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Trails made and routes used by the Fourth U.S. Cavalry: Under command of General R.S. MacKenzie in its operations against hostile Indians in Texas, Indian-Territory (now Oklahoma), New Mexico and Old Mexico during the period of 1871-2-3-4 and 5

Military map of the routes used by R.S. Mackenzie and his troops, including New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas as well as parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Mexico. The map shows routes, trails, railroads, roads, camps, old forts, other landmarks, battles with American Indians, and names and locations of American Indian tribes in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Scale [ca. 1:1,405,436] (23.76 miles to the inch).

Date: 1927

Creator: Dorchester, E. D.

Item Type: Map

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Mexican Prisoners Awaiting Sentence #1]

Postcard image of at least three Mexican Insurrecto prisoners behind bars, being guarded at a jailhouse in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A man is seated outside the left side of the window; he is wearing a Mexican army-style uniform, including a large sombrero and a bullet ammo bandolier with a 5 round ammo clip. A woman is standing near the right corner of the window, looking inward at the prisoners. Handwritten note on the back: "Prisoners awaiting sentencing - Juarez Prison."

Date: 1921~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Adobe "Casa" Juarez, Mexico]

Postcard image of an adobe house in Juarez, Mexico. In the bottom adobe house, wood beams support the adobe roof. The woman at the center right side of this image walks with a baby at her chest. Behind the walking woman stands a man behind the corner of the bottom adobe house. Two more woman can be seen on the far left side of the upper adobe house. Bottom adobe house, right side of the open door, there appears to be a large Geode rock split in two. The back of the postcard reads: "Many … more

Date: 1920~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

Mexico and Central America.

Map shows railways, submarine communications cables, and steamer route distances between various ports in the United States, Mexico, and Central America. Insets: "British Honduras" and "Continuation of Central America." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:6,310,000].

Date: 1920

Creator: London Geographical Institute

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Empty Ore Car in Mexico]

Porter Locomotive No. 4, type 0-6-4T heads an empty ore train, enroute from the smelter in Chihuahua City to the mines at Santa Eulalia, Mexico on the 30-inch gauge El Potosi Industrial and Chihuahua Railroad in June 1922. On the mountain side in the background are steel towers supporting an aerial tramway, which had recently been completed for transporting ore from the mine to a reduction mill.

Date: June 1922

Creator: Blanton, Bert C.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Engines at Tampico Terminal]

The Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico engine terminal of the National Railroad of Mexico in March 1920. At this time Mallet (Articulated) type 2-6-6-2 steam locomotives frequently headed passenger trains on the Monterrey - Tampico Line. This was one of the earliest divisions on the National Railways where Mallet (Articulated) type locomotives went into service.

Date: March 1920

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Train traveling from Mexico City to Guadalajara]

In the "Age of Steam" Engine No. 155, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, heads the morning train of the National Railways of Mexico enroute from Mexico City to Guadalajara around 1928.

Date: 1928~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Saltillo Depot]

Saltillo, Mexico passenger depot of the National Railways of Mexico, September 1920. This was a busy terminal on the Nuevo Laredo to Mexico City main line. Also for local trains operating to Monterrey, Piedras Negras, and Torreon.

Date: September 1920

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Train on the bridge from Rio Jamapa at Tomatlán]

Passenger train on the bridge from Rio Jamapa at Tomatlán and is part of the 2ft gauge line of the Ferrocarril Mexicano. This narrow-gauge train, headed by a Consolidation type 2-8-0 Baldwin No. 1 steam locomotive with a diverse consist, carried a Broiler-buffet Sleeping car on the rear-end which provided meal service for Pullman passengers.

Date: September 1920

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Train pulling into Monterrey Station]

Monterrey's Union station in the "Glory Days of Steam" January 1920. In this era, it was one of the finest railroad passenger depots in Mexico. This station had ten stub-end tracks. There were sixteen through passenger trains daily, inbound and outbound. In addition, there were trains originating at Monterrey, such as those to Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Realta, Saltillo and Tampico. The track in the foreground was a portion of Monterrey's electric street railway system. The paralleling track… more

Date: January 1920

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

The countries of the Caribbean : including Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and the Panama Canal.

Map shows political boundaries, shipping routes with distances, major cities and towns, Mexican states, and major railroads. Includes notes. Insets: "Guantanamo Bay, Cuba," "Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands," and "The Panama Canal and the Canal Zone (with cross-section showing extent of canal excavation)." Relief shown by bathymetry, spot heights and gradient tints. Scales [ca. 1:5,500,000], [ca. 1:400,000], [ca. 1:1,300,000], and [ca. 1:500,000].

Date: 1922

Creator: National Geographic Society (U.S.). Cartographic Division.

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Maps of Central America and Mexico]

Map shows major cities and towns, lakes, rivers, and the location of Native American ruins. Inset: [overview map showing location of Central America in North America]. Scale [ca. 1:7,600,000].

Date: [1925..1945]

Creator: C.S. Hammond and Company

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Maps of Mexico and Alaska]

Map shows early twentieth century Mexican states, territories, cities, and towns. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:9,820,800].

Date: 1920?

Creator: Rand McNally and Company

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Cowhand and Saddle Horses]

Photograph of a cowhand on horseback with saddle horses on the La Babia Ranch with trees and hills in the background.

Date: 1925~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

[Tampico, Mexico]

Tampico, Mexico. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Date: 1920

Item Type: Photograph