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[Venomous Gila Monster] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Venomous Gila Monster]

Creator

  • Photographer: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
    Creator Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1910/1920

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Postcard image of a Gila Monster lizard. The postcard caption reads: 'Deadly poisonous reptile found on [sic] the Deserts of the Southwest.' Location of this event - somewhere in the Desert Southwest. The Gila monster is a species of venomous lizard that is native to the Southwestern United States and is also found in the Mexican state of Sonora, Mexico. Within the United States, the Gila monster can be found in states of Arizona, some parts of California, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico. The Gila monster is a heavy lizard; typically slow-moving; and can grow up to 14 inches (on average) long. The Gila monster is the only venomous lizard native to the United States and is also the largest surviving lizard species in the United States. The name 'Gila' comes from the Gila River Basin where these lizards were once plentiful in numbers. Back of postcard: Miss Mary (unknown middle letter) Wagner, 1915 Buttonwood St., Philadelphia Pa. This particular postcard was not mailed but it does have a 1916 1 cent Washington postage stamp - green. This particular postcard is a duplicate of WH-PC-199-026 and WH-PC-199-024.
  • Physical Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm. -- Change as necessary.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920 -- Photographs.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - Mexican Revolution
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Wildlife
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Civil Servants - Postal Service
  • Keyword: Gila monster lizard
  • Keyword: lizards
  • Keyword: postcards
  • Keyword: stamps
  • Keyword: post marked stamps
  • Keyword: 1916 1 cent Washington postage stamp - green
  • Keyword: W.H. Horne Co.
  • Keyword: Miss Mary Wagner
  • Keyword: 1915 Buttonwood St., Philadelphia, Pa
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Places - United States - Texas - El Paso County - El Paso

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: new-sou
  • Coverage Date: 1910~/1920~
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - El Paso County - El Paso

Collection

  • Name: The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso
    Code: MEXRB

Institution

  • Name: El Paso Public Library
    Code: ELPL

Resource Type

  • Postcard

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: WH-PC-199-027
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth188044

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