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Estudio sobre la cuestión agraria : proyecto de ley

Description: This government-produced work discusses land reform and tenure in Mexico. Completed on December 15th, 1914, the second part of this pamphlet outlines Rouaix and Novelo’s agrarian recommendations to the “First chief of the Constitutional Army, Charged with the Executive of the Nation,” Venustiano Carranza. Most significant is the call for a return to the ejido system for communal use of lands by villages in an effort to raise national productivity through effective land usage. Includes: Prontu… more
Date: 1914
Creator: Rouaix, Pastor, 1874-1950. & Novelo, José I.
Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

The Mexican situation: new commercial atlas map of Mexico.

Description: Map shows U.S. Army forts in South Texas, chief centers of rebellion in Mexico and names of the leaders in each region; positions and names of U.S. Naval warships in the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Bay of Campeche, and the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Includes index of Mexico's principal cities with a "pronouncing vocabulary", and information on the United States Army and Navy, and the Mexican Army and Navy. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,560,000].
Date: 1914
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The Mexican Situation [1914].

Description: Map shows the geography, political boundaries, and cities in early twentieth century Mexico and the southwest United States. Index to principal cities is listed. Inset: "State of Mexico and Surrounding Country (enlarged scale), c1910. Includes text about Mexican events, 1913-1914, with war figures and statistics on the United States Army and Navy, and on the Mexican Army and Navy, as well as a map of North America from "The Rand-McNally new commercial atlas," c1912, on verso. Relief shown by ha… more
Date: 1914
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Rebels Readying for Battle]

Description: Photograph of rebels on horseback preparing to engage in battle. Those on horseback are arranged in a horizontal formation. A few rebels are to the side and front of the line talking amongst themselves. Accompanying information states that the photo was taken during the Battle of Ojinaga and associates Generals Antonio Villareal and Jose de la Cruz Sanchez with the photo.
Date: [1911..1914]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Nuevo Laredo, Mex.

Description: Photograph of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Nuevo Laredo, Mex. looking across Rio Grande from Texas Side." A large bridge connecting the two cities is visible on the right side of the photograph.
Date: 1914
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Juarez Race Track

Description: Photograph of a horse race in Juarez, Mexico. The horses are passing the crowd at the moment of the photograph. Five names of horses are listed in a handwritten note on the back of the photograph.
Date: March 29, 1914
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Customs Officers and Guards #1]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing outside a one-story brick building with the caption, "Customs Officers and Guards. Juarez, Mexico." There appears to be a main entrance to the right and a smaller doorway on an addition to the left; both doorways are decorated with Mexican flags and banners aw well as a framed picture of President Venustiano Carranza above the left doorway. Seven men are standing around the outside of the building including two in the main doorway (one holding a shotgun)… more
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Stein, William & Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Family Sits to Eat #1]

Description: Postcard image of an unidentified Mexican family -- two women, one young female, and a man -- seated in a semi-circle on the dirt ground in front of their tent. On the ground in front of them, there is a cup near the man's feet (at left), a stack of homemade tortillas on top of one of the larger cooking pots, and a coffee pot. The back of the postcard reads: "Tortillas for dinner. (Tortillas are made of either corn or flour, water & salt.) A small of dough is slapped into a pan cake and cooke… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Quarters #1]

Description: Postcard image of an unidentified rural neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, with the handwritten label "Mexican Quarters" at the bottom. The image was taken from a hill and there is a mix of adobe houses and wooden shacks with wooden fencing built around an open square below, and other buildings along the ridge of other hills in the left and center parts of the image. In the square, an unidentified woman is hanging laundry and several horses are visible, as well as a wagon; three other peo… more
Date: March 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Quarters #2]

Description: Postcard image of an unidentified rural neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, with the handwritten label "Mexican Quarters" at the bottom. The image was taken from a hill and there is a mix of adobe houses and wooden shacks with wooden fencing built around an open square below, and other buildings along the ridge of other hills in the left and center parts of the image. In the square, an unidentified woman is hanging laundry and several horses are visible, as well as a wagon; three other peopl… more
Date: March 21, 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Investigatory Reports on George de Mohrenschildt #2]

Description: Photocopies of a report which resulted from a confidential investigation into the background of George de Mohrenschildt. The report states that George de Mohrenschildt and his wife lived a "beatnik" lifestyle and were highly educated. An account of his credit report, arrest record, and marriage record is included.
Date: September 3, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Investigatory Reports on George de Mohrenschildt #1]

Description: Photocopies of a report which resulted from a confidential investigation into the background of George de Mohrenschildt. The report states that George de Mohrenschildt and his wife lived a "beatnik" lifestyle and were highly educated. An account of his credit report, arrest record, and marriage record is included. De Mohrenschildt was an acquaintance of Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife, Marina.
Date: September 3, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Customs Officers and Guards #2]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing outside a one-story brick building with the caption, "Customs Officers and Guards. Juarez, Mexico." There appears to be a main entrance to the right and a smaller doorway on an addition to the left; both doorways are decorated with Mexican flags and banners aw well as a framed picture of President Venustiano Carranza above the left doorway. Seven men are standing around the outside of the building including two in the main doorway (one holding a shotg… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Family Sits to Eat #2]

Description: Postcard image of an unidentified Mexican family -- two women, one young female, and a man -- seated in a semi-circle on the dirt ground in front of their tent. On the ground in front of them, there is a cup near the man's feet (at left), a stack of homemade tortillas on top of one of the larger cooking pots, and a coffee pot. The postcard is post marked March 13, 1914, El Paso, Texas. The postcard reads: "Note the 'shoes' on the man. The whole family wore the same kind. Tortillas (corn or … more
Date: March 13, 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 17, July 1913 - April, 1914

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 447.
Date: 1914
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Partner: Texas State Historical Association
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