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Mercedes High School Football Game Summaries, 1956
Caption: Game Summaries
Mercedes High School Discus Athlete John Norris, 1955
Caption: John Norris. Discus. Third in discus at district.
Mercedes High School Track Athlete H.B. Rogers Prepares to compete in Shot Put, 1955
Caption: H.B. Rogers. Shot put discus and sprint relay. First in shot at district and regional and second in discus at district and regional.
Mercedes High School Softball Players Hold District First Place Trophy, 1954
Caption: Sylvia Verduzco Livia Garcia and Elva Garcia hold Distrcit first place trophy
Mercedes High School Shot Put Athlete H. B. Rogers, 1954
Caption: H.B. Rogers Tiger weight man heaves the shot put. He won district and regional and finished second at state.
Mercedes High School Basketball Coach Gives Some Pointers To Basketball Players, 1954
Caption: Coach Selph gives some pointers during practice to Lauder Davis McClendon Norris and Terry. These boys were the starters for the "B" games.
Mercedes High School Coach Jack Henry Receives The District Championship Trophy, 1954
Caption: Coach Jack Henry receives the district championship trophy from Buck Mundy, as the Tigers look on.
Mercedes High School and Edcouch-Elsa High School Basketball Game, 1953
Caption: Mercedes and Edcouch tie the ball.
Mercedes High School Girl's Volleyball Team, 1953
Caption: Girls' Volleyball
Mercedes High School Tennis District Champion Player Dennis Clifford Congratulates Bill Russell, 1983
Caption: Dennis Clifford district singles Champion congratulates Bill Russell
Mercedes High School Golf Player Tomas Fonseca Takes a Swing, 1953
Caption: Tomas Fonseca district and regional champ drives a long one.
Mercedes High School Track Runner Wayburn Dalton Goes Over The Hurdles Placing In District, 1953
Caption: Wayburn Dalton goes over the hurdles. He places in both hurdle events at district.
Mercedes High School Track Runner Hector Gorena Strides Out In The Open Quarter-Mile Dash, 1953
Caption: Hector Gorena strides out in the open quarter-mile dash. Gorena was the only boy to qualify for the state meet.
Mercedes High School and Edcouch-Elsa High School Football Game, 1953
Photograph of 1983 Mercedes High School Football Player
Newspaper coverage, "Pharr Riots Remembered"
Students Engaged in Sociological Study, a club at The University of Texas Pan-American, pay tribute to Pharr Riots.
[brochure] The Texas Iwo Jima Memorial
![[brochure] The Texas Iwo Jima Memorial, 1981-1986, p. 1](https://omeka.utrgv.edu/files/square_thumbnails/0ee5787f7ce60586b72056669dc01e2d.jpg "[brochure] The Texas Iwo Jima Memorial, 1981-1986, p. 1")
A brochure detailing a fundraising campaign for the Texas Iwo Jima Memorial. The Marine Military Academy (Harlingen, TX) was collecting funds to receive the Iwo Jima Memorial Sculpture. The brochure outlines the project scope as well as the cost, to…
Oral History with Manuel Hinojosa
Manuel Hinojosa talks about his role with the RGV Hall of Fame and his own experiences as a high school football player.
[news clipping] The Burying of a Victim From the Pharr Riots
![[Alfonso Laredo Flores] Victim of Pharr Demonstration Will Be Buried this Afternoon, by Max Sisk for Valley Morning Star (1971)](https://omeka.utrgv.edu/files/square_thumbnails/893fa1493f00f67e48dfd7d75489a28c.jpg "[Alfonso Laredo Flores] Victim of Pharr Demonstration Will Be Buried this Afternoon, by Max Sisk for Valley Morning Star (1971)")
A news release over the buried victim, Alfonso Laredo Flores, a 20-year-old, construction worker, that was killed during the Pharr Riots.
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…
[manuscript] 1839 Slave Deed
![[manuscript] Republic of Texas "slave" deed for the sale of nine enslaved people (1839)](https://omeka.utrgv.edu/files/square_thumbnails/de9633552162b92dc4e4cd240fc04e4e.jpg "[manuscript] Republic of Texas \"slave\" deed for the sale of nine enslaved people (1839)")
This slave deed transfers the ownership of nine enslaved people, ranging from 2 to 30 years in age, who are described as "slaves for life." These people were bought for 11,000 dollars by Ann H. P. Noble. The deed is signed by several witnesses.
Charro Days: Children in Parade
A photo of Lucy Durantes and a classmate during a Charro Days parade. They can be seen in costumes.
Charro Days: Children Celebrating Charro Days
Lucy Duurantes with classmates photographed in a parade during a Charro Days celebration.
Battle of Palo Alto: Battlefield Purpose and Significance
An article about a national historic site dedicated to the battle in Palo Alto. It emphasizes the importance, and purpose of the battlefield in the battle and its preservation.