Resource Type

[Mesa Avenue]

Photograph of a view from Mesa Avenue looking south and on the east side of Pioneer Plaza and San Jacinto Plaza. There are people, horse drawn carriages, and various buildings including Trost buildings throughout the surrounding area.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Morse House]

Photograph of the Morse house in El Paso, Texas. The bungalow-style house has a gabled roof, and there is a small porch with a half-sized wall blocking it off from the yard. The yard has stairs that move down past walls near the street.
Date: 1910~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J. J. Newberry Company Building]

Photograph of a perspective view of the J. J. Newberry Company Building. It has a central curve where the building bends around the street corner, with many windows, a ledge that spans the entire length of the building, and a flag on the top. Cars are parked in front of the building on the street.
Date: 1911
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Woman Playing a Violin]

Photograph of a woman (Aara Desmond) playing a violin in front of a china cabinet and drawers, in a room with dark, floral wallpaper and wood features. The woman is wearing an old-fashioned, floor-length dress, and there is a music stand in front of her. A wooden chair is partially visible behind her. There is information about the photo on the back.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tom Lea House in El Paso]

Photograph of the Tom Lea house in El Paso, Texas. The one-story house has two entrances with columns supporting porch roofs, a second floor with the roof extending over the windows, and a brick foundation for landscaping in front of the building.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel Oregon in El Paso]

Photograph of cars parked in front of Hotel Oregon in El Paso, Texas. The building has one row of windows on the second floor, and cloth awnings hanging over the windows near the ground. A sign hanging from a tall metal pole on the sidewalk bears the name, "Hotel Oregon".
Date: 1912~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel Paso del Norte Relief]

Photograph of an archway relief design in Paso del Norte Hotel. The relief features a man with plant leaves between the decorative edges of two arches.
Date: 1912/1930
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Liberty Hall]

Photograph of Liberty Hall's balcony and ceiling. The balcony has many seats with windows behind them, and the ceiling has support beams and wooden planks.
Date: 1912
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Paso del Norte Hotel]

Photograph of a dining room in the Paso del Norte Hotel, looking down from a balcony. Members of the wait-staff are standing between the tables and chairs. The building has six large decorated columns and the back wall has arch shaped windows.
Date: 1912~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Paso del Norte Lobby]

Photograph of the Hotel Paso del Norte's lobby. A car, as well as a few pieces of artwork are on display. The photo captures the bottom portion of the hotel's famed glass dome, located right above the lobby. The corner of the hotel's front desk is seen to the center right. There are multiple archways throughout the room and light fixtures hanging from the ceiling.
Date: 1912/1930
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Paso del Norte Staircase]

Photograph of the Hotel Paso del Norte staircase and archway leading from the hotel lobby. The photo provides an up close view of the archways' design and relief. There are chairs at the base of the archway, and the archway is made out of marble.
Date: 1912/1930
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The White House Department Store]

Photograph of the White House department store. The six-story building bends in the middle, and there are many windows along the front. Main columns extend along the height of the building. There are cars on the street below, and a horse-drawn buggy.
Date: 1912~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Wigwam Theater Remodeling]

Photograph of remodeling in Wigwam Theater. The walls have an abstract, marble pattern. The room has a ticket booth in the middle, two double doors on the left and right of the ticket booth, mirrors on the left and right, a hanging light fixture, and an insignia of a Native-American man in the center of the floor.
Date: 1912
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin National Bank Employess]

Photograph of the employees of the Austin National Bank posing for a portrait. The men are all dressed professionally. In the top row, from left to right, is Vest E. Lander, Bookkeeper, Sully B. Roberdeau, Receiving Teller, Leon D. Williams, General Bookkeeper, Clark C. Campbell, Bookkeeper, Gerald Boerner, Mail Teller, Morris Hirschfield, Cashier, Ralph A. Bickler, Secretary, Earl E. Simms, Collector, and Miles F. Byrne, Receiving Teller. In the middle row, from left to right, is Wesley, H. Lyons, Bookkeeper, Boyd Wells, Exchange Teller, John H. Whitis, Bookkeeper, and C. M. (Jim) Bartholomew, Assistant Cashier and Paying Teller. In the front row is George W. Mabson, Porter.
Date: January 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eastern Star Room of Masonic Temple]

Photograph of the star room of a masonic temple. There are chairs in the middle of the room and lined against the walls. A long carpet is in the middle of the room, and light fixtures hang from the ceiling.
Date: 1913~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hill Near El Paso High School]

Photograph of a hill near an El Paso high school. The building is at the back left of the photo. It has tall ionic columns in front of the entrance, and wings to the left and right of the middle entrance. The hill area has arid shrubs, and a running track lies to the left.
Date: 1913/1916
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main Lobby of Masonic Temple]

Photograph of the Masonic Temple main lobby. The interior has many wooden support beams holding up the ceiling. The room is filled with tables, chairs and rugs.
Date: 1913~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Masonic Temple Building]

Photograph of a tall, dark-colored masonic temple in El Paso, Texas. There are four rectangular brick columns in the front with ionic designs at the top, and there are windows between the brick columns. The roof has a decorated ledge directly beneath it. The right side of the building has the same design as the front.
Date: 1913~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso High Chemical Lab]

Photograph of a chemical laboratory in El Paso high school. There are counter tops with sinks and a shelf with beakers. Shelves contain jars in the back of the room, and the left side of the room has gas chambers.
Date: 1913~/1916~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso High Foyer]

Photograph of the foyer in an El Paso high school. It features cylindrical columns on the walls, doors with checkered windows on them, a table with chairs, and a ceiling where squares move upwards.
Date: 1913~/1916~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso High School Auditorium and Balcony]

Photograph of a high school's auditorium and balcony in El Paso, Texas. There are rectangular columns on both the bottom floor and the balcony. The ceiling has three circles with decorated engravings.
Date: 1913~/1916~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso High School Cafeteria]

Photograph of a cafeteria in an El Paso high school. It has long tables with five chairs at each table, and rectangular columns supporting the ceiling.
Date: 1913~/1916~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso High School Construction]

Photograph of an El Paso high school under construction. The area around it has unfinished dirt paths, while the outside of the building looks far along in its completion. The building has many windows along its length and a lightning rod on the top next to chimneys.
Date: 1913~/1916~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso High School Gym]

Photograph of a gymnasium with a hardwood floor in an El Paso high school. There is a balcony with a handrail around the top of the gymnasium and a piano on the side of the court.
Date: 1913~/1916~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History