Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Collection: The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Pasohttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/MEXRB/browse/?fq=dc_language:eng&start=202011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Collection: The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso[Washington Park in El Paso]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187839/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187839/"><img alt="[Washington Park in El Paso]" title="[Washington Park in El Paso]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187839/small/"/></a></p><p>The postcard depicts people participating in recreational activities Washington Park in El Paso, Texas. The picture focuses on a corner of the park that features landscape design and a group of people in uniform. In the left background of the picture, a group of children play on seesaws and other playground equipment. In the right background of the picture, a group of people congregate near the swing sets. Near the top left side of the picture, a red stain is visible on the postcard. On the lower right side, a white scratch is also visible.</p>[El Paso, Tex. and Mt. Franklin]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187840/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187840/"><img alt="[El Paso, Tex. and Mt. Franklin]" title="[El Paso, Tex. and Mt. Franklin]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187840/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard depicts El Paso, Texas and Mt. Franklin covered in snow. From the standpoint of the picture pointing northeast, homes, apartments, and churches are visible in the foreground.</p>[Soldiers on S. Davis St.]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187841/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187841/"><img alt="[Soldiers on S. Davis St.]" title="[Soldiers on S. Davis St.]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187841/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard shows a group of men in uniform standing along the side of S. Davis St in El Paso, Texas. There is no accompanying information to identify the soldiers in the image. The group is positioned in front of a three-story building that has a large American flag attached to one of the balconies. A man in business attire holds and American flag and stands near the street corner. A few children are also showed in the picture, with the young boy holding a bag.</p>[U.S. Post Office - El Paso, Old Main Post Office]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187842/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187842/"><img alt="[U.S. Post Office - El Paso, Old Main Post Office]" title="[U.S. Post Office - El Paso, Old Main Post Office]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187842/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of a portion of downtown El Paso, taken from a high vantage point looking south, including the back of the Old Main Post Office in the center, with various other buildings visible behind and around it. Several smoke stacks are visible on the far right, a trolley is running down current-day Stanton Street in the center of the image, and railroad tracks are visible in the foreground.</p>31.761551 -106.488217[Snow in San Jacinto]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187843/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187843/"><img alt="[Snow in San Jacinto]" title="[Snow in San Jacinto]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187843/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard depicts San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso, Texas covered in snow. The picture faces the northwestern corner of San Jacinto plaza and features two men in coats walking towards the alligator exhibit. On the left side of the image is a wire bench. A portion of Pioneer Plaza is show in the image, as well as a hotel and other buildings in the background. [Text on back of postcard.]</p>[Dove Housing]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187845/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187845/"><img alt="[Dove Housing]" title="[Dove Housing]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187845/small/"/></a></p><p>The postcard depicts 37 doves sitting atop a wooden structure. Wire fencing is situated on a portion of the wooden structure. The structure is propped against a wooden building with a window cutout. Back of postcard has moderate damage across the center. Text on the back of the postcard says: "Don't seem to get around to write you. Things are OK but busy. Partner away for several months, and having lots of trouble with help. Simply can't get anyone thats reliable. W". The post card is post marked El Paso, Texas, July 28 1919. The postcard is addressed to Miss G.M. Horne, Portland, Maine, 108 Sherman St.</p>[Mexican homes in El Paso]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187846/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187846/"><img alt="[Mexican homes in El Paso]" title="[Mexican homes in El Paso]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187846/small/"/></a></p><p>The image depicts Mexican homes in El Paso, Texas. The houses are built out of dirt, adobe, rocks, and wood, and built into the side of a small hill. Eight children are playing and sitting outside the front of the bottom house. The house has a porch with buckets and pots sitting atop the railing, and a cart with wood sits off to the left side of the image. Text on the image says: "Mexican Section, El Paso, Tex."</p>[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187847/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187847/"><img alt="[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]" title="[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187847/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of a residential area of El Paso near the western slope of the Franklin Mountains, looking northeast. In the center of the image, there is a two-story building near the center of the image labeled "Blair Apartments" on N Campbell Street. Text in the lower-left corner says "El Paso, Tex., and Mt. Franklin".</p>[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187848/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187848/"><img alt="[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]" title="[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187848/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of a residential area of El Paso near the western slope of the Franklin Mountains, looking northeast. In the center of the image, there is a two-story building near the center of the image labeled "Blair Apartments" on N Campbell Street. Text in the lower-left corner says "El Paso, Tex., and Mt. Franklin". Also visible in the middle - left is the First Baptist Church located at 805 Montana Ave. and also the Church of St. Clements located at 810 N Campbell. This postcard is a duplicated of WH-PC-186-020 with some slight differences.</p>[Anson Mills Building]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187849/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187849/"><img alt="[Anson Mills Building]" title="[Anson Mills Building]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187849/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of the historic Anson Mills Building located at 303 North Oregon Street in El Paso, Texas. Please also see duplicate postcard WH-PC-186-022.</p>31.759324 -106.488143[Anson Mills Building]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187850/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187850/"><img alt="[Anson Mills Building]" title="[Anson Mills Building]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187850/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of the Anson Mills Building. The Anson Mills Building is a historic building located at 303 North Oregon Street in El Paso, Texas. The building stands on the original site of the 1832 Ponce de León ranch. Anson Mills hired Henry C. Trost of the Trost and Trost architectural firm to design and construct the building. At the time, Henry C. Trost was the area's foremost pioneer in the use of reinforced concrete in building design. Built in 1910-1911, the building was only the second concrete-frame skyscraper in the United States, and one of the largest all-concrete buildings. At 145 feet (44 m), the 12-story Mills Building was the tallest building in El Paso when it was completed. The architectural firm of Trost and Trost moved its offices to the building upon completion, where they remained until 1920. The Mills family sold the building in 1965. The building stands on a corner site opposite San Jacinto Plaza, with a gracefully curved street façade that wraps around the south and east sides. Like many of Trost's designs, the Anson Mills Building's overall form and strong verticality, as well as details of the ornamentation and cornice, are reminiscent of the Chicago School work of Louis Sullivan.
In 1974, the Mills Building's windows were replaced with vertical bands of mirrored glass, radically altering its appearance. Advertisement to the left reads: Scott White Co. Drugs Roberts Banner Bldg. Post marked El Paso, Texas, July 7, 1915.</p>[San Francisco Street and the City of El Paso, Texas]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187851/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187851/"><img alt="[San Francisco Street and the City of El Paso, Texas]" title="[San Francisco Street and the City of El Paso, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187851/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard image of the 600 block of San Francisco Street on the western edge of Downtown El Paso, Texas - the view is to the east This is an amazing image of San Francisco Street and the Union Passenger Depot area in El Paso, Texas. Union Passenger Depot is to the left - West end of San Francisco Street. The trolley car, middle-center reads, "Depot" which indicates that the trolley car is servicing the Depot area. The first building to the right is the Hotel Green Tree - 604-608 San Francisco Street opposite of Union Passenger Depot. On the first floor of the Hotel Green Tree is the Hotel Green Tree Bar. Right of the Hotel Green Tree is the Krahmer Hotel. Left of the trolley car are horse drawn carriages which are waiting for disembarking Union Depot train passengers. Down the road and to the right side is the Hotel Carlyle - 416 San Francisco Street; advertisements for The H. Lesinsky Company wholesale grocers and International Electric Supply Co. are also visible; the Herald News Co. left side, and also Krakauer, Zork, & Moye's - 115-17 San Francisco Street are also visible in this image. Krakauer, Zork & Moye's became a leading wholesale hardware dealer in the Southwest. The 1915 El Paso City Directory was used to positively identify some of the buildings in this postcard.</p>[Part of the Business Section, El Paso, Texas]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187853/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187853/"><img alt="[Part of the Business Section, El Paso, Texas]" title="[Part of the Business Section, El Paso, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187853/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of downtown El Paso, Texas. The perspective here is of the 100 block of W Mills Avenue looking west towards Pioneer Plaza. The caption on the post card reads, "Part of the Business Section, El Paso, Texas". Although the exact time of year cannot be determined; the weather must have been cold when this image was captured because the people are wearing coats and jackets. Off to the right is San Jacinto Plaza/park which is bordered by Mills Avenue to the south and Oregon Street on the west. Behind the park is the Anson Mills building. Next to the Anson Mills building is the White House Department Store. The white building in the center of the image is the Herald Building - home of the Herald News Company aka the El Paso Herald. Across from the White House Department Store is Hotel Sheldon. The light colored building immediately to the left is the Roberts-Banner Building located at 114-20 W Mills. The Roberts-Banner Building and the Anson Mills Building were both designed by famed architect Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost. Also visible in this image is a unknown trolley traveling north on Oregon Street, vintage automobiles and people going about their business.</p>[North Stanton Street, El Paso, Texas]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187854/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187854/"><img alt="[North Stanton Street, El Paso, Texas]" title="[North Stanton Street, El Paso, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187854/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of North Stanton Street, El Paso, Texas. [Rim of Mesa in the Distance.] This is the 100 and 200 block of N Stanton Street with a north perspective of the street. The Reynolds Building is the 5 story white structure on the left side of the image. The address for the Reynolds Building is 201-5 N Stanton circa 1917. The building still stands today and was designed by the the architect firm of Trost & Trost. Built in 1911 the building was originally called Calisher's. Other names for the same building are Everybody's Department Store; the Reynolds Building; American Furniture; and J. J. Newberry Company. On the other side of the Reynolds Building is the Busy Bee Fruit Store, 200 N Stanton. The 7 story structure on the left side of Stanton Street, in the distance, is the El Paso & Southwestern Building or E P & S W. Stanton Street is full of pedestrians, horse and buggy's, cars, and two electric trolley cars. Other visible stores include Kiefer's and Tuttle Paint & Glass Company, 210-212 N Stanton. Information and citation source is from the 1917 El Paso, Texas City Directory.</p>[A Crowd Watches the Executions]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187855/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187855/"><img alt="[A Crowd Watches the Executions]" title="[A Crowd Watches the Executions]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187855/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard depicts a large group of civilians and Mexican soldiers looking towards the left side of the image. In the background of the image, there is a large wooden structure with four poles visible and a man standing near one of the poles. Text on the back of the postcard says: "Executions"</p>[Executing Squad Victim]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187856/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187856/"><img alt="[Executing Squad Victim]" title="[Executing Squad Victim]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187856/small/"/></a></p><p>The picture shows a man lying down on a paved roadway/walkway. The man has been shot several times and has one hand laying across his body, with blood on his person and around him. The man is fully dressed but his footwear has been removed. There are various debris surround the man such as papers and leaves. Text on the image says "A Victim of the Executing Squad"</p>[Execution at Saucedo]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187857/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187857/"><img alt="[Execution at Saucedo]" title="[Execution at Saucedo]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187857/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard depicts an execution scene next to a train. Three men point rifles at a man standing near the train with his hat off. Two men stand in the middle of the image and look on, as other men in the background and one man lying under the train also watch the scene. A man sitting in a chair inside a train car looks towards the direction of the camera. The area is all surrounded by desert, with some mountains visible in the background. Text on the postcard says: "probably 'staged'"</p>[Execution of Captured Revolutionists]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187858/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187858/"><img alt="[Execution of Captured Revolutionists]" title="[Execution of Captured Revolutionists]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187858/small/"/></a></p><p>This postcard shows the hanging, or execution, of eight captured revolutionists in Mexico. The men are bound and tied to large tree branches.</p>[Triple Execution in Mexico]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187859/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187859/"><img alt="[Triple Execution in Mexico]" title="[Triple Execution in Mexico]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187859/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard shows three men aiming their rifles at another man who stands near an adobe building and a body on the ground. Another man, who holds a sword or a cane, stands centered between the two groups but out of the way of gunfire. In the background near another adobe building, men, women, and children are lined up and looking on to the scene. Text on the image says "Triple execution in Mexico"</p>[Scene After 3 Executions]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187860/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187860/"><img alt="[Scene After 3 Executions]" title="[Scene After 3 Executions]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187860/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard depicts an execution scene in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico where three men lie on the ground near a building, and a Mexican soldier stands facing the camera. The three men have been shot and a rope lies on ground near them. In the background, a group of men stand near a building.</p>[Identifying the Revolutionists]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187861/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187861/"><img alt="[Identifying the Revolutionists]" title="[Identifying the Revolutionists]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187861/small/"/></a></p><p>The postcard shows three men lying on the ground near an adobe building. There are three Mexican soldiers standing near the bodies. One of the soldiers holds a rifle. An official dressed in a dark suit and hat takes notes while leaning over one of the bodies. A group of men in the background look on at the scene, and a another Mexican soldier stands in front of them with a rifle.</p>[Bird's Eye View of Fort Bliss]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187862/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187862/"><img alt="[Bird's Eye View of Fort Bliss]" title="[Bird's Eye View of Fort Bliss]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187862/small/"/></a></p><p>The picture is taken from an eastern standpoint and faces west towards historic Fort Bliss buildings and Mount Franklin on the horizon. The houses in the background are officers' quarters along Sheridan Road. The large four story building in the foreground and the building across from it have no identifying marks or building numbers. The four-storied building is completed in the Queen Anne style of architecture, with its steeply gabled roof and multiple chimneys. The original parade grounds are also shown in the picture, with a gazebo and flagpole situated between the buildings.</p>[Barracks at Fort Bliss]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187863/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187863/"><img alt="[Barracks at Fort Bliss]" title="[Barracks at Fort Bliss]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187863/small/"/></a></p><p>This postcard focuses on military barracks at Fort Bliss, Texas. There are seven smaller buildings visible in the picture and a larger three-story one. Each of the seven smaller buildings are identical with wooden pillars making up the porches. The larger three-story building is done in the Queen Anne architecture style and has two water towers immediately behind it. There is a gazebo and a flagpole in the foreground of the buildings. The picture is taken from the perspective of a nearby road. The back of the postcard is addressed to: J.R. Teague, Framingham, Mass. 114 Hollis St.</p>[Base Hospital at Fort Bliss]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187864/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187864/"><img alt="[Base Hospital at Fort Bliss]" title="[Base Hospital at Fort Bliss]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187864/small/"/></a></p><p>This postcard focuses on the Fort Bliss Post Hospital. The hospital is built in the early 20th century military architecture, and features a smaller wooden building to the left side of the image. In the background and on the right side of the image, another large building with two chimneys is visible, but there are no other identifying marks in regards to that building. Two motorized vehicles are positioned in front of the hospital, one of them being a 1915 GMC Model 15 medical transport truck with passengers inside, and the other being a Ford Model T 1915 with one driver inside.</p>[Piemont Station, Fort Bliss]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187865/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187865/"><img alt="[Piemont Station, Fort Bliss]" title="[Piemont Station, Fort Bliss]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187865/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard depicts a horse stabling area at Fort Bliss, Texas. The picture is taken from the east and faces the west towards the Franklin Mountains. Hundreds of horses are visible in the image, and they are enclosed in fenced wooden corrals with hay. In the distance, a large building is visible near the most western edge of the Piemont Station.</p>[Fort Bliss, Texas]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187866/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187866/"><img alt="[Fort Bliss, Texas]" title="[Fort Bliss, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187866/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of Fort Bliss, Texas. This is a view of the Fort Bliss parade grounds with the Officer's Quarters [aka Officer's Row and Colonel's Row] in the background. Off to the distance are the eastern slopes of the Franklin Mountains. The officer's family housing quarters still stand today however the street in front of the quarters is now named Sheridan Road. The parade ground are still used today but mostly for formal ceremonies or when the post is going through a change in command ceremony. The two buildings in the foreground, in front of the parade grounds, are mostly like Building 115 and Building 114 on Fort Bliss. The housing structures opposite of the parade grounds from right to left are building 241; building 240, building 239; building 238; building 237; and building 236. The two story structures are building 235; building 234; and building 233. Not visible and far right of the image is where the present Cassidy Gate stands and is one of the main entrances onto Fort Bliss. This postcard is post marked April 2, 1918, El Paso, Texas, 4 PM and is addressed to J. R. Teague, Framingham, Massachusetts, 114 Hollis St.</p>[Fort Bliss Base Hospital]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187867/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187867/"><img alt="[Fort Bliss Base Hospital]" title="[Fort Bliss Base Hospital]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187867/small/"/></a></p><p>This postcard depicts the Fort Bliss Base Hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas. The hospital is three stories high and made of brick and wood. Some furniture such as chairs and a table are visible on the second floor porch. In the background, other buildings are visible but have no identifying features. A soldier in uniform sitting atop a horse is situated in front of the hospital on the lawn. The soldier looks towards the camera.</p>[U.S. Soldiers Guarding the Business Section of El Paso, Texas]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187868/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187868/"><img alt="[U.S. Soldiers Guarding the Business Section of El Paso, Texas]" title="[U.S. Soldiers Guarding the Business Section of El Paso, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187868/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of U.S. soldiers guarding the business section of El Paso, Texas. The perspective of this image is a view of downtown El Paso looking southeast. This image was captured around the present-day area between Durango Street and Santa Fe Street and south of present-day Missouri Avenue. Two soldiers, probably on guard duty, are seen in this image. Several soldier's tents are also visible in this image. These tents served as the temporary accommodations for some of the troops who were stationed in El Paso, Texas during this time period. However this was not a formal military post or pat of the formal Fort Bliss post - this was a military camp. The large building to the left is the back of the Anson Mills Building - designed by Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost. The Hotel McCoy and Herald signage can also be seen in this image. And right of the image is a side view of the Hotel Paso del Norte. The 2 buildings in the middle of the image are the Lesinsky H Company, located at N Santa Fe, sw corner W Main. The Neff-Stiles Company was located N Santa Fe and ws Main Street.</p>[Wounded Soldiers Arriving at Fort Bliss]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187869/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187869/"><img alt="[Wounded Soldiers Arriving at Fort Bliss]" title="[Wounded Soldiers Arriving at Fort Bliss]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187869/small/"/></a></p><p>This postcard depicts Fort Bliss soldiers going up the steps into a brick building. Eleven soldiers are visible in the image, but there is no accompanying information to positively identify the troops or the building. One of the soldiers carries a crutch, and another soldier's foot is exposed and bandaged. Text on the front of the postcard says: "Wounded Soldiers arriving at Fort Bliss from Mexico." The postcard is also marked with the number "3044" on the righthand side of the image.</p>[Fort Bliss, Texas Sandstorm]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187870/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187870/"><img alt="[Fort Bliss, Texas Sandstorm]" title="[Fort Bliss, Texas Sandstorm]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187870/small/"/></a></p><p>This postcard depicts a soldier in uniform walking through a cloud of blowing dust. The dust is so thick around the man that it is impossible to see anything in the background or around him. On the left bottom corner of the image, a blackened area with text says: "Sand Storm at Fort Bliss, Tex."</p>[Wounded Horses]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187871/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187871/"><img alt="[Wounded Horses]" title="[Wounded Horses]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187871/small/"/></a></p><p>The image is of four horses who are wounded with cuts to the tops of their front legs, chests, and points of shoulder. Two men in uniform stand between the horses and hold them steady for the picture. The group is standing near a wooden building, and in the background other buildings such as homes are visible. The Franklin Mountains are also visible in the background, as the picture is facing west. Text on the back of the postcard says: "These four horses are part of a bunch of forty thou stampeded at Ft. Bliss; about nine killed themselves, and there are several others too badly cut to get out of the ret. stables to be foto'd. These are barbed wire cuts. Hope you are OK. Walter."</p>[War is Hell]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187872/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187872/"><img alt="[War is Hell]" title="[War is Hell]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187872/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of 11 Signal Corps Soldiers spelling out the phrase, "War Is Hell". The message was deciphered using the Semaphore Flag Signalling Alphabet System. The U.S. Soldiers are standing in front of tents at an unknown military camp location in El Paso, Texas. At the bottom left corner of the postcard is the name a business Bryant Studio, presumably it is a business. Researching El Paso, Texas City Directories; no further information could be located about Bryant Studio.</p>[Calvary Soldiers on horseback parading in front of San Jacinto Plaza]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187873/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187873/"><img alt="[Calvary Soldiers on horseback parading in front of San Jacinto Plaza]" title="[Calvary Soldiers on horseback parading in front of San Jacinto Plaza]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187873/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of U.S. Calvary Soldiers parading in front of San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso, Texas. This image captures these soldiers on the 100 block of W Mills Ave. Hundreds of El Pasoans have lined the streets to view the parade. Beyond the soldiers and plaza park is the majestic Anson Mills Building. The Anson Mills Building [designed by Trost & Trost] is decorated with U.S. Flags and the front terrace is being used by parade spectators. Next to the Mills Building, is the White House Department Store. Also visible is the signage for the Herald newspaper company building. The White House Department Store and the Herald were located in Pioneer Plaza. The perspective of this image is looking west on Mills Avenue. The caption on this postcard reads, "Army Day - May 1914 - El Paso", however research proves that this image was captured during the 4th of July parade in 1915. Postcard WH PC 186-021 also shows the Anson Mills Building decorated in the same style and the latter postcard is postmarked July 7, 1915.</p>[U.S. Infantry Troops Standing at Attention]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187874/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187874/"><img alt="[U.S. Infantry Troops Standing at Attention]" title="[U.S. Infantry Troops Standing at Attention]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187874/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of U.S. Infantry Troops standing at attention. The caption at the bottom of the postcard reads 16th Infantry, Fort Bliss, [Texas]. However it is difficult to positively identify the soldiers in the image as soldiers from the 16th Calvary - there is no company or infantry flag to identify the group. That being stated, the 16th Infantry Regiment was present in El Paso, Texas after April of 1914 under the command of General John J. Pershing. The 16th Infantry arrived from San Francisco along with General Pershing. The 16th Infantry Regiment was part of the 8th Infantry Brigade. The 16th Infantry Regiment along with the 6th Infantry Regiment made their headquarters at Camp Cotton. Camp Cotton was located east of Cotton Street west of the present day Chamizal National Memorial Park and south of present day Paisano Avenue. Bottom right corner of the postcard is the numbers 3035, the meaning of this number is unknown.</p>[U.S. Soldiers Camped in the Heart of El Paso, Texas]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187875/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187875/"><img alt="[U.S. Soldiers Camped in the Heart of El Paso, Texas]" title="[U.S. Soldiers Camped in the Heart of El Paso, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187875/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of U.S. Soldiers camped in the heart of El Paso, Texas. The aforementioned is what the caption reads. U.S. Soldiers go about their daily routines while they are at ease in their camp. A group of 4 soldiers are seen here sitting down and they appear to be eating. Three soldiers are at the water faucet, which is on the left, and they are collecting water. And two other soldiers are carrying buckets of water from left to right. Beyond the Army tents, an unknown building is under construction. After reviewing other photographs in the Border Heritage Collection archives; the building columns, in this image, are very similar to the building columns, under construction, in the Otis Aultman image A 5783. Aultman image A 5783 is an image of the Richard Caples Building under construction. The Richard Caples Building was completed in 1909-10 and was designed by architect Henry C. Trost. If the building under construction is in fact the Richard Caples Building, this postcard can be dates around 1909-1910. The Richard Caples Building is located in at 300 E San Antonio Avenue, which is in the heart of downtown El Paso, Texas.</p>[Bird's Eye View of Fort Bliss, Texas]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187876/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187876/"><img alt="[Bird's Eye View of Fort Bliss, Texas]" title="[Bird's Eye View of Fort Bliss, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187876/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of Fort Bliss at Lanoria Mesa. Lanoria Mesa is the sixth and final location of Fort Bliss the Post and Lanoria Mesa is where Fort Bliss stands today. The mesa is located in northeast El Paso, Texas. From the Texas Historical Commission: https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=85628 This is a west southwest perspective of Fort Bliss looking towards the Franklin Mountains. The large building in the center of the image is Building 13 - Enlisted Men's Barrack's and the smaller building is Building 19 - the Bathhouse. Both buildings were constructed in 1893 according to National Register of Historic Places. https://www.denix.osd.mil/cr/archives/uploads/fort-bliss-main-post-historic-district/ Beyond the barracks are the parade grounds and beyond the parade grounds is the area known as Officer's Row. Officer's Row consist of family style homes that were used as the quarters for the officers and for their families. Most of those buildings still stand today. The street in front of the officer's quarters is now called Sheridan Road.</p>[House of W. K. Ellis, Glenn Springs, Texas]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187877/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187877/"><img alt="[House of W. K. Ellis, Glenn Springs, Texas]" title="[House of W. K. Ellis, Glenn Springs, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187877/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of the House of W. K. Ellis, Glenn Springs, Texas and the Squad of [the] 14th [U.S. Army] Calvary. Glenn Springs, Texas is located within the Big Bend National Park in the southwest part of the State of Texas. The Big Bend National Park includes the entire Chisos Mountain Range and stretches into Mexico within the state of Chihuahua and the state of Coahuila, Mexico. The entire park is approximately 1252 square miles in area. The image shows ten U.S. Soldiers standing in front of this mixed wood and adobe structure. Nine men stand in front of the structure and the 10th man is at the side of the structure, left side of image. The soldiers are armed with service rifles and some of the soldiers are also carrying service revolvers in their holsters.</p>[Adobe Cook-House at Glenn Springs, Texas]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187878/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187878/"><img alt="[Adobe Cook-House at Glenn Springs, Texas]" title="[Adobe Cook-House at Glenn Springs, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187878/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of an "Adobe Cook-House at Glenn Springs, Texas in which 9 U.S. Soldiers made their Defense against Mexican Bandits". These are some, if not all, all of the same soldiers that are also pictured in postcard WH PC 189-001 https://edit.texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187877/ The adobe structure in this image appears to have suffered some fire damage. We cannot positively identify the adobe structure in this postcard as being the same adobe structure in postcard WH PC 189-001 however most of the soldiers are the same if not all the same. This postcard appears to be an "after" picture and the aforementioned postcard appears to be the "before" picture. Presumably the "before" and "after" postcard after the battle with the alleged Mexican bandits - not shown in either postcard. The soldiers are armed with service rifles and some of the soldiers are also carrying service revolvers in their holsters. The location is Glenn Springs, Texas in the Big Bend National Park.</p>[Mountain Scenery, Hueco Tanks, El Paso County, Texas]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187879/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187879/"><img alt="[Mountain Scenery, Hueco Tanks, El Paso County, Texas]" title="[Mountain Scenery, Hueco Tanks, El Paso County, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187879/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard image of geological formations at Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site near El Paso, Texas. The rocky formation just out of the ground is surrounded by wild desert grasses and Ocotillo Cactus. The Kiowa, Mescalero Apache, Comanche, Tigua and the people of Isleta del Norte Pueblo consider the site to be a meaningful part of their heritage.</p>[Hueco Tanks near El Paso, Texas]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187880/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187880/"><img alt="[Hueco Tanks near El Paso, Texas]" title="[Hueco Tanks near El Paso, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187880/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of a cow walking through a "tank" of water, also known as a water hole, at Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site near El Paso, Texas. The tank is surrounded by rock formations and trees in a desert landscape and two people wearing dark hats and coats are standing on rocks near the edge of the water in the center of the image. In the distant background, mountains are visible.</p>[Family at Hueco Tanks]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187881/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187881/"><img alt="[Family at Hueco Tanks]" title="[Family at Hueco Tanks]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187881/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard image of a group of unidentified people posing near large rocks in Hueco Tanks State Park near El Paso, Texas. One man is sitting atop a large rock and a woman is standing atop the rock next to his; two other people are standing farther back against a large rock formation. Some trees and shrubs are also visible around the rocks.</p>[Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187882/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187882/"><img alt="[Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site]" title="[Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187882/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of an unknown family posing on a rock near a pool of water at Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site. Rock formations are visible behind them.</p>[Lem H. Spillbury]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187883/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187883/"><img alt="[Lem H. Spillbury]" title="[Lem H. Spillbury]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187883/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of Lem H. Spillsbury holding flowers. Lem H. Spillsbury was a Mormon Scout for the 10th Cavalry U.S. Army in Carrizal, Chihuahua, Mexico. Spillsbury led and guided Captain Charles Trumbull Boyd and his small command of men, including Black Troops, into Carrizal, Chihuahua. Spillsbury and other members of the unit were subsequently captured and held after the Battle of Carrizal, 21 June 1916. By June 29th, Spillsbury along with 23 Negro Troops from the 10th Cavalry were released unharmed and into the custody of General George Bell Jr., (January 22, 1859 – October 29, 1926 - 16th Infantry Regiment) and were quartered at Fort Bliss, Texas. Spillsbury contends that it was Captain Boyd who was the aggressor in Carrizal while other witnesses and soldiers contend that it was the Mexicans Soldiers who ambushed the U.S. Troops - accounts vary on both sides. Among the dead at the Battle of Carrizal were Captain Charles Trumbull Boyd of the 10th Cavalry and First Lieutenant Henry Rodney Adair both Killed in Action on 21 June 1916. Both Troop C and Troop K of the 10th Cavalry suffered loses in the Battle of Carrizal.</p>[General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187884/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187884/"><img alt="[General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing]" title="[General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187884/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of General John J. Pershing disembarking from a train. General Pershing is seen in this image shaking the hand of the unknown man who is wearing the derby style hat and the heavy overcoat. The other Army Officer, left, is identified as Major General Robert Lee Howze (1864 - 1926) of the 11th Cavalry. General Howze was in command of the 11th Cavalry during General Pershing's Expedition into Mexico. General Howze is credited for commanding the unit that rescued Captain L. H. Morey at Carrizal on or about 26 June 1916. This meeting most likely took place at the Union Depot Passenger Station in El Paso, Texas.</p>[Brigadier General George Bell]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187885/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187885/"><img alt="[Brigadier General George Bell]" title="[Brigadier General George Bell]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187885/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of Brigadier General George Bell. This image appears to show the arrival of General Bell into El Paso, Texas. Two unknown Army soldiers, perhaps one man is his driver, are flanking General Bell who is wearing the white mustache. Also, the Army band stands to the left of the General - the band was usually reserved for special ceremonies or for change in command ceremonies as well. One member of the Army Band is holding a French Horn. Brigadier General Bell replaced Brigadier General Pershing as Commander of the El Paso Patrol District after Pershing was sent into Mexico on his Punitive Expedition. The Punitive Expedition was the U.S. response after Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico. After the raid on Columbus, New Mexico, the City of El Paso was in a panic and feared that Pancho Villa would also attack the City of El Paso. General Bell helped to settle the panic by sending 5 companies, from the 16th U.S. Infantry, to guard the border between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.</p>[Colonel Girrard 15th U.S. Cavalry]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187886/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187886/"><img alt="[Colonel Girrard 15th U.S. Cavalry]" title="[Colonel Girrard 15th U.S. Cavalry]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187886/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard allegedly of Colonel Girrard [Girard], 15th U.S. Cavalry. Unfortunately we could not find any corroborating historical information that the Army Officer seen here, on horseback front, is in fact a Colonel Girrard with the U.S. Army ca. 1914. Also, the hand written ink caption on the front of the postcard does not match the original writing by Walter H. Horne himself [ca. 1914]. The ink caption in the front was done at a much later date. If you notice that the letter "y" in the word 'Cavalry' - front side of postcard - does not match with the letter "y" in the word 'yours' - back side of postcard - which was written by Walter H. Horne himself in 1914 as he personally addressed this postcard to Mrs. Henry Horne in Hallowell, Maine. We can only confirm that the 15th Cavalry was in fact in El Paso, Texas during April of 1914. The postcard is post marked April 24, 1914, El Paso, Texas.</p>[Victoriano Huerta, Dec. 23, 1854 - Jan. 13, 1916]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187887/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187887/"><img alt="[Victoriano Huerta, Dec. 23, 1854 - Jan. 13, 1916]" title="[Victoriano Huerta, Dec. 23, 1854 - Jan. 13, 1916]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187887/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard image of Victoriano Huerta, wearing the eye glasses and hat, during his 1915 arrest in El Paso, Texas. Victoriano Huerta, Dec. 23, 1854 - Jan. 13, 1916. Victoriano Huerta was the dictatorial President of Mexico from February 18, 1913 - July 15, 1914. General Victoriano Huerta also served as Chief of Army Staff under the Presidency of Francisco Madero. Huerta would later have Francisco Madero assassinated by his order. Walter H. Horne writes the caption for this postcard [reverse side] as: "Gen. Huerta is being taken to County Jail. El Paso, Texas. July 2/1915. Looks as though the old boy was in bad!" Huerta was arrested in El Paso and was sent to Fort Bliss to await his trial for fomenting rebellion in Mexico. Huerta would never see a trial as he would die from liver complications - most likely due to liver cirrhosis - before his trial ever began. Huerta is buried at Evergreen Cemetery, on Alameda Street, in El Paso, Texas. None of the other men are identified.</p>[General Frederick Funston and Staff on Tour]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187891/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187891/"><img alt="[General Frederick Funston and Staff on Tour]" title="[General Frederick Funston and Staff on Tour]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187891/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of a group of uniformed men seated in two automobiles, labeled in the lower-right corner as "31. General Funston and Staff on tour of inspection, Tex-Mex. Border Outposts." Major General Frederick Funston is identified as the officer seated in the backseat of the car on the left, wearing a short-brimmed hat. Behind them, a single-story building is visible on the far left, and a barbed-wire fence runs along the length of the image.</p>[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187892/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187892/"><img alt="[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]" title="[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187892/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard image of Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever and some of his Officers entertaining at the Pershing House in Fort Bliss, Texas. General Steever and Mexican General Victoriano Huerta are marked accordingly on this postcard image. At the far right of this image is Mexican General Joaquín Téllez. General Mexican Joaquín Téllez is standing in between the two tall Officers and he is looking directly in the direction of the camera. He also has a saber at his side as part of his uniform and he is also wearing a short brimmed Mexican Officer's hat. The Pershing House was built in 1910 and it is one of the more famous structures on the Fort Bliss Post. Other famous people who were hosted at the Pershing House include: Pancho Villa, General Alvaro Obregón, and William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The official address of the house is 228 Sheridan Road, Fort Bliss, TX 79906. The original cost of the house was $16,378.00 and the house is named for Brigadier General John J. Pershing who occupied the house from 1914-1916.</p>[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]2011-10-10T21:26:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187893/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187893/"><img alt="[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]" title="[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187893/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard image of Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever - seated/center image. General Steever is the Officer with the white mustache. To the left of General Steever is Mexican General Victoriano Huerta and to the right of General Steever is Mexican General Joaquín Téllez. The three Generals are surrounded by a mix group of Mexican and U.S. Army Officers. There is no accompanying information about why this group of U.S. Army Officers and Mexican Officers were together at the Pershing House - Fort Bliss, Texas. There is also no information on the postcard that identifies any of other officers - aside from General Steever; General Huerta; and General Téllez. The group of officers is seated on the front lawn of the Pershing House located on the Fort Bliss Post. The Pershing House is located at: 228 Sheridan Rd, El Paso, TX 79906. This image was captured on the same day as WH PC 191-010.</p>