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| View Original: | Hidalgo, Texas's, Killer Bee Statue, a nod to a historical moment in October 1990 when the first known swarm of these "Africanized" bees was documented to have crossed into the United States from LCCN2014630439.tif.tiff (7360x4912) | |||
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| Keywords: Hidalgo, Texas's, Killer Bee Statue, a nod to a historical moment in October 1990 when the first known swarm of these "Africanized" bees was documented to have crossed into the United States from LCCN2014630439.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Forms part of Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Rather than downplay this event as a smear on its reputation Hildalgo spent 20 000 to erect a statue to the event and to even promote itself as the Killer Bee Capital not just of America but of the world The town even named its arena-league football team called the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees The statue built largely of styrofoam was used as a float It traveled all over Texas attending parades and promoting Hidalgo before settling down in Hidalgo as a fixed tourist attraction ; Sculpted by Jerome Vettrus Source A comprehensive guide to outdoor sculpture in Texas p 246 ; Gift; The Lyda Hill Foundation; 2014; DLC/PP-2014 054 ; 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/2014630439 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/26200/26239a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 26239 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 26239 26 6 2354 0 N 98 15 2888 0 W alt 26_source exif_heading 264 41 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 | ||||