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[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
[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
[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
[Guarding the Bodies of U.S. Soldiers Killed at Columbus, New Mexico]
Postcard of a U.S. soldier guarding the tent where the caskets of fallen soldiers are held in Columbus, New Mexico.
Date:
March 1916
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
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
[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
[Man with Clock]
Photograph of Louis Turner Jager holding a clock. The man is wearing a suit and tie with a vest. There is a wooden building in the background. According to accompanying information, the clock shows the time that the Colombus raids began.
Date:
March 9, 1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction Site With Stone Walls Looking South]
Photograph of a construction site. There are stone walls with cutouts where tall windows would be. There are supplies in front, cranes in the background, and buildings around the site.
Date:
March 4, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Partially Complete Construction Site Looking North]
Photograph of a construction site, with large ionic columns, supplies on the ground in front of the columns, a large steel beam framework behind it, cranes above the beam framework, and buildings in the background.
Date:
March 4, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History