[Salvation Army Officers in Truck]

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Photograph of Salvation Army officers standing in the back of a flat-bed truck with wooden siding. The sign on the side of the truck reads, "The Salvation Army, Spanish Speaking Branches, 610 So. Mesa Ave., 173 Parkview Ave., Captain T E Martinez, Commanding Officer" and a sign above the cab says "United for Service." The truck is parked in a residential area near a yard filled with trees; houses are visible in the background to the right, including an advertisement sign at the edge of the photo that says, "For Sale or Lease, This entire corner, Jas J Watts Co. … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm.

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Blumenthal, Harry Creation Date: Unknown.

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Photograph of Salvation Army officers standing in the back of a flat-bed truck with wooden siding. The sign on the side of the truck reads, "The Salvation Army, Spanish Speaking Branches, 610 So. Mesa Ave., 173 Parkview Ave., Captain T E Martinez, Commanding Officer" and a sign above the cab says "United for Service." The truck is parked in a residential area near a yard filled with trees; houses are visible in the background to the right, including an advertisement sign at the edge of the photo that says, "For Sale or Lease, This entire corner, Jas J Watts Co. 104 N Stanton Street."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2021

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  • Feb. 15, 2023, 11:03 a.m.

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  • June 27, 2023, 12:12 p.m.

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Blumenthal, Harry. [Salvation Army Officers in Truck], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1536698/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting El Paso Public Library.

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