[Adobe Brick Building]

Photo negative of an adobe building in El Paso, Texas. The single-story building is "L" shaped and has a covered area in its corner. Someone can be seen sitting in a doorway near chickens to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Adobe Ruin]

Positive transparency of a ruined adobe dwelling. An open doorway to the building has an exposed wooden frame. Another exit is visible through the doorway.
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Anson Mills Building and the Surrounding Area in Downtown El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of an aerial view of buildings in El Paso, Texas. The Anson Mills Building can be seen to the left of San Jacinto Plaza in the upper right portion. The Anson Mills Building was designed by Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost. Also visible mid left is the Paso del Norte Hotel; The White House Department Store; and Pioneer Plaza
Date: July 3, 1919
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of an aerial view of El Paso, Texas. City streets and buildings can be seen laid out in a grid pattern.
Date: July 3, 1919
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alhambra Theatre in El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of the Alhambra Theater in El Paso, Texas. The three-story building has an ornately carved facade, eight arched windows, and a ticket booth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ponsford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Bank and Trust Company in El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of the American Bank and Trust Company in El Paso, Texas. It is a seven-story concrete classical revival building. The front of the building is three times as wide as the side. People are walking along the sidewalk around the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ponsford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Andreas Service Station & Garage]

Photograph of Andreas Service Station & Garage in El Paso, Texas. Cars are parked roadside in front of the two white buildings that comprise the business. The building on the left has multiple vehicle entrances. The building on the right has fuel pumps under an awning.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Area Around San Jacinto Plaza in El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of a panoramic view of the area around San Jacinto Plaza in El Paso, Texas. Several large buildings surround the plaza, many of which are labeled on the photo. The plaza features a central enclosed lamppost surrounded by a radial walkway. People can be seen in and around the plaza, and several 1920s-era automobiles are parked nearby.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Wagon Train]

Negative image of mounted U.S. Army soldiers riding alongside a wagon train traveling through a desert. The wagons are drawn by mules and are laden with supplies.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artillery Salute for General Pershing]

Photograph of soldiers firing wheeled artillery on an earthen field. Plumes of smoke rise behind the guns and partially obscure distant mountains. A caption on the reverse side of the photo indicates that the firing was a salute to visiting General John J. Pershing.
Date: February 2, 1920
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Asarco Structure]

Photograph of an Asarco structure. The building has multiple stories, with stairways leading upward to the left. Two separate lengths of covered hallways or chutes lead from the main structure on the left to a narrow structure on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aztec Caves]

Positive transparency of Aztec Cave in the Franklin Mountains near El Paso, Texas. "Class of 69" and "Jesuit Sacto" are written in the back of the shallow cave.
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Banana Wagon on El Paso Street]

Photo negative of a man standing beside a wagon full of bananas or plantains. The wagon is being pulled down the street by a horse. Cars, people, and tall business buildings can be seen across the road.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Banded Boulders at Hueco Tank Park]

Positive transparency of a banded boulders at Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site. There is vegetation growing among the rocks in the foreground.
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bank Foyer]

Photograph of an empty bank foyer. The long room contains two tables, decorative arched ceilings supported by columns, and gated teller's windows.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ponsford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beer Billboard]

Photo negative of a beer advertisement on a billboard. It reads "Less Taxes and More Work, Vote for Beer Aug. 26."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Biplane Painted to Resemble a Dragon]

Photograph of a biplane that has been painted with scales, eyes, and a mouth full of sharp teeth. Buildings can be seen on the desert landscape in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boy Soldier

Negative image of an adolescent Mexican boy wearing dark clothes, crossed bandoliers of ammunition, and a wide brimmed hat. Buildings, benches, and a group of people can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brady Residence]

Photograph of the Brady residence in El Paso, Texas. One story building has a Spanish tile roof, a tower, brick quoins, and a series of chimneys.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ponsford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brazos Apartments in El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of Brazos Apartments, a four-story brick and concrete building in El Paso, Texas. The building's facade has an arched entryway, two balconies, and a sign bearing the word "Brazos" under a flagpole. A handwritten note on the reverse side of the photo indicates that this was the first apartment building in El Paso.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ponsford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge Over a Body of Water]

Photo negative of a concrete bridge spanning a body of water. A house in the background is partially obscured by a group of trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buick Motor Company Building]

Photograph of a brick four-story Buick Motor Company building that was constructed in 1921. People can be seen around a covered entrance to the left, while cars are parked to the right. Several signs on the building's lower windows advertise a used car sale.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buildings Along Stanton Street in El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of Stanton Street in El Paso, Texas. Businesses, cars, and people can be seen around the street. Bassett Tower can be seen in the background.
Date: 1935~
Creator: Escontrías
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buildings on the Side of an Embankment]

Photo negative of a group of three structures on top of a brick and earth embankment. Five young girls stand in front of the two story building on the left. The center building is a church with a statue of Jesus Christ extending his arms towards the camera. The structure to the right has a triangular metal frame and stairs. Two children sit on a stairway that winds down the embankment from the right. A young boy runs down a dirt track on the bottom half of the embankment.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History