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[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

[General Hugh L. Scott]

Description: Photograph of General Hugh L. Scott meeting with General Francisco Villa. In the photograph, there are six men walking away from a trolley car. According to accompanying information, Scott was sent to El Paso by President Woodrow Wilson to meet with Villa.
Date: 1913~

[General Hugh L. Scott]

Description: Photograph of General Hugh L. Scott and W. F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill"). The men are standing outside of General Scott's house. The General is wearing a uniform and Cody is wearing a suit; both are wearing hats. Behind them, a child is standing on the front porch.
Date: 1913~

[Masonic Temple Building]

Description: Photograph of a tall, dark-colored masonic temple in El Paso, Texas. There are four rectangular brick columns in the front with ionic designs at the top, and there are windows between the brick columns. The roof has a decorated ledge directly beneath it. The right side of the building has the same design as the front.
Date: 1913~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[El Paso High Foyer]

Description: Photograph of the foyer in an El Paso high school. It features cylindrical columns on the walls, doors with checkered windows on them, a table with chairs, and a ceiling where squares move upwards.
Date: 1913~/1916~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[El Paso High School Office]

Description: Photograph of an office in an El Paso high school. The office has windows in the back wall are covered by rolling blinds, a safe in the back left corner, a clock next to the safe, filing cabinets around the room, and hard-top counter in the center of the room.
Date: 1913~/1916~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Portrait of Félix Díaz Prieto]

Description: Postcard with an oval portrait image of Félix Díaz [17 February 1868 – 9 July 1945], wearing a three-piece suit and visible from the chest up, viewed from his left side. The caption below the image reads: Felix Diaz. Associated with President [Victoriano] Huerta at Mexico City. Handwritten text on the back of the postcard: "Dear G.M. Glad to hear that you and Father are enjoying yourselves. Will write at once. All ok.", Walter. The postcard is addressed to Miss G.M. Horne, Portland Maine,… more
Date: May 25, 1913
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Riddled with Bullets, Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Postcard of a destroyed building in Juarez, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution, viewed from the street. There are bullet holes on all sides of the exterior, all of the windows have been destroyed, the roof no longer exists, and there is heavy smoke damage around the windows and top. There is a picket fence lining the yard, along a sidewalk and other damaged buildings are visible in the background (right). Handwritten text on the back is dated January 18, 1913 and signed by E. W. Grinnell.
Date: January 18, 1913
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921 & Grinnel, E. W.
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