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Men Placing Boilers

Description: Photograph on postcard of men setting up boilers to put out an oil fire at the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well in Eastland County, Texas in 1919. Smoke from the fire can be seen over the workers.
Date: 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Oil Well on Fire

Description: Photograph on postcard an oil fire at the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well near Ranger in Eastland County, Texas in 1919. Smoke and flames billow into the sky, while debris from the fire can be seen strewn over the ground.
Date: 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Burning Oil Well

Description: Photograph on postcard of the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well on fire near Ranger, Texas in 1919. Fire and smoke reach high in the sky, towering over the nearby trees.
Date: 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Class Portrait]

Description: Photograph of 41 people. 13 girls, 25 boys, and a woman are photographed in one full-length front-facing pose. They are sitting and standing on stairs in front of a brick building. The girls are sitting in front, most of the boys are sitting in the back, and the teacher is standing on the left. The boys are wearing shirts, overalls, and/or jackets. The girls are wearing dresses. A few students are wearing hats. The teacher is wearing a dress.
Date: May 1, 1919
Creator: Born, Julius
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum

[82 Field Artillery]

Description: Photograph of the 82nd field artillery marching by the Masonic Hospital. In the photograph are soldiers dressed in uniform; they are riding horses and walking with heavy weaponry. The Masonic Hospital stands in the background. Before becoming the Masonic Hospital, the hospital was known as the Rolston Hospital located at 918 N Pieras Street, corner of Montana Avenue in central El Paso. The hospital was bought by the Masons in 1923 and renamed the Masonic Hospital in that same year.
Date: 1919~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[U.S. Cavalry Crossing Pontoon Bridge]

Description: Photograph of U.S. Cavalry Brigade troops returning to the U.S. via a pontoon bridge from Juarez, Mexico on June 16, 1919. In each pontoon boat is a soldier looking on as the line of cavalry troops and horses passes by. Information on the back of the photo reveals that this bridge was located near present day Ascarate Park (in the lower valley of El Paso).
Date: June 16, 1919
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Construction of Pontoon Bridge]

Description: Photograph of a pontoon bridge being constructed across the Rio Grande near present day Ascarate Park (lower valley of El Paso) in June 1919. This photo was taken around the last Battle of Juarez (June 15-16, 1919). Soldiers can be seen maneuvering pontoons in the Rio Grande toward the bridge site. On the left side of the photo, soldiers are laying planks across the pontoons.
Date: June 1919
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Construction of a Plank Bridge]

Description: Photograph of engineers in the U.S. Army building a plank bridge along the Rio Grande. According to information on the back of the photo, the photo was taken in June 1919, around the last Battle of Juarez (June 15-16, 1919).
Date: June 1919
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Punitive Expedition]

Description: Photograph of the U.S. Cavalry crossing the Rio Grande. The troops are in pursuit of Mexican Bandits that have attacked cities in Texas. The soldiers are wearing military uniforms and hats.
Date: 1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Rio Grande River]

Description: Photograph of American troops crossing the Rio Grande. There are dozens of men walking in a line, holding rifles and wearing military uniforms. The soldiers are walking through the water which is knee deep.
Date: 1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Port Arthur College Students]

Description: Photograph of a group of Port Arthur College students standing in front of the Administration Building on 1500 Procter Street. The students are posing in seven rows on the front steps of the building. In the background, there are two columns and a doorway. Partially visible handwritten text on the bottom of the photograph says "[P. A. College 1919]."
Date: 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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