Postcard image of a typical adobe house in Mexico. This is a picture of a residential adobe house somewhere in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A smiling Mexican woman stands in front of his house - probably her home. Next to the woman stand two young girls - most like the woman's daughters. On the right side of the adobe house is the back end of a horse buggy. The back of the postcard reads: "This is an ordinary adobe house".
The 'Os-Aple' jubilee was the 1912 celebration marking 60 years of existence for the City named 'El Paso'. El Paso was originally settled and named as the Franklin Settlement in 1849. The Franklin Settlement was later renamed to 'El Paso' in 1852; hence the 1912 jubilee celebration for the City of El Paso, Texas. According to the El Paso Herald, 24 October 1912 front page, "Military Parade Proves Jubilee's Biggest Feature - Over Two Thousand Infantrymen, Cavalrymen, Artillerymen, Hospital Corps Men, and Signal Men march to the Stirring Music of Military Bands and the Wild Applause of Americans. Gen Steever Reviews the Parade" ..... "Gen E.Z. Steever led the parade followed by Capt. Geo S. Simonds, acting as chief of staff, and the general's aide-de-camp." From the El Paso Herald, 23 October 1912, front page; 'Chief Os-Aple Smokes Pipe of Peace - Arrives With His Retinue, Joins His Princes Wanda [sic] and Gets Key to City - Greeted by the El Paso Citizens". Postcard message reads: "A division of the great military parade here over 2500 were in line representing, infantry, cavalry, signal corps, heavy artillery. This is El Paso's Os-Apel [sic] Jubilee week something doing every day, Walter". Addressed to: Mrs Henry Horne, Hallowell Maine, Loudon Hill.
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.
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.
Copy negative of a group of men on horseback riding down a dirt road in several lines. The men are wearing sombreros. One of the men in the front is carrying a dark-colored flag with writing on it. They appear to be in a desert and there are hills rising in the background behind them.
Photograph of General Carranza and officers standing in front of a train car. All the men are wearing hats and outdoor suits. General Carranza has a long white beard and is standing in the center of the group.
Photograph of General Venustiano at the race track. He is standing on a balcony, looking down at the track. On the right side of the general is a line of woman. Below the general is a dining room with tables and chairs.
Photograph of General Venustiano Carranza standing in a crowd of people in front of a train wearing his military uniform and hat. There are people in the train leaning out the window look at the General. The General is being greeted by people outside of the train.
Photograph of Generals Emilio P. Campa and Jose Ines Salazar. Generals Campa and Salazar were close allies of Pascual Orozco during the Mexican Revolution and often worked alongside one another. Information on the back of the photo identifies the photo as having been taken in Ciudad Juarez in February 1912 and states that the generals were in the midst of an argument.
Photograph of cars parked in front of Hotel Oregon in El Paso, Texas. The building has one row of windows on the second floor, and cloth awnings hanging over the windows near the ground. A sign hanging from a tall metal pole on the sidewalk bears the name, "Hotel Oregon".
Photograph of an archway relief design in Paso del Norte Hotel. The relief features a man with plant leaves between the decorative edges of two arches.
Photograph of four Insurrectos and three horses. The men seem to be talking to one another. Accompanying information explains that the men who joined the Insurrectos came from all social classes, including the wealthy and very poor.
Photograph of two men shooting through a blind. These men are Insurrectos repelling the enemy. Both of the men are wearing hats and shooting rifles through their ports.
Photograph of Liberty Hall's balcony and ceiling. The balcony has many seats with windows behind them, and the ceiling has support beams and wooden planks.
Photograph of several rebels making camp under a grove of trees. The rebels are pulling wagons with cannons and riding horses. The men seem to be wearing suits and hats.
Postcard photograph image of Mexican women. According to the creator of this postcard, the Mexican women are preparing food and cooking. A young girl is also part of this group of women. On the back of the postcard: '(One of many groups of women who follow up the Mexican Army, preparing dinner. Note the pool of filth - the flies don't show.) Will write soon. Very busy just now. Soldiers pay day tomorrow. Hope you are ok, I am. Yours, Walter.' This postcard was mailed to Mrs. Henry Horne, Lauder Hill, Hallowell Maine. This postcard is post marked El Paso, Texas, September 2, 1912. This postcard has a 1 cent green Benjamin Franklin stamp on it. The Benjamin Franklin stamp is ca. 1909. There is advertising on the wall behind the women.
Photograph of Mormon refugees from the Mexican Revolution taking shelter in a lumber yard. Several children walk about the grounds, making their way in between the adults who are deep in conversation.
Photograph of eleven officers stationed at Fort Bliss. The six men in the front row are sitting in chairs, and the five men in the back are standing. All the officers are wearing military uniforms and hats. The background appears to be a canvas tent.
Photograph of a dining room in the Paso del Norte Hotel, looking down from a balcony. Members of the wait-staff are standing between the tables and chairs. The building has six large decorated columns and the back wall has arch shaped windows.
Photograph of the Hotel Paso del Norte's lobby. A car, as well as a few pieces of artwork are on display. The photo captures the bottom portion of the hotel's famed glass dome, located right above the lobby. The corner of the hotel's front desk is seen to the center right. There are multiple archways throughout the room and light fixtures hanging from the ceiling.
Photograph of the Hotel Paso del Norte staircase and archway leading from the hotel lobby. The photo provides an up close view of the archways' design and relief. There are chairs at the base of the archway, and the archway is made out of marble.
Photograph of a man and four women sitting in an automobile that is parked in front of the Trost house in El Paso, Texas. The house is a two-story brick building.
Photograph of several people carrying an injured man on a stretcher. They are all wearing light-colored clothing and sombreros. Behind them, another man sits on horseback and a train is standing still on the tracks. A note on the photograph states: "Mexican Revolution Red Cross." Accompanying information states: "Rebels carry an injured comrade on a homemade stretcher. The men are most likely taking the injured rebel onto the train so that he can be loaded and possibly taken back home."
Photograph of rebel troops near the river. The troop have multiple horses and boxes that are scattered throughout the group. There are also telephone poles along the river.
Photograph of men waiting by the train tracks. Two men with hoses and the rest sit by the tracks waiting for a train to come, perhaps to take them to the fight.
Photograph of rebels taking care of assignments at camp. There are men walking around in civilian clothing. There are rifles stacked against one another in the middle ground. Some men are shown standing under trees.
Photograph of villa troops marching into Juarez, Mexico. In the image there are hundreds of troops riding on horseback down a street. The men are wearing military uniforms and hats. There are people watching the parade on both sides of the street.
Photograph of General Venustiano Carranza with his officers by a train car. The men are dressed in outdoor clothing. The train car behind the men says the Internacional Mexico.
Photograph of the White House department store. The six-story building bends in the middle, and there are many windows along the front. Main columns extend along the height of the building. There are cars on the street below, and a horse-drawn buggy.
Photograph of remodeling in Wigwam Theater. The walls have an abstract, marble pattern. The room has a ticket booth in the middle, two double doors on the left and right of the ticket booth, mirrors on the left and right, a hanging light fixture, and an insignia of a Native-American man in the center of the floor.
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