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[The Mills Building]

Description: Postcard focuses on The Mills Building in downtown El Paso, Texas. The building is decorated with American flags. The entrance to the building faces a busy street filled with pedestrians and parked vehicles. On the right side of the picture, groups of people sit on benches under a cluster of trees in San Jacinto Plaza. There is damage to the picture on the bottom left side of the image. A bicyclist rides down the street towards the direction of the camera. [Text on back of postcard.]
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Alligator Pool]

Description: The picture shows an alligator with its mouth slightly open and lying in a shallow pool in downtown El Paso, Texas' San Jacinto Plaza. The enclosure holding the alligator is filled with water and rocks, with space underneath the rocks for the alligator to crawl inside. Beyond the alligator pool is a tree and a concrete fence. [Text on back of postcard.]
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[El Paso High School]

Description: Postcard shows El Paso High School and its stadium. The building is L-shaped with three stories and an elevated basement. It is done in the early 20th century Neo-Classicism style. The building features a Corinthian porch on the inside angle of the two wings of the building.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Mexican Children]

Description: This postcard depicts two Mexican children standing in front of a door to an adobe house in El Paso, Texas. The structure consists of adobe, rock, and wood. To the left of the children, clothes and blankets hang on a line near the house. Near the children, metal basins and barrels sit on the ground. A fence partly stands against the house in the foreground of the picture. Behind the house, mountains and desert are visible.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Shooting Game]

Description: The picture shows an indoor shooting game. The game is set up in a brick room that has a wood ceiling and wood covers over windows. Various shapes such as spades, hearts, and diamonds are on the bottom row; ducks and rabbits take up the middle rows, and stars and flags are also seen on the outside rows. One circular target is situated on the wall in the middle of all of the rows. Text on the back of the image says: "Dear Ed. This is a photo of our backstop on 209 Broadway - 16 ft. wide 10 ft. h… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Washington Park]

Description: The picture shows a view of Washington Park in El Paso, Texas. In the picture, two swans are visible as well as a few ducks. A wooden structure sits on a small grassy area in the middle of the lake. Large trees and other vegetation surround the park, as well as a fence.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Shooting Game2]

Description: This postcard shows an indoor shooting gallery in El Paso, Texas. The game has various rows of targets set up for shooters to aim at, and includes a duck pond with water on the bottom and gas lit lights at the top left and right corners. A variety of shapes and animals are portrayed in the game such as moose, duck, chicken, and rabbit. The gallery is flanked on both sides by wood walls. There is also a ladder near the left and bottom of the game. Text on the back of the postcard says: "Oler Gal… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Oil Well near El Paso, Tex.]

Description: This postcard focuses on an oil well near El Paso, Texas. The structure is made out of wood and has a wooden fence surrounding its perimeter. A sign on the oil well says: "El Paso Oil & Gas Co's. Well No.1" A desert landscape and mountains are visible in the background of the picture.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Washington Park in El Paso]

Description: The postcard depicts people participating in recreational activities Washington Park in El Paso, Texas. The picture focuses on a corner of the park that features landscape design and a group of people in uniform. In the left background of the picture, a group of children play on seesaws and other playground equipment. In the right background of the picture, a group of people congregate near the swing sets. Near the top left side of the picture, a red stain is visible on the postcard. On the low… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Soldiers on S. Davis St.]

Description: Postcard shows a group of men in uniform standing along the side of S. Davis St in El Paso, Texas. There is no accompanying information to identify the soldiers in the image. The group is positioned in front of a three-story building that has a large American flag attached to one of the balconies. A man in business attire holds and American flag and stands near the street corner. A few children are also showed in the picture, with the young boy holding a bag.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[U.S. Post Office - El Paso, Old Main Post Office]

Description: Postcard of a portion of downtown El Paso, taken from a high vantage point looking south, including the back of the Old Main Post Office in the center, with various other buildings visible behind and around it. Several smoke stacks are visible on the far right, a trolley is running down current-day Stanton Street in the center of the image, and railroad tracks are visible in the foreground.
Date: 1919~
Creator: W. H. Horne Co.

[Snow in San Jacinto]

Description: Postcard depicts San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso, Texas covered in snow. The picture faces the northwestern corner of San Jacinto plaza and features two men in coats walking towards the alligator exhibit. On the left side of the image is a wire bench. A portion of Pioneer Plaza is show in the image, as well as a hotel and other buildings in the background. [Text on back of postcard.]
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Dove Housing]

Description: The postcard depicts 37 doves sitting atop a wooden structure. Wire fencing is situated on a portion of the wooden structure. The structure is propped against a wooden building with a window cutout. Back of postcard has moderate damage across the center. Text on the back of the postcard says: "Don't seem to get around to write you. Things are OK but busy. Partner away for several months, and having lots of trouble with help. Simply can't get anyone thats reliable. W". The post card is post mark… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Mexican homes in El Paso]

Description: The image depicts Mexican homes in El Paso, Texas. The houses are built out of dirt, adobe, rocks, and wood, and built into the side of a small hill. Eight children are playing and sitting outside the front of the bottom house. The house has a porch with buckets and pots sitting atop the railing, and a cart with wood sits off to the left side of the image. Text on the image says: "Mexican Section, El Paso, Tex."
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]

Description: Postcard of a residential area of El Paso near the western slope of the Franklin Mountains, looking northeast. In the center of the image, there is a two-story building near the center of the image labeled "Blair Apartments" on N Campbell Street. Text in the lower-left corner says "El Paso, Tex., and Mt. Franklin". Also visible in the middle - left is the First Baptist Church located at 805 Montana Ave. and also the Church of St. Clements located at 810 N Campbell. This postcard is a duplicat… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921

[Anson Mills Building]

Description: 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 LeĂ³n 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 conc… more
Date: July 7, 1915
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[San Francisco Street and the City of El Paso, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the 600 block of San Francisco Street on the western edge of Downtown El Paso, Texas - the view is to the east This is an amazing image of San Francisco Street and the Union Passenger Depot area in El Paso, Texas. Union Passenger Depot is to the left - West end of San Francisco Street. The trolley car, middle-center reads, "Depot" which indicates that the trolley car is servicing the Depot area. The first building to the right is the Hotel Green Tree - 604-608 San Francisc… more
Date: 1916~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Part of the Business Section, El Paso, Texas]

Description: Postcard of downtown El Paso, Texas. The perspective here is of the 100 block of W Mills Avenue looking west towards Pioneer Plaza. The caption on the post card reads, "Part of the Business Section, El Paso, Texas". Although the exact time of year cannot be determined; the weather must have been cold when this image was captured because the people are wearing coats and jackets. Off to the right is San Jacinto Plaza/park which is bordered by Mills Avenue to the south and Oregon Street on the… more
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[North Stanton Street, El Paso, Texas]

Description: Postcard of North Stanton Street, El Paso, Texas. [Rim of Mesa in the Distance.] This is the 100 and 200 block of N Stanton Street with a north perspective of the street. The Reynolds Building is the 5 story white structure on the left side of the image. The address for the Reynolds Building is 201-5 N Stanton circa 1917. The building still stands today and was designed by the the architect firm of Trost & Trost. Built in 1911 the building was originally called Calisher's. Other names fo… more
Date: 1917~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[A Crowd Watches the Executions]

Description: Postcard depicts a large group of civilians and Mexican soldiers looking towards the left side of the image. In the background of the image, there is a large wooden structure with four poles visible and a man standing near one of the poles. Text on the back of the postcard says: "Executions"
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[Executing Squad Victim]

Description: The picture shows a man lying down on a paved roadway/walkway. The man has been shot several times and has one hand laying across his body, with blood on his person and around him. The man is fully dressed but his footwear has been removed. There are various debris surround the man such as papers and leaves. Text on the image says "A Victim of the Executing Squad"
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
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