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[Base Hospital at Fort Bliss]

Description: 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

[General Frederick Funston and Staff on Tour]

Description: Postcard of a group of uniformed men seated in two automobiles, labeled in the lower-right corner as "31. General Funston and Staff on tour of inspection, Tex-Mex. Border Outposts." Major General Frederick Funston is identified as the officer seated in the backseat of the car on the left, wearing a short-brimmed hat. Behind them, a single-story building is visible on the far left, and a barbed-wire fence runs along the length of the image.
Date: 1910~/1920~
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Pennsylvania National Guard Arriving at the Border]

Description: Postcard image of the Pennsylvania National Guard making camp, with the caption: 'National Guard arriving at the Mexican Border'. Several uniformed guardsmen are fixing a supply wagon; other guardsmen are distributing supplies; and one man near the center is holding a pot. The background - tents are visible on both sides of the image; railroad box cars are visible in the distant background; and an unidentified motorcycle is visible on the left side of the image. Correspondence on the back i… more
Date: July 1916
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Ambulance Co. No. 1]

Description: Postcard image of a series of small tents with blankets laying over the top (to "air out") and a line of parked vehicles including automobiles and covered wagons that appear to be motorized. The caption in the lower-right corner says: 'Ambulance Co. No. 1 near Namiquipa, Mexico'. Several unidentified men are walking near the tents and vehicles.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Col. H.J. Slocum]

Description: This picture shows Colonel H.J. Slocum, the commanding officer of the 13th Calvary Regiment in Columbus, New Mexico. Col. Slocum is the focus of the image. He is dressed in uniform and hat and holds a cigar. To his right, the rear of a motorcycle is shown. In the background there are various wood buildings. There are also two people standing in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Section of the Army Camp]

Description: The picture shows a section of the Army camp in Columbus, New Mexico. One soldier in uniform stands in the middle of a road. Numerous cloth tents fill the picture, and are surrounded by various wood buildings and adobe buildings. Two motorcycles are placed in the foreground of the image.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard Showing the Causeway at Port Lavaca]

Description: Postcard showing the opening of the causeway at Port Lavaca. In the photograph there are multiple military trucks traveling in either direction on the bridge.
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: Hill
Partner: Palacios Area Historical Association

[Photograph of a large European Building]

Description: Postcard of a large European building. The small white sign in the middle read "American Red Cross Club." A number of trucks are parked out front including a medical truck.
Date: [1942..1943]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of a Boy Next to a Jeep]

Description: Postcard of a young boy carrying a backpack. He is looking towards a covered army jeep parked along the sidewalk.
Date: [1942..1943]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of a World War I Armored Car]

Description: Postcard of of a World War I armored car with three soldiers. The background of the photograph has been colored. A handwritten message on the back of the postcard reads: "Hello, There. Am feeling fine. like it quite well out here. Will send you my address here it is. Camp Head Quarters Recruit 7th Division Camp McArthur Waco Texas. Goodby." The card is addressed to Jessie Hacker from Thomas W., a Camp Macarthur soldier.
Date: May 26, 1918
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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