[Ambulance Corps]

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…..”

Creator(s): Walter H. Horne
Location(s): United States - Texas - El Paso County - El Paso
Creation Date: 1910/1920  
Partner(s):
El Paso Public Library
Collection(s):
The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso
Usage:
Total Uses: 16
Past 30 days: 3
Yesterday: 0
Creator (Photographer):
Walter H. Horne

(1883-1921)

Original Creation Date: 1910/1920  
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - El Paso County - El Paso
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
From 1910~ to 1920~
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…..”

Physical Description:

1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm. -- Change as necessary.

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Subject(s):
Keyword(s): U.S. army | ambulance corps | field hospital corps | dogs | Pennsylvania national guard | 6th infantry regiment | medicine
Partner:
El Paso Public Library
Collection:
The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: WH-PC-180-033
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth187732
Resource Type: Postcard
Format: Image