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[Portrait of a Man with a Mustache]

Description: Photograph of a head-on portrait of a middle-aged man with a mustache. He is wearing a suit, a collared shirt, and a patterned tie. The man has a complacent expression on his face. There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photograph that translates to read, "Trevino as Mediator of the Gospel for over 30 years of the Presbyterian Church. Studied at the first school of Mr. Belber H.B. Pratt in Laredo Texas 1896.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reyes Studio
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Jefes]

Description: Photograph of the three Jefes (the bosses). The men are wearing suits, hats, and warm coats. The man in the center is Gringo Graves which who my have headed one of the many American mining companies in Mexico. Behind them, a large group of men is waiting to board an open train car.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Preparing Food]

Description: Photograph of a woman preparing food amidst a group of men and women in a rebel camp. Women would often follow their husbands and other family members during the Mexican Revolution as they marched to various locations, to care for them.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Rebel Cannon]

Description: Photograph of a group of rebel soldiers observing a cannon in front of a heavily damaged building in Mexico. The sign across the end of the building reads "Cubillas y Garcia, Agentes de Aduanas," which translates to "Cubillas and Garcia, Customs Agents."
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[El Mundo Para Dios]

Description: Contact Print of nine women wearing light-colored dresses with short, dark capes posing in a line on either side of two men from the Salvation Army wearing dark, high-collared uniforms. They are standing on a low stage between an American flag (left) and another flag at right, behind a long bench with fabric draped over the back and potted palm trees on the floor at either end. A young girl, also wearing a light-colored dress and cape, is standing near the center of the bench in front of banner… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Diego Rivera and the Revolution: Mexico in Times of Change

Description: Book discussing Diego Rivera's life and works to accompany the exhibition of Rivera's work presented by the Diego Rivera Studio Art Museum and the Mexic-Arte Museum. The book includes several photographs from Rivera's life and a catalog of the works included in the exhibition.
Date: 1993
Creator: Pulido, Blanca Garduño & Estrada, Sylvia Orozco
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Cotton Baling Inside Mill]

Description: Two near-identical images of a cotton baling press in use at a mill. A bale is at the front and a man is standing just behind it at left, near the machinery. There is a blur where the man moved during the exposure. Descriptive text printed below the images in the lower-right corner: "7722- Baling Cotton--a powerful press just releasing a 500-lb. bale--at a mill in Texas." The same text is printed on the back in six languages
Date: 1905
Creator: Sun Sculpture Works and Studios
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Two Soldiers by Train]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified cavalry soldiers standing in front of a train car that is labeled "Express" on the left and "Cruz Roja" with the Red Cross symbol on the right." The man on the left has his hands on his hips and is wearing a large belt and the man on the right is standing with his hands at his sides.
Date: 1915~
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Group of Friends in Newgulf, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a group of fourteen people standing together in two rows on grass in front of a house. Two of the women in the group are wearing mid-length, dark dresses and matching hats. They are both holding thick stacks of books in their arms. The other three women are all wearing light dresses, and two of them are wearing sun hats. Most of the men in the group are wearing suit pants, collared shirts, and suit jackets. One man is wearing a lightly colored sweater and a hat. There is a man in … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Group Portrait of Hispanic Children]

Description: Photograph of a group portrait of school-age Hispanic children and two adults. There are three rows of children standing, kneeling, and sitting on the ground and facing the camera. There is a young woman standing at the end of the middle row to the right, and a man standing at the opposite end on the left. Most of the children are smiling and many have their hands on their faces. There is a small building visible in the background on the right-hand side. There is a handwritten note in Spanish o… more
Date: October 1935
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of George Dawson, Sr. with Rifle]

Description: Photograph of George Dawson, Sr. standing in a doorway in overalls holding a rifle with ammunition strapped onto him and a knife on his belt. Next to him, a broom and several pieces of wood are leaned against the stone wall. There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photo, as well as one in English that indicates his weapons were for defense against "Indians and Pancho Villa."
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Visa for R. E. Denison to Visit Mexico]

Description: Visa authorizing R. E. Denison of Texas to travel to Mexico for up to one year, starting May 1921. The front of the card has a partial photograph -- attached to the upper-left corner -- of Denison, wearing a suit and hat, standing in front of a large plant or tree. There is an official stamp from the consul general in Laredo, Texas on the front of the card.
Date: May 14, 1921
Creator: Mexico. Consul General.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Large Tree in Front of a Wooden Cabin]

Description: Photograph of a large tree in front of a wood-slatted cabin. The tree, which is on the left-hand side of the image, is one of many scattered mostly around the background. There is a wooden fence around the cabin, which has three windows with shutters on the right-hand side. The photograph is mounted on a black board, which has pin holes in several places. There is a note on the bottom of the image that is typed onto a piece of white paper. It reads, "Temple of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Crofoot, George W.
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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