[Cactus Borderland Route]

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Postcard of an unidentified man standing between two extremely tall saguaro cacti in the Sonoran Desert, with other brush and vegetation. The caption at the bottom of the image says: "Cactus Borderland Route."

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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 15 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Postcard of an unidentified man standing between two extremely tall saguaro cacti in the Sonoran Desert, with other brush and vegetation. The caption at the bottom of the image says: "Cactus Borderland Route."

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1 postcard : b&w

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Additional contextual information: The research did not yield any information for an actual cactus borderland route. The saguaro cactus is native to the Sonoran Desert and can grow to over 40 feet in height. A couple of interesting facts: the saguaro cactus tree can live up to 150 years; also, the scientific name for the saguaro cactus, which is (Carnegiea gigantea), was given in honor of Andrew Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie, for the better part of his early life, was mostly known as an American Industrialist. Later in life, Mr. Carnegie became a philanthropist who took a special interest in promoting the importance of libraries in local communities. This is not part of the image information but there is an unknown fingerprint in the lower right corner of the photo.

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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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  • Oct. 10, 2011, 9:26 p.m.

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  • May 10, 2022, 7:02 p.m.

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Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921. [Cactus Borderland Route], postcard, [1910..1920]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188026/: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting El Paso Public Library.

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