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Informe

This governmental report details the state of the union address by Chihuahuan State Governer Abraham González, who held power from 1910-1913. It enumerates the use of taxes, specifically their use in funding schools and telegraph and telephone lines. It also contains a response by the leader of the state legislature.

Date: 1912

Creator: González, Abraham, 1864-1913.

Item Type: Book

Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

Casas Grandes Jar

Casas Grandes jar in the Ramos Polychrome style which balances red and black solid parts and liner elements. A few pieces of the rim and below the shoulder are cracked and/or missing.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: McMurry University Library

[Band Trip]

Photograph of a group of female band members during a tour, posing in the bed of a truck; most of them are standing together and two women are seated on the edges. Lucile Turley and Vera Whetten (Pratt) are standing next to the truck, at left, and both are wearing sombrero-style hats with pom-pom fringe. There were boys in the band but they aren't included in the picture.

Date: 1941

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: El Paso Community College

Chihuahua.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].

Date: 1884

Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Santa Barbara bridge in Mexico]

Chihuahua - Pacific Railway's route across North Central Mexico from Ojinaga on the Rio Grande, opposite Presidio, Texas to Topolobampo on the Gulf of California constitutes a tortuous and fantastic stretch of rails. This photograph is a birds eye view of the famous horse shoe curve of the Santa Barbara bridge in the mountains.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Chihuahua - Pacific Railway train on Santa Barbara Bridge]

Chihuahua - Pacific Railway's passenger train on the horse shoe curve of the Santa Barbara bridge in a region of mountain vastness in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico around 1963.

Date: 1963~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

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[News Clip: Mexico]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.

Date: October 8, 1961

Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Palace Hotel

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes illustration of business with business name, and text reading: "The Only First Class American Hotel in the City, Main Plaza, Chihuahua, Mexico."; "Elegantly Furnished Famili Apartments. Sample Rooms for Traveling Salesmen. Fine Restaurant, Bar and Billiar Room. Hot and Cold Baths."; "Stage to and from Depot on Arrival and Departure of all Trains. (English, French, German and Spanish Spoken.)" Letterhea… more

Date: 1894

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Texas General Land Office

[Battlefield Scene in Mexico #2]

Postcard image of five mounted U.S. Army Soldiers standing in a loose semi-circle in the Mexican desert, with the four facing the front of the image, looking at a dead Insurrecto. The men are all wearing U.S. Army uniforms and hats; the man on the ground is missing a shoe, lying in front of a bush. The area has low desert brush and mountains are visible in the far background. The back of the postcard reads: "This is just like the we are camping at." Signed, " Louis " . This postcard is addre… more

Date: 1916

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Photograph of Men Making Sotol]

Photograph taken in Coyame, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1920. Mr. Nestor Baeza is on horseback and the other men are making sotol, a drink similar to tequilla. This was smuggled into the US during prohibition. Mountains are in the background.

Date: 1920

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Riding the Train Up to Colonia Chuichupa Photo]

Photograph of three people hanging out the windows of a train heading for Colonia Chuichupa, Mexico, identified as (front to back) Cynthia Whetten, Bert Whetten, Nina Taylor. Another person's head is partially visible in the lower-right corner. A mountain and vegetation are visible along the left side of the image and in the background.

Date: Summer 1987

Creator: Whetten, Robert

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: El Paso Community College

La Verdad Histórica Sobre La Batalla de el Carrizal

Account describing the battle at Carrizal on June 21, 1916 between Mexican and U.S. forces, as well as the situation that led to it. It includes transcriptions of statements or letters written by people involved.

Date: July 1916

Creator: Reyes Aguirre, César

Item Type: Book

Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

[Rebel Troop Train]

Postcard image of many Mexican Insurrecto Rebels posing on a train. The postcard caption reads: Rebel Troop Train. Photographed here are several dozen Mexican rebels or Insurrectos posing for a picture. There is no accompanying information on this postcard that helps to identify the exact location of this event or to whom these rebels were fighting under - their rebel commander. Upon closer inspection of the image, several of the rebels are noted sporting smiles. There are at least four m… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Troop Train]

Postcard image of a Mexican Troop Train. Several dozen Mexican Troops can be seen in this picture. The troops on the ground are waiting for something. The men are wearing coats, zarapes, and sombreros ergo the weather must be cold. Another group of men can be seen on top of the railroad livestock cars. There are several women standing and sitting on top of the livestock railroad cars. During the Mexican Revolution it was common to see many women accompanying their husbands. Written on on… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Rebels in the Field]

Postcard image of a large group of unidentified Mexican rebels or insurrectos walking along the open desert, towards the small town partly visible in top right corner of image. Most of the men are carrying rifles and the group is being led by several men on horseback. Handwritten text on back: "4/2/16 El Paso, Texas. Dear Grace, just arrived from Casas Grande, Mexico and on my return".

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Punitive Expedition - U.S. Infantry]

One leg of the Punitive Expedition route went from Columbus, New Mexico; to Ascension; to Colonia Dublán ; to Namiquipa; to Agua Caliente; and ended in Parral, Chihuahua. And another leg of the Punitive Expedition, a more westerly route, went from Culberson's Ranch, New Mexico; to Casas Grandes; to Madera; to Miñaca; and also ended in Parral, Chihuahua. These two parts or legs of the Punitive Expedition ran geographically along part of the Sierra Madre Mountain Occidental range which is one p… more

Date: 1916/1917

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican boy with his donkey]

The postcard caption reads: 'Scene along the march of the U.S. Soldiers in Mexico'. The scene in this photograph was somewhere in Mexico. An unknown Mexican boy stands next to his donkey as he poses for this photograph. The donkey was saddled up for riding. Over the right shoulder of the Mexican boy there stands an Army supply wagon that is harnessed to two mules. An old adobe home, perhaps the home of the Mexican boy and his family, is visible in the background. This was most likely a s… more

Date: 1916/1917

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Army troops marching into Mexico]

Postcard image reads, 'marching into Mexico'. U.S. Army infantry troops are following this well worn trail somewhere into Mexico, according to the caption on this postcard. The troops are carrying their Springfield Army rifles; water canteens; and a small pack. This column of troops stretches several hundred yards long.

Date: 1910/1920

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Dead Bandit]

Photograph of an unidentified rancher on horseback looking down at the body of a dead Mexican 'bandit' or Insurrecto somewhere in the Chihuahuan Desert. The postcard captions reads: 'The bodies of dead bandits found all along the trail of Pancho Villa'. See also postcards: [Battlefield Scene in Mexico] - WH-PC-185-009; and [Battlefield Scene in Mexico - Duplicate] - WH-PC-196-012.

Date: 1916/1917

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Army Ambulances]

Photograph of a U.S. Army Ambulance in Mexico. The driver of the first ambulance is looking directly at the photographer while the driver of the second ambulance appears to be taking a nap.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

Pershing expedition into Mexico 1916-1917. Map

Shows area of Mexico covered by the Expedition, lists places used as U. S. headquarters, gives details of battles fought with Villistas and Carrancistas by cavalry units commanded by Colonel Dodd and Major Robert L. Howze, lists bases of the First Aero Squadron commanded by Captain B. D. Foulois.

Date: unknown

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

Partner: Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend)

[Men standing on train tracks next to a building]

Photograph of five men standing on train tracks next to a building labeled the "Santa Rosalia." One man stands on a cart sitting on the tracks while another man sits on a curb and the other three men stand. In the background, a man leans out of one of the Santa Rosalia's windows to talk to a man standing outside. Blue handwriting occupies the back of the photo.

Date: May 1929

Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three men standing in front of a burned bridge]

Photograph of three men standing in front of a burned bridge in the Chihuahua division of Mexico. The men wear hats, long-sleeved shirts, and overalls and face towards the viewer. In the background, a railroad runs parallel to the burnt bridge, which two men with a cart are positioned on top of. Blue handwriting occupies the back of the photo.

Date: May 1929

Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The side of a train bridge]

Photograph of the side of a train bridge in Chihuahua, Mexico. The bridge rises above sparse vegetation and extends from the right side of the image towards the left, disappearing into the distance. The text "Puente Ortiz Mayo 1929" and "Div Chihuahua Nacionales" are handwritten on the back of the photo, in blue ink.

Date: May 1929

Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections