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[U.S. Soldiers Resting]

Description: Photograph of soldiers resting along the line of march. The photograph was taken in the area of modern day central El Paso, Texas. There are at least two hundred rifles visible in the photograph; one soldier guards all of the rifles. Many soldiers have taken refuge under the shaded eves of the homes. Along the sidewalk, at a distance, a young girl wearing a while dress is holding a parasol and a child, also in white, is standing next to her.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Target Range]

Description: Postcard of a U.S. Army target range. These soldiers are working the back end of this target range. This postcard is postmarked 19 April 1918, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Bayonet Drill]

Description: Photograph of a bayonet drill. The army soldiers are practicing close quarters combat or hand to hand combat in preparation for their bayonet drilling exercises. To the right, bayonet practice dummies wait to test the soldier’s marksmanship. The rifles in this image are M1903 Springfield rifles.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Infantry in Action #1]

Description: Photograph of an infantry in Action. The soldiers are firing M1903s. The M1903 rifle was a bolt-action service rifle which normally used a 5 shot bullet clip.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Infantry in Action #3]

Description: Photograph of an infantry in Action. The soldiers are firing M1903s. The M1903 rifle was a bolt-action service rifle which normally used a 5 shot bullet clip.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Infantry in Action #2]

Description: Photograph of an infantry in Action. The soldiers are firing M1903s. The M1903 rifle was a bolt-action service rifle which normally used a 5 shot bullet clip.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Bayonet Drill with Dummy Straw Filled Bags]

Description: Postcard depicts soldiers performing a bayonet drill. In the photograph, dummy bundles of straw hang from a wooden structure. The soldiers attack the bundles with bayonets. Postcard is addressed to J. R. Teague of Framingham, Massachusetts, 114 Hollis St. Postcard is postmarked from San Antonio, Texas July 6, 1918 at 5:30 P.M.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Order for Sight Guard from S. D. Myres Saddle Company]

Description: Paperwork for an order of a plain, black A166 sight guard from the S. D. Myres Saddle Co. by Francis Duclos. The invoice is printed on green paper and lists the item, a handling charge, and the receipt of payment; a copy on yellow paper has the prices marked out and is labeled "packing list." Both pages are in an envelope printed with an S. D. Myres logo in the upper-left corner, addressed to Duclos, which is stamped and postmarked Dec. 3, 1975.
Date: December 3, 1976
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[News Script: Bank hostage]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the wife of a fired bank president being freed by two gunmen after collecting ransom.
Date: August 4, 1972, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Machine Shop]

Description: Photograph of an unknown machine shop. The men in this photo do no appear to be Mexican Revolutionaries. The man in the center of this photograph is working on the canon barrel. The canon barrel is resting on a large machine press table. An assortment of bolt action Mauser style rifles stand up right in the corner.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Santa Fe Bridge in El Paso, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the Santa Fe Bridge in El Paso, Texas. This is a view from the Santa Fe Bridge looking north towards El Paso. Accompanying information on the back of the photograph reads: "Watching Juarez battle at bridg.e" Also visible in this photograph are the Franklin Mountains in the background, trolley tracks, and a large group of curious El Pasoans and Fort Bliss soldiers guarding the bridge.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Maderistas in El Paso]

Description: Photograph of Maderistas in El Paso, Texas. The two men on horseback (far left) as well as the man standing near the utility pole are in all probability Soldiers of Fortune fighting on the same side with the Mexican Revolutionaries.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Pistol-Holster.

Description: Patent for a pistol holster that allows the weapon to be more easily drawn, including illustrations.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Shelton, Walter H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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