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[Ruins of Post Office, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico]

Postcard image of the front facade of the heavily-damaged post office in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Groups of unidentified people appear to be walking around and observing the damaged building. The women are wearing dresses and some are wearing large hats and one woman at the left side of the image is carrying a parasol; the men are wearing suits and dark-colored hats or sombreros. The back of the postcard reads: January 18-1913 El Paso is across the river Rio Grande River. Their river is abo… more

Date: January 18, 1913

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921 & Grinnel, E. W.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Unknown Store Looted by Bandits]

Postcard of an unknown store looted by bandits. The caption on the postcard reads: "After the mutiny. Looted by Bandits, Juarez, Mex. 1200." Barely visible about 1 inch from the bottom of the postcard, from left to right, the following message is written: Interior of store after the mutiny. A mutiny by Mexican Federal soldiers was recorded on 30 September 1922 -Hanford Sentinel, Volume 71, Number 67, 30 September 1922. We have no historical information for the '1200' number within the cap… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Prisoners Awaiting Sentence #2]

Postcard image of at least three Mexican Insurrecto prisoners behind bars, being guarded at a jailhouse in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A man is seated outside the left side of the window; he is wearing a Mexican army-style uniform, including a large sombrero and a bullet ammo bandolier with a 5 round ammo clip. A woman is standing near the right corner of the window, looking inward at the prisoners. Handwritten on the back: "We saw this prison it is just a large brick house. Looks like a small sc… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Armored Train]

Postcard image of an 'Armored Train'. A field artillery piece, of an unknown model, sits on top of this Mexican railroad car, or tren de ferrocarril, and is headed towards an unknown destination. A large group of Mexican spectators has gathered to get a better look at the canon. Two Mexican men appear to be guarding the artillery piece. There is an electric street lamp in the middle of the picture.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Insurrectos fighting behind Barricade]

Postcard image of a group of unknown insurrectos fighting behind a barricade. Four men can be seen in this image. Three men are firing their rifles towards an unknown direction. The men are using railroad ties and sandbags as protection. The men are fighting near an unidentified set or railroad tracks. One man lays dead in the middle of the picture - the dead man is still wearing his sombrero. There is wall advertisement at the top of the image. Some of the advertisement reads: Petrolio… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Insurrectos Near Ciudad Juárez]

Insurrectos posing for a group photo between battles. A desert landscape near Juarez filled with seventeen Insurrectos at all stages: at rest, playing, taking aim, hiding, and waving. The caption reads: 'Insurrectos Near Juarez'.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Federals taken by Insurrectos. Juarez, Mex.]

Postcard caption reads: [Mexican] Federals taken by Insurrectos. Juarez, Mex. Six unidentified men are seen in this image - Mexican Federals. The caption reads Federals [soldiers] taken by Insurrectos. No information can be ascertained under whose command these Federal soldiers' were under. Most of the Federals in the image are wearing a matching outer coat or jacket which resembles one of the styles of the Mexican Federal Army during the Mexican Revolution. Two of the men are wearing sho… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Orozco's Sharp Shooters, Juarez, Mexico]

Postcard image of a group of men, men reported to be [Pascual] Orozco's Sharp Shooter, posing for this photograph. Pascual Orozco was a supporter of Francisco I. Madero. The men seen in the image are reported to be somewhere in the desert near the city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A group of unidentified mountains, possibly the Sierra de Juarez mountain range, can be seen in the background. Nine men are sitting down on the desert ground and one man is standing next to a horse - right image. T… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Colonia Díaz - Chihuahua, Mexico]

The postcard caption reads: 'U.S. Soldiers resting under shade trees at Colonia Díaz'. This group of U.S. Soldiers is part of the American Punitive Expedition or Mexican Expedition who were sent into Mexico to confront and/or capture Mexican Revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa. The Punitive Expedition into Mexico was led by Brigadier General John J. Pershing. The Punitive Expedition into Mexico went on from March 14, 1916 to around February 7, 1917. Colonia Díaz itself was the first per… more

Date: April 25, 1916

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Bodies in a Cemetery]

Postcard shows rows of bodies situated near two caskets in a large cemetery. In the foreground, bodies lie next to each other with personal items such as hats. Beyond the caskets and bodies, are several crosses. A mountain is also visible in the background.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Three soldiers]

Photograph of three Mexican soldiers in uniform, standing outside of a large brick building. The soldiers are dressed in their uniforms and the man in the center is holding a bayonet. The building they are standing outside of is brick and has a large rounded section that is visible behind the men. The man on the far right is standing on top of a short step.

Date: [1900..1930]

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man Walking Outside of a Church]

Photograph of a church and a man walking on the sidewalk.

Date: [1900..1930]

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Soldiers in Juarez, El Paso]

Photograph of three Mexican soldiers in uniform, standing outside of a large brick building.

Date: [1900..1930]

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Plaza De Toros]

Photograph of the Plaza De Toros C. Juarez, a bullfighting ring in Mexico, with five people in the foreground and near the entrance.

Date: [1900..1930]

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Police officers standing outside of jail]

Photograph of two Mexican police officers standing outside of a jail in Juarez, Mexico.

Date: [1910..1930]

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bullfighter in Mexico]

Photograph of a bullfighter killing a bull at an arena in Juarez, Mexico. The bullfighter is up on a horse and is stabbing the bull with a spear. There are people sitting around the arena, although there are empty rows of seats. On the edge of the balcony sections are advertisements for brands such as Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, and Corona.

Date: [1940..1960]

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bullring in Juarez, Mexico]

Photograph of two men outside of a bullring in Juarez, Mexico. One man is identified as Jon Denton of Austin and the other is "Stewart". The bullring has various advertisements posted on it in English.

Date: May 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photo of Gerald Hatch Family, 1992]

Photograph of the Hatch family sitting together in the backyard on the grass. They are identified, left-to-right: back row, Travis, Carol and Gerald (parents), Garrett, and Trent; front row, Gregory Berkley Quintin, and Randall. Several trees are partially visible behind them.

Date: June 1992

Creator: Johnson, Deborah

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: El Paso Community College

[Halloween Fair Photo]

Photograph of Curtis Whetten (left) aged 7 and Shawn Whetten (right) aged 8, wearing costumes and seated in a decorative wooden bench in front of a black curtain at a Halloween Fair. Both of the boys are wearing large sombrero-style hats and bandanas over their faces. Curtis is wearing a striped sarape over his right shoulder and draped on his lap; Shawn Whetten is wearing a brown bandolier belt over his right shoulder and across his chest over an oversized black jacket.

Date: October 1981

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: El Paso Community College

[Curtis Whetten and Tammy Ruvalcaba in Costume]

Photograph of Curtis Whetten and Tammy Ruvalcaba posing together during Colonial Centennial Culture Night School program. Curti is wearing a brown velvet charro suit with gold trim and is kneeling on his left knee, with Tammy sitting on his right knee. Tammy is wearing a sombrero with red trim, a white blouse with pink and green embroidery, a red and green long skirt with beadwork and has a multicolored shawl wrapped around her.

Date: August 1985

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: El Paso Community College

[Colonial Centennial School Program Photo]

Photograph of Curtis Whetten and Denise Hatch in the Colonial Centennial Culture Night School program. Curtis Whetten is wearing a brown velvet charro suit with gold trim. Denise Hatch is wearing a sombrero with red trim, white and blue embroidered blouse, multicolored shawl as a belt, and green and red long skirt with beadwork. They are walking out on a wooden floor in front of a black curtain.

Date: August 1985

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: El Paso Community College

[Photo of Gerald and Carol Hatch, 1986]

Studio portrait of Gerald and Carol Hatch, visible from the waist up, standing in front of a textured brown backdrop. Gerald (right) is wearing a brown suit and Carol (left) is wearing a long-sleeved striped blouse; they are angled slightly toward one another while facing the camera.

Date: 1986

Creator: Photo-Soto Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: El Paso Community College

[Concrete Pool Photo]

Photograph of three young boys, identified from left to right as Shawn Whetten, Curtis Whetten, and Randy Schmidt swimming in a concrete pool. A wire fence and portions of a yard are visible in the background behind them. Parts of sticker that look like a jean pocket are affixed to the bottom of the photo.

Date: 1977

Creator: Whetten, LaVon

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: El Paso Community College

[Juarez Stake Academy Honors Night]

Photograph of Curtis Whetten speaking at a podium in his capacity as Student Body President of Juarez Stake Academy. The podium has a green banner draped across the front with white text spelling "JSA" above the school logo; in the background, party of a plant is visible at left, and a beige curtain at right.

Date: May 1993

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: El Paso Community College