Arial photograph of the cities of El Paso and Juarez, with light colored text on the photo labeling the two cities, the Rio Grande, Cordova, and Mexico and U.S. territory.
Photograph of a large group of people standing front of Iglesia Presbiteriana, "El Divino Salvador" [The Divine Savior]. They are posing in a semi-circle, wearing dark-colored clothing and holding horns; there are also children standing near the ends of the line. A drum is sitting on the ground in the center of the line and has the text "Salvation Army Border Divisional Band" written around the outside. The church is a multi-story brick building with square towers on either side of the main section and there are stairways leading from the main entrance in either direction to the towers.
Photograph of a mural on a large building being used as a boys club in El Paso. The mural consists of three faces, with an eagle resting on the middle's shoulder. Text can be seen to the far right of the mural on a painting of a building that reads, "Entelequia. Copyright 1976. By [text cuts off]". A person can be seen leaning against the mural wall, facing away from the camera.
Photograph of a collage of the many accomplishments, awards, and recognition received by the Salvation Army. Ca. 1943. In the center of the bulletin board is a photograph of three officers of the Salvation Army.
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.]
A postcard depicting a bullfight in Plaza de Toros, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. One matador engages the bull directly. Three other matadors stand away from the bull. A crowd is visible in the stands, with one onlooker reaching out towards the bull. There is advertising in Spanish on the wall surrounding the arena. [Text on back of postcard.]
Photograph of a group of children at the salvation army under a sign that reads, "Sin fe es imposible agardar a Dios." Translation: "Without faith it is impossible to please God."
Photographic negative of a trolley car filled with passengers and traveling down a road. "Bienvenidos A C. Juarez, Amigos" and "Ride the streetcars to and from" are written along its side. A man is walking in front of the trolley.
Photograph of a group of people standing outside a one-story brick building with the caption, "Customs Officers and Guards. Juarez, Mexico." There appears to be a main entrance to the right and a smaller doorway on an addition to the left; both doorways are decorated with Mexican flags and banners aw well as a framed picture of President Venustiano Carranza above the left doorway. Seven men are standing around the outside of the building including two in the main doorway (one holding a shotgun) and a man and a woman in the second doorway. The back of the postcard is addressed to Sr. Guillermo Stein.
Photograph of group of people in front of the Salvation Army building. Some of the people are holding instruments. At both ends of the group there are children. Seated in the front row are women and the band sits behind them.
Photograph of an unidentified group of children posing for a photograph at the Salvation Army. There is an American flag on the left side of the photograph.
Booklet providing background of the Aoy School in El Paso, including brief biographical information about the founder, Olivas Villanueva Aoy, as well as information about the location and building, teachers and principals, and other general information about the history from the founding through 1949.
Photograph of the three Jefes (the bosses). The men are wearing suits, hats, and warm coats. The man in the center is Gringo Graves which who my have headed one of the many American mining companies in Mexico. Behind them, a large group of men is waiting to board an open train car.
Copy negative of a Libertad street scene in Ciudad Chihuahua. There are multiple horse-drawn vehicles next to storefronts. Palacio Federal can be seen in the background on the left
Copy negative of a group of men standing in front of a train. According to accompanying information, the train is identified as a Mexican train by the name of "Nor-Oeste de Mexico." The locomotive is identified as the Ferrocarril del Noroeste which primarily ran between the Mexican states Sonora and Sinaloa. A uniformed soldier stands at the front of the engine.
Contact Print of nine women wearing light-colored dresses with short, dark capes posing in a line on either side of two men from the Salvation Army wearing dark, high-collared uniforms. They are standing on a low stage between an American flag (left) and another flag at right, behind a long bench with fabric draped over the back and potted palm trees on the floor at either end. A young girl, also wearing a light-colored dress and cape, is standing near the center of the bench in front of banners, and between two large bouquets. On the stage at right is a piano and at left is a bulletin board and a large, white cross; on the wall behind them, the text "El Mundo Para Dios" is on two banners near the ceiling, with Salvation Army posters in the center below the text.
Photograph of a view looking west along Myrtle Avenue. The old city hall can be seen in the left foreground and the "Trust Building" or Gateway Hotel can be seen in the left background. The woman seen standing in the right foreground is labeled on the back of the photo as Mrs. O. C. Bernard.
Postcard image of a group of men standing in a row (including a Mexican Army officer, who is smoking) along the left side of the image, behind a gravedigger who is holding a shovel and standing in a partially-dug grave. The caption (lowever-left) reads: "60. Int. de la Ciudadela. Panteón Felicista." [translation: 60. Interior of the Citadel. Felicista Pantheon.] On the right side of the image, there is a pile of dirt along the ground, a covered corpse is visible near the center of the image, and, in the background, an unidentified man wearing a suit is standing in front of an automobile that is facing the opposite direction.
Photograph of a group of children and adults standing together on the steps outside of the Douglass School. The adults standing in front of the doors are wearing military-style uniforms of the Salvation Army.
Photograph of a woman preparing food amidst a group of men and women in a rebel camp. Women would often follow their husbands and other family members during the Mexican Revolution as they marched to various locations, to care for them.
Photograph of a group of rebel soldiers observing a cannon in front of a heavily damaged building in Mexico. The sign across the end of the building reads "Cubillas y Garcia, Agentes de Aduanas," which translates to "Cubillas and Garcia, Customs Agents."
Photograph of an arts and crafts event at the Salvation Army. Three members from the Salvation Army Staff are seen in this group picture. Arts and crafts made by some of these children are on display in the center table. In front of the table, there are children seated on the floor. Behind the table and railing there are three rows of children. Above the ground, there is a sign, but it's obscured by the brightness of the light hanging from the ceiling.
Photograph of the Salvation Army's choir standing in their positions for the photograph. The choir is in a room meant for worship. There are two Salvation Army officers on both ends of the choir holding flags. There are Spanish words at the top of the photo.
Photograph of a mural of a mask painted on the wall of a two story brick building. The mural contains the text, "Segundo Barrio", the name of a historic Hispanic neighborhood in South El Paso. Another two story, brick building can be seen to the left.
Copy negative of a street scene in Parral. According to accompanying information, the photograph of multiple dead Insurrectos was taken after a gun battle.
Photograph print of the international bridges over the Rio Grande between the cities of El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Text on the photo reads, "El Paso texas and Juarez Mexico, Hill photo 100 Texas St."
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