Santa Fe Street Ferry, 1881

Photograph of two men standing on a small ferry boat that is crossing a river. A small wooden dwelling can be seen on the bank behind them.
Date: 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso Military Institute]

Photograph of El Paso Military Institute, a two-story concrete building with a classical-style pediment and columns hanging over the entrance. Uniformed cadets pose in front of the building with weapons and a U.S. flag. Mountains are visible in the background.
Date: 1906
Creator: Ponsford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street Scene in El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of a street in El Paso, Texas. Various advertisements appear along billboards and the sides of buildings. A horse-drawn wagon can be seen to the left. Telegraph poles and lines crisscross the area.
Date: 1906~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of the Second Grade Class of San Jacinto School]

Photograph of second grade children from the San Jacinto School in El Paso, Texas. They are seated in four rows on the schoolhouse's steps.
Date: 1908~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[El Paso Photographic History, Volume One: Public Buildings, Business Blocks, Churches, Banks, Hotels and Theaters] (open access)

[El Paso Photographic History, Volume One: Public Buildings, Business Blocks, Churches, Banks, Hotels and Theaters]

Book containing a collection of photographs of various buildings in El Paso, Texas. It includes churches, streets and plazas, schools, banks, hotels, and other locations throughout the City of El Paso, Texas.
Date: 1909
Creator: El Paso Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[El Paso Photographic History, Volume Two: Parks, Street Scenes and Rio Grande Views] (open access)

[El Paso Photographic History, Volume Two: Parks, Street Scenes and Rio Grande Views]

Book containing a collection of photographs of various locations in El Paso, Texas, including banks, streets and plazas, parks, factories, and other places in the area.
Date: 1909
Creator: El Paso Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in a Car by a House]

Photograph of a man and four women sitting in an automobile that is parked in front of the Trost house in El Paso, Texas. The house is a two-story brick building.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Children at Alta Vista School]

Photograph of eight rows of children seated on the front steps of Alta Vista School during its first year in operation.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People with a 1916 Model Packard Car]

Photograph of two men and two women with a 1916 model Packard automobile. One woman is standing outside of the car while wearing a full length fur coat. Houses and trees are visible in the background.
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Anson Mills Building and the Surrounding Area in Downtown El Paso, Texas]

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
Date: July 3, 1919
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of an aerial view of El Paso, Texas. City streets and buildings can be seen laid out in a grid pattern.
Date: July 3, 1919
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downward-Tilted Biplane]

Photograph of a biplane that has been tilted forward onto the ground because of its broken wheels. The image of a sphinx appears on the side of the fuselage.
Date: February 1920
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Radiator and Broken Propeller]

Photograph of a close view of a biplane radiator and propeller. The wooden propeller is broken, with its left blade completely missing and its right blade missing the tip.
Date: February 1920
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers with Damaged Biplanes]

Photograph of a group of soldiers standing among two damaged biplanes. The wing of the left plane is bent, while the right plane is tilted downward on its nose.
Date: February 1920
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wrecked Plane in Fabens, Texas]

Photograph of a wrecked aircraft in an earthen field. The wings have been separated from the vehicle and lie on nearby.
Date: February 1920
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artillery Salute for General Pershing]

Photograph of soldiers firing wheeled artillery on an earthen field. Plumes of smoke rise behind the guns and partially obscure distant mountains. A caption on the reverse side of the photo indicates that the firing was a salute to visiting General John J. Pershing.
Date: February 2, 1920
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Pershing and Staff]

Photograph of General John J. Pershing sitting atop a white horse and looking toward his five mounted staff members. Soldiers are visible in the background. The reverse side of the photograph states that Pershing was reviewing troops in El Paso, Texas.
Date: February 2, 1920
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Planes at Air Service Camp]

Photograph of a row of a row of 1st Surveillance Group biplanes at the Air Service Camp in El Paso, Texas. Groups of men in military uniforms are standing around each plane.
Date: February 2, 1920
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Miss Mildred Casad "Miss El Paso" at Atlantic City Bathing Beauty Revue, 1927

Photograph of Mildred Casad wearing a bathing suit with a hear pattern while standing in front of a Chevrolet car. She is holding a metal trophy and is draped with a sash that reads "Miss El Paso." The facade of Casner Chevrolet Co. appears behind her. The photographer and his camera can be seen reflected in a window to the left.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jake Erlich Posing with a Car and Two Women]

Photograph of a pair of young women standing by a 1928 Buick automobile. Jake Erlich has his hand on one woman's shoulder, points at the other, and has one foot up on the car's rear wheel well. A Buick dealership with large windows stands behind them.
Date: 1928~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Horse Fountain in El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of a horse fountain in El Paso, Texas, at the corner of Alameda Avenue and Piedras Street. The East El Paso Cafe appears behind the fountain.
Date: [1930..1939]
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing Outside of Hotel Hussmann]

Photograph of a group of people outside of Hotel Hussmann in El Paso, Texas. The crowd is standing behind a car that has a sign reading "Boost the Broadway of American" on its hood, Kelly Tires on a door, and "Good Roads Special" on an ovular rear window. Two policemen on motorcycles are parked to the left.
Date: 1933~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buildings Along Stanton Street in El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of Stanton Street in El Paso, Texas. Businesses, cars, and people can be seen around the street. Bassett Tower can be seen in the background.
Date: 1935~
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Escontrías Ranch]

Photograph of a small ranch building standing by a small body of water and several large boulders. Two horses stand by the right side of the water. An expanse of flat areas with scrub vegetation is visible behind the Escontrías ranch building. Mountains line the background.
Date: 1938~
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History