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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of ditch digging. This is where the bottom of the ditch should be. The depth below this point will only stand in water which cannot be used to irrigate the field. TX-45, 209.
Date: March 3, 1949
Creator: Barksdale, J. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Robert M. Doninguez to John J. Herrera - 1949-01-11] (open access)

[Letter from Robert M. Doninguez to John J. Herrera - 1949-01-11]

Letter from Robert M. Dominguez, Acting Secretary of El Paso, Texas, LULAC Council, to John J. Herrera LULAC Regional Governor dated January 11, 1949. In response to the invitation to the upcoming Regional Convention, the El Paso LULAC Council is unable to attend.
Date: January 11, 1949
Creator: Dominguez, Robert M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Businesses in the Five Points Neighborhood]

Photograph of two-story business fronts along a street in the Five Points neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. The building on the right has "El Paso Conservatory" written over its top row of windows. Businesses in the first story include Douglass Bros. hardware store and Wayne M. Tinkler & Co.'s appliance store.
Date: 1949
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Points Neighborhood]

Photograph of a crossroads in the Five Points neighborhood of El Paso, Texas. Houses can be seen behind rows of trees. Cars can be seen along the central road. Mountains are visible in the background.
Date: 1949
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Northward View of Piedras Street]

Photograph of a northward view of Piedras Street in El Paso, Texas. A variety of cars and business buildings can be seen along the avenue, with a mountain appearing in the background.
Date: 1949
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Cedar Street]

Photograph of a view of Cedar Street in El Paso, Texas. A variety of cars and business buildings can be seen along the avenue, with a mountain appearing in the background. Two women are crossing the road together.
Date: 1949
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Montana Avenue]

Photograph of Montana Avenue in El Paso, Texas. A variety of cars and business buildings can be seen along the avenue, with mountains appearing in the background.
Date: 1949
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Montana Avenue]

Photograph of Montana Avenue in El Paso, Texas. A variety of cars and business buildings can be seen along the avenue, with mountains appearing in the background.
Date: 1949
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Piedras Street]

Photograph of a view of Piedras Street in El Paso, Texas. A variety of cars and business buildings can be seen along the avenue, with a mountain appearing in the background.
Date: 1949
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wyoming Avenue in El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of a western view down Wyoming Avenue in El Paso, Texas. Cars populate the road, while trees and buildings lie on either side. The Juárez Mountains can be seen in the background.
Date: 1949
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Borrego Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1949
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Hancock Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1949
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Heuco Tanks Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1949
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornillo Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1949
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

La Mesa Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1949
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newman Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1949
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Magazine Clipping of T&P Train #147] (open access)

[Magazine Clipping of T&P Train #147]

Photograph of a magazine clipping with a picture of men lining up for a picture next to T&P train #147. The text in the image names the men in the picture as left to right: "Fatty Clark ... H. J. Arant ... W. Montgomery, H. P. Likes, Fog Long, a Mr. Johnson, Slim Thompson, and H. O. Parry." Text below the image says "El Paso, Texas 1911" and "T&P Topics Nov 1949 pg 37."
Date: November 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #147 in El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of T&P train #147 in El Paso, Texas. There are other train cars visible behind the engine, and a group of men are lined up posing for the camera. Written below the image is "El Paso, Texas 1911" and "T&P Topics Nov 1949 pg 37."
Date: November 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History