[Mexican Family, Ciudad Juarez 2] -- same as ark:/67531/metapth187918

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Postcard image of an unknown Mexican Family in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. One Mexican man sits on his donkey as he is facing the Mexican family - perhaps he is a visitor. A Mexican family of six pose in front of their adobe house. Father sits with his hat in his hands. Mother, wearing the dark colored dress and also holding a small child, stands behind her husband. A young boy and a teenage girl flank each side of the woman who is holding the baby. And finally an older woman, someone's abuelita, is standing under the doorway of the … continued below

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm. -- Change as necessary.

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Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921 1915~.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso and was provided by the El Paso Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 43 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: [Mexican Family, Ciudad Juarez 2] -- same as ark:/67531/metapth187918
  • Added Title: [Duplicate image of WH-PC-192-024]

Description

Postcard image of an unknown Mexican Family in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. One Mexican man sits on his donkey as he is facing the Mexican family - perhaps he is a visitor. A Mexican family of six pose in front of their adobe house. Father sits with his hat in his hands. Mother, wearing the dark colored dress and also holding a small child, stands behind her husband. A young boy and a teenage girl flank each side of the woman who is holding the baby. And finally an older woman, someone's abuelita, is standing under the doorway of the adobe house. Both men are wearing traditional Mexican peon garb and hats.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm. -- Change as necessary.

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The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso

These primary source items relate to the Mexican Revolution. The collection includes 15 books and 10 postcards dating from 1910 to 1919.

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  • 1915~

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  • 1910~ - 1920~

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  • Oct. 10, 2011, 9:26 p.m.

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  • Dec. 15, 2022, 1:35 p.m.

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Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921. [Mexican Family, Ciudad Juarez 2] -- same as ark:/67531/metapth187918, postcard, 1915~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187933/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting El Paso Public Library.

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