| Description: | The postcard caption reads: Ambulance Corps # 2 and Field Hospital Corps # 2, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania National Guard troops are documented as being in El Paso, Texas in 1917 (Metz, Leon Fort Bliss 1981). These men were most likely out of the 6th Infantry Regiment. Metz writes that the Pennsylvania Guard troop took up 30 railroad cars upon their departure from El Paso (Metz, Leon Fort Bliss 1981 pg. 84). At the time Fort Bliss, Texas was made up of many camps however this camp was not identified. This postcard is addressed to Miss India McKenzie, 5922 – 457h Avenue SE, (unknown) City. The postcard is post marked out of Portland, Oregon, 12 July 1917. Historically, July 12, 1917 was on a Friday and the postcard begins “Thursday 8 am Dear Friend…..” |
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| Creator(s): | Walter H. Horne |
| Location(s): | United States - Texas - El Paso County - El Paso |
| Creation Date: | 1910/1920 |
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El Paso Public Library
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| Collection(s): |
The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso
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Total Uses: 16
Past 30 days: 3
Yesterday: 0
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| Creator (Photographer): |
Walter H. Horne
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| Original Creation Date: | 1910/1920 | |
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| Description: | The postcard caption reads: Ambulance Corps # 2 and Field Hospital Corps # 2, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania National Guard troops are documented as being in El Paso, Texas in 1917 (Metz, Leon Fort Bliss 1981). These men were most likely out of the 6th Infantry Regiment. Metz writes that the Pennsylvania Guard troop took up 30 railroad cars upon their departure from El Paso (Metz, Leon Fort Bliss 1981 pg. 84). At the time Fort Bliss, Texas was made up of many camps however this camp was not identified. This postcard is addressed to Miss India McKenzie, 5922 – 457h Avenue SE, (unknown) City. The postcard is post marked out of Portland, Oregon, 12 July 1917. Historically, July 12, 1917 was on a Friday and the postcard begins “Thursday 8 am Dear Friend…..” |
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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm. -- Change as necessary. |
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| Keyword(s): | U.S. army | ambulance corps | field hospital corps | dogs | Pennsylvania national guard | 6th infantry regiment | medicine | |
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El Paso Public Library
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The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso
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| Resource Type: | Postcard | |
| Format: | Image | |
