Resource Type

[Alta Vista School]

Photograph of the Alta Vista School in El Paso, Texas. The perspective view shows many windows along the sides, an area that descends lower than the grass near the lowest windows, a lawn with grass and trees, and a gravel street.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Armistice Day Parade Float]

Photograph of five individuals standing and one individual sitting on a parade float. One of them is barbecuing, three are dressed as soldiers with a gun, one is dressed as a nurse, and one is dressed as if he was injured. The text on the back of the photo reads, "Aug. 12, 1983 Ralph A. Bickler files probably Armistice Day Parade Nov. 11, 1918 (Ralph is not on float. Mrs. R.A.B.".
Date: November 11, 1918
Creator: unknown
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

[Back of El Paso Post Office]

Photograph of the back of a U.S. Post Office building in El Paso, Texas, taken from the northwest corner. It is a two-story white stone building with many tall windows along the north and west sides of the building, several of which have decorative designs above them. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says, "January 1st 1919, Looking East."
Date: January 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bickler Family Portrait]

Photograph of the Bickler family with four men and four women. The older lady in the front row, right side is likely Martha Bickler.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bickler Family Women Knitting]

Photograph of six women of the Bickler family sitting on a nench or fence and knitting. The five on the left are looking at their knitting or sewing projects, but the one on the right is looking at the camera. Martha Bickler is possibly fourth from left.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bickler Family Women Knitting]

Photograph of six women of the Bickler family seated on a bench or fence and knitting. Handwritten note on the back reads "I asked for a smile and see what I got."
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carusso Apartments]

Photograph of the Carusso Apartments. The entrances have archways made of red brick on three sides, and the street is dirt.
Date: 1914
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cohen House in El Paso]

Photograph of the front of the Cohen house in El Paso, Texas. The building has a vertical wood visual design on the second floor, a partial pyramid roof shape, two chimneys on the left and right of the roof, a porch with a short brick wall, two columns in front of the entrance, and landscaping. The steps move out to the sidewalk near the street.
Date: 1919
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site Looking East]

Photograph of an excavation site for a post office. Machinery lies next to a wooden support structure that is partially constructed. Other buildings surround the site.
Date: October 3, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site Looking Eastward]

Photograph of a construction site. There is a foundation with two cranes and supplies spread around. There are buildings in the background.
Date: December 3, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site Looking North]

Photograph of a construction site. A foundation has construction supplies, and buildings are in the background.
Date: November 2, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site Looking North West]

Photograph of a construction site. There are stone columns in front, and two cranes behind them on top of the foundation. Buildings are in the background.
Date: January 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site Looking South]

Photograph of a construction site where workers are building a foundation. Horses are standing in front of a cart, and buildings are in the background.
Date: November 2, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site Looking West]

Photograph of a construction site. There are two men working on a mound of dirt, and buildings are in the background.
Date: October 3, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site With Partial Walls Looking South]

Photograph of a construction site. There are partially complete stone walls with wind in the slots, workers to the right near a pile of wooden planks, and buildings in the background.
Date: January 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site With Partial Walls Looking West]

Photograph of a construction site. The walls are partially done, and there are large columns. Several crane arms are sticking up in the air and a hotel is behind the construction site.
Date: February 1, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site With Stone Walls Looking South]

Photograph of a construction site. There are stone walls with cutouts where tall windows would be. There are supplies in front, cranes in the background, and buildings around the site.
Date: March 4, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dig Site Looking West]

Photograph of a construction site. There are landlines on the corners, and buildings in the background.
Date: September 1, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Drum and Bugle Corps

Photograph of a group of men standing at attention in formation at the Texas School of Military Aeronautics. Several men play bugles and a few beat drums.
Date: 1918
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

[Emblems at Texas School of Military Aeronautics]

Photograph of a front of a brick building with an archway. Within the archway, there are decorative emblems. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Emblems presented to S.M.A. by graduating squadrons. These emblems are in the University of Texas Library."
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harry Bickler Stands, Guarding a Truck]

Photograph of Harry Bickler guarding a truck at Camp Mabry. He is dressed in military attire and is standing in a grass field.
Date: September 24, 1916
Creator: unknown
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