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1914 School Photo

Description: Postcard of the Danevang School class of 1914 in front of a building. There are three visible windows. The students have been separated into boys and girls, with the girls standing in the center and the boys surrounding them on each side and behind them. The girls wear long, light-colored dresses belted at the waist. The boys wear formal attire. The girls have been identified, from left to right, as unknown, Esther Knudsen, Elna Petersen, Andrea Hansen, Emelia Andersen, Gertrude Strarup, and Ch… more
Date: 1914
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[American Insurrectos, Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Postcard image reads: American Insurrectos [American Insurgents aka American Mercenaries aka American Soldiers of Fortune ], taking first Federal stronghold, Juarez, Mexico 1131. We have no information on what number the 1131 represents. The American Insurrectos seen in this image are standing on an adobe brick wall. There is no information about the names for these men. Adobe homes are in the background. The men are armed with a variety of weapons: bolt action rifles; revolvers; repeatin… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Brian Wind's Confirmation Class

Description: Postcard of a group of people standing before a church structure during their confirmation. They are standing in two rows, with the front row composed of women in light-colored dresses. A set of double doors is behind them and two windows on either side. A church pastor appears to be standing on the top left corner, judging by his outfit. Brian Wind has also been named, but he has not been matched to any individual in the postcard.
Date: 1914~
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Burning of West Texas State Normal College, Canyon, Texas. Mar. 25, 1914

Description: Postcard depicting the fire that destroyed the West Texas State Normal College building on March 25, 1914. The image has been tinted and altered to show huge flames bursting from the roof of the building. A crowd watches the fire from the grounds of the building.
Date: 1914
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Christmas Postcard to John Todd Willis, Sr.]

Description: Postcard at Christmas addressed to John Todd Willis, Sr. from his brother, Robert Parker Willis. John Todd Willis, Sr. worked for the Central Texas Exchange National Bank of Waco.
Date: 1914
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Colonel Girrard 15th U.S. Cavalry]

Description: Postcard allegedly of Colonel Girrard [Girard], 15th U.S. Cavalry. Unfortunately we could not find any corroborating historical information that the Army Officer seen here, on horseback front, is in fact a Colonel Girrard with the U.S. Army ca. 1914. Also, the hand written ink caption on the front of the postcard does not match the original writing by Walter H. Horne himself [ca. 1914]. The ink caption in the front was done at a much later date. If you notice that the letter "y" in the word… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Customs Officers and Guards #2]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing outside a one-story brick building with the caption, "Customs Officers and Guards. Juarez, Mexico." There appears to be a main entrance to the right and a smaller doorway on an addition to the left; both doorways are decorated with Mexican flags and banners aw well as a framed picture of President Venustiano Carranza above the left doorway. Seven men are standing around the outside of the building including two in the main doorway (one holding a shotg… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Group of people in front of a locomotive at Rosenberg, TX c. 1914]

Description: Photographic postcard of Locomotive at Rosenberg, TX, ca. 1914. Banner on locomotive reads, Santa Fe type mallet articulated compound locomotive. Largest locomotive in the world. Built at Topeka Shops. . . 1911 People are gathered along locomotive to view it. Harvey House in right background.
Date: 1914
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the south side of Hotel Galvez, in Galveston, Texas, viewed from the beach along the sea wall. Several people are on the beach and walking on the sidewalk along the sea wall; parts of the hotel grounds are also visible near the building. The postcard reads, "Dear G. M.: This shows the beach and sea wall and hotel Galvez at Galveston, Tex. All ok here. Hope you enjoyed your vacation. Yours, Walter". The postcard is postdated September 7, 1914.
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Location: 29.291050 -94.786472
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Infantry Bivouac, Army Exhibition, Galveston]

Description: Postcard of an army encampment (a bivouac) at an Army exhibition in Galveston, 1914. Tents are pitched across a grass field, with soldiers seated in groups or walking around them. Larger wooden encampments are visible in the left background, possibly built to resemble the Alamo with barred windows and arched walls. Soldiers stand on the structure, looking out from above. Other Army buildings are in the background at right.
Date: 1914
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[John M. Moore Home in 1914]

Description: Photographic postcard of John M. Moore Home, 1914. Image shows two white rocking chairs at center of front porch. Windows are shuttered. Written in blue ink on back, "Wish you were here with us." Addressed to "Mr. Jno. M. Moore, Jr., 203 West 19th St., Austin, Texas." Green one cent stamp with George Washington, cancelled Richmond, May 24, 7:30 pm, 1914.
Date: 1914
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Juarez Race Track]

Description: Postcard image of a group of women who are placing bets at the Juarez Race Track, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. Their is no information provided to identify any of the women or men in this postcard image. Behind the cashier, there is a sign that reads: Laredo Club. The Juarez Race Track opened up in 1909 under the original name of Terrazas Park in honor of Alberto Terrazas, son of Mexican cattle king Don Luis Terrazas. Besides horse racing at the track; Pancho Villa once used the race track as… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Lowrey-Phillips School, University Heights, Amarillo, Texas

Description: Tinted picture postcard showing the Lowrey-Phillips School in Amarillo, Texas. The building is primarily brick, with stone accents. A flight of steps leads to the front entryway at the second level, over a half-basement. Bicycles are parked in the front of the building and a windmill is visible behind the building. On the back of the post card there is a note dated 3/10/1914 to Mrs. G. A. F. Parker, Hereford, Texas.
Date: 1914
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Mexican Boys on Donkeys]

Description: Postcard image of a group of young Mexican Boys sitting on their donkeys. Eight unidentified young Mexican boys sit on their donkeys to pose for this picture - eight boys sitting on six donkeys. The boys look proud to be on their donkeys - their faces show their character. The boys are posing in front of some unmarked buildings and railroad tracks but there is not much provided, in the way of landmarks, to give us the exact location of where this image was captured. The smaller boy, far lef… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[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
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Prisoners Under Guard at Fort Bliss]

Description: The postcard caption reads: Mexican prisoners under guard at Fort Bliss. These two U.S. Army soldiers are transporting these men in this open wagon to an unknown location - presumably in the direction of Fort Bliss, Texas. According to the information from the postcard, the men in the back of the wagon are Mexican prisoners. Three of the 'prisoners' are holding shovels and one man is holding a broom. This group of men or 'prisoners' is most likely part of a wok detail. Two mules are pulli… more
Date: 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Refugees Arrive in El Paso, Texas]

Description: The back of this postcard reads: 'Four thousand, nine hundred eighty-seven Mexican Refugees arrived in El Paso, Texas [sic] yesterday & today. Probably one thousand of them women & children. The most pitiful sight I ever saw in my life. They are now in a govern camp at Fort Bliss, Texas [sic]. This is one of a number of photos I will send you. Look it's [sic] good news today.' This postcard is post marked January 23, 1914, El Paso, Texas and it was mailed to G.M. Horne in Portland, Maine… more
Date: 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[On the road to supper in the summer of 1914]

Description: Four young men and five young ladies are gathererd along a road in a wooded area. The women are dressed in long white dresses and hats. The men are dressed in suits and boaters. One man, sitting on the ground, holds a large white box. The left-most woman holds a string to another long box, or perhaps a lease on an unseen pet. On the back of the postcard is written: "Summer 1914 on the road to supper" and "Lee McCaughn, W.R. Blocker, Evalyn Davidson, Elisha Meyers, Emma Webster, Henry Fost… more
Date: 1914
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[El Paso, Texas Residential Scene - view of Campbell St looking NE]

Description: Postcard of a residential area of El Paso near the western slope of the Franklin Mountains, looking northeast. In the center of the image, there is a two-story building near the center of the image labeled "Blair Apartments" on N Campbell Street. Text in the lower-left corner says "El Paso, Tex., and Mt. Franklin". Also visible in the middle - left is the First Baptist Church located at 805 Montana Ave. and also the Church of St. Clements located at 810 N Campbell. This postcard is a duplicat… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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