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[Postcard of Centennial Mexican Flag]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of the Mexican flag bearing the portraits of two older men, one on the green section of the flag and one on the red section of the flag, with a scrolling banner at the bottom reading, "Centenario De Nuestra Independencia." The dates 1810 and 1910 are below the flag. The name Miguel Hidalgo Y Gostilla is under the portrait on the green section, while the name Porfirio Diaz is under the portrait on the right. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard… more
Date: 1910~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Portrait of an Unknown Family]

Description: Portrait of an unknown family with the father seated on the far right and the mother standing in the back. The children are both wearing long white dresses and long black socks; the father is wearing a suit and the mother is wearing a dress.
Date: 1910~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Clouds of dust at the finish.]

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[A day at the track.]

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Racehorses on display in the cold desert.]

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[A social pastime.]

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Horned Toad of the Southwest]

Description: The postcard's title is "Horned Toad of the Southwest". The image displays someone's right hand lifting a horned toad into frame. Also known as the Texas Horned Lizard, this creature was designated as the official Texas State reptile in 1993.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Newsmen on the Border]

Description: Photograph of five newsmen in suits looking at several dead bodies. One of the newsmen is holding a medium format camera. They are standing in a field with two soldiers in uniform. The original title of the photograph reads: Mexico Revolution Newsmen on the brown paper.
Date: 1910~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Insurrecto Leaders]

Description: Postcard image of Mexican Insurrecto Leaders. Location unknown. Most of the men in this image have their backs towards the photographer and therefore they are unidentifiable. Two newsmen can be seen top image - centered. Both newsmen are wearing hats. The bearded man center image - wearing a hat and the long light colored coat has been identified as Roque González Garza by the contributor of the postcard, Mrs. H. C. Kramps. Roque González Garza (1885–1962). According to Encyclopedia.Com:… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Valentine Greetings]

Description: Color postcard with an image of a young girl and a young boy exchanging Valentines. On the sides of the postcard is the text, "Valentine Greetings" and in the middle of the postcard is the text, "I'll - be - yours, If - you'll - be mine, You are my pleasing Valentine." The correspondence on the back of the postcard reads, "Hello! Baby how are you? Ammous got your card and it sure is pretty. Did you go to kinder garden by yourself? You must be a mighty big old girl. 'Will you be my valent… more
Date: 1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

[School Days]

Description: Color postcard with an image of children and a chalk board. Above the children is the text, "School Days" and below the children is the text, "Never Jump at a Konclusion you Might Scare it Away." On the back of the postcard is handwritten is, "644 Paris." The postcard is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, 517 High St., Oklahoma City, Tex. It is postmarked in 1910.
Date: 1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

[General Agustin Estrada]

Description: Photograph of the rebel general, Agustin Estrada. Estrada was a general in Pancho Villa's rebel army, the Division del Norte (the Division of the North). Estrada was appointed garrison commander in 1912. He participated in the Battle of Celaya, April 6-15, 1915, fighting under Villa against Alvaro Obregon. Villa's cavalry suffered large losses in the battle, General Agustin Estrada was one of the casualties; he was killed leading his cavalry brigade against Obregon's forces.
Date: [1910..1915]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

People by Windmill; Woman with Horse

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. In the first picture, Lester Hensley is on a horse with Lanti Hensley and Ruth Hensley Guthrie standing in front and a windmill behind them. The second picture is of Thelma McDaniel standing to the right of a saddled horse.
Date: 1910~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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