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Ada Lee (Richmond) Chisum
Ada Lee Chisum relates family lore extending back to her grandparents moving to Texas in the late 1800's, moving to her father employment for the railroad in Yoakum, Texas and transition to the plumbing business. She tells of early McAllen’s…
Acrostic Poem About Athletics
1921 San Benito High School Poem About Athletics
59th Annual Charro Days Fiesta
An article created from different newspapers regarding the 59th Annual Charro Days celebration. The articles include tips to make your Charro Days costume and what you can find in this celebration.
40 Days of Struggle
A newspaper clip from the Texas Farm Workers Union urging to support the strikes by donating clothes, food, and any other kind of help.
25th Annual College World Series Pamphlet
Pamphlet from the 25th Annual World Series, 1971
2008 Birding & Butterfly Guide: Butterfly Checklist
A checklist to identify the butterflies that the readers can find in the Rio Grande Valley. It also includes codes that let the users know if the butterfly is common and the occurrence.
2008 Birding & Butterfly Guide
Descriptions of different specialty butterflies that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley area.
1994 Women's Volleyball Squad
Photograph of 1994 University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Volleyball Team
1992 Ladies Kingfish Tournament
Picture of Mary Rodriguez, an 8-years-old, showing a kingfish and bonito fish that she caught for the 1992 Ladies Kingfish Tournament.
1987 Women's Volleyball Team
Photograph of 1987 Women's Volleyball Team
1987 Scorpion Baseball Team
Photograph of 1987 Scorpion Baseball Team
1986 Women's Volleyball Team
Photograph of 1986 Women's Volleyball Team
1986 Scorpion Baseball Team
Photograph of 1986 Scorpions Baseball Team
1985 Women's Volleyball Team
Photograph of 1985 Volleyball Team
1985 Soccer Team
Photograph of 1985 Soccer Team
1985 Scorpion Baseball Team
Photograph of 1985 Baseball Team
1980 Baseball Team
Photograph of 1980 Baseball Team
1968 Edcouch-Elsa Student Walkout Lesson Plans
On November 14, 1968 in Edcouch-Elsa, about 150 to 200 Mexican and Mexican- American Edcouch-Elsa high-school students walked out of their high-school at 10 a.m. to boycott the high school, teachers, administration, and the Edcouch-Elsa school board…
1966 Melon Strike Lesson Plans
In 1966 for about 90 days, hundreds of men, women and children from Starr County began a strike that changed workers’ rights in Texas. This march began from our side of the world (RGV) to the state capitol (Austin, TX) where over 15,000 people,…
1966 Football For Girls
Photograph of 1966 Football For Girls
1950 Border Olympics At Laredo
Caption: 1950 Border Olympics At Laredo
Our First Residents: The Karankawa Indians
A page from the book, Our First Residents: The Karankawa Indians, by Harriett Johnson, explaining the origin and lands of the Karankawa peoples.
[photocopy] Propaganda Poster for the Pharr Riots
![[photocopy] Propaganda Poster for the Pharr Riots, 1971](https://omeka.utrgv.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1994781beea5a6fb9294b052dfc8438e.jpg "[photocopy] Propaganda Poster for the Pharr Riots, 1971")
A propaganda poster from women persuading people to not stop fighting segregation and racism. They also urge Mexicans to stop buying in American stores, such as H.E.B, Drefke's, among others.