[Liberty Bell Parade]

The postcard caption reads: 'Liberty Bell Parade, El Paso, Tex. 6TH Infantry'. This is a view of the 600 block of E San Antonio Ave., looking east. Left image; Fant Coffee Co., 611 E San Antonio, S W Fant - proprietor; roasters, wholesale, and retail dealers in coffee. Goff's Ice Cream [Confectionery] & Candies, 613 E San Antonio, William H Goff - proprietor. In this image, the 6TH Infantry is marching west, towards downtown El Paso, on San Antonio Ave. According to the El Paso Herald, Tuesday Evening, November 16, 1915, page 2: "The Sixth infantry was commanded by Lieut. Col. E. V. Smith with his adjutant, Capt. E. H. Agnew,"..."The parade was reviewed at Cleveland Square stand by Gen. John J. Pershing, Commander of the Eight Infantry Brigade".
Date: November 16, 1915
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 León 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

[A Postcard Home from the Racetrack]

Postcard with an image of the end of a 16-horse race, titled at the bottom as: "A finish at Juarez, Mex." with the top three winners listed in the lower-left corner: "1st. Cordie, F. 2nd. Hardy 3rd. Singletoe." A note on the back was written from the photographer, Walter H. Horne, to his father in Hallowell, Maine and is postmarked February 27, 1915 at 8:30 a.m in El Paso, Texas.
Date: February 1915
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anson Mills Building and San Jacinto Plaza]

Postcard image of downtown El Paso, taken from a height and looking northeast, toward the Franklin Mountains visible in the far background. Visible buildings include (at left) the Hotel McCoy (on the top floors of the White House Department Store) and the Anson Mills Building, (center of image) San Jacinto Plaza and the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad [G H & S A Ry] Superintendent's Office behind it, and (at right)The Hotel Sheldon. Parts of El Paso High School under construction are also visible in the distance above the Hotel McCoy.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Automobile Road in the Southwest]

'Automobile Road in the Southwest'. Visible in this photographic event are lots of Saguaro cactus trees; an unidentified dirt road; an unidentified automobile moving away from the photographer; and desert landscape all around. We can tell that the automobile is moving because there is a cloud of dust surrounding the automobile. A person can also be seen in the driver's side of the automobile - presumably driving the auto. The exact model of the car cannot be determined however it could be an Overland Model type car. Lastly, in the southwest, the Saguaro cactus is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and in the Mexican state of Sonora, Mexico. We have no information for the exact location of this event.
Date: 1915/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe]

Postcard image of a side view of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - a Catholic Church. This is a south - southwest perspective of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The address for the Cathedral is on the corner of Calle Venustiano Carranza and 101 Vicente Guerrero, Ciudad Juarez. The immediate street in front of this image is Calle 16 de Septiembre which borders the Cathedral on the north side. The long square building in the foreground is no longer there and it has since been replaced by the new modern Cathedral which was completed in the early 1960's. On the street there is a shaded sitting area where people are sitting. The church and the square building both have bullet hole damage. This image was taken late in the afternoon because the shadows are long and towards the east. One man sits and one man stands in front of the tin roofed wood structured news stand which is next to the shaded sitting area. Some of the advertisement signage on the news stand reads as follows: Orquesta para baile [Dance orchestra]; En esta Oficina se Venden Las Perdiodicos …
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Causas de la revolución en México : y como efectuar la paz (open access)

Causas de la revolución en México : y como efectuar la paz

This short treatise, written in Havana in 1913, espouses the land reform goals and ideals of Emiliano Zapata and the Zapatistas while condemning the regimes of Carranza and Huerta,. It proposes an idealized agrarian society with land held in common and a system of "Escuelas Granjas" or rural schools. He deplores the evils of clericalism, plutocracy, and militarism. The three headings in the document are "Manifiesto al Pueblo Mexicano," "Bases Generales," and "Pensamiento de la Revolución: Como educar al Pueblo para la Nueva Reforma."
Date: 1915
Creator: Martínez, Paulino
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Street Scene]

Postcard image of a street scene in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The street scene here was captured in the southern part of Ciudad Juarez circa 1915~ . The exact location is not known. The perspective in this image is looking west, towards the mountains. The white building on the left has signage that reads: "Oficina de Correos" or Post Office - address unknown. Behind the two girls in white dresses, lower left corner, is a street corner mailbox. There is an advertisement sign in the middle of the white building on the left side. The advertisement sign reads: "Maquinas de Coser de Singer" - translated into English, "Sewing Machines by Singer". Several people sit underneath the shade provided by the building and they are busy selling fresh vegetables. One individual is selling long green scallions. Several small puppies are running around in between the vegetable vendors. A horse and buggy travel away from the photographer. And the man, middle of the street with the sombrero, who walking from left to right is smiling for the camera
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elephant Butte Dam]

Postcard image of the construction of Elephant Butte Dam in New Mexico, viewed from the south side of the dam, with the reservoir in the background. The postcard front caption reads: "Elephant Butte Dam, Biggest Irrigation Project in the World. Lands under this Project Our Specialty. Broaddus & Le Baron, El Paso, Tex." The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne, Hallowell, Maine and the postcard is post marked, El Paso, Texas, June 14, 1915.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site]

Postcard of an unknown family posing on a rock near a pool of water at Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site. Rock formations are visible behind them.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Juarez, Mexico - Street Scene]

Postcard image of Ciudad Juarez - downtown street scene. Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Written on the postcard in ink is the following: Galleria en la manifed tacion which translates into "Gallery [View] at rally". No further information is provided about the "rally" however there are a large number of people visible in this postcard - mostly men. This postcard is not post mark so we have no date for the "rally" event. Center top of this postcard image is the Catedral de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe before the addition of the new church. The Cathedral which still stands today is located at Calle Venustiano Carranza y Vicente Guerrero, Ciudad Juarez. The old Cathedral stood alone until around October 1942 when work on the new Cathedral was begun. This is a westward perspective from around where present day Calle 16 de Septiembre and Avenida Benito Juárez intersect. One of the store signs reads: Central Meat Market.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Juárez Race Track]

Postcard image of the Juárez Race Track. The Juárez Race Track opened up circa 1909 under the original name of Terrazas Park. The track was named Terrazas Park in honor of Alberto Terrazas, the son of Mexican cattle king Don Luis Terrazas. This image captures the end of a horse race and reads as such: 1st Lillian Kripp, 2nd Senorita Dana, 3rd Split Second, Juarez, Mexico. This postcard was mailed to Ed. M. Horne, Hallowell, Maine. The front image of this postcard is a duplicate image of WH-PC-192.013.
Date: 1915
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Juárez Race Track]

Postcard image of the Juárez Race Track. The Juárez Race Track opened up circa 1909 under the original name of Terrazas Park. The track was named Terrazas Park in honor of Alberto Terrazas, the son of Mexican cattle king Don Luis Terrazas. This image captures the end of a horse race and reads as such: 1st Lillian Kripp, 2nd Senorita Dana, 3rd Split Second, Juarez, Mexico. This postcard was mailed to Miss G. W. Horne, Portland, Maine. The front image of this postcard is a duplicate image of WH-PC-192.012.
Date: 1915
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Keno Gambling Hall, Juarez, Mexico]

Postcard image of men seated along a long narrow table in the middle of the room at a Keno Hall in Juarez, Mexico. Keno House Rules are visible along the top portion of the wall at left and several Keno number walls are visible at the back of the room and to the right. The back of the postcard reads, "Dear Mother. Your letter and the one from Father rec'd. All ok here and will write at once. I shall leave for Denver in about a week. Expect G. & Father Sep. 7, Yours, Walter". The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne, Hallowell, Maine.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Family, Ciudad Juarez]

Postcard image of an unknown Mexican Family in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. One Mexican man sits on his donkey as he is facing the Mexican family - perhaps he is a visitor. A Mexican family of six pose in front of their adobe house. Father sits with his hat in his hands. Mother, wearing the dark colored dress and also holding a small child, stands behind her husband. A young boy and a teenage girl flank each side of the woman who is holding the baby. And finally an older woman, someone's abuelita, is standing under the doorway of the adobe house. Both men are wearing traditional Mexican peon garb and hats.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Family, Ciudad Juarez 2] -- same as ark:/67531/metapth187918

Postcard image of an unknown Mexican Family in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. One Mexican man sits on his donkey as he is facing the Mexican family - perhaps he is a visitor. A Mexican family of six pose in front of their adobe house. Father sits with his hat in his hands. Mother, wearing the dark colored dress and also holding a small child, stands behind her husband. A young boy and a teenage girl flank each side of the woman who is holding the baby. And finally an older woman, someone's abuelita, is standing under the doorway of the adobe house. Both men are wearing traditional Mexican peon garb and hats.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[National Guardsmen]

Postcard image of men in uniform setting up a camp in the middle of desert brush, including men moving supplies in the foreground and a series of covered wagons behind them. In the far background, there is a water tower on the left side of the image and a telegraph or electric pole near the center. The bottom of the image has the caption: "National Guardsmen making camp."
Date: 1915/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[National Guardsmen Making Camp]

The postcard caption reads: National Guardsmen Making Camp (on the Long Hike). The event captures several National Guardsmen about to pitch their tents. The distant background reveals an unidentified group of mountains. Middle image - some larger tents can be seen in the middle of the photograph.
Date: 1915/1920
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

[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

[Victoriano Huerta, Dec. 23, 1854 - Jan. 13, 1916]

Postcard image of Victoriano Huerta, wearing the eye glasses and hat, during his 1915 arrest in El Paso, Texas. Victoriano Huerta, Dec. 23, 1854 - Jan. 13, 1916. Victoriano Huerta was the dictatorial President of Mexico from February 18, 1913 - July 15, 1914. General Victoriano Huerta also served as Chief of Army Staff under the Presidency of Francisco Madero. Huerta would later have Francisco Madero assassinated by his order. Walter H. Horne writes the caption for this postcard [reverse side] as: "Gen. Huerta is being taken to County Jail. El Paso, Texas. July 2/1915. Looks as though the old boy was in bad!" Huerta was arrested in El Paso and was sent to Fort Bliss to await his trial for fomenting rebellion in Mexico. Huerta would never see a trial as he would die from liver complications - most likely due to liver cirrhosis - before his trial ever began. Huerta is buried at Evergreen Cemetery, on Alameda Street, in El Paso, Texas. None of the other men are identified.
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

[Yucca Plants and Mountains]

Postcard of several yucca plants on a flat area with desert mountains in the background. The caption for this postcard reads: 'Yucca Plants and Mountains.' These Yucca plants are also known as Spanish Daggers.
Date: 1915/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History