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LOST
PHOTOS OF STARR COUNTY
The Sgt Roy Chamberlain Collection
Fort
Ringgold and Environs c. 1918Seeking
the help of former soldiers, civilians
and present-day historians from the
Borderlands
Group One:
Street scenes, Buildings and LandscapesAll
Photos Courtesy Jim Gesler, Wyoming New York |
| | Day
of the Jacal*
*Jacal: "A primitive building with walls constructed of vertically
placed pickets, covered with mud and topped with a thatched roof." |
| | Unidentified
Street lined with palms |
| | Unidentified
Street
Rio Grande City? |
| | Main
St. in Rio Grande
City. The 2 story bldg. on the right is today's famous restored La Borde House.
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| School
building in Rio Grande
City one block east of the courthouse.
Destroyed by fire. |
More
of The Sgt Roy Chamberlain Collection - Click here
Civilian Streets, Buildings
and Landscapes ( 10 Images)
Military Buildings (4 Images)
Trucks and Equipment
(6 Images)
Photos of Sgt Chamberlain, himself. (5 Images)
These
images taken 88 years ago (more or less) have never been published before. If
anyone can identify any of the civilian buildings or buildings on Fort Ringgold
itself, please let us know.
Please address any comments to editor@texasescapes.com
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