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[Military Observation Balloon]

Postcard of a military observation balloon. A group of soldiers and some children surround the balloon and look on as a few individuals secure the balloon to the ground.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Guarding the Customs House, El Paso, Texas]

Postcard of a group of soldiers keeping watch at the customs house in El Paso, Texas. The customs house was located on the U.S. side of the International Bridge, the gateway to and from Mexico. The majority of the soldiers are sitting down with only a few standing. Two soldiers have their rifles slung over their shoulders.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Riddled with Bullets, Juarez, Mexico]

Postcard of a destroyed building in Juarez, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution, viewed from the street. There are bullet holes on all sides of the exterior, all of the windows have been destroyed, the roof no longer exists, and there is heavy smoke damage around the windows and top. There is a picket fence lining the yard, along a sidewalk and other damaged buildings are visible in the background (right). Handwritten text on the back is dated January 18, 1913 and signed by E. W. Grinnell.
Date: January 18, 1913
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921 & Grinnel, E. W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Uncle Sam's Guests at Fort Bliss, Texas]

Postcard of a family of refugees from the Mexican Revolution held at Fort Bliss, Texas. Two U.S. soldiers and a small group of men and women are behind the children and father. Tents are visible in the upper right hand corner of the postcard. A note on the back of the postcard states that the children strolled into the Perma Division for a visit and food.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Post Office - El Paso, Old Main Post Office]

Postcard of a portion of downtown El Paso, taken from a high vantage point looking south, including the back of the Old Main Post Office in the center, with various other buildings visible behind and around it. Several smoke stacks are visible on the far right, a trolley is running down current-day Stanton Street in the center of the image, and railroad tracks are visible in the foreground.
Date: 1919~
Creator: W. H. Horne Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]

Postcard of a residential area of El Paso near the western slope of the Franklin Mountains, looking northeast. In the center of the image, there is a two-story building near the center of the image labeled "Blair Apartments" on N Campbell Street. Text in the lower-left corner says "El Paso, Tex., and Mt. Franklin".
Date: 1923~
Creator: W. H. Horne Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]

Postcard of a residential area of El Paso near the western slope of the Franklin Mountains, looking northeast. In the center of the image, there is a two-story building near the center of the image labeled "Blair Apartments" on N Campbell Street. Text in the lower-left corner says "El Paso, Tex., and Mt. Franklin". Also visible in the middle - left is the First Baptist Church located at 805 Montana Ave. and also the Church of St. Clements located at 810 N Campbell. This postcard is a duplicated of WH-PC-186-020 with some slight differences.
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anson Mills Building]

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.
Date: July 7, 1915
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anson Mills Building]

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 LeĂ³n 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 …
Date: July 7, 1915
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[San Francisco Street and the City of El Paso, Texas]

Postcard image of the 600 block of San Francisco Street on the western edge of Downtown El Paso, Texas - the view is to the east This is an amazing image of San Francisco Street and the Union Passenger Depot area in El Paso, Texas. Union Passenger Depot is to the left - West end of San Francisco Street. The trolley car, middle-center reads, "Depot" which indicates that the trolley car is servicing the Depot area. The first building to the right is the Hotel Green Tree - 604-608 San Francisco Street opposite of Union Passenger Depot. On the first floor of the Hotel Green Tree is the Hotel Green Tree Bar. Right of the Hotel Green Tree is the Krahmer Hotel. Left of the trolley car are horse drawn carriages which are waiting for disembarking Union Depot train passengers. Down the road and to the right side is the Hotel Carlyle - 416 San Francisco Street; advertisements for The H. Lesinsky Company wholesale grocers and International Electric Supply Co. are also visible; the Herald News Co. left side, and also Krakauer, Zork, & Moye's - 115-17 San Francisco Street are also visible in this image. Krakauer, Zork & Moye's …
Date: 1916~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Part of the Business Section, El Paso, Texas]

Postcard of downtown El Paso, Texas. The perspective here is of the 100 block of W Mills Avenue looking west towards Pioneer Plaza. The caption on the post card reads, "Part of the Business Section, El Paso, Texas". Although the exact time of year cannot be determined; the weather must have been cold when this image was captured because the people are wearing coats and jackets. Off to the right is San Jacinto Plaza/park which is bordered by Mills Avenue to the south and Oregon Street on the west. Behind the park is the Anson Mills building. Next to the Anson Mills building is the White House Department Store. The white building in the center of the image is the Herald Building - home of the Herald News Company aka the El Paso Herald. Across from the White House Department Store is Hotel Sheldon. The light colored building immediately to the left is the Roberts-Banner Building located at 114-20 W Mills. The Roberts-Banner Building and the Anson Mills Building were both designed by famed architect Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost. Also visible in this image is a unknown trolley traveling north on Oregon Street, vintage automobiles and people …
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North Stanton Street, El Paso, Texas]

Postcard of North Stanton Street, El Paso, Texas. [Rim of Mesa in the Distance.] This is the 100 and 200 block of N Stanton Street with a north perspective of the street. The Reynolds Building is the 5 story white structure on the left side of the image. The address for the Reynolds Building is 201-5 N Stanton circa 1917. The building still stands today and was designed by the the architect firm of Trost & Trost. Built in 1911 the building was originally called Calisher's. Other names for the same building are Everybody's Department Store; the Reynolds Building; American Furniture; and J. J. Newberry Company. On the other side of the Reynolds Building is the Busy Bee Fruit Store, 200 N Stanton. The 7 story structure on the left side of Stanton Street, in the distance, is the El Paso & Southwestern Building or E P & S W. Stanton Street is full of pedestrians, horse and buggy's, cars, and two electric trolley cars. Other visible stores include Kiefer's and Tuttle Paint & Glass Company, 210-212 N Stanton. Information and citation source is from the 1917 El Paso, Texas City Directory.
Date: 1917~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bliss, Texas]

Postcard of Fort Bliss, Texas. This is a view of the Fort Bliss parade grounds with the Officer's Quarters [aka Officer's Row and Colonel's Row] in the background. Off to the distance are the eastern slopes of the Franklin Mountains. The officer's family housing quarters still stand today however the street in front of the quarters is now named Sheridan Road. The parade ground are still used today but mostly for formal ceremonies or when the post is going through a change in command ceremony. The two buildings in the foreground, in front of the parade grounds, are mostly like Building 115 and Building 114 on Fort Bliss. The housing structures opposite of the parade grounds from right to left are building 241; building 240, building 239; building 238; building 237; and building 236. The two story structures are building 235; building 234; and building 233. Not visible and far right of the image is where the present Cassidy Gate stands and is one of the main entrances onto Fort Bliss. This postcard is post marked April 2, 1918, El Paso, Texas, 4 PM and is addressed to J. R. Teague, Framingham, Massachusetts, 114 Hollis St.
Date: 1918~
Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Soldiers Guarding the Business Section of El Paso, Texas]

Postcard of U.S. soldiers guarding the business section of El Paso, Texas. The perspective of this image is a view of downtown El Paso looking southeast. This image was captured around the present-day area between Durango Street and Santa Fe Street and south of present-day Missouri Avenue. Two soldiers, probably on guard duty, are seen in this image. Several soldier's tents are also visible in this image. These tents served as the temporary accommodations for some of the troops who were stationed in El Paso, Texas during this time period. However this was not a formal military post or pat of the formal Fort Bliss post - this was a military camp. The large building to the left is the back of the Anson Mills Building - designed by Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost. The Hotel McCoy and Herald signage can also be seen in this image. And right of the image is a side view of the Hotel Paso del Norte. The 2 buildings in the middle of the image are the Lesinsky H Company, located at N Santa Fe, sw corner W Main. The Neff-Stiles Company was located N Santa Fe and ws Main Street.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[War is Hell]

Postcard of 11 Signal Corps Soldiers spelling out the phrase, "War Is Hell". The message was deciphered using the Semaphore Flag Signalling Alphabet System. The U.S. Soldiers are standing in front of tents at an unknown military camp location in El Paso, Texas. At the bottom left corner of the postcard is the name a business Bryant Studio, presumably it is a business. Researching El Paso, Texas City Directories; no further information could be located about Bryant Studio.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Calvary Soldiers on horseback parading in front of San Jacinto Plaza]

Postcard of U.S. Calvary Soldiers parading in front of San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso, Texas. This image captures these soldiers on the 100 block of W Mills Ave. Hundreds of El Pasoans have lined the streets to view the parade. Beyond the soldiers and plaza park is the majestic Anson Mills Building. The Anson Mills Building [designed by Trost & Trost] is decorated with U.S. Flags and the front terrace is being used by parade spectators. Next to the Mills Building, is the White House Department Store. Also visible is the signage for the Herald newspaper company building. The White House Department Store and the Herald were located in Pioneer Plaza. The perspective of this image is looking west on Mills Avenue. The caption on this postcard reads, "Army Day - May 1914 - El Paso", however research proves that this image was captured during the 4th of July parade in 1915. Postcard WH PC 186-021 also shows the Anson Mills Building decorated in the same style and the latter postcard is postmarked July 7, 1915.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Infantry Troops Standing at Attention]

Postcard of U.S. Infantry Troops standing at attention. The caption at the bottom of the postcard reads 16th Infantry, Fort Bliss, [Texas]. However it is difficult to positively identify the soldiers in the image as soldiers from the 16th Calvary - there is no company or infantry flag to identify the group. That being stated, the 16th Infantry Regiment was present in El Paso, Texas after April of 1914 under the command of General John J. Pershing. The 16th Infantry arrived from San Francisco along with General Pershing. The 16th Infantry Regiment was part of the 8th Infantry Brigade. The 16th Infantry Regiment along with the 6th Infantry Regiment made their headquarters at Camp Cotton. Camp Cotton was located east of Cotton Street west of the present day Chamizal National Memorial Park and south of present day Paisano Avenue. Bottom right corner of the postcard is the numbers 3035, the meaning of this number is unknown.
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Soldiers Camped in the Heart of El Paso, Texas]

Postcard of U.S. Soldiers camped in the heart of El Paso, Texas. The aforementioned is what the caption reads. U.S. Soldiers go about their daily routines while they are at ease in their camp. A group of 4 soldiers are seen here sitting down and they appear to be eating. Three soldiers are at the water faucet, which is on the left, and they are collecting water. And two other soldiers are carrying buckets of water from left to right. Beyond the Army tents, an unknown building is under construction. After reviewing other photographs in the Border Heritage Collection archives; the building columns, in this image, are very similar to the building columns, under construction, in the Otis Aultman image A 5783. Aultman image A 5783 is an image of the Richard Caples Building under construction. The Richard Caples Building was completed in 1909-10 and was designed by architect Henry C. Trost. If the building under construction is in fact the Richard Caples Building, this postcard can be dates around 1909-1910. The Richard Caples Building is located in at 300 E San Antonio Avenue, which is in the heart of downtown El Paso, Texas.
Date: 1910~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bird's Eye View of Fort Bliss, Texas]

Postcard of Fort Bliss at Lanoria Mesa. Lanoria Mesa is the sixth and final location of Fort Bliss the Post and Lanoria Mesa is where Fort Bliss stands today. The mesa is located in northeast El Paso, Texas. From the Texas Historical Commission: https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=85628 This is a west southwest perspective of Fort Bliss looking towards the Franklin Mountains. The large building in the center of the image is Building 13 - Enlisted Men's Barrack's and the smaller building is Building 19 - the Bathhouse. Both buildings were constructed in 1893 according to National Register of Historic Places. https://www.denix.osd.mil/cr/archives/uploads/fort-bliss-main-post-historic-district/ Beyond the barracks are the parade grounds and beyond the parade grounds is the area known as Officer's Row. Officer's Row consist of family style homes that were used as the quarters for the officers and for their families. Most of those buildings still stand today. The street in front of the officer's quarters is now called Sheridan Road.
Date: 1918~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House of W. K. Ellis, Glenn Springs, Texas]

Postcard of the House of W. K. Ellis, Glenn Springs, Texas and the Squad of [the] 14th [U.S. Army] Calvary. Glenn Springs, Texas is located within the Big Bend National Park in the southwest part of the State of Texas. The Big Bend National Park includes the entire Chisos Mountain Range and stretches into Mexico within the state of Chihuahua and the state of Coahuila, Mexico. The entire park is approximately 1252 square miles in area. The image shows ten U.S. Soldiers standing in front of this mixed wood and adobe structure. Nine men stand in front of the structure and the 10th man is at the side of the structure, left side of image. The soldiers are armed with service rifles and some of the soldiers are also carrying service revolvers in their holsters.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Adobe Cook-House at Glenn Springs, Texas]

Postcard of an "Adobe Cook-House at Glenn Springs, Texas in which 9 U.S. Soldiers made their Defense against Mexican Bandits". These are some, if not all, all of the same soldiers that are also pictured in postcard WH PC 189-001 https://edit.texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187877/ The adobe structure in this image appears to have suffered some fire damage. We cannot positively identify the adobe structure in this postcard as being the same adobe structure in postcard WH PC 189-001 however most of the soldiers are the same if not all the same. This postcard appears to be an "after" picture and the aforementioned postcard appears to be the "before" picture. Presumably the "before" and "after" postcard after the battle with the alleged Mexican bandits - not shown in either postcard. The soldiers are armed with service rifles and some of the soldiers are also carrying service revolvers in their holsters. The location is Glenn Springs, Texas in the Big Bend National Park.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mountain Scenery, Hueco Tanks, El Paso County, Texas]

Postcard image of geological formations at Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site near El Paso, Texas. The rocky formation just out of the ground is surrounded by wild desert grasses and Ocotillo Cactus. The Kiowa, Mescalero Apache, Comanche, Tigua and the people of Isleta del Norte Pueblo consider the site to be a meaningful part of their heritage.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hueco Tanks near El Paso, Texas]

Postcard of a cow walking through a "tank" of water, also known as a water hole, at Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site near El Paso, Texas. The tank is surrounded by rock formations and trees in a desert landscape and two people wearing dark hats and coats are standing on rocks near the edge of the water in the center of the image. In the distant background, mountains are visible.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family at Hueco Tanks]

Postcard image of a group of unidentified people posing near large rocks in Hueco Tanks State Park near El Paso, Texas. One man is sitting atop a large rock and a woman is standing atop the rock next to his; two other people are standing farther back against a large rock formation. Some trees and shrubs are also visible around the rocks.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History