[Adobe Bricks]

Postcard image of three boys wearing hats and overalls, posing with their pet goat in front of an adobe brick house, with the text "Adobe Bricks" handwritten in the lower-left corner. There is a large pile of adobe bricks on the left side of the image and a desert hill visible in the background. The back of the postcard reads: "Better keep these cards G.M. May send you some interesting ones later on. Signed, Walter." The postcard is addressed to: Miss G.M. Horne, Portland Maine, Box 365 and post marked August 3, 1913.
Date: August 1913
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Troops in Mexico]

U.S. Troop in Mexico. Punitive Expedition Troops somewhere in Mexico. Walter H. Horne does not provide us with any specific information about the exact location of these Troops; or to which Unit these Troops are a part of. However since they are in Mexico, these Troops are undoubtedly part of General Pershing's Punitive Expedition in Mexico ca. 1916 - 1917. The unknown group of men are part of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Most of the men look tired and dirty but a few men have managed to smile for the camera. There are several horses in the background as well as at least 3 supply wagons. Back of the postcard in parenthesis: "5th over the river", according to research, in 1916, the 5th Calvary Regiment was dispatched to the Texas - Mexico border to serve as part of the Pancho Villa Expedition. The "river" in this case is the Rio Grande River. This postcard is addressed to: Miss Elvira Weakland, 1928 - 13 Ave., Altoona, PA. It reads: 'My O My isn't [sic] it warm if i only had some ice put some in your next letter.', Pat. The postcard is post marked El Paso, Texas, August 1, 1916. A …
Date: August 1916
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Troop Camp in Mexico]

Chow time - Punitive Expedition Troops somewhere in Mexico. These soldiers, who are part of General Pershing's Punitive Expedition into Mexico, take time to eat and rest. The soldiers sit in tall grass. Zoom in on this image to see close ups of some of the men eating in this photographic event. See also image titled: [U.S. Troops in Mexico] WH-PC-196-009 - same photograph series. Walter H. Horne, does not leave us with any information about where he or these troops were when this image was captured. We also do not have the name for this army unit. However since this image was captured in Mexico, ca. 1916, the troops were part of Pershing's Punitive Expedition into Mexico. The only information written on the back of the image is: '5th over the river'. According to research, in 1916, the 5th Calvary Regiment was dispatched to the Texas - Mexico border to serve as part of the Pancho Villa Expedition. The "river" in this case is the Rio Grande River.
Date: August 1916
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System: The Portal to Texas History