States

[Myrtle Avenue, El Paso, 1890-1900]

Photograph of a view looking west along Myrtle Avenue. The old city hall can be seen in the left foreground and the "Trust Building" or Gateway Hotel can be seen in the left background. The woman seen standing in the right foreground is labeled on the back of the photo as Mrs. O. C. Bernard.
Date: 1898
Creator: O'Rourke, Tom
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Postcard depicting a bullfight in a Ciudad Juarez, Mexico arena. In the photograph, two men in costume wait to bullfight, and one man is directly engaging the bull. People are visible in the stands. Advertisements are visible in both English and Spanish. Postcard was stamped and mailed from El Paso, Texas on April 27, 1915. [Text on back of postcard.]
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Bullfight in Plaza de Toros, Juarez Mexico]

A postcard depicting a bullfight in Plaza de Toros, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. One matador engages the bull directly. Three other matadors stand away from the bull. A crowd is visible in the stands, with one onlooker reaching out towards the bull. There is advertising in Spanish on the wall surrounding the arena. [Text on back of postcard.]
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panteón Felicista]

Postcard image of a group of men standing in a row (including a Mexican Army officer, who is smoking) along the left side of the image, behind a gravedigger who is holding a shovel and standing in a partially-dug grave. The caption (lowever-left) reads: "60. Int. de la Ciudadela. Panteón Felicista." [translation: 60. Interior of the Citadel. Felicista Pantheon.] On the right side of the image, there is a pile of dirt along the ground, a covered corpse is visible near the center of the image, and, in the background, an unidentified man wearing a suit is standing in front of an automobile that is facing the opposite direction.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Preparing Food]

Photograph of a woman preparing food amidst a group of men and women in a rebel camp. Women would often follow their husbands and other family members during the Mexican Revolution as they marched to various locations, to care for them.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rebel Cannon]

Photograph of a group of rebel soldiers observing a cannon in front of a heavily damaged building in Mexico. The sign across the end of the building reads "Cubillas y Garcia, Agentes de Aduanas," which translates to "Cubillas and Garcia, Customs Agents."
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Soldiers]

Photograph of twelve men standing outside of a makeshift Red Cross building.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Juarez Depot]

Photograph of civilians waiting outside the Juarez Depot. There is a flag hanging from a support beam that reads "Brigada Sanitaria".
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Customs Officers and Guards #1]

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 is addressed to Sr. Guillermo Stein.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Stein, William & Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial of Juarez and El Paso]

Arial photograph of the cities of El Paso and Juarez, with light colored text on the photo labeling the two cities, the Rio Grande, Cordova, and Mexico and U.S. territory.
Date: November 1, 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bulletin Board for the Salvation Army]

Photograph of a collage of the many accomplishments, awards, and recognition received by the Salvation Army. Ca. 1943. In the center of the bulletin board is a photograph of three officers of the Salvation Army.
Date: 1943
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historical Sketch of Aoy School (open access)

Historical Sketch of Aoy School

Booklet providing background of the Aoy School in El Paso, including brief biographical information about the founder, Olivas Villanueva Aoy, as well as information about the location and building, teachers and principals, and other general information about the history from the founding through 1949.
Date: April 27, 1951
Creator: Schaer, Bertha Archer
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Border Divisional Band]

Photograph of a large group of people standing front of Iglesia Presbiteriana, "El Divino Salvador" [The Divine Savior]. They are posing in a semi-circle, wearing dark-colored clothing and holding horns; there are also children standing near the ends of the line. A drum is sitting on the ground in the center of the line and has the text "Salvation Army Border Divisional Band" written around the outside. The church is a multi-story brick building with square towers on either side of the main section and there are stairways leading from the main entrance in either direction to the towers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ciudad Juarez, Administracion de Correos]

Copy negative of the Ciudad Juarez Administracion de Correos (Juarez Post Office). There is a horse-drawn vehicle in front of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ciudad Juarez Trolley Car]

Photographic negative of a trolley car filled with passengers and traveling down a road. "Bienvenidos A C. Juarez, Amigos" and "Ride the streetcars to and from" are written along its side. A man is walking in front of the trolley.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Father and Son with Rifles]

Copy negative of a father and his son holding rifles. Both of the men are wearing hats, holding rifles, and have ammunition tied around their waists.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo of Children at The Salvation Army]

Photograph of an unidentified group of children posing for a photograph at the Salvation Army. There is an American flag on the left side of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jefes]

Photograph of the three Jefes (the bosses). The men are wearing suits, hats, and warm coats. The man in the center is Gringo Graves which who my have headed one of the many American mining companies in Mexico. Behind them, a large group of men is waiting to board an open train car.
Date: 191X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Outside of Hotel Jardin]

Photograph of the two-story brick building, Hotel Jardin. A crowd of men stand along the sidewalk and nearby tracks outside of the Hotel.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Mundo Para Dios]

Contact Print of nine women wearing light-colored dresses with short, dark capes posing in a line on either side of two men from the Salvation Army wearing dark, high-collared uniforms. They are standing on a low stage between an American flag (left) and another flag at right, behind a long bench with fabric draped over the back and potted palm trees on the floor at either end. A young girl, also wearing a light-colored dress and cape, is standing near the center of the bench in front of banners, and between two large bouquets. On the stage at right is a piano and at left is a bulletin board and a large, white cross; on the wall behind them, the text "El Mundo Para Dios" is on two banners near the ceiling, with Salvation Army posters in the center below the text.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People on Steps Outside of Douglass School]

Photograph of a group of children and adults standing together on the steps outside of the Douglass School. The adults standing in front of the doors are wearing military-style uniforms of the Salvation Army.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Salvation Army Bible Study]

Photograph of a group of women attending bible study at the Salvation Army.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street Scene in Parral]

Copy negative of a street scene in Parral. According to accompanying information, the photograph of multiple dead Insurrectos was taken after a gun battle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of El Paso and Juarez International Bridges]

Photograph print of the international bridges over the Rio Grande between the cities of El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Text on the photo reads, "El Paso texas and Juarez Mexico, Hill photo 100 Texas St."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History