, 9:55 p.m.

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  • Dec. 1, 2020, 3:45 p.m.

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Cook, Frank Lauderdale. [Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes], photograph, 1916/1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth575357/: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Museum of South Texas History.

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