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[Ponsford/Trost Collection]
84
Ponsford/Trost Collection
34
Downtown Post Office Photograph Collection
33
McCracken Collection
33
Binion Collection
31
Escontrías Collection
27
Charles Binion Collection
21
Earl R. McCraken Downtown El Paso Photographs
18
Harry Blumenthal Collection
17
Oscar Rhineheimer Collection
15
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[8th Cavalry]
Photograph of the 8th Cavalry playing mounted tug-of-war. Two teams comprised of men and horses have been formed and are set to battle each other in a tug-of-war competition. The postcard was not mailed and has no postmark.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Airing Beds at a Military Camp]
Postcard of soldiers airing beds at a military camp on the border after a storm. Text on the reverse of the postcard reads: "We air our tents every other day and it is some sigh to look across the camp and see them all furled."
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Airing Tents]
Postcard depicting a tent being aired out. The cloth top of the tent has been pulled away so that the tent can be aired. Soldiers stand around the structure.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ambulance Corps]
Photograph of Ambulance Corps #2 and Field Hospital Corps #2 in Pennsylvania. This postcard is addressed to Miss India McKenzie, 5922 – 457h Avenue SE, (unknown) City. The postcard is postmarked out of Portland, Oregon, 12 July 1917.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ambush in the Desert]
Photograph of United States soldiers ambushing an enemy. The group of soldiers are aiming their rifles at their targets.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Airplane]
Postcard of a U.S. Army airplane has the markings 48 written across its fuselage. The airplane is a Spad styled two-seater model type biplane.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Artillery Piece]
Photograph of four U.S. soldiers posing for a photograph next to a piece of field artillery in an army camp. There are several tents visible in the background. The soldiers smile into the camera as they display their weaponry.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Cannon]
Photograph of a group of U.S. Army soldiers attempting to move a large cannon. The wheels used to transport the cannon are nearly the height of the soldiers. There are two other cannons in the background.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Caterpillar Tractor]
Photograph of an army caterpillar tractor pulling heavy artillery through mud. The flatbed wagon has become stuck in the mud. Marines are attempting to get the wagon out of the mud with the assistance of the tractor.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Convoy]
Photograph of an Army convoy heading north on an unidentified street. Some soldiers are on horseback, or are riding on trucks, while others are walking as they lead horses. Two soldiers on the left side of the photo are speaking to civilians. Spectators crowd the sidewalks to catch a glimpse of the convoy.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Field Ambulance]
The postcard caption reads: 'U.S. Ambulance picking up wounded soldiers on the Battlefield.' In this image, three soldiers are transporting a wounded soldier on a field stretcher from the battlefield onto the waiting horse- or mule-drawn ambulance, which already contains another wounded soldier. At right, a fourth soldier and a man wearing dark-colored civilian clothes (possibly a news reporter or photographer) are observing. Behind them, other soldiers are visible around wagons of supplies and horses, with mountains in the background. The soldier at the head of the wounded man has a cigarette in his mouth and he is also carrying a military sidearm in his leg holster.
Date:
1910/1920
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Field Ambulance]
Photograph of an ambulance transporting wounded soldiers from a Mexican battlefield. The field ambulance is carrying four men. Two of the soldiers are laying down on gurneys, while the other two soldiers are sitting upright. One of the soldiers is wearing an arm sling. The words "Maximum 8 Patients" are displayed on the side of the vehicle.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Field Communications Equipment]
Photograph of field wireless used by U.S. Troops. Two soldiers are turning a portable, hand cranked power generator. A wire goes from the generator to a device located on the ground.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Supply Wagons]
Photograph of army supply wagons. The soldiers walking beside and riding in the wagons, who are traveling west, are approximately on the 1600 block of Rio Grande Avenue. In the center of the photograph, atop a mesa, is the A.B. Fall Home.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Truck Train Transporting Troops]
Photograph of an army truck train transporting troops. The caravan is traveling through city neighborhoods. Army mule supply wagons can also be seen traveling along the same street.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Artillery on the March]
Photograph of U.S. Army Troops riding horses through a very shallow river.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Artillery Unit Crossing a River]
Postcard of an army artillery unit crossing a river. It is unclear if these troops are American or Mexican Federal troops.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bayonet Drill]
Photograph of a bayonet drill. The army soldiers are practicing close quarters combat or hand to hand combat in preparation for their bayonet drilling exercises. To the right, bayonet practice dummies wait to test the soldier’s marksmanship. The rifles in this image are M1903 Springfield rifles.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bayonet Drill with Dummy Straw Filled Bags]
Postcard depicts soldiers performing a bayonet drill. In the photograph, dummy bundles of straw hang from a wooden structure. The soldiers attack the bundles with bayonets. Postcard is addressed to J. R. Teague of Framingham, Massachusetts, 114 Hollis St. Postcard is postmarked from San Antonio, Texas July 6, 1918 at 5:30 P.M.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bidding Farewell to their Native Land]
Postcard image of an unidentified woman and two small children standing along the Rio Grande river. According to the caption, the family is looking back towards El Paso del Norte and are bidding farewell to their native land. El Paso del Norte is now known as Ciudad Juárez. There is no corroborating information about the identities for this small family. We also do not know if the woman is the mother, grandmother, or someone else related to the children. The family appears to have all of their belongings with them. Two men can be seen in background. The Mexican Revolution displaced many families along the U.S. Mexico Border and some families never returned back to their beloved homes.
Date:
1910/1920
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Big Bend District]
Postcard of the Rio Grande River bending around an unknown area in the Big Bend National Park. The Big Bend National Park is in Brewster County, Texas and contains approximately 801,163 acres of protected land according to the National Park Service website. Big Bend is named as such because of the many and vast curves that the Rio Grande river takes in this area of the Texas southwest. There is an unidentified wood shack in the foreground of the image. And on the other side of the river, there is a group of four unidentified individuals relaxing on the river bank.
Date:
1910/1920
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Border Citizens on the Banks of the Rio Grande]
Photograph of large crowds of American and Mexican citizens on the banks of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. The people on the left bank of the Rio Grande are on the American (El Paso) side and the people on the right bank are on the Mexican (Juarez) side. A group of rebels can be seen sitting down on the bank of the river. Text on the back of the photograph reads: "Hanging bridge across from Smelter - nearly collapsed from rush of people escaping battle."
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Border Mayors]
Photograph of the mayors of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico with city officials outside of a building. Identified from left to right are unidentified, Park W. Pitman (El Paso County Clerk), C.E. Kelly (El Paso Mayor), Charles Mathews, Juan N. Medina, Peyton J. Edwards (Sheriff of El Paso), and E. Kelly.
Date:
[1910..1915]
Creator:
Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Braulio Hernandez]
Photograph of Braulio Hernandez visiting a grave. Text on the back of the photograph reads: "Braulio Hernandez visiting grave of friend killed in battle May 1911." The grave marker to the right reads: "MARIANO RIOS, FALLECIO A LOS 27 ANOS DE EDAD, MAYO 11 DE 1911, El Paso, Texas." The small headstone in the center reads: "Capitan D. Madrid." A car is visible in the background.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History