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[Uncle Sam's Guests at Fort Bliss, Texas]

Postcard of a family of refugees from the Mexican Revolution held at Fort Bliss, Texas. Two U.S. soldiers and a small group of men and women are behind the children and father. Tents are visible in the upper right hand corner of the postcard. A note on the back of the postcard states that the children strolled into the Perma Division for a visit and food.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Bird's Eye View of Fort Bliss]

The picture is taken from an eastern standpoint and faces west towards historic Fort Bliss buildings and Mount Franklin on the horizon. The houses in the background are officers' quarters along Sheridan Road. The large four story building in the foreground and the building across from it have no identifying marks or building numbers. The four-storied building is completed in the Queen Anne style of architecture, with its steeply gabled roof and multiple chimneys. The original parade grounds are… more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Barracks at Fort Bliss]

This postcard focuses on military barracks at Fort Bliss, Texas. There are seven smaller buildings visible in the picture and a larger three-story one. Each of the seven smaller buildings are identical with wooden pillars making up the porches. The larger three-story building is done in the Queen Anne architecture style and has two water towers immediately behind it. There is a gazebo and a flagpole in the foreground of the buildings. The picture is taken from the perspective of a nearby road. … more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Base Hospital at Fort Bliss]

This postcard focuses on the Fort Bliss Post Hospital. The hospital is built in the early 20th century military architecture, and features a smaller wooden building to the left side of the image. In the background and on the right side of the image, another large building with two chimneys is visible, but there are no other identifying marks in regards to that building. Two motorized vehicles are positioned in front of the hospital, one of them being a 1915 GMC Model 15 medical transport truck … more

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Piemont Station, Fort Bliss]

Postcard depicts a horse stabling area at Fort Bliss, Texas. The picture is taken from the east and faces the west towards the Franklin Mountains. Hundreds of horses are visible in the image, and they are enclosed in fenced wooden corrals with hay. In the distance, a large building is visible near the most western edge of the Piemont Station.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Fort Bliss, Texas]

Postcard of Fort Bliss, Texas. This is a view of the Fort Bliss parade grounds with the Officer's Quarters [aka Officer's Row and Colonel's Row] in the background. Off to the distance are the eastern slopes of the Franklin Mountains. The officer's family housing quarters still stand today however the street in front of the quarters is now named Sheridan Road. The parade ground are still used today but mostly for formal ceremonies or when the post is going through a change in command ceremon… more

Date: 1918~

Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Fort Bliss Base Hospital]

This postcard depicts the Fort Bliss Base Hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas. The hospital is three stories high and made of brick and wood. Some furniture such as chairs and a table are visible on the second floor porch. In the background, other buildings are visible but have no identifying features. A soldier in uniform sitting atop a horse is situated in front of the hospital on the lawn. The soldier looks towards the camera.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Wounded Soldiers Arriving at Fort Bliss]

This postcard depicts Fort Bliss soldiers going up the steps into a brick building. Eleven soldiers are visible in the image, but there is no accompanying information to positively identify the troops or the building. One of the soldiers carries a crutch, and another soldier's foot is exposed and bandaged. Text on the front of the postcard says: "Wounded Soldiers arriving at Fort Bliss from Mexico." The postcard is also marked with the number "3044" on the righthand side of the image.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Fort Bliss, Texas Sandstorm]

This postcard depicts a soldier in uniform walking through a cloud of blowing dust. The dust is so thick around the man that it is impossible to see anything in the background or around him. On the left bottom corner of the image, a blackened area with text says: "Sand Storm at Fort Bliss, Tex."

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Bird's Eye View of Fort Bliss, Texas]

Postcard of Fort Bliss at Lanoria Mesa. Lanoria Mesa is the sixth and final location of Fort Bliss the Post and Lanoria Mesa is where Fort Bliss stands today. The mesa is located in northeast El Paso, Texas. From the Texas Historical Commission: https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=85628 This is a west southwest perspective of Fort Bliss looking towards the Franklin Mountains. The large building in the center of the image is Building 13 - Enlisted Men's Barrack's and the smaller buildin… more

Date: 1918~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]

Postcard image of Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever and some of his Officers entertaining at the Pershing House in Fort Bliss, Texas. General Steever and Mexican General Victoriano Huerta are marked accordingly on this postcard image. At the far right of this image is Mexican General Joaquín Téllez. General Mexican Joaquín Téllez is standing in between the two tall Officers and he is looking directly in the direction of the camera. He also has a saber at his side as part of his uniform and… more

Date: 1912~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]

Postcard image of Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever - seated/center image. General Steever is the Officer with the white mustache. To the left of General Steever is Mexican General Victoriano Huerta and to the right of General Steever is Mexican General Joaquín Téllez. The three Generals are surrounded by a mix group of Mexican and U.S. Army Officers. There is no accompanying information about why this group of U.S. Army Officers and Mexican Officers were together at the Pershing House - F… more

Date: 1912~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[5th Cavalry M Company]

Photograph of fancy riding by the U.S. Cavalry. One of the men, who has just completed the jump on an obstacle course, is carrying the banner which designates the 5th Cavalry M Company. In the distant background are the Franklin Mountains. Left of center is Sugarloaf Peak. The Cavalry competition is being held in front of the officer’s quarters in the new Fort Bliss on Lanoria Mesa.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Rhode Island Artillery]

Photograph of Rhode Island artillery at El Paso, Texas. The author of the postcard identified this group of men and equipment as being part of the Rhode Island Artillery group. The Franklin Mountains are in the background; this is part of Fort Bliss is on the Lanoria Mesa.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Soldiers Hiking]

Photograph of soldiers hiking. A horse drawn wagon and a car have moved to the side of the road to give way to the soldiers. At a distance, there is a railroad car next to the small wooden building.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

Officer's Line, Fort Davis, Texas

In this photograph, there are about 10 buildings that appear to be identical, all in a line. A handwritten note on the front says "Officers Line" which suggests that the buildings are the houses of the officers and their families. Each house has a dark roof and five white pillars that form the rim of the porch. There are trees interspersed among the houses. In front of the buildings, there is a large area that is fenced in and contains several animals. Behind the houses, there is a rocky r… more

Date: 1915~

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, May 25, 1909]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has three photos stacked vertically. The one on top has buildings in the plains and is a general view of Fort Concho. The second one is the officers' quarters and has a row of stone houses with a road out in front. All the houses have slanted roofs and chimneys. At the start of the road is a fence with an open gate. The bottom one is the soldiers' quarters and has a row of roofs held up by wooden columns, attached to a stone bu… more

Date: May 25, 1909

Creator: Chamberlin, Rose

Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 21, 1909]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has three photos stacked vertically. The one on top has buildings in the plains and is a general view of Fort Concho. The second one is the officers' quarters and has a row of stone houses with a road out in front. All the houses have slanted roofs and chimneys. At the start of the road is a fence with an open gate. The bottom one is the soldiers' quarters and has a row of roofs held up by wooden columns, attached to a stone bu… more

Date: April 21, 1909

Creator: Chamberlin, Rose

Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Postcard Showing the Entrance to Fort Sam Houston, Texas]

Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins with a colored picture of "Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Entrance to the Infantry Post." The picture shows four soldiers standing near two tall posts with an American flag flying high in the background. There is a note on the back of the card written in pencil, and a blue stamped that says: "Leon Spring."

Date: [1907..1910]

Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Photograph of a Stone Fort in Veracruz, Mexico]

Photograph of an old stone fort in Veracruz, Mexico.

Date: 1912~

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Fort Davis]

Postcard of a black and white picture of about eleven houses in a row with a large hill behind the houses covered in trees and dirt road in front of the houses. The writing on the bottom reads: "Old Fort Davis and Sleeping Lion Mountain - Fort Davis, Texas. 6-P-279."

Date: unknown

Location: 30.597816 -103.891020

Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of Woman on Bicycle]

Postcard of a woman in a red dress and stockings riding a red bike, with the caption "Free-Wheeling." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard, addressed to Miss Helen Aten in Bloomsburg, PA from Fort Hamilton, says "See many sights like this here in N.Y. Ted."

Date: July 30, 1942

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Fort Phantom Hill]

Postcard of Fort Phantom Hill in Abilene, Texas. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says "Dear Helen and all- Was on a picnic today and climbed Castle Peak and have a little sun burn as a [?] of the very nice day. We have had several hard showers including a little hail. Things have turned green again. Doesn't take long for them to turn brown. As ever, Woodrow."

Date: May 21, 1944

Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Cavalry Soldiers at Fort Sam Houston]

Postcard of a large group of cavalry soldiers on horseback in a field at Fort Sam Houston with two two-story buildings visible in the background. Several of the men in the center are holding tubas, trombones, and other musical instruments and on the front of the postcard a type-written text reads "Last Day at Ft. Sam Houston. April, 16th 1920."

Date: April 16, 1920

Location: None

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

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