Postcard of Fort Bliss, Texas. This is a view of the Fort Bliss parade grounds with the Officer's Quarters [aka Officer's Row and Colonel's Row] in the background. Off to the distance are the eastern slopes of the Franklin Mountains. The officer's family housing quarters still stand today however the street in front of the quarters is now named Sheridan Road. The parade ground are still used today but mostly for formal ceremonies or when the post is going through a change in command ceremony. The two buildings in the foreground, in front of the parade grounds, are mostly like Building 115 and Building 114 on Fort Bliss. The housing structures opposite of the parade grounds from right to left are building 241; building 240, building 239; building 238; building 237; and building 236. The two story structures are building 235; building 234; and building 233. Not visible and far right of the image is where the present Cassidy Gate stands and is one of the main entrances onto Fort Bliss. This postcard is post marked April 2, 1918, El Paso, Texas, 4 PM and is addressed to J. R. Teague, Framingham, Massachusetts, 114 Hollis St.

Postcard of Fort Bliss at Lanoria Mesa. Lanoria Mesa is the sixth and final location of Fort Bliss the Post and Lanoria Mesa is where Fort Bliss stands today. The mesa is located in northeast El Paso, Texas. From the Texas Historical Commission: https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=85628 This is a west southwest perspective of Fort Bliss looking towards the Franklin Mountains. The large building in the center of the image is Building 13 - Enlisted Men's Barrack's and the smaller building is Building 19 - the Bathhouse. Both buildings were constructed in 1893 according to National Register of Historic Places. https://www.denix.osd.mil/cr/archives/uploads/fort-bliss-main-post-historic-district/ Beyond the barracks are the parade grounds and beyond the parade grounds is the area known as Officer's Row. Officer's Row consist of family style homes that were used as the quarters for the officers and for their families. Most of those buildings still stand today. The street in front of the officer's quarters is now called Sheridan Road.

Postcard image of a house made of adobe bricks with the handwritten label "Typical Mexican Ranch House" along the bottom. In front of the house, there is a well in the right side of the image and behind the well, a girl with a horse is drawing water. Two children are standing under a small tree, to the left of the well. A handwritten note on the back, addressed to Miss G. M. Horne says, "Will write in a day or two. Ok here. Hope you are well. Very quiet in this section. No Business. Walter."

Postcard image of a house made of adobe bricks with the handwritten label "Typical Mexican Ranch House" along the bottom. In front of the house, there is a well in the right side of the image and behind the well, a girl with a horse is drawing water. Two children are standing under a small tree, to the left of the well. A handwritten note on the back, addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne says, "Will write tomorrow or next day. Ok here. Hope you are well. Walter."

The postcard caption reads: Typical southwestern scenery, showing [sic] sandy character of the country. Desert foliage and mountains. Visible in this desert scene are many wild yucca plants and the desert mountains in the background. The prominent plant here is the Yucca plant or Yucca carnerosana also known as the Giant Spanish Dagger. This postcard was addressed and mailed to; Miss G.M. Horne, Portland, Maine. The date is September, 13, 1918. The author of the postcard is Walter Horne. The postcard message reads: Went to church yesterday to register; the first time since you and I went in Pueblo. Hope you are well. I am ok this summer, but awfully busy and lots of trouble. I leave tomorrow for good probably. He has been in Deming and hasn't been over to El Paso for eight months. Will have the 5 galleries & photo business to run alone. Walter. Duplicate postcard of WH-PC-199-020.

Typical southwestern Landscape. Desert foliage, mountains, and the sandy character of the southwest desert floor. Visible in this desert scene are many wild yucca plants and the dry desert mountains in the background. The prominent plant here is the Yucca plant or Yucca carnerosana also known as the Giant Spanish Dagger. Duplicate postcard of WH-PC-199-017.

Southwest desert vista. There is no information provided for the location from where this image was captured. A solid rock mountain face encompasses most of the foreground in this photographic desert scene. In the center of this image, there is a small lake or some ponding water. A lone tree is clearly visible in the middle of this small body of water. And in the background, an unidentified mountain. Right center of the image there are two men facing the camera. One man is standing and the other man is sitting on a large rock. The man who is standing is wearing a light colored shirt and the man who is sitting is wearing a dark colored shirt. Both men are wearing hats. This postcard was mailed to Miss G.M. Horne in Portland, Main. The postcard message reads: Had quite an excitement here for a few days but it quieted down as soon as the U.S. Troops took a hand. Very hot here. Hope you are ok. The fight livened my business up in good shape. The postcard is post marked June 24, 1918, El Paso.

Postcard of U.S. Soldiers at drill. The Franklin Mountains are in the background. The post card is addressed to J.R. Teague of Framingham, Massachusetts and postmarked out of San Antonio, Texas, 22 June 1918.

Photograph of a post office construction site. There are some long stone pieces on the ground near workers by the post office windows. Lights are supported up in the air by safety lines. Other buildings surround the post office.

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.

Photograph of a construction site, where there are completed concrete walls with slots for windows, concrete bricks on the ground, men working with a concrete maker, a tall steel beam framework, cranes, and buildings in the background.

Photograph of the roof and front of a post office in El Paso, under construction. The building has tall ionic columns in the front with two tall windows to the left and right. "United States Post Office" is written above the columns. There are wooden planks sprawled in front of the building, and other buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of the domed ceiling of the United States Post Office in El Paso, Texas. The decorative inside of the dome has an open hole in the center.

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.

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.

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.

Photograph of the United States Post Office in El Paso, Texas. The building has bricks with many tall window slots on both visible sides. There are electrical wires strung across the top half of the picture, and bricks and rocks on the ground. Buildings are slightly visible just past the outer corners of the building.

Photograph of a post office construction site. There are horses with wagons behind them next to men digging from a dirt pile. There are buildings visible behind the post office.

Photograph of a construction site, with large ionic columns, supplies on the ground in front of the columns, a large steel beam framework behind it, cranes above the beam framework, and buildings in the background.

Photograph of the rear corner of a post office building still being constructed. A worker is wheeling in supplies through a large window on a slanted platform.

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.

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.

Photograph of a post office with tall ionic columns in front of the entrance, and "United States Post Office" engraved above the columns. It has some minor work being done on the front. There is a landline pole on each post office corner, and a few other buildings.

Photograph of the roof and front of a post office in El Paso. The building has tall ionic columns in the front with two tall windows to the left and right. "United States Post Office" is written above the columns. Other buildings are in the background.