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[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

[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

Nightgown and cap

Description: Nightgown and nightcap of pink silk crepe and handmade pink crochet lace. Nightgown is full length, sleeveless, round gathered neckline with wide straps and yoke of open floral crochet lace from neckline to empire waist on front and back, trimmed with blue ribbon, wide tuck at bottom hemline. Nightcap in bonnet shape of very open crochet netting with floral crochet lace inserts framing the front and three-dimensional rosettes at bottom front sides, serving as weights for side.
Date: 1910/1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Prison Juarez, Mexico]

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

[Unknown Store Looted by Bandits]

Description: Postcard of an unknown store looted by bandits. The caption on the postcard reads: "After the mutiny. Looted by Bandits, Juarez, Mex. 1200." Barely visible about 1 inch from the bottom of the postcard, from left to right, the following message is written: Interior of store after the mutiny. A mutiny by Mexican Federal soldiers was recorded on 30 September 1922 -Hanford Sentinel, Volume 71, Number 67, 30 September 1922. We have no historical information for the '1200' number within the cap… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Insurrectos Near Ciudad Juárez]

Description: Insurrectos posing for a group photo between battles. A desert landscape near Juarez filled with seventeen Insurrectos at all stages: at rest, playing, taking aim, hiding, and waving. The caption reads: 'Insurrectos Near Juarez'.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Cactus Borderland Route]

Description: Postcard of an unidentified man standing between two extremely tall saguaro cacti in the Sonoran Desert, with other brush and vegetation. The caption at the bottom of the image says: "Cactus Borderland Route."
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Desert Scene]

Description: Postcard image of a desert scene. The creator of this image did not provide any information for the location of this photographic event. The center of this image features two rock piles that have been purposely stacked in a pyramid type formation. One stack of rocks is taller than the other stack of rocks. These man made rock piles are known as a cairn(s). Cairns can range in size from small simple piles to large elaborate piles of rocks. Typically, cairns are used along trails and paths … more
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Giant Saguaro Cactus]

Description: Postcard image of two blooming saguaro cacti with a tree between them, next to a dirt road or trail. Other brush and vegetation are visible around the trail. A caption at the bottom of the image says, "Giant Cactus."
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Southwestern Scenery]

Description: Postcard image of saguaro cacti, chollas, and other vegetation in the Sonoran Desert with mountains in the background. A caption at the bottom of the image says "Southwestern Scenery."
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mojave Yucca]

Description: Postcard photograph of Mojave Yucca desert plants. The Mojave yucca or 'Spanish dagger' is cactus plant that is mostly native to the Mojave Desert, Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert of southeastern California, Baja California, New Mexico, southern Nevada and Arizona. The flowering plant also thrives in parts of West Texas. The creator of this image does not provide information for the location of this event. Also, no information is known about the mountains in the background.
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Spanish Daggers]

Description: Postcard image of a natural desert scene. No information is provided for the location for this photographic event nor is there a date for this event. Yucca plants also known as Spanish Daggers are the main feature in this photograph.
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Territory of the Southwestern Traffic Committee.

Description: Map shows railroad lines and freights territories in the south central states of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas; state boundaries, cities, and towns. Relief shown by hachures. Inset: [Overview map of the southern United States, Mexico, Central America and the Gulf of Mexico]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Wymond, Charles E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Family portrait]

Description: Photograph of a family posing for a portrait in front of trees. The photo is very overexposed, and the members of the family are almost completely washed out of the image. There are four members, three adults and one child, and the man on the left is holding a dark hat down at his side. The woman on the right and the child are wearing hats.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of Rebel Chiefs in Conference]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a group of men in dark jackets, riding pants, riding boots, and hats (some of them sombreros) sitting and standing in a tight circle. Several of the men hold long rifles, propped with the butts on the ground, and wear bullet belts across their chests. The group is on a rocky, dusty hillside dotted with sparse scrub-brush. Handwritten notes at the top of the postcard identifies them as rebel chiefs in conference. The other side of the postcard is blank except for post… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Mexican Rebel Army]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of large expanse of rocky, desert mountains. Horses and men mill across a hillside. On man stands on a large rock, looking out over the landscape. Handwritten notes at the top of the postcard identifies the group as the Mexican rebel army. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1910..1920]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Purse

Description: Purse. Ornate bell-shaped silver (plated?) frame with openwork latticework set with red and blue cabochons and with silver (plated?) chain. Body of purse is of crocheted gray with vertical stripes of horizontal rows of faceted blue beads. Bottom of bag with fringe formed of loops of matching beading. Lined in gray satin with roses and vine trim.
Date: 1910/1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Col. Hugh B. Moore in uniform]

Description: Col. Hugh Benton Moore [1874-1944], in regular Army uniform with field jacket, stands in front of the porch of a brick and stone building. Based on the uniform and other photographs in the collection, this photograph was taken sometime between 1910 and 1920. (Col. Moore served in World War I in the U.S. Army).
Date: [1910..1920]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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