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[Mexican Family Sits to Eat #1]

Description: Postcard image of an unidentified Mexican family -- two women, one young female, and a man -- seated in a semi-circle on the dirt ground in front of their tent. On the ground in front of them, there is a cup near the man's feet (at left), a stack of homemade tortillas on top of one of the larger cooking pots, and a coffee pot. The back of the postcard reads: "Tortillas for dinner. (Tortillas are made of either corn or flour, water & salt.) A small of dough is slapped into a pan cake and cooke… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Family Sits to Eat #2]

Description: Postcard image of an unidentified Mexican family -- two women, one young female, and a man -- seated in a semi-circle on the dirt ground in front of their tent. On the ground in front of them, there is a cup near the man's feet (at left), a stack of homemade tortillas on top of one of the larger cooking pots, and a coffee pot. The postcard is post marked March 13, 1914, El Paso, Texas. The postcard reads: "Note the 'shoes' on the man. The whole family wore the same kind. Tortillas (corn or … more
Date: March 13, 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Two Mexican Women Making Tortillas]

Description: Postcard image of two indigenous Mexican women baking tortillas. In this image we see two indigenous Mexican women (perhaps a mother and her daughter) smiling at each other as they are photographed baking tortillas. A stack of tortillas cools off in front of a wooden prep board. Three young boys stand behind the women as they look on and smile. We can assume that the boys are the sons of the woman that they are standing closest to - the woman facing the camera. And the woman not directly f… more
Date: 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Outdoor Cooking Scene in Mexico]

Description: The postcard description reads: 'Typical Scene in Mexico. Wounded Soldier'. An unknown man and an unknown woman, resting in front of a standing railroad car, pose for this fortuitous moment in time. The author of this postcard notes that the man is a wounded Mexican [sic] soldier. The woman is grinding maze into flour as evident in this picture. Some already made bread is seen in front and to the side of the metate. The woman is using a traditional Mexican metate (or mealing stone) to pro… more
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Women - Cooking]

Description: Postcard photograph image of Mexican women. According to the creator of this postcard, the Mexican women are preparing food and cooking. A young girl is also part of this group of women. On the back of the postcard: '(One of many groups of women who follow up the Mexican Army, preparing dinner. Note the pool of filth - the flies don't show.) Will write soon. Very busy just now. Soldiers pay day tomorrow. Hope you are ok, I am. Yours, Walter.' This postcard was mailed to Mrs. Henry Ho… more
Date: September 2, 1912
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Anglo Revolutionaries]

Description: Photograph of a group of Anglo revolutionaries and a few Mexican revolutionaries. The man kneeling down on the right side of the photo appears to be cooking. The Mexican Revolution prompted foreign volunteers to participate in the revolution for a variety of reasons. Many volunteers were called to action in the name of adventure, while others reported to duty as mercenaries. The tall man with a beard, standing directly behind the man hunched over, is said to have been known as American Slim. more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Federals at Ease]

Description: Photograph of Federal soldiers resting by a train. The group in the center of the photo, with most of their backs turned to the camera, appear to be in the process of cooking. This unit's uniforms include white pants, white or gray hats, a satchel, and a long black overcoat. An individual in the foreground, who is looking directly into the camera, appears to be a boy in his teens.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Rebel Camp]

Description: Photograph of a Mexican Rebel Camp. Dozens of rifles can be seen standing upright against the walls of adobe structures. Several groups of men are gathered around small individual campfires preparing their meals. In the center of the photograph, seven men can be seen gathered around a small canon. The canon is a "Blue Whistler" style canon. The Blue Whistler canon was a United States Civil War era canon.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Dinner Table with the Francisco Madero Family]

Description: Copy negative of a group of people around a dinner table in an ornately decorated dining room. According to accompanying information, the dinner shown was put on by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wells Brown for the Madero Family. Shown from left to right are an unidentified woman, Francisco I. Madero Jr., an unidentified woman, Francisco Madero Sr., an unidentified man, an unidentified woman, General Guisepe Garibaldi, Mrs. Sara Pérez de Madero (wife of Francisco Madero Jr.), an unidentified man, Gustavo … more
Date: 1910~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Villistas]

Description: Photograph of Villistas. The firewood in the middle of this photograph is not yet charred so clearly a camp fire has not been started. The supply wagon at the far left is loaded. The man at the far left is pouring water out of one container and into another container. The young man or boy sitting on the ground is sitting on some kind of canvas tarp. The men are carrying an assorted of rifles. The third man standing from the right holds a long barreled rifle that is almost has tall as he i… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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