[A day at the track.]

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A crowd bundled in coats and hats milling around on a cold day as they wait for the next race at the racetrack in Juarez. In the distance, a mountainous background peers into visibility from behind the track's clubhouse. The postcard is addressed to a Mrs. Henry Horne in Hallowell, Maine. The inscription further acknowledges the recipients as M & F, presumably, Walter H. Horne's mother and father. The inscription goes on to describe the scene depicted on the postcard followed seemingly by an explanation as to the volume of time he is spending at the racetrack. It is postdated … continued below

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921 [1910..1920].

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso and was provided by the El Paso Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 13 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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A crowd bundled in coats and hats milling around on a cold day as they wait for the next race at the racetrack in Juarez. In the distance, a mountainous background peers into visibility from behind the track's clubhouse. The postcard is addressed to a Mrs. Henry Horne in Hallowell, Maine. The inscription further acknowledges the recipients as M & F, presumably, Walter H. Horne's mother and father. The inscription goes on to describe the scene depicted on the postcard followed seemingly by an explanation as to the volume of time he is spending at the racetrack. It is postdated December 10, 1914 at 4 p.m. in El Paso, Texas.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso

These primary source items relate to the Mexican Revolution. The collection includes 15 books and 10 postcards dating from 1910 to 1919.

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  • [1910..1920]

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  • 1910~ - 1920~

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  • Oct. 10, 2011, 9:26 p.m.

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  • Nov. 7, 2019, 12:05 p.m.

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Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921. [A day at the track.], postcard, [1910..1920]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187912/: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting El Paso Public Library.

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