The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso - 369 Matching Results

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[Preparedness Parade #6]

Description: Postcard from the Preparedness Parade held in El Paso. In the postcard, women dressed in all white can be holding a large American flag followed by other women with smaller handheld flags. In the bottom right corner it says, " 'Everybody's' in Preparedness Parade El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Racer Horse and Rider]

Description: Postcard of a man preparing to race with his race horse on the track in juarez. The horse's number is 5. There is nothing written on this postcard, except for a few things on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Racers on Horseback]

Description: Postcard of five racers on horseback. There are four men within a structure which represents the finish line. On top of the structure, there are two men who appear to be holding a camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Soldiers, Business Men, and Children During the Punitive Expedition]

Description: Postcard of an event during the Mexican Revolution. There are men on a stage behind two American flags. There are businessmen and soldiers on the stage looking out. Also on stage there's one woman who can be seen on the right. On the ground in front of the stage there's a row of young boys sitting underneath the flag. The child on the left side of the postcard is leaning against a bike.
Date: February 28, 1879
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[U.S. Troops in Mexico]

Description: Postcard of U.S. troops in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. The U.S. government refused to recognize the government let by Vicotriano Huerta and aided Mexican rebels in their cause for rebellion.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[U.S. Troops Marching to Mexico]

Description: Postcard of U.S. troops marching to Mexico. In the bottom left corner there is writing, but it is illegible. On the back of the card it says, "U.S. troops marching through the passes of the Sierra Madres in Mexico."
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Victims of the Battle of Carrizal]

Description: Postcard of soldiers moving the dead victims from battle back to El Paso for proper burial. There is a horse drawn carriage followed by a group of soldiers and then another horse drawn carriage. On the bottom of the postcard it says, "Bodies of the victims of the Battle of Carrizal, Mex. being returned to El Paso, Tex.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Woman and Child at Refugee Camp]

Description: Postcard of a mother and child in a refugee camp after fleeing the Mexican revolution. The woman appears to be bathing the toddler on top of a crate using a wash cloth and a bucket of water. The mother smiles at the camera and her son appears to be no older than 3 or 4 years of age. underneath the bucket and crate it says, "Scene in refugee camp FT Bliss." The refugee camp was located in Fort Bliss. Today, the Kelly Park Community Center occupies the location where the refugee camp was located.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 31.822085 -106.432062
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Wounded Soldier and Other Soldiers]

Description: Postcard shows wounded soldier that is using a crutch to stand. There is something written in the corner of the postcard, but it is illegible. There soldiers are watching the wounded soldier have a conversation with another soldier.
Date: unknown
Creator: Horne, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[4.7 Inch Gun M1906]

Description: The postcard captions reads: "Firing 4.7” Gun. W. H. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex." The 4.7 inch Field Gun M1906 was designed and issued by the US Army Ordnance Department in 1906. There is no accompanying information to positively identify the troops in the postcard or the exact location of this event. The postcard is addressed to J.R. Teague, Framingham Massachusetts, 114 Hollis Av. The postcard is postmarked El Paso, Texas, February 13, 1918, 2 PM.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[5th Cavalry M Company]

Description: Photograph of fancy riding by the U.S. Cavalry. One of the men, who has just completed the jump on an obstacle course, is carrying the banner which designates the 5th Cavalry M Company. In the distant background are the Franklin Mountains. Left of center is Sugarloaf Peak. The Cavalry competition is being held in front of the officer’s quarters in the new Fort Bliss on Lanoria Mesa.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[8th Cavalry]

Description: Photograph of the 8th Cavalry playing mounted tug-of-war. Two teams comprised of men and horses have been formed and are set to battle each other in a tug-of-war competition. The postcard was not mailed and has no postmark.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Adobe Bricks]

Description: Postcard image of three boys wearing hats and overalls, posing with their pet goat in front of an adobe brick house, with the text "Adobe Bricks" handwritten in the lower-left corner. There is a large pile of adobe bricks on the left side of the image and a desert hill visible in the background. The back of the postcard reads: "Better keep these cards G.M. May send you some interesting ones later on. Signed, Walter." The postcard is addressed to: Miss G.M. Horne, Portland Maine, Box 365 a… more
Date: August 1913
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Adobe "Casa" Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Postcard image of an adobe house in Juarez, Mexico. In the bottom adobe house, wood beams support the adobe roof. The woman at the center right side of this image walks with a baby at her chest. Behind the walking woman stands a man behind the corner of the bottom adobe house. Two more woman can be seen on the far left side of the upper adobe house. Bottom adobe house, right side of the open door, there appears to be a large Geode rock split in two. The back of the postcard reads: "Many … more
Date: 1920~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Adobe Cook-House at Glenn Springs, Texas]

Description: Postcard of an "Adobe Cook-House at Glenn Springs, Texas in which 9 U.S. Soldiers made their Defense against Mexican Bandits". These are some, if not all, all of the same soldiers that are also pictured in postcard WH PC 189-001 https://edit.texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187877/ The adobe structure in this image appears to have suffered some fire damage. We cannot positively identify the adobe structure in this postcard as being the same adobe structure in postcard WH PC 189-001 how… more
Date: 1916~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Adobe House]

Description: Postcard image of a typical adobe house in Mexico. This is a picture of a residential adobe house somewhere in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A smiling Mexican woman stands in front of his house - probably her home. Next to the woman stand two young girls - most like the woman's daughters. On the right side of the adobe house is the back end of a horse buggy. The back of the postcard reads: "This is an ordinary adobe house".
Date: 1912~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Adobe House Destroyed by Artillery #1]

Description: Postcard image of six armed men on horseback, posing in front of one side of an adobe building that has been heavily damaged by bullets and cannon fire during the battle of Ciudad Juarez. This building was located down the road from the old Juarez post office and is missing a corner in the left side of the image. Most of the Mexican men on horseback are holding rifles and some also have on bandolier or bandolero bullet belts across their chests. handwritten in lower-left corner: "H38 W.H. Ho… more
Date: 1911~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Adobe House Destroyed by Artillery #2]

Description: Postcard image of six armed men on horseback, posing in front of one side of an adobe building that has been heavily damaged by bullets and cannon fire during the battle of Ciudad Juarez. This building was located down the road from the old Juarez post office and is missing a corner in the left side of the image. Most of the Mexican men on horseback are holding rifles and some also have on bandolier or bandolero bullet belts across their chests.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[After a Battle in Mexico]

Description: This postcard depicts rows of bodies encircled by a large group of men. The men surrounding the bodies stand in a open area between adobe buildings in Mexico. Most of the men towards the left side of the group are soldiers and are dressed in uniform. The men towards the right side of the group are mostly dressed in civilian attire. Text on the image says: "After a Battle in Mexico." [Text on the back of the postcard.]
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[After the Battle Ciudad Juárez, 1911]

Description: Postcard image of a group of unidentified people posing together in front of a building damaged during Battle for Ciudad Juárez. The group includes Anglo men, women, and boys, as well as Mexican Insurrectos, standing and seated on the rubble of a ruined corner of the building. One man holding a rifle is on horseback at the left side of the image, with two other men standing on the ground.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Airing Beds at a Military Camp]

Description: Postcard of soldiers airing beds at a military camp on the border after a storm. Text on the reverse of the postcard reads: "We air our tents every other day and it is some sigh to look across the camp and see them all furled."
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Airing Tents]

Description: Postcard depicting a tent being aired out. The cloth top of the tent has been pulled away so that the tent can be aired. Soldiers stand around the structure.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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