Keywords: Some of the buildings at Fort Brown in Brownsville, Texas LCCN2014630475.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Gift; The Lyda Hill Foundation; 2014; DLC/PP-2014 054 ; Forms part of Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; The fort was a military post of the United States Army in Texas during the later half of 19th century and the early part of the 20th century In 1849 the city of Brownsville Texas was established not far from the fort's grounds Almost a century later on Feburary 1 1946 Fort Brown was decommissioned and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers It was acquired by the City of Brownsville in 1948 and became part of what is now the Texas Southmost College campus ; Credit line The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2014 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2014630475 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/26200/26275a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 26275 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 26275 25 53 9261 0 N 97 29 5585 0 W alt 6_source exif_heading 270 6 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith Brownsville Texas Forts in Texas |