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Alabama.

Map shows counties, Indian lands, common roads, military posts, towns, and notable physical features; manuscript annotations for the route traveled by Bernhard, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach; "West Florida." Includes descriptive text and statistics in panels flanking left and right sides of map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not indicated.

Date: 1825

Creator: Geographisches Institut (Weimar, Thuringia, Germany)

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of Fort Richardson, and vicinity, Texas.

Map shows geography, roads, and buildings in Fort Richardson located in northern Texas during the late nineteenth century. Relief shown by hachures. No scale indicated. Map comes from A Report on Barracks and Hospitals with Military Posts, Circular No. 4, by John S. Billings.

Date: 1870

Creator: United States. War Department.

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map showing the scene of General Hancock's operations in the Indian country, the forts, military stations, Pacific railroads, etc.

Map shows railroad routes, military posts, areas of Native American habitation, railroad routes, western states, and "Dakota" and "Indian Territory." Relief showm by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:8,000,000]. Map comes from the pp. 371-372 of the June 16, 1867 edition of Harper's Weekly.

Date: 1867

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[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

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

Plan of Santa Fé, New Mexico.

Map shows streets, structures, labeled public buildings, irrigation canals, the city plaza, roads out of the city, and nearby Fort Marcy. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,225].

Date: 1971

Creator: Gilmer, Jeremy Francis, 1818-1883

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington 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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

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

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

Through Unexplored Texas: Notes Taken during the Expedition Commanded by Captain Randolph Barnes Marcy, United States Army, in the Summer and Fall of 1854

Book about the 1854 expedition lead by Randolph Barnes Marcy through the frontier of Texas. Includes meetings with settlers and Native Americans, geography, and wildlife.

Date: 1984

Creator: Parker, W. B. (William B.)

Item Type: Book

Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Indian Territory.

Map shows Native American nations and land boundaries in "Indian Territory," township grid, railroads, trails, settlements, military posts, military reservations, watershed, township grid, railroads, and notable physical features. Includes notes with volume and page no. references to treaties. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,500,000] and [ca. 1:1,900,000].

Date: 1879

Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of North America : showing its political divisions and recent discoveries in the polar regions.

Map shows major cities, military posts, and political divisions; United States, Danish and British America, Central America; West Indies, Mexico, Alaska, British Columbia, and Canada; Esquimaux in upper regions of North America. Includes Arctic routes of exploration and notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:29,000,000] and [ca. 1:2,900,000].

Date: 1879

Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of North America : showing its political divisions and recent discoveries in the polar regions.

Date: 1875

Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of North America : showing its political divisions and recent discoveries in the polar regions.

Date: 1879

Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library