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[A damaged building in Saucillo, Chihuahua]

Description: Photograph of a damaged building in Saucillo, Chihuahua in Mexico. Three men dressed in hats, long-sleeved shirts, and pants stand on and around a cart set atop a railroad. The building sits beyond the men and has multiple circles containing words marked on its outer walls. Blue handwriting occupies the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Men standing along train tracks, on a cart and near a fence]

Description: Photograph of men standing along train tracks in the Chihuahua division of Mexico. The men are wearing hats, long-sleeved shirts, and pants or overalls and stand in front of a fence or atop a cart placed on the train tracks. Behind the men is a long brick building with archways along its side and trees planted nearby. Blue handwriting, including the words "Seccion de la Cruz," occupies the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A man standing outside a building in Chihuahua, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a man standing outside a building in Chihuahua, Mexico. The man carries a large object in one hand and is dressed in a hat, long-sleeved shirt, and overalls. The building behind the man has a row of arched openings along its side and faces a set of train tracks. Blue handwritten text, including the words "Seccion de Meza," occupy the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mule Team Pulling Wagon]

Description: Photograph of two mule teams pulling wagons. Caption on the back of the photograph reads: "Mexico Revolution - Gold shipment which escaped Villa at Ojinaga."
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Train Station in Chihuahua]

Description: Photograph of a train station in Chihuahua. Accompanying information on the back of the photograph reads: "Mexico - Revolution - Railroads in Chihuahua - awaiting Villa's troops from Juarez." There is a large group of people, mostly men, waiting for the train. The sign above the entrance to the train depot reads: Chihuahua. At the center of the photograph a young boy, standing next to the horse and buggy, is looking at the camera while holding a tray of pastries.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Group of Insurrectos]

Description: Photograph of what appears to be hundreds of insurrectos on horseback gathered in front of several adobe structures. In the distance, many more insurrectos are seen making their way down to the group. The shadow of a train is seen on the right side of the photo. Accompanying information identifies the location to be El Sauz, Chihuahua. El Sauz is a small town on the outskirts of Chihuahua City in Mexico. It is further noted that the men are awaiting orders to enter Chihuahua City.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Revolutionaries Resting]

Description: Photograph of revolutionaries taking a break underneath some large trees on a muddy bank. The rebels stretch across the bank. Information on the back of the photo indicates that the location of the photo was the town of Villa Lopez in Mexico. Villa Lopez is a small town in the state of Chihuahua.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Hanging from the Train to Colonia Chuichupa Photo]

Description: Photograph of 4 people hanging out the side of a yellow train car while traveling from Casas Grandes to Chuichupa, Mexico. They are identified (left-to-right) as unknown, Nina Taylor, Katrina Whetten and Joey Gaspar de Alba, who is holding onto a handlebar on the side of the train. There are rocky mountains and vegetation visible in the background and on the right side of the image, near where the train is passing.
Date: Summer 1987
Creator: Whetten, Robert
Partner: El Paso Community College

[The Moon over Rancho Santa Sofia Photo]

Description: Photograph of four people standing next to a truck parked on a dirt road at Rancho Santa Sofia, Mexico. The road and the desert are visible behind them, under a full moon. Left to Right: Unknown Female in front of truck, David Pratt leaning on truck, Chris Evans, Bert Whetten with head turned to the side). David Pratt and Bert Whetten are wearing white cowboy hats.
Date: Summer 1987
Creator: Whetten, Robert
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Roundup at Santa Sofia Photo]

Description: Photograph of people sitting on a wooden and cement fence at a roundup at Rancho Santa Sofia, Mexico. Back row: Pres Gerald Pratt, Unknown, Unknown, Evans Brother, Chris Evans. Front Row: David Pratt, Aunt Vera Pratt, Bert Whetten. The head of one horse is visible on the left side and the left flank of a horse is visible on the right side.
Date: Summer 1987
Creator: Whetten, Robert
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Passenger train crossing the Chinipas Bridge]

Description: Chihuahua - Pacific Railway's transcontinental passenger train crossing one of 28 major bridges on the line between Chihuahua City and San Blas in Mexico. This is the Chinipas bridge, which is the highest, located at Kilometer 748. The height is 334.7 feet and the length is 958 feet. Circa 1965.
Date: 1965~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[News Script: Mexico]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Chihuahua City in Mexico.
Date: October 8, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jacal Va in Val Verde]

Description: Photograph of jacal va in Val Verde, Municipio de Ojinaga, Chihuahua. This particular jacal was used for storage. The walls between the horcones (corner and center posts) are made of adobe brick.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Partner: Texas A&M University Kingsville

Heroica defensa de Ciudad Juárez : la verdad de los hechos, caracter y valor del soldado mexicano; invasión de tropas americanas y su pronta evacuación

Description: This work provides an account of what the author terms the “heroic defense” of Ciudad Juarez against Pancho Villa’s forces. It also includes correspondence by Villa to the military garrison urging their surrender. Notably, it describes American involvement (and brief incursion into Mexico) and the Mexican embassy’s response to it in El Paso, where the work was published.
Date: 1919
Creator: Velasco, Felipe
Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

[Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a crowd near a train in Juarez, Mexico. People to the left are seen dancing to the music of a band of string instruments, pictured at center, while people in the train and lined up at the right watch.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Ambulance Co. No. 1]

Description: Postcard image of a series of small tents with blankets laying over the top (to "air out") and a line of parked vehicles including automobiles and covered wagons that appear to be motorized. The caption in the lower-right corner says: 'Ambulance Co. No. 1 near Namiquipa, Mexico'. Several unidentified men are walking near the tents and vehicles.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[A matador kills a bull in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a matador on horseback killing a bull at a bullfight in Juarez, Mexico. They are in an arena and spectators are visible in the stands in the background, as well as two people in front of the photographer.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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