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Soldiers with Wounded Bandits

Copy negative of wounded Mexican bandits at Columbus, New Mexico in 1916. There are at least four wounded men lying under blankets on cots in the foreground. In the background are at least ten soldiers in military uniforms and tents. Written in the bottom left-hand corner of the image is, "W. H. Horne Co., Copyrighted El Past, Tex." Written across the bottom of the image is, "Wounded Bandits at Columbus, N. M."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soldiers with Wounded Bandits

Copy negative of wounded Mexican bandits at Columbus, New Mexico in 1916. There are at least four wounded men lying under blankets on cots in the foreground. In the background are at least ten soldiers in military uniforms and tents. Written in the bottom left-hand corner of the image is, "W. H. Horne Co., Copyrighted El Past, Tex." Written across the bottom of the image is, "Wounded Bandits at Columbus, N. M."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soldiers with Dead Bandit

Copy negative of two men looking at the dead body of a Mexican bandit. The man on the left side of the frame is on a saddled horse equipped with a shotgun. In the center of the frame is the dead body and a man standing over him. The man is holding the reins of his saddled horse. Written in the bottom left-hand corner is, "Dead Bandits being Identified at Columbus, N. M." and in the right is, "W. M. Horne Co. (Copyrighted) El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soldiers with Dead Bandit

Copy negative of two men looking at the dead body of a Mexican bandit. The man on the left side of the frame is on a saddled horse equipped with a shotgun. In the center of the frame is the dead body and a man standing over him. The man is holding the reins of his saddled horse. Written in the bottom left-hand corner is, "Dead Bandits being Identified at Columbus, N.M." and in the right is, "W.M. Horne Co. (Copyrighted) El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wounded Bandits in Field Hospital

Copy negative of wounded bandits in a field hospital in Columbus, New Mexico. In the foreground is a body lying on a stretcher beneath a blanket with a wounded leg sticking out. In the background are more stretchers and tents. Written on the photograph is, "Wounded Bandits in the Military Hospital at Columbus, N. M." In the bottom right-hand corner is, "3020, W. M. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wounded Bandits in Field Hospital

Copy negative of wounded bandits in a field hospital in Columbus, New Mexico. In the foreground is a body lying on a stretcher beneath a blanket with a wounded leg sticking out. In the background are more stretchers and tents. Written on the photograph is, "Wounded Bandits in the Military Hospital at Columbus, N. M." In the bottom right-hand corner is, "3020, W. M. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Town Ruins After Raid

Copy negative of town ruins after Pancho Villa's raid in Columbus, New Mexico. In the foreground is a field full of debris and a soldier with a rifle. In the background are dilapidated buildings. Written on the photograph is, "The Ruins of Columbus, N. M. after being Raided by Pancho Villa." In the lower right-hand corner is, "W. M. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex. 3017."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Town Ruins After Raid

Copy negative of town ruins after Pancho Villa's raid in Columbus, New Mexico. In the foreground is a field full of debris and a soldier with a rifle. In the background are dilapidated buildings. Written on the photograph is, "The Ruins of Columbus, N. M. after being Raided by Pancho Villa." In the lower right-hand corner is, "W. M. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex. 3017."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dead Horses After Raid

Copy negative of eight dead horses in a desert field. Written across the bottom of the photograph is, "Innocent Victims of Villa's Raid on Columbus, N. M." In the bottom left-hand corner is, "3041, W. M. Horne Co., El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Artillery Action #1

Copy negative of a field full of uniformed men on horseback. Written across the bottom of the image is, "U.S. Mountain Artillery in Action." In the bottom right-hand corner of the frame it reads, "W. H. Horne Co., El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man by Barn

Copy negative of Henry John standing in front of a barn. He is wearing a vest and boots. Written at the bottom of the image is, "Grandpa John 1913".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Homesteader on Louisiana Mesa

Copy negative of Mr. Houston, cousin of Sam Houston, in a field on a wagon with supplies pulled by a pair of donkeys. He was a homesteader of the Louisiana Mesa area of New Mexico.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Government Starve Out in God's Outdoors

Copy negative of a government starveout site ten miles from Ima, New Mexico which provided water for 56 families. There are two small buildings, a woman, and a wagon on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gathering Forest Trees

Copy negative of three women and one man gathering trees in a forest. All women are wearing long dresses and one is wearing a bonnet. The man is wearing a large hat. In the background is a forest. Written across the left side of the photograph is, "Gathering Forest Trees."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Watering Place

Copy negative of two men and a horse-drawn carriage in front of a windmill, water tank and small wooden building. Written on the photograph is, "An attractive watering place where 56 families regularly secured their water supply. Government Starveout N.M."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Comanche Country, 1875

Military map of the Indian Territory in the Great Plains, showing Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Kansas. The map includes military trails and posts (abandoned and occupied). State lines, towns, railroads, bodies of water, and areas of elevation are also included. Towns enclosed in brackets were established after 1875. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1933
Creator: Riney, W. A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Routes of Coronado and Army]

Map of the Coronado Expedition, 1540-1542, through parts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The map includes state boundary lines, bodies of water, major towns, forts, and areas of elevation. A legend, included in the lower-right corner, indicates directions of the routes of Coronado and his army. No scale indicated.
Date: 1912
Creator: Root, George A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Las Cruces

Topographic quadrangle map of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 200 feet with supplementary contours at 100 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1955
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon and Utah, and the chief part of New Mexico.

Atlas map of the newly formed state of California and the territories of Utah, New Mexico, and Oregon. The map includes boundary lines, major towns, early settlement roads, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,969,600] (110 miles to the inch).
Date: 1850
Creator: Thomas Cowperthwait & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hobbs

Topographic quadrangle map of Hobbs, New Mexico, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carlsbad

Topographic quadrangle map of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 200 feet with supplementary contours at 100 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location, reliability, and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1955
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Territories of New Mexico and Utah

Atlas map of the territories of New Mexico and Utah in 1855, showing populated areas, wagon routes, proposed railroads and explorers' routes, and natural features. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,752,000] (approximately 75 miles to the inch).
Date: 1855
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pocket Map of the State of Texas

Map of Texas and portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico as well as Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), showing towns, roads, railroads, county lines, bodies of water, and in some cases property lines and ownership. Scale [ca. 1:2,027,520] (32 miles to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: Pressler, Charles W. & Landermann, A. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plat of the Resurvey of the Clark Boundary Line Between Texas and New Mexico, One Hundred and Third Meridian West from Greenwich, from the SE. Cor. of New Mexico to Mile Cor. No. 60 (Plate No 1).

Map of the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico, as surveyed by the U.S. Boundary Commission from April 17 to July 18, 1911. The map also includes fences, roads, and houses. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:63,360] (1 miles to the inch).
Date: 1911
Creator: Wetzel, William H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History