[Customs Officers and Guards #1]

Photograph of a group of people standing outside a one-story brick building with the caption, "Customs Officers and Guards. Juarez, Mexico." There appears to be a main entrance to the right and a smaller doorway on an addition to the left; both doorways are decorated with Mexican flags and banners aw well as a framed picture of President Venustiano Carranza above the left doorway. Seven men are standing around the outside of the building including two in the main doorway (one holding a shotgun) and a man and a woman in the second doorway. The back of the postcard is addressed to Sr. Guillermo Stein.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Stein, William & Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Segundo Barrio Mural]

Photograph of a mural of a mask painted on the wall of a two story brick building. The mural contains the text, "Segundo Barrio", the name of a historic Hispanic neighborhood in South El Paso. Another two story, brick building can be seen to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boys Club Mural]

Photograph of a mural on a large building being used as a boys club in El Paso. The mural consists of three faces, with an eagle resting on the middle's shoulder. Text can be seen to the far right of the mural on a painting of a building that reads, "Entelequia. Copyright 1976. By [text cuts off]". A person can be seen leaning against the mural wall, facing away from the camera.
Date: 1978?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of El Paso and Juarez International Bridges]

Photograph print of the international bridges over the Rio Grande between the cities of El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Text on the photo reads, "El Paso texas and Juarez Mexico, Hill photo 100 Texas St."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial of Juarez and El Paso]

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.
Date: November 1, 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Myrtle Avenue, El Paso, 1890-1900]

Photograph of a view looking west along Myrtle Avenue. The old city hall can be seen in the left foreground and the "Trust Building" or Gateway Hotel can be seen in the left background. The woman seen standing in the right foreground is labeled on the back of the photo as Mrs. O. C. Bernard.
Date: 1898
Creator: O'Rourke, Tom
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Border Divisional Band]

Photograph of a large group of people standing front of Iglesia Presbiteriana, "El Divino Salvador" [The Divine Savior]. They are posing in a semi-circle, wearing dark-colored clothing and holding horns; there are also children standing near the ends of the line. A drum is sitting on the ground in the center of the line and has the text "Salvation Army Border Divisional Band" written around the outside. The church is a multi-story brick building with square towers on either side of the main section and there are stairways leading from the main entrance in either direction to the towers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children With The Salvation Army]

Photograph of a group of children at the salvation army under a sign that reads, "Sin fe es imposible agardar a Dios." Translation: "Without faith it is impossible to please God."
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo of Children at The Salvation Army]

Photograph of an unidentified group of children posing for a photograph at the Salvation Army. There is an American flag on the left side of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Mundo Para Dios]

Contact Print of nine women wearing light-colored dresses with short, dark capes posing in a line on either side of two men from the Salvation Army wearing dark, high-collared uniforms. They are standing on a low stage between an American flag (left) and another flag at right, behind a long bench with fabric draped over the back and potted palm trees on the floor at either end. A young girl, also wearing a light-colored dress and cape, is standing near the center of the bench in front of banners, and between two large bouquets. On the stage at right is a piano and at left is a bulletin board and a large, white cross; on the wall behind them, the text "El Mundo Para Dios" is on two banners near the ceiling, with Salvation Army posters in the center below the text.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Salvation Army Staff Burning Envelope]

Photograph of a salvation army staff member burning an envelope for an unknown reason. The other staff members are watching the ceremony.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Outside Salvation Army]

Photograph of group of people in front of the Salvation Army building. Some of the people are holding instruments. At both ends of the group there are children. Seated in the front row are women and the band sits behind them.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bulletin Board for the Salvation Army]

Photograph of a collage of the many accomplishments, awards, and recognition received by the Salvation Army. Ca. 1943. In the center of the bulletin board is a photograph of three officers of the Salvation Army.
Date: 1943
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Salvation Army Arts and Crafts Display]

Photograph of an arts and crafts event at the Salvation Army. Three members from the Salvation Army Staff are seen in this group picture. Arts and crafts made by some of these children are on display in the center table. In front of the table, there are children seated on the floor. Behind the table and railing there are three rows of children. Above the ground, there is a sign, but it's obscured by the brightness of the light hanging from the ceiling.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Salvation Army Choir]

Photograph of the Salvation Army's choir standing in their positions for the photograph. The choir is in a room meant for worship. There are two Salvation Army officers on both ends of the choir holding flags. There are Spanish words at the top of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Salvation Army Bible Study]

Photograph of a group of women attending bible study at the Salvation Army.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historical Sketch of Aoy School (open access)

Historical Sketch of Aoy School

Booklet providing background of the Aoy School in El Paso, including brief biographical information about the founder, Olivas Villanueva Aoy, as well as information about the location and building, teachers and principals, and other general information about the history from the founding through 1949.
Date: April 27, 1951
Creator: Schaer, Bertha Archer
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History