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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/2e3be2e7040aec15bf222d93ea9f2550.pdf
An article about the cases against police officers being dismissed. The officers were charged with the murdering of five Mexican prisoners. The cases were dismissed because there was not enough evidence, even though there were several witnesses that…

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/de3863a3ec4cf3348d0400e8b730e1e4.pdf
An article about how the Willacy Court rendered their report about the killing of five Mexican prisoners in the hands of eight police officers including Sheriff Raymond Teller.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/29123c4ba3632d7460bd5dbf68f06c1b.pdf
A newspaper article about how police officers and the Sheriff Raymond Teller were not rendered before January 24 due to grand jury being recessed. The officers were involved in the killing of 5 Mexican prisoners.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/fd937702d864f9c365b33f5d3d1da271.pdf
A newspaper article regarding the Willacy County case, where 5 Mexican Citizens were assassinated by police officers including Sheriff Raymond Teller. In the article, the judge postponed the hearing because he was feeling ill and did not set a date…

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/8366092b02864d5b88e7bd69daac3931.pdf
A newspaper article regarding the assassination of 5 Mexican citizens by 8 police officers including Sheriff Raymond Teller. The article talks about what happened during court and several witnesses who testified.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/f2aac17a1e9e27f4105de913af40edcf.pdf
The newspaper article is about a testimony given by the daughter of a family that was assassinated by 8 police officers, including Sheriff Raymond Teller.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/fc2e552e386f8ffcb192aa9fb51d349d.pdf
Newspaper article regarding Sheriff Raymond Teller and seven other officers involved in the murder of a family of 5 Mexicans.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/2704cd1220aa2eba80acf3ed388acab3.pdf
A newspaper article about how police officers and Sheriff Raymond Teller were released out of jail by paying $1,500 bonds. They were expected to court the following Monday of this publication.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/380bde152ec24337d6f2da53a0a53450.pdf
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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Descriptions of different butterflies that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley area.

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Descriptions of birds that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Descriptions of different butterflies that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley area. The list includes exotic types of butterflies.

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Descriptions of different butterflies that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley area.

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Descriptions of different birds that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Descriptions of different specialty butterflies that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley area.

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A map of hot spots where butterflies and birds can be found.

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Descriptions of specialty birds that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley, with pictures of the birds.

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A description of different birds that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley.

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A photograph of a girl in a carriage during the 1939 Charro Days celebration in Brownsville, Texas. The carriage is attached to a goat.

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Two children dressed up for Charro Days.

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A photograph of Ford Lee Locket and his mother.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/b716c14c6659cf64e164629cc0f6903f.pdf
A booklet answering the ten most frequently asked questions concerning the organization of California grape workers into a union.

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Two pictures of the damage that was caused after hurricane Beulah.

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Newspaper front cover about hurricane Beulah. The author uses a narrative approach to tell a story about the hurricane.

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A photograph of Reynosa Tamaulipas after hurricane Beulah in 1967. The streets can be seen flooded and water was knee-high.
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