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Caption: Travis Martin adding two more points for the Bears while No. 18 , Hector Flores, and No. 12, Robert Black look on.

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Photograph of 1946 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School Basketball Players During A Game

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Photograph of 1943 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School Basketball Players During A Game

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Caption: Dick Bernard puts one through the basket.

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Photograph of 1953 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School Basketball Scores

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Caption: Baseball

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Photograph of 1987 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School Baseball Player

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Caption: Hot Box-Perfect form in the hot box situation was well displayed by T. Moncevias

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Photgraph of 1988 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School and Weslaco High School Baseball Game

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By teacher implemented strategies such as, direct instruction, inquiry and small groups, students will acquire knowledge on the riots that occured in Pharr, Texas in 1971. Teacher will engage students with essential questions, an article, and open…

Graphic image from Pharr Riots shows gunshot victim
On Saturday, February 06, 1971, people were protesting discrimination involving the Pharr Police Department. The peaceful protest escalated into rock throwing outside of the police department. Thirty one adults were charged with misdemeanor offenses…

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Leo M.J. Dielmann
Items relating to architect Leo M.J. Dielmann

Photograph of Kenneth Bentsen, F.A.I.A.

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Newspaper advertisement for Birger A. Elwing

Undated image of Anselmo M. Longoria

Alan Y. Taniguchi

Portrait of Samuel W. Brooks (1829–1903).
Items are related to "Preserving Our Past: People Saving Places" is a digital exhibit designed to draw attention to the Samuel W. Brooks who made an impact on the cultural and historical landscape of the lower Rio Grande Valley.

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The article talks about how 14 men had indictments regarding peonage. According to the article, the men were forcing laborers to pick cotton to pay.

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Peonage, also known as debt slavery, was used an option for farmers to control labor. The Raymondville peonage cases, which were the first of their kind in Texas history, were tried in the Nueces County federal court in January 1927. Although the…

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The newspaper article describes how workers, who worked as cotton pickers, were threaten with being shoot if they tried to escape. The accused were Sheriff Raymond Teller and eight other county officials and citizens.

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An article regarding a peonage case that was moved to the end of the month in January. The case involves the Sheriff Raymond Teller. The case was originally set for January 10.

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A newspaper article regarding a case of five man found guilty of peonage.

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