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[Riddled with Bullets, Juarez, Mexico]

Postcard of a destroyed building in Juarez, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution, viewed from the street. There are bullet holes on all sides of the exterior, all of the windows have been destroyed, the roof no longer exists, and there is heavy smoke damage around the windows and top. There is a picket fence lining the yard, along a sidewalk and other damaged buildings are visible in the background (right). Handwritten text on the back is dated January 18, 1913 and signed by E. W. Grinnell.

Date: January 18, 1913

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921 & Grinnel, E. W.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Battle of Ciudad Juárez, 1911 #1]

Postcard image of people examining an adobe building that was damaged by cannons and bullets during the Battle of Ciudad Juarez. The image was taken from one corner of the building and there are groups of people wearing formal clothing and hats standing along both visible sides, including several looking into the interior from atop rubble where the corner of the building is missing. Handwritten note on the back: "El Paso Texas Jan 18/1913 We saw this building. It is in Juarez, Mexico & was … more

Date: January 18, 1913

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Ruins of Post Office, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico]

Postcard image of the front facade of the heavily-damaged post office in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Groups of unidentified people appear to be walking around and observing the damaged building. The women are wearing dresses and some are wearing large hats and one woman at the left side of the image is carrying a parasol; the men are wearing suits and dark-colored hats or sombreros. The back of the postcard reads: January 18-1913 El Paso is across the river Rio Grande River. Their river is abo… more

Date: January 18, 1913

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921 & Grinnel, E. W.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Stalled train near Carneros]

Stalled on the grade to Carneros --- Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad's southbound freight headed by Engine No. 261, a Consolidation type 2-8-0, leased from the National Railways of Mexico, is over taken by a second freight, double-headed by Coahuila and Zacatecas' Engines Nos. 12 and 3, both Consolidation types. Then the mixed train arrives, headed by Coahuila and Zacatecas' Engine No. 11, also a Consolidation type. It pushed as well. Eventually these trains arrived at Carneros station which … more

Date: January 7, 1961

Creator: Richardson, R. W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Train pulling into Monterrey Station]

Monterrey's Union station in the "Glory Days of Steam" January 1920. In this era, it was one of the finest railroad passenger depots in Mexico. This station had ten stub-end tracks. There were sixteen through passenger trains daily, inbound and outbound. In addition, there were trains originating at Monterrey, such as those to Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Realta, Saltillo and Tampico. The track in the foreground was a portion of Monterrey's electric street railway system. The paralleling track… more

Date: January 1920

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Train at Avalos station in Mexico]

Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad train No. 11, westbound, headed by a type 2-6-0 locomotive, at Avalos on January 1, 1961. This runs in a 3 foot narrow gauge railroad.

Date: January 1, 1961

Creator: Richardson, R. W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Larry Tarver in Front of a Tree]

Photograph of Lawrence Alden Tarver posing with his hands behind his back in front of a tree trunk. He is wearing a striped, long-sleeved shirt and dark-colored pants. Lawns with plants and other trees are visible in the background, as well as a building in the left side of the image. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says: "Lawrence Alden Tarver January 1969, Front yard in Mexico City."

Date: January 1969

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Postcard from Helen J. Theis to Mr. Albert Zaeller, January 12, 1906]

Postcard from Helen J. Theis to Mr. Albert Zaeller, wishing him a happy new year. The front of the postcard features a photograph of covered wagons and horse-drawn buggies dotted along a long, wide, dirt road, lined with trees.

Date: January 12, 1913

Creator: Theis, Helen J.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

Plano de los Dos Laredos

Plat of the 'two Laredos' (Laredo, Texas and New Laredo, Mexico) from January 1881. The map appears to be a cadastral map with numbered (and lettered) lots in both cities, likely showing ownership. Some streets are labeled as well as Fort McIntosh (noted as a "U.S. Military Reservation") in Laredo and the Campo de Marte in Nuevo Laredo.

Date: January 1881

Creator: Laroche, E. R.

Item Type: Map

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Hotel Iturbide, Monterrey]

Postcard featuring a photograph of the front of Hotel Iturbide on Calle Zaragoza in Monterrey, Mexico with mountains in the background as well as people and automobiles in the street. It was sent to Rochester, Minnesota with this handwritten text: "Sun. P. M. Dear Matt: arrived here yesterday (Saty.) leaving right now, the weather has been unusually cold. Laredo, on the border, had 2" snow the Mexican kids sure were having fun with it. So long, Mel"

Date: January 24, 1940

Item Type: Postcard

Location: 25.667649 -100.310830

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Courtyard between buildings in Mexico, 2]

Photograph of a courtyard between buildings in Matamoros, Mexico. The photo includes a metal-covered walkway with pillars written with names and a stone well in the center of the backyard.

Date: January 1984

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-

Item Type: Photograph