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Boy with Pomelo Tree in a Brownsville Yard

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A poem about the Rio Grande Valley. The text describes the Valley's agriculture.

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Article in Mission Times discussing the Pep Squad

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Caption: Participating in the shot put and discus events for the girls' team this year were left to right Iris Garza, Dianne Seitz, Lela Riley and Rosalinda Balderas. Not shown is Karen Stuart.

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Article about the the 1982 Girls Cross Country team's qualification for the state meet

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Caption: Gail Palmer Mascot

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A newspaper article about a case where cotton pickers were sent to jail. In the case, the workers argued that it was a peonage case, but in the article the jail time was justified and not peonage. Sheriff Raymond teller and other officials were…

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Ninth Cavalry NCOs (1889)
Racial tension between residents of Rio Grande City and black soldiers of Troop D, Ninth Cavalry stationed at Fort Ringgold escalated following the October 16, 1899 shooting of two soldiers after a gambling dispute. The two injured soldiers were…

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Article in Mission Times detailing the Mission Softball League's formation

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A photograph of Ford Lee Locket and his mother.

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Two children dressed up for Charro Days.

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Photograph of 1951 Football Team

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Photograph of 1928 Football Team

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Photograph of 1995 Harlingen High School South Football Player Reaching To Catch The Ball against the Donna Redskins

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Caption: The Harlingen High School Hawks prepare to pray after a game.

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Caption: Omar Gonzalez takes the handoff from quarterback Eric Vela during a home game against the Greyhounds

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Advertisement in the Valley Morning Star for upcoming wrestling match

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The objectives of this lesson are to have the student be able to identify customs, celebrations, and traditions of Fiesta San Antonio. The student will also be able to use detail and imagination throughout their writing. Some essential questions…

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Six organizations sponsored a picket demonstration. The speakers talked about the economy and corporations.

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Newspaper article regarding the estimated crop damage caused by hurricane Beulah. They estimated a $1 billion crop damage.

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A news release over a funeral of Alfonso Laredo Flores, a 20-year-old, construction worker, who was killed during the Pharr Riots.

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A newspaper clipping discussing all the cons of being a farmer and the lack of rights.

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Portrait of Mercedes High School football player

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