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[U.S. Troops crossing a river, somewhere in Mexico]

Description: Postcard image of U.S. Army Troops crossing an unidentified river at an unknown location. The back of the postcard image reads, 'The way the boys cross the river. Very Shallow.' The river is most likely the Rio Grande river and the location, because of the terrain, somewhere in the Big Bend Valley area - possibly.
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Bidding Farewell to their Native Land]

Description: Postcard image of an unidentified woman and two small children standing along the Rio Grande river. According to the caption, the family is looking back towards El Paso del Norte and are bidding farewell to their native land. El Paso del Norte is now known as Ciudad Juárez. There is no corroborating information about the identities for this small family. We also do not know if the woman is the mother, grandmother, or someone else related to the children. The family appears to have all of t… more
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[First Regiment of Artillery, Company E]

Description: Aerial photograph of an artillery camp. The two crossed cannons signify that the flags belong to an artillery unit. There is a river in the background with a few people gathered at the river’s edge. There is also an unidentified settlement on the other side of this river.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[International Bridge]

Description: Postcard depicting the international bridge between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Ciudad Juarez is visible in the distance. This image is looking south towards Ciudad Juarez. The bridge spans the Rio Grande River. In the middle of the image is a trolley car. The background of the image shows the Sierra De Juarez mountain range. Agriculture fields are visible in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Big Bend District]

Description: Postcard of the Rio Grande River bending around an unknown area in the Big Bend National Park. The Big Bend National Park is in Brewster County, Texas and contains approximately 801,163 acres of protected land according to the National Park Service website. Big Bend is named as such because of the many and vast curves that the Rio Grande river takes in this area of the Texas southwest. There is an unidentified wood shack in the foreground of the image. And on the other side of the river, th… more
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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