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[El Paso Park Walkway]
Photograph of a park walkway in El Paso, Texas. People are sitting on benches near trees and lamps. A building lies just behind the trees.
[El Paso Photographic History, Volume One: Public Buildings, Business Blocks, Churches, Banks, Hotels and Theaters]
Book containing a collection of photographs of various buildings in El Paso, Texas. It includes churches, streets and plazas, schools, banks, hotels, and other locations throughout the City of El Paso, Texas.
[El Paso Photographic History, Volume Two: Parks, Street Scenes and Rio Grande Views]
Book containing a collection of photographs of various locations in El Paso, Texas, including banks, streets and plazas, parks, factories, and other places in the area.
[El Paso Plaza Hotel]
Photograph of the Plaza Hotel in El Paso, Texas. Another large building is to the right, and trees are blocking the bottom half of the photo.
[El Paso Plaza Hotel]
Photograph of the Plaza Hotel in downtown El Paso. Trees and and street poles in the foreground partially obscure the buildings in the background,
[El Paso Police Car Parked by a Mobilgas Billboard]
Photograph of a white El Paso Police car parked in front of a billboard advertising Mobilgas. The car is white, has a loudspeaker on its roof, and has a cross insignia surrounded by the words "Accident Prevention Bureau" and "El Paso Police." The billboard features a painting of an adult horse talking to a young horse and exclaiming that the Mobilgas icon contains America's fastest horse.
[El Paso Public Library: North Side - Second Floor]
Photograph of a book room in the El Paso Carnegie Library. Shelves contain many books, and desks lie beside them.
[El Paso Public School]
Photograph of a public school in El Paso, Texas. It has four chimneys and a slight side door extension. There are other buildings nearby and a mountain range in the background.
El Paso Red Cross Doctors
Photograph of some American Red Cross Doctors. The fifth gentleman from the left is identified as being Doctor John W. Cathcart while the sixth gentleman is identified as Doctor Ira Jefferson Bush. Doctor Bush was hired by Governor Abraham Gonzalez to establish a hospital for the treatment of the Mexican rebels.
[El Paso San Jacinto Plaza]
Photograph of snow covered trees to the left of San Jacinto Plaza. There is a large road with ice and melting snow next to the plaza, in the foreground.
[El Paso Sitting People]
Photograph of people sitting in chairs in downtown El Paso, Texas. A drug store and some trees are visible in the background, behind the people.
[El Paso Skyline]
Photograph of the El Paso skyline with several skyscrapers rising above the surrounding buildings. The Bassett Tower and Hotel Cortez can be seen to the left. The El Paso Natural Gas Building was built across from the Bassett Tower on Texas Street in 1954. The vantage point of the picture is from the Old Mesa Gardens which later became a part of the backyard of a house on the 600 block of W. Yandell. Today the house and land are part of the El Paso Historical Society offices and is known as the Burges House
[El Paso Sports Team]
Photograph of baseball team from El Paso. There are thirteen players and a man in a suit standing amongst the players.
[El Paso Square]
Photograph of people sitting in a city square in El Paso, Texas. Buses and buildings are in the background, and park lamps are placed throughout the park.
[El Paso St. Joseph's Sanatorium]
Photograph with a diagonal view of people standing on the balcony in St. Joseph's Sanatorium. The building has two towers that extend upwards by an extra story, and the lowest floor has a row of arches supporting the balcony. A dirt road can be seen leading up to the sanatorium.
[El Paso Street]
Photograph of El Paso Street with a dirt road, people, horses, carriages, adobe structures, a newspaper tree is on the left side of the photo, and what appears to be "Bank of El Paso" on the left behind the newspaper tree.
[El Paso Street 1900-1919]
Photograph of a street in El Paso with various stores seen on the side to the left and a sign for the "Herald" seen in the background. The name, "Dr. Max Grossman" can be seen written on the back of the photo.
[El Paso Street Corner]
Photograph of a street corner in downtown El Paso. Many people are standing and sitting at a bus stop with nearby buses, and some people are crossing the street near stop lights. There are many tall buildings visible in the background.
[El Paso Street Scene with Carriage and Steer]
Photograph of a dirt street scene in El Paso, and there are steers pulling a cart with sticks of wood on the back. Along the roadside, there are signs that read, "Mundy Bros Market" and "Star Restaurant."
[El Paso Streets and Businesses]
Photograph of city streets and businesses in El Paso, Texas. Cars and people can be seen along the street. Several of the buildings are adorned with advertisements and signs.
[El Paso, Tex. and Mt. Franklin]
Postcard depicts El Paso, Texas and Mt. Franklin covered in snow. From the standpoint of the picture pointing northeast, homes, apartments, and churches are visible in the foreground.
[El Paso, Texas and Paso del Norte, Mexico Business Directory for 1885]
Directory for El Paso, Texas and Paso del Norte, Mexico includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. Separate introductions give narrative histories and descriptions of El Paso, Texas and Paso del Norte (later called Ciudad Juárez) with lists of major public buildings and officials.
[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]
Postcard of a residential area of El Paso near the western slope of the Franklin Mountains, looking northeast. In the center of the image, there is a two-story building near the center of the image labeled "Blair Apartments" on N Campbell Street. Text in the lower-left corner says "El Paso, Tex., and Mt. Franklin".
[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]
Postcard of a residential area of El Paso near the western slope of the Franklin Mountains, looking northeast. In the center of the image, there is a two-story building near the center of the image labeled "Blair Apartments" on N Campbell Street. Text in the lower-left corner says "El Paso, Tex., and Mt. Franklin". Also visible in the middle - left is the First Baptist Church located at 805 Montana Ave. and also the Church of St. Clements located at 810 N Campbell. This postcard is a duplicated of WH-PC-186-020 with some slight differences.
El Paso: The Story of a City
Promotional publication of the El Paso (Texas) Chamber of Commerce, extolling the virtues of the city and region, especially its agricultural, business, manufacturing, and recreational attractions. It contains many reproductions of photographs of houses, businesses, scenery, and industry. It includes statistics about agricultural production and lists of mines served by the smelters and refineries.
[El Paso Theater]
Photograph of a neighborhood with visible roofs of many buildings, and the El Paso Theater in the background.
[El Paso Train Station]
Photograph of a railroad near a train station in El Paso, Texas. The station has a tall tower extending above it, and the railroad track has train cars on it.
[El Paso Tree Near Street]
Photograph of a tree near a street corner in El Paso, Texas. Two men are crossing the street towards the camera, and cars are in the road. A skyscraper is to the left, with a department store in the background.
[El Paso Trolley]
Photograph of people standing in line to a trolley in downtown El Paso, Texas. Buildings are to the right of the trolley.
[El Paso Union Depot]
Photograph of El Paso Union Depot, a two-story brick building with a bell tower and a pavilion to the left. Railroad tracks pass in front of the building.
[El Paso Union Depot Train Station]
Photograph of San Francisco Street, El Paso, Texas, looking west towards Union Depot Station. A series of businesses line the street to the left. The El Paso Union Depot and its bell tower can be seen at the end of the street.
[El Paso Valley Dirt Road]
Photograph of a dirt road with trees growing on either side and a stone building or structure seen in the foreground to the left. Text orinted on the bottom edge of the photo reads, "Valley Drive In 1890s"
[EL Paso Vocational Building]
Photograph of an El Paso vocational building. The building is sitting on a slanted hill, and the building itself has archway shaped windows at the top floor and a bell tower.
[El Paso With Carriages and Trains]
Photograph of El Paso including people, carriages, trolleys with mules, a building structure, and trains. The bottom of the photo reads, "El Paso, Texas, 1880."
[Patriotic Play at the Salvation Army]
Photograph of a rehearsal of a patriotic play at the Salvation Army. The boys at the bottom of the stage are holding bags of clothes or possible costumes. On stage, there is a set with several American flag. There are three boys on the right side of the stage. There is a girl representing a figure who has a flag wrapped around her, a hat with a star, and her palms are open.
[Peace Commission]
Photograph of a large group of people at an undisclosed location in the desert. Information on the back of the photo states that this photograph is of a peace commission and to note the American flags displayed on two of the automobiles present in the photograph. A few horses are present in the photo as well. One lone man stares at the camera. He resembles one of the newspapermen photographed in other photos within the collection.
[Peace Commission Delegates]
Photograph of Peace Commission Delegates. From left to right are, Gentleman on horse not identified, not identified, Francisco S. Carvajal, Toribio Esquivel Obregon, and Armando E. Landois.
[Peace Commission Participants]
Photograph of members from the Peace Commission. The gentleman in the center with the distinguished "Hungarian" style moustache is Francisco Carvajal. Next to Carvajal, on the right side of the photo, is Norman Walker. The third gentleman is not identified.
[Peace Grove]
Photograph of Peace Commission Delegates. From left to right are Norman Walker, not identified, José María Pino Suárez, Francisco S. Carvajal, and Francisco Vázquez Gómez.
[Peace Grove]
Copy negative of peace talks at the peace grove. There are four men in suits standing in a semi-circle including Oscar Braniff, Francisco Carbajal, and Esquivel Obregon. A fifth man is partially visible atop a horse in the left part of the photograph and an automobile is partially visible on the right side.
[Pennsylvania National Guard]
Photograph of the Pennsylvania National Guard en route to an undisclosed location. The guardsmen are all on horseback; riding through the desert. In the center of the photo a guardsman is holding the Pennsylvania National Guard's flag, acting as flag bearer.
[Pennsylvania National Guard Arriving at the Border]
Postcard image of the Pennsylvania National Guard making camp, with the caption: 'National Guard arriving at the Mexican Border'. Several uniformed guardsmen are fixing a supply wagon; other guardsmen are distributing supplies; and one man near the center is holding a pot. The background - tents are visible on both sides of the image; railroad box cars are visible in the distant background; and an unidentified motorcycle is visible on the left side of the image. Correspondence on the back is post-marked July 31, 1916 (El Paso, Texas) addressed to: Miss Elvira Weakland, 1928 + 13 Ave., Altoona, PA. The message reads: 'This is Sunday it is starting to rain I have not recd a letter from you for a long time over eight days Pat'
[People at A. I. G. Barnes Circus]
Photo negative of people walking around a group of Barnes Circus tents and wagons in Texas.
[People at The Salvation Army]
Photograph of a group of mostly children at the Salvation Army. The photograph was taken outside next to a building in an unknown location. No one in the photo is wearing a uniform.
[People at The Salvation Army Building]
Photograph of a group of adults and children seated in the pews of the salvation army building. The room is a small church for worship. There is a bible on a podium. There is a woman at the piano to the left and four people sitting in the pews holding guitars.
[People Crossing a Desert]
Negative image of Mexican refugees crossing a desert. A few are mounted on horses. Two men stand around a reclining donkey.
[People Hanging Clothes in South El Paso]
Photograph of a man and woman on the wooden porch of a brick building, with clothes and linens seen hanging to dry on a clothesline over the porch.
[People in a Car by a House]
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.
[People in a Church at Christmas]
Photograph of a woman receiving a small rectangular piece of paper from a man in a church. There is a Christmas tree at the left of the photograph. There are three other people in the photograph. The people are standing in front of an alter.
[People on Steps Outside of Douglass School]
Photograph of a group of children and adults standing together on the steps outside of the Douglass School. The adults standing in front of the doors are wearing military-style uniforms of the Salvation Army.
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