1958 Ritchie Valens playing with 'The Silhouettes' - photo by Gilbert Rocha

1958 0207 Ritchie Valens was invited to join a local band named 'The Silhouettes' as a guitarist with Walter Takaki on sax and Walter Prendez on vocals. Photo by Gilbert Rocha who sent in demo to record company and the rest was history as they say.

c1890s Lighthouse keeper at Point Isabel, Texas - Reuben H Wallis photo

This is presumably a lighthouse keeper who worked in Port Isabel.  The photo was taken by Reuben H. Wallis who worked as a photographer in Brownsville, Texas during the late 1800's.  At the bottom the names "Wallis & Waltgenbach " are embossed which might indicate a business partnership.  The lighthouse keeper's name is unknown.  The original photo was faded but in good condition.  The colorization process was accomplished separating three layers (background, uniform and face) to refine details and texture for colorization and best enhancment.  

This is the photo in it's original form.  Our source is the Southern Methodist University - DeGolyer Library digitized resource webpage.  For more info click on this **LINK**

1864 February 13th - View of Point Isabel by C.E.H. Bonwill for Frank Leslie's Illustrated magazine

 1910 point of view from casueway looking at shore of Point Isabel

1916 panoramic attributed to Robert Runyon of Point Isabel from Rio Grande railroad train station which connected was a small passenger/freight train that connected to Brownsville, Texas

 Robert Runyon postcard from 1910's

 Robert Runyon postcard from 1910s

from 1864 April 13 issue of Harper's Weekly (colorized by Javier R Garcia)

Wikipedian Beco summer of 2003 public domain image of Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic site which was built in 1852 and retied in 1905 at 421 E. Queen Isabella Blvd. in Port Isabel, Texas

1966 Mariachis in downtown Brownsville, Texas

Delmar Kuebke once owned Fisher's Cafe on E Elizabeth St and 10th.  For many years patrons could drop in 24/7 to order any meal on the menu.  A local favorite was biscuits and gravy.  This photo was taken in front of the cafe with H-E-B and the Sears building on the right.  Several photos, slides and memorabilia made it's way to a nearby antiques dealership in Olmito, Texas where this and other slides and photos were acquired.   Mr Kuebke took this and other photos of his employees in their Charro Days costumes.  These color slides and photos will eventually make their way to the Brownsville Historical Museum archival collection for future generations to enjoy.

After making scan of the slide it was possible to restore the image to what it might have looked like when it was freshly developed.  

1901 portrait of Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter by Sir John Lavery

 Page from 1901 The Tatler Magazine of Sir John Lavery's Portrait of Mrs Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter

 Scanned, cleaned and enhanced.

 Some color added

 Background changed to egg-yolk yellow tint

Final rendition lacking most of Lavery's brush strokes with darkened area near bottom to direct attention on Cora's profile.  Red hair and blue ostrich feathers and pearls reinterpreted.  No color photo of original was found so this may look entirely different from original portrait which is probably part of a private collection somewhere.

1955 Honey n Gus Brownsville, Texas

Written on the back:  "Brother William Vessel presenting keys to 1956 Ford "Fairlane" car, to Gus.  Won November 4, 1955 from St. Joseph's Academy, Brownsville, Texas."

Jim Tipton shared his memory from an earlier posting on Facebook

1940s Brownsville High School

1940s era kids in front of Brownsville High School from Palm Blvd 

c1920s Denison Service Station on corner of E Levee Street and 13th

Holm's Studio Photo donated by Gene Balch to the Brownsville Historical Association which shows Riverside Hotel & Firestone / Texaco service station on corner of E Levee Street & 13th St circa 1920s

I first saw this photo around 2009.  It had a straight tear down the middle and emulsion scratches and fading and all kinds of shit.  I have given up my attempt to produce a colorized version so here it is.