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[SP Train Wreck]

Description: Copy photo of a train wreck on Southern Pacific lines near El Paso, Texas with a small crowd of people near it. Written below the image are "Train wreck on S. P. near El Paso, Texas Jan 13th 1912 7 passenger trains waiting," an inscription of illegible writing on the photograph, and "Avery Von Blon."
Date: January 13, 1912
Creator: Von Blon, Avery
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a bullfight in Juarez, Mexico. The crowd watches from their shaded balcony as the matadors enter the ring. Inscription on the back reads "Torrodors [sic] and Picadors entering the Bull Ring."
Date: April 13, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a matador delivering the killing blow in a bullfight. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Bull charging to his death against the sword."
Date: April 13, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a matador close to a bull in a bullfighting arena. The crowd watches from the bleachers and a shaded balcony.
Date: April 13, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a bull charging a horseback matador in an arena. A small crowd watches from the bleachers and a shaded balcony. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Bull Charging Picador, Juarez 4-13-13. The horses being blind-folded, stands his ground - The bull is thrust off with the long lance - not always does the horse escape being [illegible] - in this instance, the picador had his breeches ripped at the seam."
Date: April 13, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a bull by a downed horse in a bull fighting arena. Two matadors have their backs turned to the camera, watching the bull. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Bull tossing a horse he has just gored to death."
Date: April 13, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Water Vendors]

Description: Three water vendor carts in front of what appears to be a water tank. Water vendors were called barrileros or aguadores. Correspondence reads, "At Laredo, Going over into Mexico this afternoon, so if I fail to send you a card, the Insurrectos have got me." This card was written and mailed to Miss Mollie Chaney in Longview, Texas on February 13, 1913 in Laredo, Texas.
Date: February 13, 1912
Partner: Laredo Public Library

Mary Alice Bobo

Description: Mary Alice Bobo, wife of Weldon Wiles Bobo, on 80th Birthday. They moved from Bedford County, Tennessee in 1870.
Date: January 13, 1913
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Laying the Cornerstone of the Post Office

Description: Shown here is the laying the cornerstone of the Post Office at 201 NE 2nd Street on May 13, 1912. The Chautauqua is at the upper left corner of the picture, and the Cliff House Hotel is visible in the upper middle of the picture. Buildings on the right side of the picture were situated on the east side of Mesquite Street (now NE 1st Avenue). Buildings on the far right of the picture were once located where the Baker Hotel now [2008] stands. Early automobiles and horse-drawn carriages… more
Date: May 13, 1912
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Photograph of Waco, Texas in 1917]

Description: Aerial photograph of downtown Waco, Texas as seen in 1917; the old city hall and the square around it can be seen directly in the center of the picture. The Brazos River can seen on the right side of the photograph.
Date: September 13, 1917
Creator: Stauts & Sons
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Steamer Batanes

Description: Steamer Batanes
Date: June 13, 1919
Partner: Dallas Historical Society

Poisoning cotton with arsenate of lead for boll weevils

Description: 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.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

River landing [at]Tivoli,Refugio County,Texas

Description: Photograph of bales of cotton sitting at the river landing waiting to be transported. A horse and buggy stand nearby.
Date: August 13, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Insect cages

Description: 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.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Cotton at [the] river landing, Tivoli

Description: Photograph of bales of cotton laying on the ground at river landing at Tivoli, Texas.
Date: August 13, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library
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