Postcard of the historic Anson Mills Building located at 303 North Oregon Street in El Paso, Texas. Please also see duplicate postcard WH-PC-186-022.

Postcard of the Anson Mills Building. The Anson Mills Building is a historic building located at 303 North Oregon Street in El Paso, Texas. The building stands on the original site of the 1832 Ponce de León ranch. Anson Mills hired Henry C. Trost of the Trost and Trost architectural firm to design and construct the building. At the time, Henry C. Trost was the area's foremost pioneer in the use of reinforced concrete in building design. Built in 1910-1911, the building was only the second concrete-frame skyscraper in the United States, and one of the largest all-concrete buildings. At 145 feet (44 m), the 12-story Mills Building was the tallest building in El Paso when it was completed. The architectural firm of Trost and Trost moved its offices to the building upon completion, where they remained until 1920. The Mills family sold the building in 1965. The building stands on a corner site opposite San Jacinto Plaza, with a gracefully curved street façade that wraps around the south and east sides. Like many of Trost's designs, the Anson Mills Building's overall form and strong verticality, as well as details of the ornamentation and cornice, are reminiscent of the Chicago …

Postcard image of the Pennsylvania National Guard making camp, with the caption: 'National Guard arriving at the Mexican Border'. Several uniformed guardsmen are fixing a supply wagon; other guardsmen are distributing supplies; and one man near the center is holding a pot. The background - tents are visible on both sides of the image; railroad box cars are visible in the distant background; and an unidentified motorcycle is visible on the left side of the image. Correspondence on the back is post-marked July 31, 1916 (El Paso, Texas) addressed to: Miss Elvira Weakland, 1928 + 13 Ave., Altoona, PA. The message reads: 'This is Sunday it is starting to rain I have not recd a letter from you for a long time over eight days Pat'

Photograph of an aerial view of buildings in El Paso, Texas. The Anson Mills Building can be seen to the left of San Jacinto Plaza in the upper right portion. The Anson Mills Building was designed by Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost. Also visible mid left is the Paso del Norte Hotel; The White House Department Store; and Pioneer Plaza

Photograph of an aerial view of El Paso, Texas. City streets and buildings can be seen laid out in a grid pattern.

Bound autobiographical manuscript written by Mary Stanton outlining her early life in Georgia, her education, and working as a teacher and administrator in El Paso before retiring in 1925. She also briefly discusses travel and personal thoughts about teaching, with an addendum regarding the early organization of the El Paso Public Library.

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 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 United States Post Office in El Paso, Texas. It has two large archways with decorated metal grates inbetween them. The archways have two grated doors right next to them. The floor has a square pattern, and two small counters are equally spaced on the floor in front of the archways.