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[Fort Bliss, El Paso]

Description: Photograph of Fort Bliss, El Paso. A soldier is shown patrolling a fenced area. Inscription on the back reads "Showing Salazaar who objects to having his picture taken. El Paso, Ft. Bliss Refugee Camp. 4-5-14. I got this picture anyway by pressing the bulb with my foot. -F.C."
Date: April 5, 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas

Description: Photograph of Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. A Mexican bandit (Maximo Castillo) is being kept inside a fenced area with tents. The inscription on the back reads "Castillo, the Mexican Bandit, who is supposed to have blown up tunnels, killing several people and wrecking trains. I was not allowed to take this picture: U.S. officers made me put away my Kodak; so I put is on the ground at my feet and stepped on the bulb and got this snapshot. --F.C."
Date: April 5, 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Fort Bliss, Tex.

Description: Photograph of the refugee camp at Fort Bliss, El Paso. Patrolmen are seen on duty outside of a fenced off camp with rows of tents. A sign on a pole advertises "Horas de visita" Inscription on the back reads "Refugee Camp where 600 Mexican Federal Soldiers are kept."
Date: April 5, 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

A History of Texas and Texans, Volume 1

Description: Book discussing the history of Texas and the people living in Texas; this volume discusses topics like: Spanish Texas, the evolution of government, the Texas Revolution, secession crisis, etc. Index begins on page xi.
Date: 1914
Creator: Johnson, Frank W. (Frank White), 1799-1884
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Cleng Peerson Research Library at the Bosque Museum

A History of Texas and Texans, Volume 5

Description: Book discussing the latter parts of Texas history and the history of Texans; this volume discusses a multitude of individuals, their families, and lives. The text is separated by various portraits of individuals, and followed by a short history of the person. This particular text does not include an index.
Date: 1914
Creator: Johnson, Frank W. (Frank White), 1799-1884
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Cleng Peerson Research Library at the Bosque Museum

El Paso, Texas

Description: Photograph of a scene in downtown El Paso. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody is seen in the center of the photograph, riding a carriage through the street with a large crowd watching. Inscription on the back reads "El Paso, Texas, taken thru window of Paso del Norte Hotel, Buffalo Bill Cody."
Date: April 4, 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Two Photographs of Oldsmobile Employees and a Galveston Dock]

Description: Two photographs of showing employees unloading Oldsmobile cars in Galveston; all of the employees in the first picture are standing in front of a car wearing overalls, mechanic's clothes or a shirt and jeans. The photograph on the back shows a sign on one of the docks in Galveston that reads: "Vehicles Must Not Remain Standing between the Arrows."
Date: {1914-09,1916-07}
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Woman in Galveston, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a woman in Galveston, Texas. The woman is wearing a spotted dress and a bonnet. She stands on the beach, and the bottom of a pier or platform is partially visible behind her.
Date: July 25, 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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