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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her past night in El Paso and Juarez, tacos, flying over mountains, landing at Deming and Phoenix, and staying in Phoenix. Written on Hotel Westward Ho stationary.
Date: October 7, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 3, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent orders for ferrying aircraft, different types of aircraft, and not being able to get a check ride. Typed on Kemp Hotel (Wichita) stationary.
Date: March 3, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 183] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 183]

Document outlining the trial of Private Percy R. Starks on charges of disobeying an order and possession "seditious" books, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential overruling.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 98] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 98]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding accommodation at US Base Hospital Deming, NM, for soldiers en route to the US General Hospital at Fort Bayard, as well as volunteers to the Air Service, the establishment of three new kinds of engineering units, and changes to pay rates.
Date: October 30, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Las Cruces

Topographic quadrangle map of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 200 feet with supplementary contours at 100 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1955
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

El Paso

Topographic quadrangle map of El Paso, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, and roads, with relief shown by contours and spot heights. Location, coverage, and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000 On back is a map of El Paso, Texas, and the vicinity, showing roads, bodies of water, and landmarks. Scale ca. 1:40,000
Date: 1950
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Winder on the Hood of a Half-Track]

Photograph of Albert Winder crouching atop the hood of a half-track vehicle. An unknown soldier wearing a helmet is manning a machine gun behind Winder.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soldiers with Wounded Bandits

Copy negative of wounded Mexican bandits at Columbus, New Mexico in 1916. There are at least four wounded men lying under blankets on cots in the foreground. In the background are at least ten soldiers in military uniforms and tents. Written in the bottom left-hand corner of the image is, "W. H. Horne Co., Copyrighted El Past, Tex." Written across the bottom of the image is, "Wounded Bandits at Columbus, N. M."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soldiers with Wounded Bandits

Copy negative of wounded Mexican bandits at Columbus, New Mexico in 1916. There are at least four wounded men lying under blankets on cots in the foreground. In the background are at least ten soldiers in military uniforms and tents. Written in the bottom left-hand corner of the image is, "W. H. Horne Co., Copyrighted El Past, Tex." Written across the bottom of the image is, "Wounded Bandits at Columbus, N. M."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soldiers with Dead Bandit

Copy negative of two men looking at the dead body of a Mexican bandit. The man on the left side of the frame is on a saddled horse equipped with a shotgun. In the center of the frame is the dead body and a man standing over him. The man is holding the reins of his saddled horse. Written in the bottom left-hand corner is, "Dead Bandits being Identified at Columbus, N. M." and in the right is, "W. M. Horne Co. (Copyrighted) El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soldiers with Dead Bandit

Copy negative of two men looking at the dead body of a Mexican bandit. The man on the left side of the frame is on a saddled horse equipped with a shotgun. In the center of the frame is the dead body and a man standing over him. The man is holding the reins of his saddled horse. Written in the bottom left-hand corner is, "Dead Bandits being Identified at Columbus, N.M." and in the right is, "W.M. Horne Co. (Copyrighted) El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wounded Bandits in Field Hospital

Copy negative of wounded bandits in a field hospital in Columbus, New Mexico. In the foreground is a body lying on a stretcher beneath a blanket with a wounded leg sticking out. In the background are more stretchers and tents. Written on the photograph is, "Wounded Bandits in the Military Hospital at Columbus, N. M." In the bottom right-hand corner is, "3020, W. M. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wounded Bandits in Field Hospital

Copy negative of wounded bandits in a field hospital in Columbus, New Mexico. In the foreground is a body lying on a stretcher beneath a blanket with a wounded leg sticking out. In the background are more stretchers and tents. Written on the photograph is, "Wounded Bandits in the Military Hospital at Columbus, N. M." In the bottom right-hand corner is, "3020, W. M. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Town Ruins After Raid

Copy negative of town ruins after Pancho Villa's raid in Columbus, New Mexico. In the foreground is a field full of debris and a soldier with a rifle. In the background are dilapidated buildings. Written on the photograph is, "The Ruins of Columbus, N. M. after being Raided by Pancho Villa." In the lower right-hand corner is, "W. M. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex. 3017."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Town Ruins After Raid

Copy negative of town ruins after Pancho Villa's raid in Columbus, New Mexico. In the foreground is a field full of debris and a soldier with a rifle. In the background are dilapidated buildings. Written on the photograph is, "The Ruins of Columbus, N. M. after being Raided by Pancho Villa." In the lower right-hand corner is, "W. M. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex. 3017."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dead Horses After Raid

Copy negative of eight dead horses in a desert field. Written across the bottom of the photograph is, "Innocent Victims of Villa's Raid on Columbus, N. M." In the bottom left-hand corner is, "3041, W. M. Horne Co., El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History