[Stanton Street Bridge]

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Photograph of Stanton Street Bridge, looking toward El Paso from the Paso del Norte end. A figure can be seen standing to the right beside a booth to the bridge, and another figure can be seen walking beside a cart in the background, at the far end of the bridge. Mountains can be seen in the distance.

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Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943 Creation Date: Unknown.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2016 and was provided by the El Paso Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 263 times, with 5 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Stanton Street Bridge, looking toward El Paso from the Paso del Norte end. A figure can be seen standing to the right beside a booth to the bridge, and another figure can be seen walking beside a cart in the background, at the far end of the bridge. Mountains can be seen in the distance.

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"Stanton Street Bridge, looking toward El Paso from the Paso del Norte end. The Bridge was erected in 1882 and it was the first international pedestrian and vehicular bridge to span the Rio Grande. El Paso's first street railway (mule-propelled) was primarily the reason for its erection."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2016

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  • Aug. 31, 2017, 9:16 a.m.

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  • April 5, 2019, 1:16 p.m.

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Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943. [Stanton Street Bridge], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth875383/: accessed April 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting El Paso Public Library.

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