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[82 Field Artillery]

Photograph of the 82nd field artillery marching by the Masonic Hospital. In the photograph are soldiers dressed in uniform; they are riding horses and walking with heavy weaponry. The Masonic Hospital stands in the background. Before becoming the Masonic Hospital, the hospital was known as the Rolston Hospital located at 918 N Pieras Street, corner of Montana Avenue in central El Paso. The hospital was bought by the Masons in 1923 and renamed the Masonic Hospital in that same year.

Date: 1919~

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Aerial View of Anson Mills Building and the Surrounding Area in Downtown El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of an aerial view of buildings in El Paso, Texas. The Anson Mills Building can be seen to the left of San Jacinto Plaza in the upper right portion. The Anson Mills Building was designed by Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost. Also visible mid left is the Paso del Norte Hotel; The White House Department Store; and Pioneer Plaza

Date: July 3, 1919

Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar

[Aerial View of El Paso, Texas]

Photograph of an aerial view of El Paso, Texas. City streets and buildings can be seen laid out in a grid pattern.

Date: July 3, 1919

Creator: Rhineheimer, Oscar

Location: None

[Alta Vista School]

Photograph of the Alta Vista School in El Paso, Texas. The perspective view shows many windows along the sides, an area that descends lower than the grass near the lowest windows, a lawn with grass and trees, and a gravel street.

Date: 1916~

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

Location: 31.784660 -106.452382

[Army Convoy]

Photograph of an Army convoy heading north on an unidentified street. Some soldiers are on horseback, or are riding on trucks, while others are walking as they lead horses. Two soldiers on the left side of the photo are speaking to civilians. Spectators crowd the sidewalks to catch a glimpse of the convoy.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Army Supply Wagons]

Photograph of army supply wagons. The soldiers walking beside and riding in the wagons, who are traveling west, are approximately on the 1600 block of Rio Grande Avenue. In the center of the photograph, atop a mesa, is the A.B. Fall Home.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Back of El Paso Post Office]

Photograph of the back of a U.S. Post Office building in El Paso, Texas, taken from the northwest corner. It is a two-story white stone building with many tall windows along the north and west sides of the building, several of which have decorative designs above them. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says, "January 1st 1919, Looking East."

Date: January 1919

Location: 31.760414 -106.487664

[Border Citizens on the Banks of the Rio Grande]

Photograph of large crowds of American and Mexican citizens on the banks of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. The people on the left bank of the Rio Grande are on the American (El Paso) side and the people on the right bank are on the Mexican (Juarez) side. A group of rebels can be seen sitting down on the bank of the river. Text on the back of the photograph reads: "Hanging bridge across from Smelter - nearly collapsed from rush of people esc… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Braulio Hernandez]

Photograph of Braulio Hernandez visiting a grave. Text on the back of the photograph reads: "Braulio Hernandez visiting grave of friend killed in battle May 1911." The grave marker to the right reads: "MARIANO RIOS, FALLECIO A LOS 27 ANOS DE EDAD, MAYO 11 DE 1911, El Paso, Texas." The small headstone in the center reads: "Capitan D. Madrid." A car is visible in the background.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Buffalo Bill]

Photograph of Wild Bill (W. F. Cody) and Colonel Charles Taylor. Wild Bill is standing with his horse next to an awning. Colonel Taylor and a man in uniform are standing under the awning and a woman wearing black is sitting behind them. A white building is visible in the background.

Date: 1915~

[Carusso Apartments]

Photograph of the Carusso Apartments. The entrances have archways made of red brick on three sides, and the street is dirt.

Date: 1914

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Church Service]

Photograph of soldiers going to church. Several soldiers can be seen walking towards the church to meet a group of men who have congregated just outside if it.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Cohen House in El Paso]

Photograph of the front of the Cohen house in El Paso, Texas. The building has a vertical wood visual design on the second floor, a partial pyramid roof shape, two chimneys on the left and right of the roof, a porch with a short brick wall, two columns in front of the entrance, and landscaping. The steps move out to the sidewalk near the street.

Date: 1919

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Col. Charles G. Treat]

Photograph of Colonel Charles G. Treat. He is wearing a military uniform. He was commander of field artillery at Front Bliss.

Date: 1914~

[Colonel Selah R. H. Tompkins]

Photograph of Colonel Selah R. H. Tomkins. Sitting on his mount and sporting a distinguished mustache, Colonel Tomkins was better known as Colonel Tommy or, privately, Pink Whiskers.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Construction of a Plank Bridge]

Photograph of engineers in the U.S. Army building a plank bridge along the Rio Grande. According to information on the back of the photo, the photo was taken in June 1919, around the last Battle of Juarez (June 15-16, 1919).

Date: June 1919

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Construction of Pontoon Bridge]

Photograph of a pontoon bridge being constructed across the Rio Grande near present day Ascarate Park (lower valley of El Paso) in June 1919. This photo was taken around the last Battle of Juarez (June 15-16, 1919). Soldiers can be seen maneuvering pontoons in the Rio Grande toward the bridge site. On the left side of the photo, soldiers are laying planks across the pontoons.

Date: June 1919

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943