[El Paso Downtown Landlines]

Photograph of landline poles and wries in downtown El Paso, Texas. A train and buildings are behind the wires.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Francis Parker Photo of El Paso]

Photograph of a street scene in El Paso with buildings, carriages, and signs which appear to read "News Depot" and "L. Meyer & Co." Franklin Mountains is visible in the distance.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1517 Montana in El Paso]

Photograph of 1517 Montana in El Paso, Texas. There is a long set of steps leading up to the building from the street, past a slanted lawn. The two story building has a main roof, and a porch roof supported by columns. The main roof has chimneys and an arch-shaped extension of the lower window.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Paso del Norte Lobby]

Photograph of the Hotel Paso del Norte's lobby. A car, as well as a few pieces of artwork are on display. The photo captures the bottom portion of the hotel's famed glass dome, located right above the lobby. The corner of the hotel's front desk is seen to the center right. There are multiple archways throughout the room and light fixtures hanging from the ceiling.
Date: 1912/1930
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Lobby With Double Desks]

Photograph of a lobby room in the El Paso Carnegie Library. Two desks and windows lie to the left and right of a double door in the center of the photo. A table is displaying books at the bottom of the photo.
Date: 1904/1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Sitting on Back Porch]

Photograph of a man sitting on the back porch wall of an unidentified, bungalow-style house. The yard is bare dirt, the house roof is shaped like two caret symbols, and there is a melded rock design at the base of the house.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[San Jacinto Plaza & Buildings to the Southeast]

Photograph of San Jacinto Plaza and the buildings that are south east of it. There are people standing on the sidewalk and laying near trees. A street lamp is on the sidewalk.
Date: September 23, 1978
Creator: Binion, Charles
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Patio Looking Left]

Photograph of a patio in the El Paso Carnegie Library. People are reading while sitting in chairs by a table. The patio has ionic columns with trees on the lawn outside.
Date: 1904/1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boys Playing Pool]

Photograph of a group of boys playing pool in a boys club with a photo of John F. Kennedy hanging on the wall behind them. Text on the back of the photo indicates the JFK photo is of the president awarding a "Boy of the Year" award to a boy from the club seen here. The word "Intermediate" can be seen painted on the wall in the background.
Date: 1978?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Caples Building in Construction]

Photograph of workers standing on top of the Caples Building during construction. The building has only the basic support columns for many floors.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rendering of Apartment House, Sweetwater Texas]

Rendering of an apartment house in Sweetwater, Texas. It has two entrances with archway shaped doors and tall columns. The two story building has windows on both stories.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Office Interior Workroom Looking Eastward]

Photograph of the interior workroom of the United States Post Office in El Paso, Texas, under construction. There are many wood and metal scaffolds throughout the large, incomplete room and many wooden planks litter the floor. There is an archway to enter the room.
Date: July 1, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wilmarth House in El Paso]

Photograph of the Wilmarth house in El Paso, Texas. The building has a raised porch with a walkway, railing, and columns wrapped around the side of the house. The yard has bare dirt.
Date: 1905~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library 2nd Floor Gates]

Photograph of door gates on the second floor of Carnegie Library.
Date: 1904/1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trade Winds Cocktail Bar Sign]

Photograph of the Trade Winds Cocktail Bar sign and window.
Date: September 20, 1978
Creator: Binion, Charles
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Aerial View]

Photograph of the front of the Carnegie Library in El Paso, Texas. The building is white colored with tall columns in front of the entrance, and curved walkways on the lawn. There are buildings behind the library.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Reading Room]

Photograph of a reading room in Carnegie Library. Double gates have taken the place of normal doors. Book shelves, tables, and chairs are to the right.
Date: 1904/1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trost & Trost, Architects (open access)

Trost & Trost, Architects

Photocopy of a booklet from 1907 advertising various types of architecture designed by the Trost & Trost firm, with introductory text and advertisements.
Date: unknown
Creator: Trost & Trost (Firm)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel Orndorff Dining Room]

Photograph of the entrance to the dining room of the Hotel Orndorff. The photo was taken from a sitting room. It includes tables, chairs, light fixtures hanging from the ceiling, and a ceiling full of support beams.
Date: 1926/1933
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Office Construction Site Looking Eastward]

Photograph of the United States Post Office in El Paso, Texas. The building has bricks with many tall window slots on both visible sides. There are electrical wires strung across the top half of the picture, and bricks and rocks on the ground. Buildings are slightly visible just past the outer corners of the building.
Date: May 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Side View]

Photo of the El Paso Carnegie Library from the side. The building has four large ionic columns with an engraving of a star above the columns. A patio with smaller columns is extending from the main building. Trees and bushes fill the landscaping.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rendering of the Federal House of Detention]

Rendering of the Federal House of Detention in El Paso, Texas. It has a watch tower, a row of archways on both sides of the main entrance, and a decorated grand entrance.
Date: 1931/1932
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooded Part of El Paso]

Photograph of a portion of El Paso city flooded with water, seen from the top of a what appears to be the county court house, identified in another photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Preliminary Site of Post Office Looking North]

Photograph of workers in a dug-out construction site, with horses excavating for a future post office. There are cars on the road near a landline pole. Buildings and a mountain are visible in the background.
Date: September 1, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History