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[Portrait of Félix Díaz Prieto]

Postcard with an oval portrait image of Félix Díaz [17 February 1868 – 9 July 1945], wearing a three-piece suit and visible from the chest up, viewed from his left side. The caption below the image reads: Felix Diaz. Associated with President [Victoriano] Huerta at Mexico City. Handwritten text on the back of the postcard: "Dear G.M. Glad to hear that you and Father are enjoying yourselves. Will write at once. All ok.", Walter. The postcard is addressed to Miss G.M. Horne, Portland Maine, Box 365. Dated May 25, 1913.
Date: May 25, 1913
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Family Sits to Eat #1]

Postcard image of an unidentified Mexican family -- two women, one young female, and a man -- seated in a semi-circle on the dirt ground in front of their tent. On the ground in front of them, there is a cup near the man's feet (at left), a stack of homemade tortillas on top of one of the larger cooking pots, and a coffee pot. The back of the postcard reads: "Tortillas for dinner. (Tortillas are made of either corn or flour, water & salt.) A small of dough is slapped into a pan cake and cooked on a tin or anything convenient over a small fire", Walter. The postcard is dated March 13, 1914.
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Quarters #1]

Postcard image of an unidentified rural neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, with the handwritten label "Mexican Quarters" at the bottom. The image was taken from a hill and there is a mix of adobe houses and wooden shacks with wooden fencing built around an open square below, and other buildings along the ridge of other hills in the left and center parts of the image. In the square, an unidentified woman is hanging laundry and several horses are visible, as well as a wagon; three other people are walking up a path in the background. Written on the back of the postcard, "Haven't forgotten you. Will write soon. Everything fine, Walter." The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne, Hallowell, Maine.
Date: March 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Customs Officers and Guards #2]

Photograph of a group of people standing outside a one-story brick building with the caption, "Customs Officers and Guards. Juarez, Mexico." There appears to be a main entrance to the right and a smaller doorway on an addition to the left; both doorways are decorated with Mexican flags and banners aw well as a framed picture of President Venustiano Carranza above the left doorway. Seven men are standing around the outside of the building including two in the main doorway (one holding a shotgun) and a man and a woman in the second doorway. The back of the postcard says, "Sunday morning. Dear Mrs. Marston: I wish I could walk up your little hill tonight and drop in on you. Awful sick of loafing around. Ed."
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Postcard Home from the Racetrack]

Postcard with an image of the end of a 16-horse race, titled at the bottom as: "A finish at Juarez, Mex." with the top three winners listed in the lower-left corner: "1st. Cordie, F. 2nd. Hardy 3rd. Singletoe." A note on the back was written from the photographer, Walter H. Horne, to his father in Hallowell, Maine and is postmarked February 27, 1915 at 8:30 a.m in El Paso, Texas.
Date: February 1915
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Ranch House #1]

Postcard image of a house made of adobe bricks with the handwritten label "Typical Mexican Ranch House" along the bottom. In front of the house, there is a well in the right side of the image and behind the well, a girl with a horse is drawing water. Two children are standing under a small tree, to the left of the well. A handwritten note on the back, addressed to Miss G. M. Horne says, "Will write in a day or two. Ok here. Hope you are well. Very quiet in this section. No Business. Walter."
Date: April 1918
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Keno Gambling Hall, Juarez, Mexico]

Postcard image of men seated along a long narrow table in the middle of the room at a Keno Hall in Juarez, Mexico. Keno House Rules are visible along the top portion of the wall at left and several Keno number walls are visible at the back of the room and to the right. The back of the postcard reads, "Dear Mother. Your letter and the one from Father rec'd. All ok here and will write at once. I shall leave for Denver in about a week. Expect G. & Father Sep. 7, Yours, Walter". The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne, Hallowell, Maine.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Adobe Bricks]

Postcard image of three boys wearing hats and overalls, posing with their pet goat in front of an adobe brick house, with the text "Adobe Bricks" handwritten in the lower-left corner. There is a large pile of adobe bricks on the left side of the image and a desert hill visible in the background. The back of the postcard reads: "Better keep these cards G.M. May send you some interesting ones later on. Signed, Walter." The postcard is addressed to: Miss G.M. Horne, Portland Maine, Box 365 and post marked August 3, 1913.
Date: August 1913
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Family Sits to Eat #2]

Postcard image of an unidentified Mexican family -- two women, one young female, and a man -- seated in a semi-circle on the dirt ground in front of their tent. On the ground in front of them, there is a cup near the man's feet (at left), a stack of homemade tortillas on top of one of the larger cooking pots, and a coffee pot. The postcard is post marked March 13, 1914, El Paso, Texas. The postcard reads: "Note the 'shoes' on the man. The whole family wore the same kind. Tortillas (corn or flour - water & salt) for dinner. A small ball of dough is slapped into a pancake and cooked on a piece of tin over a camp fire". The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne, Hallowell, Maine, Loudeu Hill.
Date: March 13, 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Quarters #2]

Postcard image of an unidentified rural neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, with the handwritten label "Mexican Quarters" at the bottom. The image was taken from a hill and there is a mix of adobe houses and wooden shacks with wooden fencing built around an open square below, and other buildings along the ridge of other hills in the left and center parts of the image. In the square, an unidentified woman is hanging laundry and several horses are visible, as well as a wagon; three other people are walking up a path in the background. A handwritten note on the back addressed to Miss G. M. Horne says, "Dear G.M. Haven't forgotten you. Will write soon. Everything fine and lots of work. Walter. "
Date: March 21, 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Ranch House #2]

Postcard image of a house made of adobe bricks with the handwritten label "Typical Mexican Ranch House" along the bottom. In front of the house, there is a well in the right side of the image and behind the well, a girl with a horse is drawing water. Two children are standing under a small tree, to the left of the well. A handwritten note on the back, addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne says, "Will write tomorrow or next day. Ok here. Hope you are well. Walter."
Date: April 11, 1918
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eradication of Ferns from Pasture Lands in the Eastern United States (open access)

Eradication of Ferns from Pasture Lands in the Eastern United States

"There are nearly 7,500 recognized species of ferns in the world, of which number over 200 are known to be native to the United States. A few species have become weed pests in this country, and it is to a discussion of the control of these weedy ferns that this bulletin is devoted. The parts of the United States in which ferns are bad weeds are, principally, (1) the hill country of the Northeastern States and the higher portions of the Appalachian Mountain region as far south as Georgia, and (2) the Pacific coast country west of the Cascade Mountains.... This publication deals only with fern eradication in the Eastern States." -- p. 1-2
Date: 1915
Creator: Cox, H. R. (Herbert Randolph)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Place of Sheep on New England Farms (open access)

The Place of Sheep on New England Farms

"Conditions created by the European war have made sheep raising on a small scale a very profitable enterprise for the New England farmer so situated as to take advantage of the economic conditions. Prior to the recent remarkable advance in prices of wool and mutton, sheep raising in New England was comparatively unprofitable, but now, under certain conditions, a revival of the industry seems desirable. This bulletin tells briefly how the industry was organized in 1914, and discusses the difficulties to be met in expanding the business, with special reference to improvement in breeding stock, better care, and more efficient disease control." -- p. 2
Date: 1918
Creator: Branch, F. H.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gipsy Moth and the Brown-Tail Moth and Their Control (open access)

The Gipsy Moth and the Brown-Tail Moth and Their Control

"This bulletin describes briefly the seasonal history and habits of [the gypsy moth and the brown-tail moth] and suggests the best methods for their control, determined and adopted as a result of many extensive experiments." -- p. 5
Date: 1917
Creator: Burgess, A. F.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer (open access)

The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer

This report discusses the roundheaded apple-tree borer, an insect in the eastern and midwestern United States that, in its larval stage, destroys the bark and wood of apple trees. Several methods of control are discussed, including worming, paints and washes, and sprays.Apple-tree borers.
Date: 1915
Creator: Brooks, Fred E.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
How to Attract Birds in Northeastern United States (open access)

How to Attract Birds in Northeastern United States

"The means of increasing the number of birds about our homes are few and simple. They comprise adequate protection and the provision of suitable nesting places, food, and water.... This bulletin [recommends] practicable methods of attracting birds about homes [in the northeastern United States]. Especial attention will be given to the value of fruit-bearing shrubs and trees." -- title page. Protection for birds, winter feeding, water supplies, and nesting boxes and birdhouses are also discussed.
Date: 1914
Creator: McAtee, W. L. (Waldo Lee), 1883-1962
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Feldspars of the New England and North Appalachian States (open access)

The Feldspars of the New England and North Appalachian States

From Introduction: "The investigations presented in this bulletin have been undertaken by the bureau with a view to a better understanding of the conditions which confront the producer of commercial feldspar and also with the object of determining wherein the various deposits of feldspar differ."
Date: 1916
Creator: Watts, A. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[First Aid in the Field]

Postcard image of an unknown man receiving medical treatment from a field medic (possibly a Red Cross worker). The field medic appears to be changing the first aid dressing on the injured man's foot, and is being assisted by a second, well-dressed man, who is holding a pair of surgical scissors. The back of the postcard reads: Miss G. M. Horne, Portland Maine, Box 365. Foot shot away. Poor picture taken inside a tent. Walter.
Date: March 12, 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portland Terminal Co. (PTM) 801

A photograph postcard showing the Portland Terminal Co. (PTM) 801, 0-6-0, Portland, ME. (Ex: Maine Central 180)
Date: July 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Portland Terminal Co. (PTM) 850

A photograph postcard showing the Portland Terminal Co. (PTM) 850, 4-4-0, crew posing, Portland, ME.
Date: July 8, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bangor & Aroostook (BAR) 206

A photograph print showing Bangor & Aroostook (BAR) 206, 4-4-0, Derby, ME.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History