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[Bayonet Drill]

Description: Photograph of a bayonet drill. The army soldiers are practicing close quarters combat or hand to hand combat in preparation for their bayonet drilling exercises. To the right, bayonet practice dummies wait to test the soldier’s marksmanship. The rifles in this image are M1903 Springfield rifles.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Bayonet Drill with Dummy Straw Filled Bags]

Description: Postcard depicts soldiers performing a bayonet drill. In the photograph, dummy bundles of straw hang from a wooden structure. The soldiers attack the bundles with bayonets. Postcard is addressed to J. R. Teague of Framingham, Massachusetts, 114 Hollis St. Postcard is postmarked from San Antonio, Texas July 6, 1918 at 5:30 P.M.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Beaded purse

Description: Purse of copper colored knit and vertical rows of copper iridescent glass beads. Ornate brass frame in open spiral floral design. Single, long linked chain handle. Lined in dark brown crepe with elasticized slip pocket. Ball and socket closure. No labels or markings. Measurements: 12 cm across frame; 19 cm from top of frame to bottom
Date: 1910/1919
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded purse

Description: Child's purse of dark green cotton with multicolored beads in floral pattern. Square shape; brass frame, ball twist closing and chain handle. Lined in black cotton. No labels. Measurements: 12.5 x 13.5 cm
Date: 1910/1919
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Beauchamp Siblings]

Description: Postcard of the Beauchamp siblings, (from left to right) Oluff Beauchamp (14 years old), Mary Caroline Beauchamp Saam (8 years old), Sarah Ellen Beauchamp Totten (12 years old).
Date: 1910
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Belle Ryon Davis with a woman to her right and a young man to her left]

Description: Photograph of Belle Ryon Davis, center, with a woman to her right and a young man to her left. Davis, who has her gray hair pulled back into a bun and has wire rimmed glasses, is wearing a floor length white dress with elbow length sleeves. Shrubs in foreground. Trees, white picket fence and buildings in background. The photograph exhibits three bands of light areas possibly due to exposure problems, lighting, or being superimposed.
Date: [1910..1925]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

Beret-style hat

Description: Beret-style hat of light purple silk velvet with rigid wire frame aperture and gathered "top knot" secured by a band of purple velvet ribbon. Unlined. No labels or tags. Measurements: Front to back, without padding: 22 cm. Side to side, without padding: 21 cm. Height, without padding: 6 cm. Aperture: oval, 12 x 9 cm.
Date: 1910
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Bidding Farewell to their Native Land]

Description: Postcard image of an unidentified woman and two small children standing along the Rio Grande river. According to the caption, the family is looking back towards El Paso del Norte and are bidding farewell to their native land. El Paso del Norte is now known as Ciudad Juárez. There is no corroborating information about the identities for this small family. We also do not know if the woman is the mother, grandmother, or someone else related to the children. The family appears to have all of t… more
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Big Bend District]

Description: Postcard of the Rio Grande River bending around an unknown area in the Big Bend National Park. The Big Bend National Park is in Brewster County, Texas and contains approximately 801,163 acres of protected land according to the National Park Service website. Big Bend is named as such because of the many and vast curves that the Rio Grande river takes in this area of the Texas southwest. There is an unidentified wood shack in the foreground of the image. And on the other side of the river, th… more
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Bird Eye View of Taylor

Description: Postcard of an elevated view of Main Street, looking northwest from Second Street. Correspondence on the back: "Mr. O. Connor - have you got anybody to help you or do you want me at [...]. We only worked 9 hours a day here & can make up for my [...] We are about th[r]ough with the Barn & can come any time if you want me they are going to work on the house in about two weeks if you want me let me know at once if not I will help on the House. JT."
Date: 1910~
Partner: Taylor Public Library

[Bird's Eye View of Fort Bliss]

Description: The picture is taken from an eastern standpoint and faces west towards historic Fort Bliss buildings and Mount Franklin on the horizon. The houses in the background are officers' quarters along Sheridan Road. The large four story building in the foreground and the building across from it have no identifying marks or building numbers. The four-storied building is completed in the Queen Anne style of architecture, with its steeply gabled roof and multiple chimneys. The original parade grounds are… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Birdseye View of Meridian

Description: Photo taken from top of Bosque Co. courthouse in Meridian, looking toward north, north east. Can see front and side of what is now the Lumpkin Bldg, going out Morgan St. Meridian College is in far background; the old mill to the back and side of the old church on Morgan St (Hwy 22). Scattered homes throughout country side. A "Rock Shop - Horseshoeing and General Repairs" sign on building behind what is now Barlett's Pharmacy.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Bosque County Historical Commission

Blooming Grove 1910 Sheet 1

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Blooming Grove in Navarro County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1910
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Blooming Grove 1910 Sheet 2

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Blooming Grove in Navarro County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1910
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Blooming Grove 1910 Sheet 3

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Blooming Grove in Navarro County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1910
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Blooming Grove 1910 Sheet 4

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Blooming Grove in Navarro County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1910
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Blooming Grove 1910 Sheet 5

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Blooming Grove in Navarro County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1910
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Bodies in a Cemetery]

Description: Postcard shows rows of bodies situated near two caskets in a large cemetery. In the foreground, bodies lie next to each other with personal items such as hats. Beyond the caskets and bodies, are several crosses. A mountain is also visible in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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