Rescuing Texas History, 2009 - 28 Matching Results

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[Generals Campa and Salazar]

Description: 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.
Date: February 1912
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mormon Refugees in Lumber Yard]

Description: 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.
Date: 1912~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Students and Teachers]

Description: Photograph of students at Stilwell Heights school. They are posing in five rows; a teacher is standing in the back row. In the background, there is a set of windows and a staircase.
Date: 1912
Creator: Lacey, Gladys
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Bee County Courthouse: Early View from the Houston Highway

Description: Photograph of the Bee County Courthouse while it was still under construction. The three-story courthouse was built by W.C.Stephenson and Fritz W. Heldenfels, and still in use today. Note the barbed wire fence seen in the foreground. Before this courthouse was built, barbed-wire (called bob-wire by cow punchers) proved to be a great benefaction to the ranchmen. It put an end to the cattle drives up the Chisholm Trail to Kansas, and brought an urgent need for a railroad through Bee County. Thi… more
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

[Los Colorados]

Description: 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.
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[First Gates Day Memorial Celebration]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people gathered at the first Gates Day memorial celebration. In the background, there are several houses. John W. Gates died in 1911 in Paris; the memorial celebration was held every year until 1918, when Mrs. Gates requested it to be discontinued.
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[General Venustiano]

Description: 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.
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[General Venustiano Carranza]

Description: 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.
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[J. E. Guimont and Son Tin Shop]

Description: Photograph of a group of men and a horse-drawn wagon in front of J. E. Guimont and Son Tin Shop on 537 Procter Street. The side of the wagon says "Phone 236" and "J. E. Guimont & Son." In the background, a ladder is leaning against the building. A sign beside the building says "Guimont & Sheet Metal Workers."
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Making Camp]

Description: 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.
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Officers At Fort Bliss]

Description: 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.
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Port Arthur Businesses]

Description: Negative of two businesses on the corner of Seventh Street and Austin Avenue. A sign on the left building says "Hotel Nash" above a balcony. The building on the right is taller. In the background, there are other buildings. Text below the image says "Port Arthur Buildings - Corner Seventh St. and Austin. Ave.
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Water Plant]

Description: Photograph of the first Port Arthur Water Plant, located at Houston Avenue and Lakeshore. The building is two stories high, and there are two smoke stacks protruding from it. In the background, there are other buildings and a water tower. Text below the photograph says "Water Plant."
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Rebel Stretcher Bearers]

Description: 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."
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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