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Two Men Outside a Texas International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1941
Description: Two men standing outside the front entrance to the Powell-Cavanaugh Truck and Tractor Company. The dealership sold trucks and farm equipment.
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Security State Bank and Trust Company

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Description: A view of Security State Bank and Trust Company from the parking lot. The large brick building is decorated with American flags and garlands. A few cars ...
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Jarvis Plaza

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Description: A lighted brick platform in Jarvis Plaza with Mercy Hospital in the background. Paved paths lead to the central platform and parkgoers relax on benches.
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William Jennings Bryan Residence

Date: 1912
Description: View of residence of Colonel William Jennings Bryan. William Jennings Bryan served as secretary of state and was a presidential nominee, as well as the law...
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Catholic Church

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Description: View across road toward the brick church with a fence along the sidewalk. There are men and women standing in the front yard. A picket fence runs around th...
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Paul Quinn College

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of African American students posing in front of a large brick building. Two turrets flank the arched main entrance, with wings jutti...
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Standpipe & Fire Department

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Description: A tall standpipe, also known as a water tower, next to a fire department. Stables are at the street level and a bell is on the roof. Caption reads: "Stand ...
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Flores Avenue

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Description: View of Flores Avenue, a commercial section of downtown. The city hall, built in 1884, stands on the left near Laredo National Bank, founded in 1892. On ...
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Downtown Street Scene

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Description: View of downtown looking toward Hotel de Francia. The city hall, built in 1884, is at right.
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Narrow Town Street Scene

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Description: View down a narrow town street lined with buildings, and on the street automobiles and a horse-drawn wagon. A man walks near a clothing store on the left.
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Market Place

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Description: Elevated view of a market place featuring stores and offices. In the foreground is a trail through a group of trees on a lawn that leads to the J.G. Smyth ...
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San Antonio Branch House Building

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the San Antonio branch building of the International Harvester Company. The front of the building appears to be a modern addition to the b...
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IH Amarillo Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester's Amarillo branch building, as seen from across an intersection. Several automobiles are parked at the curbs along...
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General Town View

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Description: Elevated view of the town and surrounding area. The brick building at the photograph's bottom center is labeled "Geren, Rish Art Studio" and was built in ...
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General Town View, Hillsboro, Texas

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Description: Elevated view looking out across town buildings to a plain beyond. The Hill County Jail can be seen to the right of the main street; it was constructed in ...
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General Town View

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Description: General view of a rural town on the plains.
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IH Houston Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: A Farmall tractor and an automobile are parked alongside the curb running past International Harvester Company's Houston branch building. Signs on the buil...
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Business Section

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Description: View of the business section of town. The street is lined with businesses including the National Bank of Commerce, a hotel, and a clothing store. Text on t...
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Storefronts on Town Street

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Description: View down a town street featuring dry good and grocery stores including Baker Bryant Co. and D.O. McRimmon & Co. Horse-drawn carriages park along the stre...
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Street Scene

Date: 1918
Description: View of storefronts lining a town street. A brick building housing City Drug Store and Tom W. Crutcher & Co. General Insurance bears a date of 1918.

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