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A5201 - A5300 |
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below to see the photo: |
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A5201 |
A5202 |
A5203 |
A5204 |
A5205 |
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ca.
1910-1920 |
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El Paso
- Residences |
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The 1000
block of N. Mesa looking south. The Henry Phaff
House (1000 N. Mesa Ave.) is the first home on the
left. Henry Phaff's occupation was a wholesale
liquor dealer, as well as an agent for
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association. |
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ca. 1920
- 1930 |
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El Paso
- Downtown Street Scene |
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A view
of E. San Antonio St. facing east. The large
building to the left of San Antonio St. is the First
National Bank Bldg, located at 109-117 E. San
Antonio. Across the bank, in the shadow is the
Wigwam Theatre (110-112 E. San Antonio) and to the
south of the Wigwam is the American Trust & Savings
Bank Bldg (100-104 E. San Antonio). |
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ca. 1920
- 1930 |
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El Paso
- Downtown Street Scene |
|
This is
a photo of Pioneer Plaza (Mills Ave. at El Paso
St.). Pioneer Plaza was the main center of activity
in early El Paso until San Jacinto Plaza took over
that claim. San Jacinto Plaza can be seen in the
distance, behind the trolley in the center of the
photo. Many of El Paso's old distinguished buildings
are captured here: the Hotel Sheldon, the Mills
Bldg., the White House/Hotel McCoy, The Herald Bldg,
etc. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Churches - Baptist - Street Scene |
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Magoffin
Ave. facing east. The First Baptist Church located
at 801 Magoffin can be seen near the center of the
photograph, it's the light colored building with the
tower. |
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ca. 1914
- 1920 |
|
El Paso
- Apartments |
|
The
Wright Apartment Building located at 208 Montana
(corner of Stanton & Montana). Dr. Marcus O. Wright
was the owner. Sign reads: Rent apartments in The
Wright, Most modern in the city. Austin & Marr -
Agents. Phone 4350, 304 San Antonio St. The Wright
Apartments still stand today. |
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A5206 |
A5207 |
A5208 |
A5209 |
A5210 |
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ca. 1904
- 1910 |
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El Paso
- Churches - Christian |
|
First
Christian Church, established in 1904, located at
500 N. Oregon (Northeast corner of Oregon and
Franklin Streets). The building continues to stand
today, though it has been renovated into commercial
property. |
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ca. 1912 |
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El Paso
- Automobiles, early / Businesses |
|
Longwell's Transfer & Longwell's Co., located at
116-120 San Francisco St. at the corner of S. Santa
Fe St. James J. Longwell - proprietor. |
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ca. 1910 |
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El Paso
- Industries |
|
El Paso
Building Material Co., located at 901-903 Texas St.
H. A. Schalfer, W. E. Morris, G. A. Bush - possible
owners. Company supplied building material, the
advertisement in the 1910 El Paso City Directory
reads: Everything from foundation to roof". |
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ca. 1913
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Business |
|
Southwest General Electric Co., located at 500-502
San Francisco (corner of San Francisco and Durango
St.). N. R. Stansel was the local manager for many
years. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Residences |
|
The 900
block of Montana looking east. The first home
visible is 901 Montana (corner of Montana & N. St.
Vrain St.), the second cross street at the end of
the block is Ange St. |
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A5211 |
A5212 |
A5213 |
A5214 |
A5215 |
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ca. 1908
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Churches - Baptist |
|
Second
Baptist Church, located at 401 S. Virginia. At this
time the Second Baptist Church was the designated
Baptist Church for African-Americans. |
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ca. 1907
- 1915 |
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El Paso
- Churches - Episcopal |
|
St.
Clement's Episcopal Church & Kendrick Hall, located
on the se corner of N. Campbell and Montana Sts. The
original St. Clement's Church building was located
at 212 Mesa Ave. Services were held there until
April 7, 1907 and then in an old synagogue until the
new church building was complete. The opening
service in the new church was February 9, 1908. |
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ca. 1914
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Churches - Baptist |
|
First
Baptist Church located at 801 Magoffin Ave. The
church had previously been located at Magoffin & San
Antonio Sts. since 1885, it was in 1906 that the
church moved to the corner of Magoffin & N.
Virginia. The sign on the building reads: First
Baptist Church, J. F. Williams, Pastor. |
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ca. 1901 |
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El Paso
- Synagogues |
|
Temple
Mount Sinai located at the se corner of N. Oregon
and Idaho Sts. (presently Yandell Blvd.) This was El
Paso's first synagogue building, the dedication
ceremony for the building was on September 3, 1899. |
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ca. 1904
- 1910 |
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El Paso
- Churches - Presbyterian |
|
Westminster Presbyterian Church located at the
corner of E. Rio Grande and N. Florence Sts. The
exact numerical address is difficult to say, as some
sources identify it as 915 N. Florence or 510 E. Rio
Grande. |
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A5216 |
A5217 |
A5218 |
A5219 |
A5220 |
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ca. 1906
- 1915 |
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El Paso
- Churches - Methodist |
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Trinity
Methodist Church located at 801 Mesa Ave. (corner of
Mesa & Yandell). Trinity Church was established in
1881 and was originally located at the corner of
Texas & Stanton Sts. in downtown El Paso. The church
moved to its' present location on Mesa Ave. in 1906. |
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ca. 1915
- 1930 |
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El Paso
- Hospitals |
|
Building
is identified as St. Joseph's Sanatorium located at
1901 Grandview Ave. The Sisters of St. Joseph of
Concordia, Kansas re-opened the hospital in 1927.
However, from 1910-1924 the sanatorium was known as
the Homan Sanatorium. |
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ca. 1900
- 1910 |
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El Paso
- Hotels |
|
Hotel
Orndoff located at the ne corner of Mesa Ave & St.
Louis (presently Mills St.). Charles & A. C. DeGroff,
proprietors. This is a photo of the original Hotel
Orndoff (1899-1924), before the architectural firm
of Trost & Trost was commissioned to design the new
Orndoff Hotel in 1924. |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
Interior
of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce Building
decorated for the historic Taft-Diaz meeting that
took place on October 16, 1909. Presidents Taft and
Diaz held a short private meeting here, no one else
was allowed to attend. |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
This is
a possible photo of the stand at Cleveland Square
set up for President Taft to see the parade held in
his honor and where he addressed the crowd.
President Taft can be seen right next to the tree on
the left side of the photo, wearing a top-hat and
gloves. |
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A5221 |
A5222 |
A5223 |
A5224 |
A5225 |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
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The
Federal Building (held the post office and custom
house) located at the se corner of N. Oregon & St.
Louis (Mills St. today), decorated for the Taft-Diaz
meeting. The Elite Confectionary can be seen south
of the Federal Building, right behind the utility
poles. |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
Large
crowd lining the street to the Custom House in
Juarez, possibly awaiting the arrival of President
Taft or anticipating his departure. President Diaz
of Mexico hosted a dinner for President Taft in
honor of their historic meeting. |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
View of
the beautiful columns/pillars and all the other
decorations used to adorn selected streets of Juarez
to mark the grand occasion of the Taft-Diaz meeting.
The Custom House can be seen to the right, behind
the American Flag. |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
Mexican
soldiers along with a military band stand in front
of the Custom House as the crowd behind them attempt
to peer into it. It was reported in the newspapers
that Mexican soldiers were given brand new uniforms
to wear for the Taft-Diaz meeting. |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
A view
of N. Oregon St. as crowds anticipate the arrival of
President Taft. The building on the left is the St.
Regis Hotel where President Taft attended an
honorary presidential breakfast, before heading to
the Chamber of Commerce. |
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A5226 |
A5227 |
A5228 |
A5229 |
A5230 |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft/ Diaz Meeting |
|
People
line Pioneer Plaza as the Taft-Diaz Parade ensues.
Thousands of American troops were sent to El Paso to
take part in the festivities of the Taft-Diaz
meeting. In this photo, some of them can be seen in
the parade. |
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ca. 1909 |
|
El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
View of
the 100 block of San Antonio. This photo is a good
example of how many of El Paso's Downtown streets
were decorated in honor of the Taft-Diaz meeting. |
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|
ca. 1909
- 1920 |
|
Mexico -
Juarez - Racetrack |
|
The
historic Juarez Racetrack, it was built in 1909 and
located in the eastern suburbs of the city. In the
distance, you can see the Franklin Mountains to the
north. |
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|
ca. 1910
- 1926 |
|
Mexico -
Juarez - Racetrack |
|
A
capacity crowd at the Juarez Racetrack, for what
could have been a big race. The racetrack was built
soon after the state of New York banned horse
racing, and since there was no racing in Florida,
California, or New Orleans, the Juarez Racetrack
became the place for top races. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
|
Mexico -
Juarez - Racetrack |
|
Juarez
Racetrack stables, a couple of possible stable hands
look straight at the camera. It was reported that
the racetrack stables could accommodate 2,000
horses. |
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A5231 |
A5232 |
A5233 |
A5234 |
A5235 |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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Mexico -
Juarez - to 1910 |
|
Large
crowds surround the Benito Juarez Monument in Ciudad
Juarez. It is unclear as to what is happening behind
the monument. On an interesting note, the Benito
Juarez Monument was inaugurated on September 16,
1910. |
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ca. 1900
- 1910 |
|
Mexico -
Miscellaneous |
|
Unidentified family posing outside of their home,
the exact location is unidentified as well. The back
of the photo simply states: Mexico - Misc., however,
the man in the photo closely resembles the man on
the right in photo A5235. (It's possible both photos
captured the same man, although it is yet to be
verified.) |
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ca. 1890
- 1900 |
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Portraits - Diaz, Porfirio |
|
Portrait
of Mexican President Porfirio Diaz. He was president
of Mexico from 1876-1880 and from 1884-1911. After
Diaz was declared the president yet again after the
1910 elections, revolt was called for by Francisco
Madero, and thus the Mexican Revolution began. Diaz
was forced in exile in 1911 and fled to France, he
never returned to Mexico, Diaz died on July 2, 1915
in Paris. |
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ca. 1900
- 1910 |
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Mexico -
Juarez - Cockfights |
|
The
interior of a cockfighting ring, notice the several
roosters and their handlers sitting inside the ring.
Cockfighting was a widely popular sport and form of
entertainment and recreation at the time. |
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ca. 1900
- 1910 |
|
El Paso
- Water Supply |
|
Two
water peddling wagons, possibly bringing water from
Deming, NM for domestic use into El Paso.
Individuals who could afford it, bought their
drinking water from the peddlers. Water peddling
wagons made daily rounds throughout the city. |
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A5236 |
A5237 |
A5238 |
A5239 |
A5240 |
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ca. 1900
- 1910 |
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El Paso
- Transportation |
|
Man
leading his team of oxen. Domesticated animals, such
as horses, mules, and in this case oxen, provided
the much needed services of transportation and labor
before the appearance of automobiles and farm/ranch
equipment. |
|
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ca. 1900
- 1920 |
|
Mexico -
Juarez - Gambling |
|
Large
crowd inside an unidentified Juarez gambling hall. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
|
Mexico -
Juarez - Gambling |
|
Full
House at the Juarez Turf Exchange. This photo,
though not identified as such, appears to have been
taken in the same establishment on the same night as
photo A5243 - several of the same individuals appear
in both photos, dressed in the same clothes, if one
looks closely, the signs on the walls are the same
as well. |
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|
ca. 1900
- 1910 |
|
Mexico -
Juarez - Cockfights |
|
A full
crowd waiting for the cockfight to begin, notice the
roosters and their handlers waiting to go. Men were
not the only ones who enjoyed cockfighting as a
sport, notice the women and children present in the
arena as well. |
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|
ca. 1900
- 1920 |
|
Portraits - Groups - Bullfighters |
|
Portrait
of a group of bullfighters in traditional costume.
There is no location identified with this photo,
however, it is a possibility that these bullfighters
may have performed in Ciudad Juarez's bullring, the
Plaza de Toros. |
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A5241 |
A5242 |
A5243 |
A5244 |
A5245 |
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ca. 1890
- 1900 |
|
Portraits - Diaz, Porfirio |
|
Portrait
of Mexican President Porfirio Diaz. Photo is a
duplicate of A5233. |
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ca. 1900
- 1910 |
|
Mexico -
Juarez - to 1910 |
|
The
Custom House in Juarez, Mexico. Other photos of the
Custom House in the collection show how beautifully
it was decorated for the historic meeting between
President Taft of the United States and President
Diaz of Mexico. |
|
|
1915 |
|
Mexico -
Juarez - Gambling |
|
Large
crowd at the Monte Carlo Club. The sign in the
center of the photo reads "Monte Carlo Club - stud
and draw round tables - $50 change in-games start at
7:30", the last line is hard to read, appears to be
Cooper and something. This photo resembles A5238. |
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|
ca. 1910
- 1920 |
|
Mexico
Revolution - Federals (Rurales) |
|
Group of
Mexican Federals standing around a group of deceased
rurales (revolutionaries). It appears that they are
in a cemetery (note the crosses & headstones behind
the federals), the federals may have been getting
ready to bury the slain after posing for the photo. |
|
|
ca. 1905 |
|
El Paso
- Railroads - Southern Pacific |
|
Southern
Pacific (E. P. & S. W.) railroad yards, photo taken
from the Kansas St. overpass. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
|
Portraits - Villa, Francisco "Pancho" |
|
Portrait
of famed Mexican Revolution leader Francisco "Pancho"
Villa. Villa |
|
|
ca. 1910
- 1920 |
|
El Paso
- Automobiles, early |
|
Johnson's Automobile Repair Shop (Phone 2004 - T. K.
Larkin, Manager), located at 326 Texas St. This is a
probable location, as it is yet to be verified. |
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|
 
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A5248a |
A5248b |
A5248c |
A5248d |
A5248e |
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|
1912 |
|
Mexico
Revolution - Dead |
|
The
following five photos are of deceased
revolutionaries. Individual shot of one of the two
individuals in the third photo. |
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|
1912 |
|
Mexico
Revolution - Dead |
|
Individual shot of one of the two individuals in the
third photo. |
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|
1912 |
|
Mexico
Revolution - Dead |
|
Panoramic shot of the two individuals in the first
and second photo. |
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|
1912 |
|
Mexico
Revolution - Dead |
|
The
photo shows the remains of the dead after they have
been burned. |
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|
1912 |
|
Mexico
Revolution - Dead |
|
The
photo reads (in English) "Dead Zapatistas in the
encounter with the forces of Iturbe in the
Huanacastle - Culiacan, April 17, 1912 -property" |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 / 1912 |
|
Mexico
Revolution - Dead |
|
The
photo shows a deceased Zapatista. The caption reads
(in English) "Quirino Compian - Zapatista executed
by Federals, 2-13-12". |
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|
ca. 1910
- 1920 / 1912 |
|
Mexico
Revolution - Dead |
|
The
photo shows a group of revolutionaries. The
caption reads (in English) "General Zapata
strategizing with his troops". |
|
|
ca. 1900
- 1910 |
|
El Paso
- 1900 - 1910 / Downtown Street Scene |
|
St.
Louis St. (Mills St. today) facing west. The Federal
Building (se corner of St. Louis & Oregon) and Hotel
Sheldon can be seen to the left. San Jacinto Plaza
is directly across the Federal Building, on the
right side of the photo. The two story building
across from the Hotel Sheldon was the original Mills
Building. Anson Mills tore down the building in late
1909 to begin construction on the new historic,
present day Mills Building designed by the
architectural firm of Trost & Trost. The White House
and Hotel McCoy were yet to be built as well. |
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|
 
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A5251 |
A5252 |
A5253 |
A5254 |
A5255 |
|
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ca. 1900
- 1920 |
|
Hueco
Tanks |
|
Photograph of a large rock formation behind a body
of water from Hueco Tanks State Historic Site. |
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|
ca. 1915
- 1920 |
|
Portraits - Obregon, Alvaro |
|
Portrait
of Alavro Obregon. Obregon was one of several
prominent and influential figures involved in the
Mexican Revolution. He rose quickly through the
military ranks as he displayed superb military
skills in support of the regimes of Francisco Madero
and Venustiano Carranza. In 1915 Obregon lost his
right arm in the battle of Trinidad and Santa Ana
del Conde (as shown here) fighting against Pancho
Villa. Obregon would later become President of
Mexico from 1920-1924. In 1928 as he prepared to
resume the Mexican Presidency he was assassinated in
Mexico City. |
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|
ca. 1914 |
|
Portraits - Villa, Francisco "Pancho" |
|
Portrait
of Francisco "Pancho" Villa, dressed in military
attire, circa 1914. |
|
|
ca. 1910
- 1920 |
|
Portraits - Villa, Francisco "Pancho" |
|
This
photo is a collage of 12 independent Aultman photos
on the Mexican Revolution. Photos 1 and 7 show
Villa. Photos 2 and 4 are refugees from the Mexican
Revolution. Photo 3 shows the Red Cross. Photos 5
and 10 appear to be of the U.S. Military in the
Mexican Revolution and photos 6, 8, 9, 11 and 12 are
of Revolutionaries. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
|
Portraits - Villa, Francisco "Pancho" |
|
Villa is
the first individual holding onto the rail as he and
another man board the train, he's not looking at the
camera, rather his gaze is fixed at someone/thing
else with a slight smile. To the left is a smaller,
separate photo of a racehorse and jockey - most
likely taken at the Juarez Racetrack. |
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A5256 |
A5257 |
A5258 |
A5259 |
A5260 |
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ca. 1910 |
|
Mexico -
Juarez - to 1910 |
|
The
Benito Juarez Monument in Ciudad Juarez. There is no
exact date associated with the photograph, however,
based off of people's reactions to the monument, one
can see that people were taken aback by the monument
as they study the details. The Italian sculptors
Augusto Volpi and Fransisci Rigalt were the
overseers of the monument. Perhaps this photo was
taken shortly after it was completed or inaugurated
on September 16, 1910. |
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|
ca. 1911 |
|
Portraits - Villa, Francisco " Pancho" |
|
Famed
photograph of Villa and others taken at the Elite
Confectionary located at 201 Mesa Ave. in El Paso,
Texas. Villa may have not enjoyed alcohol, but he
was fond of ice cream, thus his presence at the
Elite Confectionary, an ice cream parlor. Many of
the individuals in the photograph have been
identified - Standing in the rear is Dave Crockett,
Sr. Front row - 1) Gen. Francisco Villa, 2)
Fortunato Casavantes, 3) Blas Flores, 4)
unidentified, 5) unidentified, 6) Manuel Baca
Flores, 7) Gen. Pascual Orozco, 8) Tomas Franco
(pilot), and 9) Todd McClanney |
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|
ca. 1916 |
|
El Paso
- Public Schools - El Paso High |
|
The main
entrance to El Paso High School, designed by Henry
C. Trost, famed El Paso and Southwest architect. The
school was completed in 1916. This photo exemplifies
Trost's mission in designing a classical-revival
building, note the beautiful Corinthian porch -
other photos in this collection, show the full
grandeur of El Paso High School. |
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|
ca. 1911
- 1912 |
|
El Paso
- Hotels - Paso del Norte |
|
The
Hotel Paso del Norte (still under construction)
located at the nw corner of W. San Antonio and S. El
Paso Streets. El Paso businessmen, particularly Zach
T. White had long envisioned a first-class, luxury
hotel for the city of El Paso and once the funds
were raised, Henry C. Trost was hired to design
their "dream hotel". The Paso del Norte officially
opened on Thanksgiving night in 1912. Right behind
the Paso del Norte is the Unique Theatre (111 S. El
Paso St.) and the Club House Café (109 S. El Paso
St.) |
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ca. 1916 |
|
El Paso
- Public Schools - El Paso High |
|
Main
hallway of El Paso High School that is reached upon
entering the building through the porch (main
entrance), the hallway circles the rear of the
auditorium. Note Henry C. Trost's continued use of
classical elements throughout the hallway, in
particular the grand columns and low coffered
ceilings. |
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A5261 |
A5262 |
A5263 |
A5264 |
A5265 |
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ca. 1916 |
|
El Paso
- Public Schools - El Paso High |
|
Photo of
the interior of El Paso High School's auditorium,
facing the stage. Trost extended his use of
Corinthian columns and classical style into the
school's auditorium. |
|
|
ca. 1912 |
|
Portraits - Groups - Nurses |
|
Photo of
the class of 1912 of the Providence School of
Nursing. As of now, only one identification has been
made from the entire group - Willie Lee Montague
(Mrs. S. H. Newman, Jr.) is the 6th young lady
standing in the back, from left to right. |
|
|
ca. 1916 |
|
El Paso
- Public Schools - El Paso High |
|
Photo of
the interior of El Paso High School's auditorium,
however, unlike A5261, the photo was taken facing
away from the stage to the left. |
|
|
ca. 1916 |
|
El Paso
- Public Schools - El Paso High |
|
Photo of
an El Paso High classroom. While the desks in the
rear of the classroom, below the painting, are
typical desks, the desks in the front, along with
those on the other side of the partition/wall,
appear to be drafting tables. Based off of these
desks, and the various drawings/paintings throughout
the room, perhaps this was an art classroom. |
|
|
ca. 1915
- 1920 |
|
Unidentified |
|
Photo of
an unidentified building with an automobile parked
along the side of it. The location is unidentified
as well. |
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A5266 |
A5267 |
A5268 |
A5269 |
A5270 |
|
|
ca. 1900
- 1920 |
|
El Paso
- Monuments |
|
International Boundary Marker no. 1 (located in west
El Paso, off of Paisano Street) This marker along
with 275 others, physically represent the boundary
line between the United States and Mexico. Between
the years of 1891-1894 a major resurvey of the
boundary line was conducted by the Boundary
Commission, they began in Ciudad Juarez-El Paso and
moved west until they reached the Pacific Ocean.
Since the commission had begun in El Paso, the
marker was identified as monument number 1 while the
old monument 1, the one by the Pacific Ocean was
redesignated monument 258. |
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|
ca. 1908 |
|
El Paso,
1900 - 1910 |
|
Panoramic view of El Paso looking northeast toward
Mt. Franklin. Note that El Paso High School is yet
to be built. Photo B405, is a duplicate of this
photo. |
|
|
ca. 1920
- 1930 |
|
El Paso,
Automobiles, early / Businesses |
|
Photo of
a crowd of men standing in front of Mission Garage,
located at 417-421 Mills St. (R. T. Chapman and S.
N. MacGonigle, initial proprietors) Services at the
garage included automobile repairs, storage, tires
and accessories. |
|
|
ca. 1915
- 1920 |
|
El Paso
- Public Schools - Bailey Elementary |
|
Photo of
Bailey Elementary School, located at 707 Montana.
Bailey was initially known as Mesa School when it
was built in 1889, however, after the retirement of
it's first principal, Mrs. B. B. Bailey, the school
was renamed in her honor in 1912. |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- Theatres - Alhambra |
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The
Alhambra Theatre located at 207-211 S. El Paso St.,
Cruz Bros (Rodolfo and Manuel) proprietors. The
Alhambra was designed by southwest architect Henry
C. Trost. Trost chose a Spanish Moorish design for
the theatre, and even extended the design to the
shops on either side of it. The Alhambra Theatre
opened on August 1, 1914. The Alhambra would later
be known as the Palace Theatre. Today, a nightclub
occupies the building. |
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A5271 |
A5272 |
A5273 |
A5274 |
A5275 |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- Automobiles, early / Businesses |
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Vulcan
Auto Sales Co. located at 413 Myrtle Ave. E. E.
O'Brien, D. E. Robertson, and C. V. Lymon,
distributors of Vulcan automobiles. Vulcan
automobiles were advertised as "The World's Greatest
Light Car", as is evident from the side of the
building. Vulcans were only produced from 1913-1914
by the Vulcan Car Company. To the left of the Vulcan
Auto Sales Co. is the Oakland Auto Sales Co, located
at 405-411 Myrtle Ave. A. H. Elmore was the general
manager. |
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ca. 1914
- 1916 |
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El Paso
- Public Schools - El Paso High |
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Photo of
an artist's rendering of El Paso High School from
the plans of the architectural firm of Trost & Trost.
The School was designed in 1914 and completed in
1916. Several photos throughout the collection show
the interior and exterior of El Paso High in true
form. |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- Automobiles, early / Businesses |
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Photo of
the El Paso Rubber Co. located at 313 San Francisco.
G. Klaffert, proprietor, supplier of Goodrich tires
and accessories. Along with the tire depot, the El
Paso Rubber Co. also had a vulcanizing plant located
at 399 S. El Paso. Directly to the right of the El
Paso Rubber Co. is the El Paso Foundry & Machine Co.
(311 San Francisco), W. N. Small president and
general manager. |
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ca. 1910 |
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El Paso
- Bridges - International |
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An
artist's rendering of the proposed design for the
International Bridge connecting El Paso, Texas and
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The drawing is dated February
3, 1910. The plans were drawn by J. L. Campbell, an
engineer for the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad.
The plans called for a concrete bridge to connect
the two cities, at the time the two international
bridges were made of wood. For a number of years
officials and residents alike had lobbied to erect a
concrete or steel bridge, unfortunately, Campbell's
bridge never was built. It's most certain it would
have been a beautiful sight, Campbell's design
intended to have six long spans with an extra half
span at each end and statues of prominent men from
Mexico and the U.S. surmounted at the connecting
points. The entrances at the end of each bridge
would be ornamented with statues of noted statesmen
and warriors. |
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ca. 1916
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Businesses - Billings Piano Co. |
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Billings
Piano Co. located at 1429 E. Boulevard (Yandell
Blvd. today) and company cars. Frederick G.
Billings, owner. Billings Piano Co. sold a variety
of pianos, including player and electric pianos
along with organs. The tarp that covers the piano on
the delivery car bears an earlier address of the
Billings Piano Co. |
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A5276 |
A5277 |
A5278 |
A5279 |
A5280 |
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ca. 1911
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Banks - El Paso Bank & Trust Co. |
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The
interior of the El Paso Bank & Trust Co. located at
the sw corner of Mills and N. Oregon. For a number
of years, F. P. Jones served as President and A. F.
Kerr served as Vice-President. The bank was in the
same building as the Hotel Sheldon, where it
remained until it moved to a new location at Mesa
Ave. and the sw corner of Texas in 1920. |
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ca. 1912 |
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El Paso
- Banks - City National Bank |
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Photo of
the City National Bank Building (on the left side of
the photo) located at 100 S. El Paso St. U. S.
Stewart, President; A. G. Andreas, Vice-President;
and J. F. Williams, Vice-President. Directly across
City National Bank is the Potter Drug Company (101
S. El Paso St., H. L. Potter, President; Joseph A.
Potter, Vice-President and W. G. Payne, treasurer)
and the Grand Hotel (101 1/2 S. El Paso St., D. C.
Seaman, proprietor). This is a great overall
photograph of the 100 block of S. El Paso St. |
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El Paso
- Hospitals - St. Joseph's |
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As with
photo A5217; this building is identified as St.
Joseph's Sanatorium, however, St. Joseph's did not
open until 1927. This photo appears to be of the
Homan Sanatorium (1910-1924), Dr. R. B. Homan bought
the hospital in 1910. Previously the hospital, was
known as the Albert Baldwin Sanatorium and Health
Resort from 1907-1910. |
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ca. 1914
- 1916 |
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El Paso
- 1910 - 1920 / Buildings - Stevens Building |
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The
Stevens Building located at 206 1/2 Mesa Ave. The
building was designed by Henry C. Trost for Richard
B. Stevens, a local businessman, and was completed
around 1909, this is when it first appeared in the
El Paso City Directory. At the time of the photo,
several businesses/individuals occupied the
building. The R. C. Lightbody Co. a men's clothing
store can be seen at the corner of Mesa and Texas, a
few individuals are standing in front of the
entrance. Rooms 1-3 were occupied by Yale Dentists,
A. G. McMath (investments & real estate) was located
in room 4, German-American Doctors were located in
rooms 5-6, and Richard B. Stevens' office was in
room 8. Geo D. Kendall, an optician, was located at
the far end of the building, notice the eye glasses
display next to the Security Trust & Savings Bank
(210 Mesa Ave.) |
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ca. 1911
- 1914 |
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El Paso
- Parks - San Jacinto |
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Photo of
the alligator pond in San Jacinto Plaza. A crowd
watches intensely as a man keeps the alligator at
bay while he retrieves something. Live alligators
were a prominent feature in San Jacinto Plaza until
they were permanently removed in the late 1960's and
moved to the El Paso Zoo due to the harm that was
inflicted upon them by people. In the background the
Hotel St. Regis is visible alongside the Mills
Building. |
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A5281 |
A5282 |
A5283 |
A5284 |
A5285 |
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ca. 1918 |
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El Paso
- City Police |
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A group
of men examining a police officer's early model
motorcycle with a couple of onlookers in the
background. Photo A5282 shows the motorcycle is a
Harley-Davidson, interestingly, the tires appear to
have "non-skid" imprinted onto them. The group is
crouched in front of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
of Texas (Inc.) located on the corner of Durango and
W. San Antonio Streets. The Elliott-Garrett Co. LTD
can be seen across the street (500-502-504 W. San
Antonio). |
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ca. 1918 |
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El Paso
- City Police |
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A police
officer poses for a photograph with his
Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The officer is the same
officer in photo A5281 (man in the center of the
group, pointing to the motorcycle's tire), the photo
was taken in the same location as well, at the
corner of W. San Antonio and Durango Streets. The
Elliott-Garret Co. LTD were dealers of Studebaker
automobiles and trucks. G. D. Elliott, President and
F. J. Garrett, Vice-President and general manager.
S. A. Thompson was the manager of the Firestone Tire
& Rubber Co. of Texas (Inc.) at the time. Both of
these buildings continue to stand today. |
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ca. 1904 |
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El Paso
- 1890 - 1900 |
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Photo of
The Mine & Smelter Supply Co., located at 101 San
Francisco. David L. Gregg, local manager. The nw
corner of San Francisco and El Paso Streets was
known as the Center Block at the time, note the name
on the building. Prominent El Pasoan Felix Martinez
(investments) had his office in rooms 1-2 in the
Center Block Building. Hotel Center Block was
located in the building as well, as were Drs. Reum
(physicians) and Drs. Strong and Phelps (Magnetic
Healing & Massage Parlors). To the right of the
Center Block Building is Miss Aileen Berg's Toilet
and Art Parlors, located at 1 Little Plaza. In time,
the Center Block Building would later be known as
the El Paso Herald Building and the Little Plaza
would be known as Pioneer Plaza. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Water Supply |
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Appears
to be the central "pump" location for an early
irrigation system, precise location unknown. Based
on the size of the "pool", it could be an irrigation
ditch. |
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ca. 1913
- 1915 |
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El Paso
- Residences |
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Photos
of Charles E. Davis, Jr.'s residence located at 625
W. Boulevard (presently Yandell Dr.). The home was
designed by O. H. Thorman & Co., in the
mission/Spanish style. Charles Davis served as El
Paso Mayor from 1917-1923, all the while becoming a
successful businessman. Among other things, he was
Vice-President of the Davis Bros. Investment Co. and
W.D. Wise Seed co. and Treasurer of the Davis-Snyder
Co. |
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A5286 |
A5287 |
A5288 |
A5289 |
A5290 |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- 1910 - 1920 |
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Photo of
Pioneer Plaza, shot looking down from a rooftop.
Pioneer Plaza was formerly known as Little Plaza
prior to 1910. On the bottom left side of the photo
is the Herald Building. Next to the Herald Building
is the White House Department Store (Felix
Brunschwig & Co., proprietors) and the Hotel McCoy (W.M.
McCoy & Sons, proprietors). To the right of the
White House on the nw side of the plaza is the Mills
Building. Directly across the Mills Building is the
Hotel Sheldon (Orndoff Hotel Co., proprietors). On
the bottom right corner of the photo is the City
National Bank Building. San Jacinto Plaza can be
seen in between the Mills Building and the Hotel
Sheldon. |
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ca. 1916
- 1925 |
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El Paso
- Residences |
|
Unidentified residences on Fort Boulevard Street.
The residence in the center, has a mission style
façade, while the home to the right of it, is more
of a bungalow style. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Residences |
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An
unidentified residence, the architectural style
appears to be that of a farmhouse design. |
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ca. 1905
- 1910 |
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El Paso
- Businesses |
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The
Swift and Company located at 217-219 S. Kansas. J.
S. Thompson manager. The Swift and Company produced
packing house products, primarily of beef and pork. |
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ca. 1910 |
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El Paso
- Hospitals - Providence |
|
Photo of
Providence Hospital located at 617 N. Santa Fe.
Originally, the building housed the Rio Grande
Congregational Training School, a vocational school
for Mexican youth, directed by Rev. A. C. Wright, a
Congregationalist minister. In 1902 the building was
bought by Drs. M. P. Schuster, M. O. Wright, Alward
White, A. L. Justice, H. M. Shught, E. H. Irvin, O.
C. Irvin, Scott Dixon, G. Wehrle, H. T. Thompson and
J. Shelton Horsley for the purpose of opening a new
hospital with a nursing school as well. Providence
opened in October of that year. Decades later, after
the new Providence Hospital opened in 1952, the old
Providence Hospital building was torn down to make
room for Interstate 10. |
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A5291 |
A5292 |
A5293 |
A5294 |
A5295 |
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ca. 1910 |
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El Paso
- Clubs - Toltec |
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The
"new" Toltec Club building located at 602 Magoffin
Ave. The Toltec Club was an exclusive club for
prominent El Paso citizens. In it's prime, the club
was arguably the social center of the city. The club
was originally located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of
the building located on 207-209 Texas St. but it
soon grew out of it, and in 1908 the club bought the
property on San Antonio and Magoffin Streets as the
site of the new club building. The photo seems to
have been taken during the final stages of
construction, as the bottom floor does not appear to
have the glass panels/windows in yet. The building
was designed by the Denver architect, John James
Huddart. The ground floor featured a restaurant
while the top four floors held living quarters and
club rooms. The Toltec Club formally opened the new
building on October 14, 1910. |
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ca. 1907 |
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Cities
and Towns - Arizona / Residences |
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The
arcade of the Levi Howell Residence in Tucson, AZ.
Levi Howell Manning was once the surveyor general
for the Territory of Arizona (1892-1896) and mayor
of Tucson from 1905-1907. The residence was designed
by famed architect Henry C. Trost. This photo was
featured in a book titled Trost & Trost, Architects:
El Paso, TX, 1907. The description accompanying the
photo reads, "Brick plastered with stucco, Spanish
tile roof." The residence was originally about
12,000 square feet. |
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ca. 1916 |
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El Paso
- Public Schools - El Paso High |
|
A group
of individuals, perhaps staff, standing in front of
the portico of El Paso High School. This photo
captures the fine detail utilized by Henry C. Trost
in the design of the portico, particularly the
Corinthian columns. |
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ca. 1905 |
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El Paso
- Businesses |
|
The El
Paso Bakery located at 409 N. Oregon, George W.
Roberts, proprietor. The bakery's delivery wagons
can be seen on the side and in the front of the
bakery. |
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A5296 |
A5297 |
A5298 |
A5299 |
A5300 |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
"Calle
del Commercio", the main business street in Ciudad
Juarez Mexico, transformed from its daily appearance
by all the decorations brought into the city for the
Taft-Diaz meeting on October 16, 1909. On the left
side of the photo is the Custom House. Far off in
the distance, one can make out the tower of the
Mission Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
The
Custom House in Ciudad Juarez Mexico decorated for
the historic meeting of President Howard Taft of the
United States and Porfirio Diaz of Mexico. President
Diaz hosted a grand banquet inside the Custom House
in honor of President Taft on the night of October
16, 1909. |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
The back
of the photograph reads: El Paso, Taft - Diaz
meeting. William Howard Taft was the 27th President
of the United States of America. September 15, 1857
- March 8, 1930. |
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ca. 1900
- 1910 |
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El Paso
- Transportation |
|
A man
sitting in an early 20th century buggy. From its
appearance, it seems that this was a Piano Box
Buggy. The Piano Box Buggy was named so because the
main body of the buggy resembled a piano box. The
exact location of where the photo was taken is
unavailable. |
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ca. 1909 |
|
Portraits - President Taft, William Howard |
|
The back
of the photograph reads: "El Paso, Taft - Diaz
meeting. William Howard Taft was the 27th President
of the United States of America. September 15, 1857
- March 8, 1930." |
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