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[Catholic Church]
Postcard of an adobe Mexican Catholic church in Deming, New Mexico. The churchyard is fenced in. There is a bell at the top of the church, and a cross above the bell. There is a windmill in the background. A note on the front of the card says, "Mexican Catholic Church Deming, N. Mex."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her past night in El Paso and Juarez, tacos, flying over mountains, landing at Deming and Phoenix, and staying in Phoenix. Written on Hotel Westward Ho stationary.
Date:
October 7, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 183]
Document outlining the trial of Private Percy R. Starks on charges of disobeying an order and possession "seditious" books, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential overruling.
Date:
August 24, 1918
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 98]
Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding accommodation at US Base Hospital Deming, NM, for soldiers en route to the US General Hospital at Fort Bayard, as well as volunteers to the Air Service, the establishment of three new kinds of engineering units, and changes to pay rates.
Date:
October 30, 1918
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 3, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent orders for ferrying aircraft, different types of aircraft, and not being able to get a check ride. Typed on Kemp Hotel (Wichita) stationary.
Date:
March 3, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[National Guardsmen on the Border]
Postcard image of a line of Springfield rifles (United States Rifle, Caliber .30-06, Model 1903) arranged in upright stacks, with packs around the outside of each grouping. Uniformed men are standing behind the equipment; another line of stacks and tents are visible in the background. Caption text along the bottom of the image says: 'National Guardsmen arriving on the Border.'
Date:
March 1916
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tres Hermanas Mountains]
Postcard of the Three Sisters mountain peaks in the New Mexico desert. In the foreground, there is a relatively flat desert area covered in scrub and plants, with a wooden structure at the left side of the image that may be an old mine headframe entrance to the Canon Quarry Mine. The postcard caption says: Tres Hermanas (3 Sisters) Mountains, New Mexico.
Date:
1910/1920
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tres Hermanas Mountain Range]
Postcard image of an outcropping of rocks with bushes and scrub in front of a flat desert area with peaks in the background, which are part of the Tres Hermanas Mountain range.
Date:
1910/1920
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[New Mexico Nation Guard]
Photograph of uniformed National Guard troops standing around a collapsed tent at a campsite, in front of two lines of raised tents of different shapes. Around the outside of the site (left side of image), Springfield rifles (United States Rifle, Caliber .30-06, Model 1903) are arranged in upright stacks, with packs around the outside of each grouping and a U.S. flag is visible above one stack. Text is printed at the bottom of the image: "National Guard on the Mexican Border, Deming, New Mexico." with a handwritten note written below the photo: "putting up tents."
Date:
March 1916
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Desert Mountains]
Postcard image of an unidentified desert mountain range, likely in Luna County, New Mexico. Several rocks, bushes, and scrub are visible in the foreground of the image with the mountains visible in the background.
Date:
1910/1920
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Southwest Desert Vista]
Postcard image of a southwest desert vista in the Chihuahuan Desert, taken near an outcropping of large rocks surrounded by small, brushy bushes. A flat desert area is visible behind the rocks, with mountains in the background.
Date:
1910/1920
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southern Pacific (SP) 5017
A photograph print showing the Southern Pacific (SP) 5017, 4-10-2, Deming, NM. [see also 2008.008.6499]
Date:
September 10, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 891
A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 891, 2-8-2 (BLW) class 885, ex: 906, on freight train, Deming, NM.
Date:
September 11, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Southern Pacific (SP) 5017
A photograph print showing the Southern Pacific (SP) 5017, 4-10-2 (Alco/Schenectady, class SP-2), on a freight train, taking on water, hauling a string of boxcars, Deming, NM. [see also 2008.008.2486]
Date:
September 10, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 893
A photograph print of Santa Fe (ATSF) 893, 2-8-2 (BLW, class 885), on a freight train, Deming, NM.
Date:
September 10, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Southern Pacific (SP) 4305 on "The Argonaut"
A photograph print showing the Southern Pacific (SP) 4305, 4-8-2 (Alco, class Mt.-1), on westbound passenger train No. 5, "The Argonaut", taking on water, Deming, NM.
Date:
September 10, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 935
A photograph print of Santa Fe (ATSF) 935, 2-10-2 (BLW, class 900), Deming, NM.
Date:
September 11, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History