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[Mexican Prisoners Awaiting Sentence #1]

Postcard image of at least three Mexican Insurrecto prisoners behind bars, being guarded at a jailhouse in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A man is seated outside the left side of the window; he is wearing a Mexican army-style uniform, including a large sombrero and a bullet ammo bandolier with a 5 round ammo clip. A woman is standing near the right corner of the window, looking inward at the prisoners. Handwritten note on the back: "Prisoners awaiting sentencing - Juarez Prison."

Date: 1921~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Mexican Family Sits to Eat #1]

Postcard image of an unidentified Mexican family -- two women, one young female, and a man -- seated in a semi-circle on the dirt ground in front of their tent. On the ground in front of them, there is a cup near the man's feet (at left), a stack of homemade tortillas on top of one of the larger cooking pots, and a coffee pot. The back of the postcard reads: "Tortillas for dinner. (Tortillas are made of either corn or flour, water & salt.) A small of dough is slapped into a pan cake and cooke… more

Date: 1914~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[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".

Date: 1912~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Mexican Quarters #1]

Postcard image of an unidentified rural neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, with the handwritten label "Mexican Quarters" at the bottom. The image was taken from a hill and there is a mix of adobe houses and wooden shacks with wooden fencing built around an open square below, and other buildings along the ridge of other hills in the left and center parts of the image. In the square, an unidentified woman is hanging laundry and several horses are visible, as well as a wagon; three other peo… more

Date: March 1914

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe]

Postcard image of a side view of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - a Catholic Church. This is a south - southwest perspective of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The address for the Cathedral is on the corner of Calle Venustiano Carranza and 101 Vicente Guerrero, Ciudad Juarez. The immediate street in front of this image is Calle 16 de Septiembre which borders the Cathedral on the north side. The long square building in th… more

Date: 1915~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[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 … more

Date: 1920~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Street Scene]

Postcard image of a street scene in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The street scene here was captured in the southern part of Ciudad Juarez circa 1915~ . The exact location is not known. The perspective in this image is looking west, towards the mountains. The white building on the left has signage that reads: "Oficina de Correos" or Post Office - address unknown. Behind the two girls in white dresses, lower left corner, is a street corner mailbox. There is an advertisement sign in the middle of… more

Date: 1915~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Customs Officers and Guards #2]

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 shotg… more

Date: 1914~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Juárez Race Track]

Postcard image of the Juárez Race Track. The Juárez Race Track opened up circa 1909 under the original name of Terrazas Park. The track was named Terrazas Park in honor of Alberto Terrazas, the son of Mexican cattle king Don Luis Terrazas. This image captures the end of a horse race and reads as such: 1st Lillian Kripp, 2nd Senorita Dana, 3rd Split Second, Juarez, Mexico. This postcard was mailed to Ed. M. Horne, Hallowell, Maine. The front image of this postcard is a duplicate image of W… more

Date: 1915

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Juárez Race Track]

Postcard image of the Juárez Race Track. The Juárez Race Track opened up circa 1909 under the original name of Terrazas Park. The track was named Terrazas Park in honor of Alberto Terrazas, the son of Mexican cattle king Don Luis Terrazas. This image captures the end of a horse race and reads as such: 1st Lillian Kripp, 2nd Senorita Dana, 3rd Split Second, Juarez, Mexico. This postcard was mailed to Miss G. W. Horne, Portland, Maine. The front image of this postcard is a duplicate image o… more

Date: 1915

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Juarez Race Track]

Postcard image of a group of women who are placing bets at the Juarez Race Track, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. Their is no information provided to identify any of the women or men in this postcard image. Behind the cashier, there is a sign that reads: Laredo Club. The Juarez Race Track opened up in 1909 under the original name of Terrazas Park in honor of Alberto Terrazas, son of Mexican cattle king Don Luis Terrazas. Besides horse racing at the track; Pancho Villa once used the race track as… more

Date: 1914~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[A Postcard Home from the Racetrack]

Postcard with an image of the end of a 16-horse race, titled at the bottom as: "A finish at Juarez, Mex." with the top three winners listed in the lower-left corner: "1st. Cordie, F. 2nd. Hardy 3rd. Singletoe." A note on the back was written from the photographer, Walter H. Horne, to his father in Hallowell, Maine and is postmarked February 27, 1915 at 8:30 a.m in El Paso, Texas.

Date: February 1915

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Clouds of dust at the finish.]

Postcard showing the final moments of a Handicap race at the Juarez racetrack. Clouds of dust wisp up from the stomping of hooves as the racehorses make their final push to the finish line. The resulting race winners are Carrie Orme, Seneca, and Brookfield. The postcard carries a message from December 2, 1915. Walter H. Horne announces his gallery is now open and looks after the well-being of his family up in Maine. The postcard is directed to his mother and his older brother Edward. The postda… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[A day at the track.]

A crowd bundled in coats and hats milling around on a cold day as they wait for the next race at the racetrack in Juarez. In the distance, a mountainous background peers into visibility from behind the track's clubhouse. The postcard is addressed to a Mrs. Henry Horne in Hallowell, Maine. The inscription further acknowledges the recipients as M & F, presumably, Walter H. Horne's mother and father. The inscription goes on to describe the scene depicted on the postcard followed seemingly by an ex… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Racehorses on display in the cold desert.]

Postcard with racehorses on display in the cold weather of Juarez, Mexico. Racehorses in the background are covered with blankets while their handlers stand at attention for the camera. Stables lie in the background offering shelter from the unseasonably cold weather. The American Thoroughbred racehorse at the forefront is "Meridian", one of the fastest horses in America and a winner of the 1911 Kentucky Derby at three years old. Walter H. Horne reports favorable conditions other than the weath… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[A social pastime.]

This postcard reflects the influence that spread from the United States into Mexico as we look at a scene of the Jockey Club de Juarez funded by american investors. The racing season took place during the winter months which is reflected in the coat filled crowd. The site would later become a camp for Pancho Villa's army during his occupation of Ciudad Juarez.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Mexican Family, Ciudad Juarez]

Postcard image of an unknown Mexican Family in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. One Mexican man sits on his donkey as he is facing the Mexican family - perhaps he is a visitor. A Mexican family of six pose in front of their adobe house. Father sits with his hat in his hands. Mother, wearing the dark colored dress and also holding a small child, stands behind her husband. A young boy and a teenage girl flank each side of the woman who is holding the baby. And finally an older woman, someo… more

Date: 1915~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Mexican Ranch House #1]

Postcard image of a house made of adobe bricks with the handwritten label "Typical Mexican Ranch House" along the bottom. In front of the house, there is a well in the right side of the image and behind the well, a girl with a horse is drawing water. Two children are standing under a small tree, to the left of the well. A handwritten note on the back, addressed to Miss G. M. Horne says, "Will write in a day or two. Ok here. Hope you are well. Very quiet in this section. No Business. Walt… more

Date: April 1918

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Keno Gambling Hall, Juarez, Mexico]

Postcard image of men seated along a long narrow table in the middle of the room at a Keno Hall in Juarez, Mexico. Keno House Rules are visible along the top portion of the wall at left and several Keno number walls are visible at the back of the room and to the right. The back of the postcard reads, "Dear Mother. Your letter and the one from Father rec'd. All ok here and will write at once. I shall leave for Denver in about a week. Expect G. & Father Sep. 7, Yours, Walter". The postcard i… more

Date: 1915~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[Prison Juarez, Mexico]

Angled view of the Carcel Publica in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico located on 16 de Septiembre and Mariscal. Armed men are lined up in front of the prison entrance seemingly for a photo while other onlookers are at rest by the base of the building's turrets. Behind the onlookers, the inscription for the Juzgado de Letras, high court, can be partially seen.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[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 a… more

Date: August 1913

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[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. Ho… more

Date: 1911~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[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.

Date: 1911~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

[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 … more

Date: January 18, 1913

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard