Postcard image of Mexican Refugees attending outdoor mass at the refugee camp in Fort Bliss, Texas, ca. 1914. Most of the men and women in this photographic event are kneeling. Visible in the background are the tents that housed the refugees. According to research, the 'Mexican War Refugee Camp' (31° 49.335′ N, 106° 25.728′ W), was located inside of Fort Bliss, Texas near the present day location of the Fort Bliss Museum - 1735 Marshall Rd, Fort Bliss, TX 79906. More details about the history of Mexican War Refugee Camp can be found on the Historical Marker Database at: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=94263 This postcard is addressed to: Miss G. M. Horne, Box 365, Portland, Maine. The message reads: 'Squaring up for their cussedness.' W [signed Walter Horne]. From vocabulary.com Cussedness - deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline.

Photograph of a construction site, where there are completed concrete walls with slots for windows, concrete bricks on the ground, men working with a concrete maker, a tall steel beam framework, cranes, and buildings in the background.

Photograph of the domed ceiling of the United States Post Office in El Paso, Texas. The decorative inside of the dome has an open hole in the center.

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.

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.

Photograph of a room under construction in the El Paso post office. The workroom has four archways with wood frames put in place. There are various supplies neatly placed in piles throughout the room, as well as wooden planks. There are a few rectangular shaped door frames besides the arches.

Photograph of a construction site. There are landlines on the corners, and buildings in the background.

Photograph of a room under construction in the El Paso post office. It has a large archway in the middle of the room with a decorated metal grate in the middle of it. It has support columns on the left and right sides of the room, with white walls and wooden floors. Supplies and wooden planks are laid in piles around the room.

Photograph of a construction site. The walls are partially done, and there are large columns. Several crane arms are sticking up in the air and a hotel is behind the construction site.

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.

Photograph of a room under construction in the El Paso post office. It has piles of supplies and tools sprawled around the room. Support columns are holding part of the room up, and they're more finished looking. There is a skylight area out of view, and many tall windows on the back wall with light coming through.

Photograph of a room under construction in the El Paso post office. The room has construction supplies laid around the room over unfinished floors. A wooden framework is in the back part of the room behind a man standing near a work bench and support columns.