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[Rio Grande Crossing at Paso Del Norte]

Description: Photograph of people leading a horse drawn buggy over a small, bridge crossing of the Rio Grande. A mountain and valley can be seen in the background.
Date: 1885~
Creator: Wittick, George Benjamin
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[View of El Paso and Juarez International Bridges]

Description: Photograph print of the international bridges over the Rio Grande between the cities of El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Text on the photo reads, "El Paso texas and Juarez Mexico, Hill photo 100 Texas St."
Date: unknown
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Stanton Street Bridge]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Bridge Over Water]

Description: Photograph of a bridge with several early model cars seen driving across it. Water can be seen on either side of the bridge and town buildings can be seen in the background. Two small buildings can be seen built into the side of the bridge on the right.
Date: unknown
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Aerial of Juarez and El Paso]

Description: Arial photograph of the cities of El Paso and Juarez, with light colored text on the photo labeling the two cities, the Rio Grande, Cordova, and Mexico and U.S. territory.
Date: November 1, 1935
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Cordova Island]

Description: Aerial photograph of Cordova Island seen in the center left, with the city of El Paso, Texas seen in the background. "19©29 E.P.A.S." can be seen written on the photo.
Date: 1929
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Photograph: E. P. Railroads]

Description: Photograph of a town suspected to be somewhere in El Paso. The Photographer writes on the back of the photo, "E P. Railroads." There's a river separating the two halves of the photo. There's a railroad crossing the river.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Dam Under Construction]

Description: Negative image of a dam under construction. Scaffolding can be seen along its length and in areas awaiting pieces. Pathways and buildings are built along the hill to the right.
Date: unknown
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Punitive Expedition]

Description: Photograph of U.S Army crossing the Rio Grande. There are men in boats lining the make-shift bridge while men and horses are crossing it. The bridge appears to be a pontoon bridge that uses boats and other flotation devices to keep it above water.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Army Wagon Train]

Description: Copy negative of a U.S. Army wagon train. The wagon train is shown crossing an unknown body of water. Their mission was to find the Mexican bandits that raided Glen Springs.
Date: 1916~
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Border Citizens on the Banks of the Rio Grande]

Description: Photograph of large crowds of American and Mexican citizens on the banks of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. The people on the left bank of the Rio Grande are on the American (El Paso) side and the people on the right bank are on the Mexican (Juarez) side. A group of rebels can be seen sitting down on the bank of the river. Text on the back of the photograph reads: "Hanging bridge across from Smelter - nearly collapsed from rush of people esc… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Crossing a River or Canal]

Description: Photograph of four U.S. soldiers in an automobile crossing a body of water. On the doors of the automobile, a seal with the word DORT is visible.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Madero Camp Footbridge]

Description: Photograph of Madero Camp Footbridge. This photograph was taken from the El Paso side of the Rio Grande river looking south towards Ciudad Juarez. The area is near present day ASARCO and across the Rio Grande River from where Francisco Madero had established his headquarters. Several U.S. Soldiers can be seen near the entrance of the bridge.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
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
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
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
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Rebel Troops Near The River]

Description: Photograph of rebel troops near the river. The troop have multiple horses and boxes that are scattered throughout the group. There are also telephone poles along the river.
Date: 1912~
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Acequia Madre In Juarez]

Description: Photograph of Acequia Madre river in Juarez, Chihuahua. There are men on both sides of the river with their horses, and some of the men sit under trees in the shade.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Punitive Expedition]

Description: Photograph of soldiers crossing the Rio Grande. This company of soldiers is crossing the Rio Grande and they are marching towards Ciudad Juarez. The soldiers are actually crossing the Rio Grande on a makeshift bridge supported by pontoons. This pontoon bridge crossing into Juarez was located somewhere in the eastern part of El Paso. The Franklin Mountains are in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
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~
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~
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Two Soldiers by the Rio Grande]

Description: Negative image of two mounted U.S. Army soldiers beside the Rio Grande. Telegraph lines cross beside a hill behind the men toward a settlement in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Revolutionaries with Horses by a River]

Description: Negative of a group of Mexican revolutionaries with a group of horses beside a river. Two of the men stand beside two tacked horses to the left, while another man wearing a hat rides a horse nearby. A group of horses on the right drink from the river. Hills with sparse vegetation rise in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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