Resource Type

[Hotel Orndorff Elevators]

Photograph of archway shaped elevator doors in the Orndorff Hotel. There are flower bouquets on a ledge at the forefront of the photo, and lights shaped like candles to the left and right of the elevator doors.
Date: 1926/1933
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Snowy Lawn]

Photograph of a snow covered lawn in front of Carnegie Library in El Paso. The building has four large ionic columns, and the lawn has bushes and trees.
Date: 1904/1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge Over Water]

Photograph of a bridge with several early model cars seen driving across it. Water can be seen on either side of the bridge and town buildings can be seen in the background. Two small buildings can be seen built into the side of the bridge on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Office Construction Site Looking North West]

Photograph of a construction site for a post office with tall ionic columns and window slots. Cranes are inside the walls, and buildings are in the background. "United States Post Office" is engraved above the columns.
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: unknown
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

[Gray House]

Photograph of the Gray House in El Paso, Texas. It has columns by the steps and in the elevated archway openings. There are circular holes above the archways and landscaping beneath them.
Date: 1904
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Back End of St. Joseph's Sanitarium]

Photograph of the back end of St. Joseph's Sanitarium in El Paso, Texas. The building is surrounded by dry dirt land, and multiple room windows are protruding from the roof of the building. There are three independent rooms separate from the main building near the back courtyard.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso Downtown Landlines]

Photograph of landline poles and wries in downtown El Paso, Texas. A train and buildings are behind the wires.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Francis Parker Photo of El Paso]

Photograph of a street scene in El Paso with buildings, carriages, and signs which appear to read "News Depot" and "L. Meyer & Co." Franklin Mountains is visible in the distance.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1517 Montana in El Paso]

Photograph of 1517 Montana in El Paso, Texas. There is a long set of steps leading up to the building from the street, past a slanted lawn. The two story building has a main roof, and a porch roof supported by columns. The main roof has chimneys and an arch-shaped extension of the lower window.
Date: unknown
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

[Carnegie Library Lobby With Double Desks]

Photograph of a lobby room in the El Paso Carnegie Library. Two desks and windows lie to the left and right of a double door in the center of the photo. A table is displaying books at the bottom of the photo.
Date: 1904/1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Sitting on Back Porch]

Photograph of a man sitting on the back porch wall of an unidentified, bungalow-style house. The yard is bare dirt, the house roof is shaped like two caret symbols, and there is a melded rock design at the base of the house.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[San Jacinto Plaza & Buildings to the Southeast]

Photograph of San Jacinto Plaza and the buildings that are south east of it. There are people standing on the sidewalk and laying near trees. A street lamp is on the sidewalk.
Date: September 23, 1978
Creator: Binion, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Patio Looking Left]

Photograph of a patio in the El Paso Carnegie Library. People are reading while sitting in chairs by a table. The patio has ionic columns with trees on the lawn outside.
Date: 1904/1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boys Playing Pool]

Photograph of a group of boys playing pool in a boys club with a photo of John F. Kennedy hanging on the wall behind them. Text on the back of the photo indicates the JFK photo is of the president awarding a "Boy of the Year" award to a boy from the club seen here. The word "Intermediate" can be seen painted on the wall in the background.
Date: 1978?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Caples Building in Construction]

Photograph of workers standing on top of the Caples Building during construction. The building has only the basic support columns for many floors.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Office Interior Workroom Looking Eastward]

Photograph of the interior workroom of the United States Post Office in El Paso, Texas, under construction. There are many wood and metal scaffolds throughout the large, incomplete room and many wooden planks litter the floor. There is an archway to enter the room.
Date: July 1, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wilmarth House in El Paso]

Photograph of the Wilmarth house in El Paso, Texas. The building has a raised porch with a walkway, railing, and columns wrapped around the side of the house. The yard has bare dirt.
Date: 1905~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library 2nd Floor Gates]

Photograph of door gates on the second floor of Carnegie Library.
Date: 1904/1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trade Winds Cocktail Bar Sign]

Photograph of the Trade Winds Cocktail Bar sign and window.
Date: September 20, 1978
Creator: Binion, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Aerial View]

Photograph of the front of the Carnegie Library in El Paso, Texas. The building is white colored with tall columns in front of the entrance, and curved walkways on the lawn. There are buildings behind the library.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Reading Room]

Photograph of a reading room in Carnegie Library. Double gates have taken the place of normal doors. Book shelves, tables, and chairs are to the right.
Date: 1904/1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel Orndorff Dining Room]

Photograph of the entrance to the dining room of the Hotel Orndorff. The photo was taken from a sitting room. It includes tables, chairs, light fixtures hanging from the ceiling, and a ceiling full of support beams.
Date: 1926/1933
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History