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[A Mid Winter Scene in Camp]

Description: Postcard depicting three soldiers walking through a camp. Snow covers the ground and the tops of structures. The men face the camera. Long icicles have formed at the end of the eves of the wood structure on the right hand side of the image. The postcard was addressed to J.R. Teague, Framingham, Massachusetts, of Hollis Avenue. The back of the postcard reads: “Taken at Fort Yellowstone, Yellowstone, Wyoming”, however the postcard is postmarked: “El Paso, Texas, March 16, 1918, 4:3? PM”.
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Airing Tents]

Description: Postcard depicting a tent being aired out. The cloth top of the tent has been pulled away so that the tent can be aired. Soldiers stand around the structure.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Camp Scene in the Desert After a Sand Storm]

Description: Postcard depicting disassembled tents and camp supplies in the desert after a sand storm. In the photograph, some men stand around the campsite and some work to assemble tents. Three covered wagons are visible in the background. The camp is surrounded by flat and treeless land.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[International Bridge]

Description: Postcard depicting the international bridge between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Ciudad Juarez is visible in the distance. This image is looking south towards Ciudad Juarez. The bridge spans the Rio Grande River. In the middle of the image is a trolley car. The background of the image shows the Sierra De Juarez mountain range. Agriculture fields are visible in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard from Luciano Santoscoy to John J. Herrera - 1952-08-12]

Description: Postcard from Luciano Santoscoy of El Paso, Texas, to John J. Herrera, dated August 12, 1952. After sitting in on a school board meeting in Pecos, Texas, Luciano is encouraging LULAC to take a serious look at the local issues.
Date: August 12, 1952
Creator: Santoscoy, Luciano
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Drawing of First Presbyterian Church in El Paso]

Description: Drawing of First Presbyterian Church in El Paso, Texas. It includes a bell tower, stained glass windows, angular roofs, and a car driving on the street.
Date: 1906/1908
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard of Tarrant County Courthouse]

Description: Postcard of the Tarrant County Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas. Handwritten note on the front of the postcard is addressed to Lou Rayburn and tells of the author's plans to travel to El Paso.
Date: June 1907
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Card from the El Paso National Bank]

Description: Card from the El Paso National Bank that reads "Congratulations! from a friendly bank". There is a photo on the left side of the card with two men posing behind decorative S.D. Myres saddles.
Date: unknown
Creator: El Paso National Bank
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Federal Building in El Paso]

Description: This postcard focuses on the El Paso Federal Courthouse in downtown El Paso, Texas. The view of the courthouse is from the perspective of standing in San Jacinto Plaza. The building is done in a general romanesque style by the supervising architect James H. Windrim. [Text on back of postcard.]
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard for "Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City"]

Description: Postcard advertising an advanced screening of a PBS documentary: "Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City," in El Paso, Texas. Daniel Burnham designed the Union Depot Passenger Terminal and El Paso and Southwestern Freight Depot in El Paso, Texas.
Date: 2010~
Creator: KCOS-TV
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Postcard of Paso Del Norte Hotel]

Description: Postcard of a drawing of a nine story brown building with white accents, described on the back as "Pas Del Norte Hotel In The Heart of the "International City" El Paso, Texas - Juarez, Mexico Downtown 300 Rooms - 3 Restaurants Climatized - Tour Headquarters." The letter on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Carroll E. Ward 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: February 1968
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Women in Leaf-Covered Car]

Description: Postcard of of five women in white dresses sitting in a white car that is covered in leaves. The letter on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Paso del Norte El Paso, Tex."
Date: November 24, 1913
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Princess Victoria - Smallest Woman in the World]

Description: Postcard of a small woman standing near a car looking up towards a much taller man wearing a top hat. The picture adds, " "Princess Victoria." Smallest Woman in the World. "In her special Cole 40 Automobile." " The back adds, "World's smallest Little Lady, Born at Melbourne, Australia. Age 23 Years. Weight 19 3/4 Lbs. Height 25 1/2 Inches. The smallest entertainer the world has ever known." "Wish you were here," is written below on the back with several initials. The postcard is addressed to "M… more
Date: November 17, 1913
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Baldwin Sanatorium]

Description: Postcard of the Baldwin Sanatorium in El Paso, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a stone building on a hill surrounded by desert plants. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Miss Ruth Curtin" and the author mentions acknowledging that they received photos from Miss Curtin.
Date: May 21, 1909
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Providence Hospital]

Description: Postcard image of Providence Hospital in El Paso, Texas. The image is taken from a street view where trees and shrubs are visible in front of the main entrance of the hospital. There is handwritten text on the back.
Date: 1900
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Carnegie Free Library in El Paso]

Description: Postcard image of the Carnegie Free Library in El Paso, Texas. Within the image the library is built with white columns near the front entrance. The name "Free Public Library" is listed on the front of the library with the Texas star above the name. A walkway surrounded by trees has visitors walking away from the library.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Residential Section of El Paso, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a residential section of El Paso, Texas. There are multiple building structures throughout the image. In the background there is an outline of a large mountain area.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Hotel Dieu Hospital, El Paso, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Hotel Dieu Hospital in El Paso, Texas. The image shows a three-story, red brick building with several trees in front of the building. "Hotel Dieu Hospital, El Paso, Texas" is printed in the upper left corner, and "This is where I was operated [on]" is handwritten in the upper right corner. The back of the postcard contains correspondence addressed to "Mr. Harry Ado[ins]" and mentions sending a letter to the addressee and the heat in El Paso.
Date: June 6, 1909
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Baldwin Sanatorium]

Description: Postcard image of the Baldwin Sanatorium in El Paso, Texas. In the foreground of the image two identical stone structures are visible on either side of a walkway. In the center of the image is the sanatorium with multiple stories and windows that is positioned from a side point of view. The grassy land in front of the building is visible at a lower level while land behind the sanatorium is higher.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Anson Mills Building and San Jacinto Plaza]

Description: Postcard image of downtown El Paso, taken from a height and looking northeast, toward the Franklin Mountains visible in the far background. Visible buildings include (at left) the Hotel McCoy (on the top floors of the White House Department Store) and the Anson Mills Building, (center of image) San Jacinto Plaza and the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad [G H & S A Ry] Superintendent's Office behind it, and (at right)The Hotel Sheldon. Parts of El Paso High School under construction… more
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921
Location: 31.758890 -106.488555
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[First Aid in the Field]

Description: Postcard image of an unknown man receiving medical treatment from a field medic (possibly a Red Cross worker). The field medic appears to be changing the first aid dressing on the injured man's foot, and is being assisted by a second, well-dressed man, who is holding a pair of surgical scissors. The back of the postcard reads: Miss G. M. Horne, Portland Maine, Box 365. Foot shot away. Poor picture taken inside a tent. Walter.
Date: March 12, 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Red Mill Courts Postcard]

Description: Postcard showing Red Mill Courts, located at Highway 80 East, El Paso, Texas. The image on the card depict an pueblo revival-style building.
Date: unknown
Creator: E. C. Kropp Co.
Location: 31.7731 -106.443
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Camp Cotton]

Description: Postcard of Camp Cotton located in El Paso, Texas. In the center of the image are rows of 20th Infantry tents attached to the ground. Soldiers are shown positioned between the rows of tents and in a group to the left of the tents. The postcard is addressed to Miss Judith Locke of San Antonio, Texas.
Date: September 28, 1915
Creator: W. H. Horne Co.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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