Brownsville, State Routes 608 & 600 vicinity, Nassawadox, Northampton ...
Significance: Interesting example of rural, Federal-style house, particularly noteworthy for its fine interior Federal woodwork. Significant extant outbuildings, including the "Old Hall" (Ruins), which may be ... More
Carmen Ranch House, Rio Grande Vicinity, Brownsville, Cameron County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22, FN-23 Survey number: HABS TX-33-AB-3 Building/structure dates: 18h1 Initial Construction
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, East Sixth & East Elizabeth Street...
Significance: Sacred Heart Church was the first Catholic church for an English-speaking congregation in Brownsville. Built in 1913 by San Antonio architect Frederick B. Gaenslen, the church counted many of Brow... More
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, East Sixth & East Elizabeth Street...
Significance: Sacred Heart Church was the first Catholic church for an English-speaking congregation in Brownsville. Built in 1913 by San Antonio architect Frederick B. Gaenslen, the church counted many of Brow... More
Valdez House, 815 East Fourteenth Street, Brownsville, Cameron County,...
Significance: The Valdez House, built in 1910, is a superb example of the type of small cottage typical of Brownsville in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The distinguishing feature of this sm... More
Matsell Cottage, Northwest corner of Township Road 229 & Illinois Rout...
Significance: The Matsell Cottage apparently dates to the 1850s. It is one of only two known nineteenth century log houses still standing in White County. As an example of a simple variety of the traditional Mi... More
Matsell Cottage, Northwest corner of Township Road 229 & Illinois Rout...
Significance: The Matsell Cottage apparently dates to the 1850s. It is one of only two known nineteenth century log houses still standing in White County. As an example of a simple variety of the traditional Mi... More
Resaca de La Palma--Battle of May 9th, 1846 / Kelloggs & Thayer ; E.B....
Picryl description: Public domain image of armed forces, cavalry, infantry, 18th-19th century war, military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Brownsville, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia
Public domain photograph of a historic place in Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Station, 601 East Madison Street, ...
Significance: The Southern Pacific RR Passenger Station, built ca. 1929, is a particularly fine example of Spanish Mission Revival architecture. Its sharply defined form and open site make it one of Brownsville... More
Tomas Tijerina House, 333 East Adams Street, Brownsville, Cameron Coun...
Significance: Designed and built in 1912 by Tomas Tijerina, this house is notable for its fine brick detailing, characteristic of Rio Grande Valley architecture. The unusual buttresses were added to help the ho... More
Fort Brown, Medical Laboratory, May Street & Gorgas Drive vicinity, Br...
Significance: The Fort Brown Medical Laboratory was built in 1867. It is a good example of a utilitarian, permanent military structure built from local materials. William Crawford Gorgas, Surgeon General of the... More
Garza House, 1009 East Thirteenth Street, Brownsville, Cameron County,...
Significance: Built before 1894, 1009 East 13th Street resembles creole cottages in New Orleans which were once closely associated with Brownsville through shipping. The steeply pitched roof punctuated by dorme... More
Alonso Building, 510-514 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Camer...
Significance: The Alonso Building is an interesting example of a brick, two-story, corner commercial structure in Brownsville. Built around 1890, it still retains its two-story gallery which creates a covered w... More
Alonso Building, 510-514 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Camer...
Significance: The Alonso Building is an interesting example of a brick, two-story, corner commercial structure in Brownsville. Built around 1890, it still retains its two-story gallery which creates a covered w... More
Alonso Building, 510-514 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Camer...
Significance: The Alonso Building is an interesting example of a brick, two-story, corner commercial structure in Brownsville. Built around 1890, it still retains its two-story gallery which creates a covered w... More
Brownsville, Old Hall (Ruins), State Routes 608 & 600 vicinity, Nassaw...
Survey number: HABS VA-810-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of three men in uniforms - FSA / Office of War...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
A group of people walking down a street. Office of War Information Pho...
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More
Mexicans on street corner, Brownsville, Texas
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A group of men riding on the backs of horses. Office of War Informatio...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
A group of people walking down a street holding flags. Office of War I...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A couple of men walking down a street. Office of War Information Photo...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A black and white photo of an old truck. Office of War Information Pho...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
High school band, Charro Days parade, Brownsville, Texas
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A group of people sitting around a table. Office of War Information Ph...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Crowds watching children's parade, part of Charro Days celebration, Br...
Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Brownsville, Texas. Charro Days fiesta. Bandidos
Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A group of people standing on a city street. Office of War Information...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A man and a woman riding on the back of a horse. Office of War Informa...
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More
Brownsville, Texas (vicinity). Bean crop on a farm
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
A black and white photo of a ferris wheel, Brownsville, Texas. Carniva...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ferris wheel, luna park, attractions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A couple of men standing next to each other on a sidewalk. Office of W...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Birds at an oasis in the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The zoological garden, which opened in 1971, is named after Gladys Porter, the daughter of Earl C. Sams, former president of the J.C.... More
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Twelfth & Jefferson Streets, Brow...
Survey number: HABS TX-3139 Building/structure dates: 1859 Initial Construction
Stillman House, 1305 East Washington Street, Brownsville, Cameron Coun...
Significance: Stillman House, built in the 1850s, is one of the oldest residences in Brownsville. The house is said to have been the residence of Charles Stillman who owned and developed the original townsite o... More
Cameron County Courthouse, 1150 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Came...
Significance: Cameron County Courthouse, designed by prominent San Antonio architect Atlee B. Ayres, in 1912, is the second Cameron County Courthouse building. It is notable for its academic architectural detai... More
Cameron County Courthouse, 1150 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Came...
Significance: Cameron County Courthouse, designed by prominent San Antonio architect Atlee B. Ayres, in 1912, is the second Cameron County Courthouse building. It is notable for its academic architectural detai... More
Cameron County Courthouse, 1150 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Came...
Significance: Cameron County Courthouse, designed by prominent San Antonio architect Atlee B. Ayres, in 1912, is the second Cameron County Courthouse building. It is notable for its academic architectural detai... More
Trevino House, 1405 East Jefferson Street, Brownsville, Cameron County...
Significance: The Trevino House, a modest residence built as a rental property between 1910 and 1915, combines architectural elements typical of the area in a spacial fashion. Two units with interior, rear porc... More
El Globo Chiquito, 1054 East Monroe Street, Brownsville, Cameron Count...
Significance: El Globo Chiquito (Laiseca Store) is an excellent example of a modest, late nineteenth-century wood frame store. Built ca. 1887, the store's simple but rare twin-gabled form is relieved by shutter... More
El Globo Chiquito, 1054 East Monroe Street, Brownsville, Cameron Count...
Significance: El Globo Chiquito (Laiseca Store) is an excellent example of a modest, late nineteenth-century wood frame store. Built ca. 1887, the store's simple but rare twin-gabled form is relieved by shutter... More
Field-Pacheco Complex, 1049 East Monroe Street, Brownsville, Cameron C...
Significance: The Field-Pacheo Complex is a commercial and residential complex covering half a block. The two-story, brick corner Field-Pacheco building was built after 1894 as a combination store and residence... More
Field-Pacheco Complex, 1049 East Monroe Street, Brownsville, Cameron C...
Significance: The Field-Pacheo Complex is a commercial and residential complex covering half a block. The two-story, brick corner Field-Pacheco building was built after 1894 as a combination store and residence... More
Field-Pacheco Complex, 1049 East Monroe Street, Brownsville, Cameron C...
Significance: The Field-Pacheo Complex is a commercial and residential complex covering half a block. The two-story, brick corner Field-Pacheco building was built after 1894 as a combination store and residence... More
Field-Pacheco Complex, 1049 East Monroe Street, Brownsville, Cameron C...
Significance: The Field-Pacheo Complex is a commercial and residential complex covering half a block. The two-story, brick corner Field-Pacheco building was built after 1894 as a combination store and residence... More
Field-Pacheco Complex, 1049 East Monroe Street, Brownsville, Cameron C...
Significance: The Field-Pacheo Complex is a commercial and residential complex covering half a block. The two-story, brick corner Field-Pacheco building was built after 1894 as a combination store and residence... More
Hillman Barge & Construction Company, Paul Thomas Boulevard, Brownsvil...
Significance: The Hillman Barge facility is significant in the commercial and industrial development of southwestern Pennsylvania as a fabricator of shipping vessels. Beginning as a distribution facility for c... More
Hillman Barge & Construction Company, Paul Thomas Boulevard, Brownsvil...
Significance: The Hillman Barge facility is significant in the commercial and industrial development of southwestern Pennsylvania as a fabricator of shipping vessels. Beginning as a distribution facility for c... More
Bowman's Castle, Front & Second Streets, Brownsville, Fayette County, ...
Significance: Originally constructed by Jacob Bowman as a trading post & home, Bowman's Castle was both an important commercial enterprise on Pennsylvania's frontier and home to one of the area's most prominent... More
Brownsville, State Routes 608 & 600 vicinity, Nassawadox, Northampton ...
Significance: Interesting example of rural, Federal-style house, particularly noteworthy for its fine interior Federal woodwork. Significant extant outbuildings, including the "Old Hall" (Ruins), which may be ... More
Brownsville, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia
Public domain photograph of a historic place in Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Carmen Ranch House, Rio Grande Vicinity, Brownsville, Cameron County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22, FN-23 Survey number: HABS TX-33-AB-3 Building/structure dates: 18h1 Initial Construction
Matsell Cottage, Northwest corner of Township Road 229 & Illinois Rout...
Significance: The Matsell Cottage apparently dates to the 1850s. It is one of only two known nineteenth century log houses still standing in White County. As an example of a simple variety of the traditional Mi... More
Matsell Cottage, Northwest corner of Township Road 229 & Illinois Rout...
Significance: The Matsell Cottage apparently dates to the 1850s. It is one of only two known nineteenth century log houses still standing in White County. As an example of a simple variety of the traditional Mi... More
Browne-Wagner House, 245 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Camer...
Significance: The Browne-Wagner House is an excllent example of Brownsville's turn-of-the-century, detached, two-story brick residences. Built in 1894 by local architect Samuel W. Brooks, the house is designed ... More
Browne-Wagner House, 245 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Camer...
Significance: The Browne-Wagner House is an excllent example of Brownsville's turn-of-the-century, detached, two-story brick residences. Built in 1894 by local architect Samuel W. Brooks, the house is designed ... More
Resaca de La Palma--Battle of May 9th, 1846 / Kelloggs & Thayer ; E.B....
Picryl description: Public domain image of armed forces, cavalry, infantry, 18th-19th century war, military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Brownsville, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Cross Family House, 911 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Cameron Coun...
Significance: The Cross House is one of the best examples of the house form most typical of Brownsville in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These small wood frame structures are characterized ... More
Point Isabel Lighthouse, Northeast of Brownsville, Port Isabel, Camero...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22, FN-23 Survey number: HABS TX-33-AB-1 Building/structure dates: 1858 Initial Construction
Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Station, 601 East Madison Street, ...
Significance: The Southern Pacific RR Passenger Station, built ca. 1929, is a particularly fine example of Spanish Mission Revival architecture. Its sharply defined form and open site make it one of Brownsville... More
Dundore Farm, State Route 183 & Church Road vicinity, Penn Township (...
Significance: This is a good example of a nineteenth-century Pennsylvania German family farm. Although once very prosperous, the farm failed to adjust to agricultural modernization in the late nineteenth and ea... More
El Globo Nuevo, 1502 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Cameron County,...
Significance: El Globo Nuevo is typical of nineteenth-century Rio Grande Valley commercial structures whose plain brick facades are highlighted by denticulated cornices and openings grouped into bays by simple ... More
El Globo Nuevo, 1502 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Cameron County,...
Significance: El Globo Nuevo is typical of nineteenth-century Rio Grande Valley commercial structures whose plain brick facades are highlighted by denticulated cornices and openings grouped into bays by simple ... More
The war in Texas - Brownsville, now occupied by the Army under Major-G...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 Dec. 5, p. 173.
A black and white photo of a man sitting on a chair. Office of War Inf...
Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mexicans on street corner, Brownsville, Texas
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A couple of people sitting on a bench in front of a hotel. Office of W...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Informatio...
Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A group of people standing in front of a circus. Office of War Informa...
Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Children's parade, Charro Days, Brownsville, Texas
Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Brownsville, Texas. Charro Days fiesta. Dancing the jarabe tapatia at ...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
High school band leader, Charro Days parade, Brownsville, Texas
Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Brownsville, Texas. Charro Days fiesta. Bandido
Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Brownsville, Texas. Charro Days fiesta. Dance given by Mexican girls c...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Informatio...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th century fashion, costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A group of men riding horses down a street. Office of War Information ...
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More
A black and white photo of a crowd of people. Office of War Informatio...
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More
A statue by Mexican artist Jorge Marin, part of his "Wings of the City...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of a monument or sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Dress shop in downtown Brownsville, Texas
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Oil storage tanks in Brownsville, Texas
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
A statue by Mexican artist Jorge Marin, part of his "Wings of the City...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
A black and white photo of a ferris wheel. Office of War Information P...
Original negative number: 3689-M3. Title and other information from file print. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about t... More
Stillman House, 1305 East Washington Street, Brownsville, Cameron Coun...
Significance: Stillman House, built in the 1850s, is one of the oldest residences in Brownsville. The house is said to have been the residence of Charles Stillman who owned and developed the original townsite o... More
Stillman House, 1305 East Washington Street, Brownsville, Cameron Coun...
Significance: Stillman House, built in the 1850s, is one of the oldest residences in Brownsville. The house is said to have been the residence of Charles Stillman who owned and developed the original townsite o... More
Cameron County Courthouse, 1150 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Came...
Significance: Cameron County Courthouse, designed by prominent San Antonio architect Atlee B. Ayres, in 1912, is the second Cameron County Courthouse building. It is notable for its academic architectural detai... More
Cameron County Courthouse, 1150 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Came...
Significance: Cameron County Courthouse, designed by prominent San Antonio architect Atlee B. Ayres, in 1912, is the second Cameron County Courthouse building. It is notable for its academic architectural detai... More
Cameron County Courthouse, 1150 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Came...
Significance: Cameron County Courthouse, designed by prominent San Antonio architect Atlee B. Ayres, in 1912, is the second Cameron County Courthouse building. It is notable for its academic architectural detai... More
Cameron County Courthouse, 1150 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Came...
Significance: Cameron County Courthouse, designed by prominent San Antonio architect Atlee B. Ayres, in 1912, is the second Cameron County Courthouse building. It is notable for its academic architectural detai... More
Lauer-Gerhard Farm, Main House, Farm Lane (North Heidelberg Township),...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-181 Survey number: HABS PA-1954-A Building/structure dates: after. 1765- before. 1800 Initial Construction
Brownsville, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Brownsville, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Douglas Drug Store, 1201 East Elizabeth Street, Brownsville, Cameron C...
Significance: The Douglas Drug Store, built ca. 1853, is typical of many nineteenth-century commercial structures still standing in downtown Brownsville. Its box-like form is decorated with simple brick dentils... More
Field-Pacheco Complex, 1049 East Monroe Street, Brownsville, Cameron C...
Significance: The Field-Pacheo Complex is a commercial and residential complex covering half a block. The two-story, brick corner Field-Pacheco building was built after 1894 as a combination store and residence... More
Field-Pacheco Complex, 1049 East Monroe Street, Brownsville, Cameron C...
Significance: The Field-Pacheo Complex is a commercial and residential complex covering half a block. The two-story, brick corner Field-Pacheco building was built after 1894 as a combination store and residence... More
Neale House, 230 Neale Road (moved from 625 East Fourteenth Street), B...
Significance: The Neale House was built before 1869 as the home of Wiliam Neale, one of Brownsville's best-known pioneer citizens. The house resembles the double log houses and frame houses erected by early Ang... More
Hillman Barge & Construction Company, Paul Thomas Boulevard, Brownsvil...
Significance: The Hillman Barge facility is significant in the commercial and industrial development of southwestern Pennsylvania as a fabricator of shipping vessels. Beginning as a distribution facility for c... More
Hillman Barge & Construction Company, Paul Thomas Boulevard, Brownsvil...
Significance: The Hillman Barge facility is significant in the commercial and industrial development of southwestern Pennsylvania as a fabricator of shipping vessels. Beginning as a distribution facility for c... More
Hillman Barge & Construction Company, Paul Thomas Boulevard, Brownsvil...
Significance: The Hillman Barge facility is significant in the commercial and industrial development of southwestern Pennsylvania as a fabricator of shipping vessels. Beginning as a distribution facility for c... More