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[4.7 Inch Gun M1906]
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.
[5th Cavalry M Company]
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.
[8th Cavalry]
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.
[Adobe Bricks]
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 and post marked August 3, 1913.
[Adobe "Casa" Juarez, Mexico]
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 thanks for nice box of candy and chestnuts that reached me today". Hope you are well. J. M. Miller. 205 Mesa Avenue, El Paso. Texas, 79901. The postcard is addressed to Harriet T. Miller, 311 Adolphus St., Chester, West Virginia, 26034.
[Adobe Cook-House at Glenn Springs, Texas]
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 however most of the soldiers are the same if not all the same. This postcard appears to be an "after" picture and the aforementioned postcard appears to be the "before" picture. Presumably the "before" and "after" postcard after the battle with the alleged Mexican bandits - not shown in either postcard. The soldiers are armed with service rifles and some of the soldiers are also carrying service revolvers in their holsters. The location is Glenn Springs, Texas in the Big Bend National Park.
[Adobe House]
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".
[Adobe House Destroyed by Artillery #1]
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. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex. Adobe House Destroyed by Artillery."
[Adobe House Destroyed by Artillery #2]
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.
[After the Battle Ciudad Juárez, 1911]
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.
[Airing Beds at a Military Camp]
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."
[Airing Tents]
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.
[Ambulance Co. No. 1]
Postcard image of a series of small tents with blankets laying over the top (to "air out") and a line of parked vehicles including automobiles and covered wagons that appear to be motorized. The caption in the lower-right corner says: 'Ambulance Co. No. 1 near Namiquipa, Mexico'. Several unidentified men are walking near the tents and vehicles.
[Ambulance Corps]
Photograph of Ambulance Corps #2 and Field Hospital Corps #2 in Pennsylvania. This postcard is addressed to Miss India McKenzie, 5922 – 457h Avenue SE, (unknown) City. The postcard is postmarked out of Portland, Oregon, 12 July 1917.
[American Insurrectos, Juarez, Mexico]
Postcard image reads: American Insurrectos [American Insurgents aka American Mercenaries aka American Soldiers of Fortune ], taking first Federal stronghold, Juarez, Mexico 1131. We have no information on what number the 1131 represents. The American Insurrectos seen in this image are standing on an adobe brick wall. There is no information about the names for these men. Adobe homes are in the background. The men are armed with a variety of weapons: bolt action rifles; revolvers; repeating rifles; and one man, far left, is armed with bayonet knife. When the Mexican Revolution began, "Soldiers of Fortune" traveled from around the world and came to El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez to take part in the Mexican Revolution. Many were paid and many more saw no payment at all. Some of the better known organized soldiers of fortune were the Madero's El Falange De Los Estranjeros - also known as the "Gringo Rag-Tag Battalion"; Pancho Villa's American Legion: and Obregon's or Carranza's Armies. The hired soldiers of fortune fought on both sides of the Revolution. Better known individual soldiers of fortune were men like Sam Dreben, the fighting Jew, and Guiseppi Garibaldi.
[Anson Mills Building]
Postcard of the historic Anson Mills Building located at 303 North Oregon Street in El Paso, Texas. Please also see duplicate postcard WH-PC-186-022.
[Anson Mills Building]
Postcard of the Anson Mills Building. The Anson Mills Building is a historic building located at 303 North Oregon Street in El Paso, Texas. The building stands on the original site of the 1832 Ponce de León ranch. Anson Mills hired Henry C. Trost of the Trost and Trost architectural firm to design and construct the building. At the time, Henry C. Trost was the area's foremost pioneer in the use of reinforced concrete in building design. Built in 1910-1911, the building was only the second concrete-frame skyscraper in the United States, and one of the largest all-concrete buildings. At 145 feet (44 m), the 12-story Mills Building was the tallest building in El Paso when it was completed. The architectural firm of Trost and Trost moved its offices to the building upon completion, where they remained until 1920. The Mills family sold the building in 1965. The building stands on a corner site opposite San Jacinto Plaza, with a gracefully curved street façade that wraps around the south and east sides. Like many of Trost's designs, the Anson Mills Building's overall form and strong verticality, as well as details of the ornamentation and cornice, are reminiscent of the Chicago School work of Louis Sullivan. In 1974, the Mills Building's windows were replaced with vertical bands of mirrored glass, radically altering its appearance. Advertisement to the left reads: Scott White Co. Drugs Roberts Banner Bldg. Post marked El Paso, Texas, July 7, 1915.
[Anson Mills Building and San Jacinto Plaza]
Postcard image of downtown El Paso, taken from a height and looking northeast, toward the Franklin Mountains visible in the far background. Visible buildings include (at left) the Hotel McCoy (on the top floors of the White House Department Store) and the Anson Mills Building, (center of image) San Jacinto Plaza and the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad [G H & S A Ry] Superintendent's Office behind it, and (at right)The Hotel Sheldon. Parts of El Paso High School under construction are also visible in the distance above the Hotel McCoy.
[Os-Aple Jubilee Week Parade]
The 'Os-Aple' jubilee was the 1912 celebration marking 60 years of existence for the City named 'El Paso'. El Paso was originally settled and named as the Franklin Settlement in 1849. The Franklin Settlement was later renamed to 'El Paso' in 1852; hence the 1912 jubilee celebration for the City of El Paso, Texas. According to the El Paso Herald, 24 October 1912 front page, "Military Parade Proves Jubilee's Biggest Feature - Over Two Thousand Infantrymen, Cavalrymen, Artillerymen, Hospital Corps Men, and Signal Men march to the Stirring Music of Military Bands and the Wild Applause of Americans. Gen Steever Reviews the Parade" ..... "Gen E.Z. Steever led the parade followed by Capt. Geo S. Simonds, acting as chief of staff, and the general's aide-de-camp." From the El Paso Herald, 23 October 1912, front page; 'Chief Os-Aple Smokes Pipe of Peace - Arrives With His Retinue, Joins His Princes Wanda [sic] and Gets Key to City - Greeted by the El Paso Citizens". Postcard message reads: "A division of the great military parade here over 2500 were in line representing, infantry, cavalry, signal corps, heavy artillery. This is El Paso's Os-Apel [sic] Jubilee week something doing every day, Walter". Addressed to: Mrs Henry Horne, Hallowell Maine, Loudon Hill.
[Armored Train]
Postcard image of an 'Armored Train'. A field artillery piece, of an unknown model, sits on top of this Mexican railroad car, or tren de ferrocarril, and is headed towards an unknown destination. A large group of Mexican spectators has gathered to get a better look at the canon. Two Mexican men appear to be guarding the artillery piece. There is an electric street lamp in the middle of the picture.
[Army Airplane]
Postcard of a U.S. Army airplane has the markings 48 written across its fuselage. The airplane is a Spad styled two-seater model type biplane.
[Army Ambulances]
Photograph of a U.S. Army Ambulance in Mexico. The driver of the first ambulance is looking directly at the photographer while the driver of the second ambulance appears to be taking a nap.
[Army Caterpillar Tractor]
Photograph of an army caterpillar tractor pulling heavy artillery through mud. The flatbed wagon has become stuck in the mud. Marines are attempting to get the wagon out of the mud with the assistance of the tractor.
[Army Field Ambulance]
The postcard caption reads: 'U.S. Ambulance picking up wounded soldiers on the Battlefield.' In this image, three soldiers are transporting a wounded soldier on a field stretcher from the battlefield onto the waiting horse- or mule-drawn ambulance, which already contains another wounded soldier. At right, a fourth soldier and a man wearing dark-colored civilian clothes (possibly a news reporter or photographer) are observing. Behind them, other soldiers are visible around wagons of supplies and horses, with mountains in the background. The soldier at the head of the wounded man has a cigarette in his mouth and he is also carrying a military sidearm in his leg holster.
[Army Field Ambulance]
Photograph of an ambulance transporting wounded soldiers from a Mexican battlefield. The field ambulance is carrying four men. Two of the soldiers are laying down on gurneys, while the other two soldiers are sitting upright. One of the soldiers is wearing an arm sling. The words "Maximum 8 Patients" are displayed on the side of the vehicle.
[Army Field Communications Equipment]
Photograph of field wireless used by U.S. Troops. Two soldiers are turning a portable, hand cranked power generator. A wire goes from the generator to a device located on the ground.
[Army troops marching into Mexico]
Postcard image reads, 'marching into Mexico'. U.S. Army infantry troops are following this well worn trail somewhere into Mexico, according to the caption on this postcard. The troops are carrying their Springfield Army rifles; water canteens; and a small pack. This column of troops stretches several hundred yards long.
[Army Truck Train Transporting Troops]
Photograph of an army truck train transporting troops. The caravan is traveling through city neighborhoods. Army mule supply wagons can also be seen traveling along the same street.
[Army Wagon Train]
Photograph of an army wagon train crossing the Mexican desert. There are three United States Army supply wagons visible. The supply wagons are being pulled by teams of mules and are guarded by U.S. Soldiers.
[Artillery on the March]
Photograph of U.S. Army Troops riding horses through a very shallow river.
[Artillery Unit Crossing a River]
Postcard of an army artillery unit crossing a river. It is unclear if these troops are American or Mexican Federal troops.
[Battle of Ciudad Juárez, 1911 #1]
Postcard image of people examining an adobe building that was damaged by cannons and bullets during the Battle of Ciudad Juarez. The image was taken from one corner of the building and there are groups of people wearing formal clothing and hats standing along both visible sides, including several looking into the interior from atop rubble where the corner of the building is missing. Handwritten note on the back: "El Paso Texas Jan 18/1913 We saw this building. It is in Juarez, Mexico & was damaged during the war there last July 1912. The town was captured by the Mexican troops. It had been in the hands of the revolutionist for two years."
[Battle of Ciudad Juárez, 1911 #2]
Postcard image of people examining an adobe building that was damaged by cannons and bullets during the Battle of Ciudad Juarez. The image was taken from one corner of the building and there are groups of people wearing formal clothing and hats standing along both visible sides, including several looking into the interior from atop rubble where the corner of the building is missing. Handwritten note on back: "Juarez, Mexico, 9-28-1911. Hello Bud, Just over looking at some of the battle scenes. Leave El Paso tonight. Bro. Laurence."
[Battlefield Scene in Mexico #1]
Postcard image of five mounted U.S. Army Soldiers standing in a loose semi-circle in the Mexican desert, with the four facing the front of the image, looking at a dead Insurrecto. The men are all wearing U.S. Army uniforms and hats; the man on the ground is missing a shoe, lying in front of a bush. The area has low desert brush and mountains are visible in the far background. Handwritten text on the back: "am well hope you the same [...] your son E W Murray."
[Battlefield Scene in Mexico #2]
Postcard image of five mounted U.S. Army Soldiers standing in a loose semi-circle in the Mexican desert, with the four facing the front of the image, looking at a dead Insurrecto. The men are all wearing U.S. Army uniforms and hats; the man on the ground is missing a shoe, lying in front of a bush. The area has low desert brush and mountains are visible in the far background. The back of the postcard reads: "This is just like the we are camping at." Signed, " Louis " . This postcard is addressed to: "Mr. S _ _ _ narde Young, 49 Abbott St., Worcester, Mass."
[Bayonet Drill]
Photograph of a bayonet drill. The army soldiers are practicing close quarters combat or hand to hand combat in preparation for their bayonet drilling exercises. To the right, bayonet practice dummies wait to test the soldier’s marksmanship. The rifles in this image are M1903 Springfield rifles.
[Bayonet Drill with Dummy Straw Filled Bags]
Postcard depicts soldiers performing a bayonet drill. In the photograph, dummy bundles of straw hang from a wooden structure. The soldiers attack the bundles with bayonets. Postcard is addressed to J. R. Teague of Framingham, Massachusetts, 114 Hollis St. Postcard is postmarked from San Antonio, Texas July 6, 1918 at 5:30 P.M.
[Bidding Farewell to their Native Land]
Postcard image of an unidentified woman and two small children standing along the Rio Grande river. According to the caption, the family is looking back towards El Paso del Norte and are bidding farewell to their native land. El Paso del Norte is now known as Ciudad Juárez. There is no corroborating information about the identities for this small family. We also do not know if the woman is the mother, grandmother, or someone else related to the children. The family appears to have all of their belongings with them. Two men can be seen in background. The Mexican Revolution displaced many families along the U.S. Mexico Border and some families never returned back to their beloved homes.
[Big Bend District]
Postcard of the Rio Grande River bending around an unknown area in the Big Bend National Park. The Big Bend National Park is in Brewster County, Texas and contains approximately 801,163 acres of protected land according to the National Park Service website. Big Bend is named as such because of the many and vast curves that the Rio Grande river takes in this area of the Texas southwest. There is an unidentified wood shack in the foreground of the image. And on the other side of the river, there is a group of four unidentified individuals relaxing on the river bank.
[Bird's Eye View of Fort Bliss, Texas]
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.
[Bodies in a Cemetery]
Postcard shows rows of bodies situated near two caskets in a large cemetery. In the foreground, bodies lie next to each other with personal items such as hats. Beyond the caskets and bodies, are several crosses. A mountain is also visible in the background.
[Breaking Outlaws on the Border #1]
Photograph of soldiers breaking a horse on the border.
[Breaking Outlaws on the Border #2]
Photograph of soldiers breaking a horse on the border.
[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]
Postcard image of Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever and some of his Officers entertaining at the Pershing House in Fort Bliss, Texas. General Steever and Mexican General Victoriano Huerta are marked accordingly on this postcard image. At the far right of this image is Mexican General Joaquín Téllez. General Mexican Joaquín Téllez is standing in between the two tall Officers and he is looking directly in the direction of the camera. He also has a saber at his side as part of his uniform and he is also wearing a short brimmed Mexican Officer's hat. The Pershing House was built in 1910 and it is one of the more famous structures on the Fort Bliss Post. Other famous people who were hosted at the Pershing House include: Pancho Villa, General Alvaro Obregón, and William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The official address of the house is 228 Sheridan Road, Fort Bliss, TX 79906. The original cost of the house was $16,378.00 and the house is named for Brigadier General John J. Pershing who occupied the house from 1914-1916.
[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]
Postcard image of Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever - seated/center image. General Steever is the Officer with the white mustache. To the left of General Steever is Mexican General Victoriano Huerta and to the right of General Steever is Mexican General Joaquín Téllez. The three Generals are surrounded by a mix group of Mexican and U.S. Army Officers. There is no accompanying information about why this group of U.S. Army Officers and Mexican Officers were together at the Pershing House - Fort Bliss, Texas. There is also no information on the postcard that identifies any of other officers - aside from General Steever; General Huerta; and General Téllez. The group of officers is seated on the front lawn of the Pershing House located on the Fort Bliss Post. The Pershing House is located at: 228 Sheridan Rd, El Paso, TX 79906. This image was captured on the same day as WH PC 191-010.
[Brigadier General George Bell]
Postcard of Brigadier General George Bell. This image appears to show the arrival of General Bell into El Paso, Texas. Two unknown Army soldiers, perhaps one man is his driver, are flanking General Bell who is wearing the white mustache. Also, the Army band stands to the left of the General - the band was usually reserved for special ceremonies or for change in command ceremonies as well. One member of the Army Band is holding a French Horn. Brigadier General Bell replaced Brigadier General Pershing as Commander of the El Paso Patrol District after Pershing was sent into Mexico on his Punitive Expedition. The Punitive Expedition was the U.S. response after Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico. After the raid on Columbus, New Mexico, the City of El Paso was in a panic and feared that Pancho Villa would also attack the City of El Paso. General Bell helped to settle the panic by sending 5 companies, from the 16th U.S. Infantry, to guard the border between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]
Postcard depicting a bullfight in a Ciudad Juarez, Mexico arena. In the photograph, two men in costume wait to bullfight, and one man is directly engaging the bull. People are visible in the stands. Advertisements are visible in both English and Spanish. Postcard was stamped and mailed from El Paso, Texas on April 27, 1915. [Text on back of postcard.]
[Bullfight in Mexico]
Postcard depicting a man bullfighting in Juarez, Mexico. There is one assistant helping the bullfighter. In the photograph, the bullfighter rides on a horse as he fights. People are visible in the stands. There are advertisements on the fences in the arena. Over one of the advertisements on the left side of the image, is a tear in the picture.
[Calvary Soldiers on horseback parading in front of San Jacinto Plaza]
Postcard of U.S. Calvary Soldiers parading in front of San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso, Texas. This image captures these soldiers on the 100 block of W Mills Ave. Hundreds of El Pasoans have lined the streets to view the parade. Beyond the soldiers and plaza park is the majestic Anson Mills Building. The Anson Mills Building [designed by Trost & Trost] is decorated with U.S. Flags and the front terrace is being used by parade spectators. Next to the Mills Building, is the White House Department Store. Also visible is the signage for the Herald newspaper company building. The White House Department Store and the Herald were located in Pioneer Plaza. The perspective of this image is looking west on Mills Avenue. The caption on this postcard reads, "Army Day - May 1914 - El Paso", however research proves that this image was captured during the 4th of July parade in 1915. Postcard WH PC 186-021 also shows the Anson Mills Building decorated in the same style and the latter postcard is postmarked July 7, 1915.
[Camp Cotton]
Aerial view of Camp Cotton, El Paso, Texas. This photograph was taken south to north with the Franklin Mountains in the background. A soldier riding an Indian Motorcycle is visible in the center of the photograph.
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