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[San Francisco Street and the City of El Paso, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the 600 block of San Francisco Street on the western edge of Downtown El Paso, Texas - the view is to the east This is an amazing image of San Francisco Street and the Union Passenger Depot area in El Paso, Texas. Union Passenger Depot is to the left - West end of San Francisco Street. The trolley car, middle-center reads, "Depot" which indicates that the trolley car is servicing the Depot area. The first building to the right is the Hotel Green Tree - 604-608 San Francisc… more
Date: 1916~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[National Guardsmen on the Hike]

Description: The postcard caption reads: 'Temporary Camp. 20,000 National Guardsmen on the Hike.' The location of this temporary camp is not known. Also not known is the name of the National Guardsmen Unit or Units that are represented here in this photographic event. We also do not have information from where these National Guardsmen are coning from. The word 'hike' meant that these troops were moving from one temporary camp location to another temporary camp location. Troops remained in these tempo… more
Date: 1916
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Pennsylvania National Guard Arriving at the Border]

Description: 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 i… more
Date: July 1916
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[U.S. Troops in Mexico]

Description: U.S. Troop in Mexico. Punitive Expedition Troops somewhere in Mexico. Walter H. Horne does not provide us with any specific information about the exact location of these Troops; or to which Unit these Troops are a part of. However since they are in Mexico, these Troops are undoubtedly part of General Pershing's Punitive Expedition in Mexico ca. 1916 - 1917. The unknown group of men are part of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Most of the men look tired and dirty but a few men have managed … more
Date: August 1916
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican boy with his donkey]

Description: The postcard caption reads: 'Scene along the march of the U.S. Soldiers in Mexico'. The scene in this photograph was somewhere in Mexico. An unknown Mexican boy stands next to his donkey as he poses for this photograph. The donkey was saddled up for riding. Over the right shoulder of the Mexican boy there stands an Army supply wagon that is harnessed to two mules. An old adobe home, perhaps the home of the Mexican boy and his family, is visible in the background. This was most likely a s… more
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Lumber Company Float in Parade]

Description: Photograph of a C. Kramer Lumber Company float drawn by horses in a parade. There are men standing on top of the float and holding American flags. A small boy is following by the side of the float, and people are watching from the opposite side of the road.
Date: 1916
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Foster's Laundry

Description: Photograph of Foster's Laundry, located at 205 E. Third Street. Employees stand on the front walkway with a horse-drawn delivery cart. Note the elevated water tank to the right rear of the building.
Date: 1916
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Taylor Public Library

[After the deer hunt]

Description: In this photograph, there are two trees with at least three dead dear hanging upside-down from the branches. Two of the deer have been split open and an older man in the center of the photograph is cutting the third. Another man, dressed casually, is watching him work. To the far right, there is a covered buggy or wagon that is unhitched and parked. Behind the men, there is a white spotted dog lying on the ground and a white building, presumably a house. In the background there appear to b… more
Date: November 1916
Creator: Fred J. Feldman Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Post Office Site]

Description: Photograph of a construction site for a post office. Several men are standing along the edge of the site. In the background, there are stacks of construction materials, and a horse-drawn wagon carrying other materials. Behind the site, there are other buildings.
Date: February 1, 1916
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Fire Protection, Hallettsville, Texas

Description: Postcard of a group of firemen posing in the Hallettsville Fire Department's Horse and Fire Wagon on LaGrange Street in front of the Fire Hall. According to accompanying information, the persons in the wagon (left to right) are Richard Waltersdorf, John E. Buss, and O. T. East, and the horse is called "Headlight." "Fire Protection, Hallettsville, Texas" is printed beneath the image. On the back is a letter written to Mrs. Henry Messer in Shiner, Texas.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Braunig
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Isaacson Cotton Gin Company, El Campo, Texas]

Description: Black and white photograph of a building known as the Isaacson Gin Company, where cotton is processed. The building is made of wood and has several different sections to it. The yard just outside the company is teeming with horse-drawn or animal-drawn wagons. Each wagon is filled with cotton; some of them are covered with a tarp. In the distance, several houses are visible, as are dirt roads that lead to and from the company yard.
Date: September 16, 1916
Creator: El Campo Studio Photo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Isaacson Gin Company

Description: Photograph of the Isaacson Gin Company, a cotton gin in El Campo, Texas, taken from a high angle and from a distance, capturing the entire structure and the surrounding homes that surround it. Several horse-drawn wagons are moving in a procession in an arc formation from the south-facing wall of the gin to the north-facing one. Groups of men can be seen directing them. Others are seen on the ground and on platforms near the cotton bales. The gin itself is a large two-story structure with gable… more
Date: September 16, 1916
Creator: El Campo Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Something going on

Description: Photograph of a crowded street. There are three men on top of a building watching an event below them. A large number of people are shown near vehicles crowding the road. There are various stores that surround the area.
Date: 1916
Creator: Stanford Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Downtown Arlington, Mineral Well

Description: Photograph of a gathering in downtown Arlington. There are many horse-drawn wagons carrying bales of cotton in the street. Men are by the wagons, in front of the stores, and sitting on the mineral water fountain. Some of the stores are W. R. Bivins, R. W. McKnight Groceries, Copeland Grocery, Coulter and Sons Drug Store, and Corner Drug Store. Believed to have been taken in 1916.
Date: 1916
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Scrapbook Page: Military Camps]

Description: Photographs of military camps. The top left photo is of military men cooking near a tent. The top right photo is of a man giving another man a haircut with rows of large tents in the background. The middle photo is of men standing together with tents in the background and a handwritten note "Prof. Evans Ll Hospital." The bottom left photo is of a man with a dog standing in a street in McAllen, Texas with buildings, wagons, and people behind him. The bottom right photo is of men eating and stand… more
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of South Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Military Camp Scenes]

Description: Photographs of events at a military camp. The top left photo shows a funeral procession with horse-drawn carriages and people walking on a dirt road. The top middle photo is of a baseball field lined with spectators for an Officers' ball game. The top right photo is of a uniform inspection for members of the National Guard. The bottom left photo is of two children sitting on a white horse with military barracks in the background. The bottom middle photo is of a group of men in a large swimming … more
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of South Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: McAllen, Texas]

Description: Photographs of McAllen, Texas. The top left photo is of men driving a wagon with a tent in the background. The top right photo is of military men standing in a trench near the Rio Bravo. The bottom left photo is of military men and horses standing in front of the Hidalgo Courthouse. The bottom right photo is of wagons and cars on Main Street in McAllen, Texas.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of South Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Military Marches]

Description: Photographs of military men on marches. The top left photo is of a covered wagon pulled by a team of horses about to drive through a large pool of mud. The top right photo is of men marching in formation on a dirt road behind a man on a horse, with a handwritten note: "En Route, 110 Mile Hike." The bottom left photo is of men and wagons marching over the Lake Sardina bridge. The bottom right photo is of the 1st N. Y. Cavalry marching on a dirt road.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of South Texas History

[Photograph of Fire Engines]

Description: Photograph of a horse-drawn fire wagon next to a new fire engine car in front of the Orange Fire Department station. Several of the men pictured are identified as Jeff Gill, Calvin Stakes, Bill Adams, Jessie Rexes, George Rexes, Wright Roan, A. W. Barron, Grover Caldwell, Spaull, E. P. Nies, Jack Depew, Dave Moskier, and J. F. Withers.
Date: 1916
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

Wagon-Seat.

Description: Patent for "a detachable spring or resilient support for wagon seats [...] which may be adjusted for positioning the seat at various elevations" (lines 14-22), including illustrations.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Winslow, George J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Transporting Truck

Description: Patent for "improvements in transporting trucks for agricultural implements" (Lines 10-11) including illustrations.
Date: March 21, 1916
Creator: Leach, William W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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