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Photographer Otis A Aultman |
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A5301 - A5400 |
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A5301 |
A5302 |
A5303 |
A5304 |
A5305 |
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ca. 1927 |
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El Paso
- Masonic Hospital |
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El Paso
Masonic Hospital, H T Ponsford president. E W Kayser
vice-president. Location: 918 N Piedras. Sears &
Roebuck once occupied this same location until 1981
and it is the present day location of the El Paso
Police Department Central Command Center. |
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ca. 1918 |
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El Paso
- County Hospital |
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El Paso
County Hospital. H F Sterzing superintendent.
Located on County road northeast corner of Rand.
County road was the continuation of Alameda beyond
the city limits. El Paso County Hospital, also once
Old Fort Bliss. |
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ca. 1916 |
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New
Mexico - Elephant Butte |
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Elephant
Butte Dam. |
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ca. 1918 |
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El Paso
- Cattle |
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Tolbert
& Hiler cattle ranch. Unknown location. William T
Tolbert and James W Hiler, general cattle business.
Offices located at 909 Mills building. |
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ca. 1911 |
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El Paso
- Undertakers |
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McBean,
Simmons & Carr (C E McBean, F B Simmons, Frank
Carr), funeral directors, embalmers. 708 N Stanton.
El Paso city directory, 1911. |
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A5306 |
A5307 |
A5308 |
A5309 |
A5310 |
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ca. 1900
- 1910 |
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Residences |
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Two
adobe buildings stand together somewhere in the
Chihuahuan Desert. By where the mountains stand and
slope downwards this photo was most likely taken
somewhere on the eastern side of the Franklin
Mountains. Can you find all seven people in this
photo? |
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ca. 1909 |
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Radium
Springs - Leasburg Dam |
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in 1908, the original purpose of the dam was to hold
back the river. Instead the dam was used to divert
water to a system of canals to help area farmers.
The area was traveled by early settlers and was part
of the Jornada del Muerto. "Journey of the dead." |
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ca. 1913 |
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El Paso
- Businesses |
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Valley
Implement & Vehicle company. J A Smith president, A
G Foster secretary, and J Hise Myers manager. 504
San Francisco. El Paso City Directory, 1913. |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- Hotels |
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Lake
House. Address, 510 W Missouri . J B Lake
proprietor, 1915. Barely visible and to the left is
the dome of the El Paso County Courthouse. By 1918
Lake House had been transformed into Hotel Lake and
was owned by W C Porterfield and manage by Miss K D
Hankins. |
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ca. 1913 |
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El Paso
- Businesses |
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El Paso
Storage Ware-House. Edward L Peyton manager. Cold
and dry storage, and distributors of food products.
218-20 South Santa Fe. Later relocated to 405 South
Santa Fe. |
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A5311 |
A5312 |
A5313 |
A5314 |
A5315 |
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ca. 1918 |
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El Paso
- Industries |
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The sign
on the side of the wagon reads: El Paso Refining
Company. They produced lard compounds and cooking
oil. Located on the NW corner of Martinez and G H &
S A RY CO (Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio
Railroad CO), near the Stock Yards. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Residences |
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The
houses that are immediately visible are facing the
1000 block of N Oregon where Rio Grande intersects.
Visible buildings include Temple Mt Sinai, the
Federal Building and the County Courthouse. Smoke in
the background may indicate a possible fire around
Overland and Kansas. |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
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A horse
drawn carriage used during the meeting of President
William Howard Taft and Presidente Porfirio Diaz. |
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ca. 1913 |
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El Paso
- Temples |
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According to the 1913 city directory, El Paso had
two Masonic Temples. The Temple in this photograph
was located at 119 W Missouri. Another Temple for
African American citizens was located at 407-9 S
Virginia. |
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ca. 1916 |
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El Paso
- Hotels |
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Paso del
Norte Hotel. Before this hotel was completed in 1912
this was the approximate location where Keating's
Saloon, Judge J. Augustus Buckler's office and
Calisher's clothing store once stood. On the 14th of
April, 1881, this was also the spot of the famous,
"Four Dead in Five Seconds." |
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A5316 |
A5317 |
A5318 |
A5319 |
A5320 |
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ca. 1912 |
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El Paso
- Buildings |
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The
Anson Mills building, 303 N Oregon. Completed in
1911, this building designed by Henry C. Trost was
only the second concrete-framed skyscraper in the
U.S. The "Mills" building also stands on the
original site of the 1832 Ponce de Leon Ranch. |
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ca. 1911 |
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El Paso
- Industries |
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El Paso
Brick Company. Manufacturers of dry pressed, stock,
wire cut and shaped brick, fire brick and fire clay.
J M Wyatt president, E Hewitt secretary/manager.
Plant located at Rio Grande NM, opposite end of the
Smelter car line. |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- Downtown street scene |
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A view
of the 100 block of San Antonio street looking east.
A few notable buildings that stand out are the
Osaple Bar-El Paso spelled backwards, 105 San
Antonio; The Wigwam Theatre, 106-8 San Antonio; and
the clock standing in front of Denver Jewelry Co.
The clock is sponsored by the Union Bank and Trust
Co. |
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ca. 1917 |
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El Paso
- Businesses |
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Rio
Grande Auto Painting Co. Specializing in auto
painting, baking & enameling, G G Bakofsky and W V
Davis. Location-1126-28 Texas. At this time Rio
Grande Auto Painting had been established for 17
years. |
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ca. 1917 |
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El Paso
- Businesses |
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International Auto Company (Inc). J W Stockard,
manager. Located at 416-18 Texas. |
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A5321 |
A5322 |
A5323 |
A5324 |
A5325 |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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Unidentified |
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Although
this is an Otis Aultman photograph, the exact
location of this facility is unknown. Because of the
railroad cars in the background this could be a way
station for refueling or a support facility in the
Smeltertown area. |
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ca. 1910
- 1915 |
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Portraits - Angeles, Felipe |
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Felipe
Angeles, born 13 June 1868 and died (executed) 26
November 1919. Angeles was one of Villa's principal
military and intellectual advisors. His triumphs
include: The capture of Torreon in 1914; The battles
of San Pedro de las Colonias; and the capture of
Zacatecas in May of 1914. |
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ca. 1880
- 1890 |
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Santa
Fe, New Mexico - Transportation |
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The
photograph simply reads: Transportation, Santa Fe
Plaza. Ca. 1890 - 1900. The photograph may actually
be from an earlier time period. Why? There are
similar characteristics in the horse drawn cart as
in photograph A0268, ca. 1882. The plaza was founded
ca. 1610 by Don Pedro de Peralta and was at the end
of El Camino Real. |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- Parks |
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San
Jacinto Plaza. Before the arrival of the alligators,
San Jacinto Plaza was just another peaceful retreat
for many El Pasoans. To the left is the Hotel
Orndorff and in the background to the right is the
Sheldon Hotel and in the center is the Federal
Building. |
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ca. 1920 |
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El Paso
- Hotels |
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Hotel
Sheldon. During the period of the Mexican
Revolution, the Sheldon hotel was the "unofficial"
headquarters to participants on both sides of the
Mexican Revolution. Sadly, the life of this once
magnificent and historic hotel came to an abrupt end
in 1929 when the hotel burned to the ground. |
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A5326 |
A5327 |
A5328 |
A5329 |
A5330 |
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ca. 1914 |
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El Paso
- Transportation |
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The ad
says it all: "This Car to OLD MEXICO." A group of
tourist pose for this photograph prior to their trip
into Old Mexico. |
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ca. 1911 |
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El Paso-
Downtown street scene |
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A busy
afternoon on the 100 block of S El Paso street.
Horse and buggies are scattered throughout while
their owners are busy patronizing the many store
along the street. A buggy full of merchandise is
slowly turning left and down the road men are
sweeping horse manure off the streets. Days of
yesterday. |
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ca. 1918 |
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El Paso
- Transportation |
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Judging
by the long shadows this gentleman and his team of
oxen are returning from a long days work. The
Chicago Hotel in the back was located on 213 W San
Antonio street, Mrs. Mary Rosenwasser prop. The
building in front of the hotel is advertising Pan
Dandy-or Dandy Bread. |
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ca. 1913 |
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El Paso
- Transportation |
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Caption
reads: (The McBean & Carr Ambulance in front of
Providence Hospital. Mr. McBean holds reins.)
Ironically C E McBean was also part funeral
director/embalmer at McBean, Simmons & Carr. The
funeral home was located at 708 N Stanton. |
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ca. 1917 |
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El Paso
- Transportation |
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Caption
reads: (Engine No. 1, El Paso & Southwestern
Railroad.) Next to Engine No. 1 is No. 27, also of
the E.P. & S.W. The E.P. & S.W. was a short lined
American railway company which operated in Arizona,
New Mexico & Texas. Engine No. 1 is currently on
display at the Railroad & Transportation Museum in
El Paso, Texas, 400 W San Antonio. |
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A5331 |
A5332 |
A5333 |
A5334 |
A5335 |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- Businesses |
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An
inside view of the Gem Saloon, J L Kolf proprietor.
The saloon was originally located at 127 S El Paso,
then moved to 125 S El Paso. Sometime in 1910 the
saloon was once again moved to open up W San Antonio
street. The Gems final location was 206 S El Paso. |
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ca. 1918 |
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El Paso
- Industries |
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Written
on the smoke stacks and hidden behind the black soot
are the words: El Paso Million Company Limited.
Manufacturers of box shooks, cut sash, door stock
and finished lumber products. Located end of S
Stanton. F C Jones, plant superintendent. |
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ca. 1885 |
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REl Paso
- Downtown street scene |
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Caption
reads: (No. 4 - San Antonio street, east from El
Paso street, about 1885.) No. 4 is the designation
for the horse drawn trolley car. |
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ca. 1911 |
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El Paso
- Businesses |
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Houck &
Dieter Co. Located at 125-127 San Francisco.
Wholesale liquors and wines, manufacturers of soda
and mineral waters, ice dealers. A M Heineman,
president and H Eichwald, vice president. |
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A5336 |
A5337 |
A5338 |
A5339 |
A5340 |
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ca. 1910 |
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El Paso
- Buildings |
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Workers
erecting the Anson Mills building take a short break
to pose for this photograph. Built between 1910-11,
the building was only the second concrete-framed
skyscraper in the U.S. and at 145 feet tall it was
the tallest building in El Paso at the time. |
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ca. 1913 |
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El Paso
- Automobiles |
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Chalmers
Motor company. O H Baum manager. Distributors of
Chalmers, Peerless, Mitchell, Paige and Saxon motor
cars and supplies. Location 205 S Santa Fe. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Downtown street scene |
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A night
time view of San Francisco street looking west. At
the very corner is the Grand Hotel, address-101 S El
Paso, corner of San Francisco, L H Flint, manager.
Somewhere beyond the darkness is the Union Passenger
Train Station. |
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ca. 1915
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Downtown street scene |
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A view
of San Antonio Street looking east. Almost hidden
and in between Bryan Brothers mens wear and Primm's
is the Silver King Café, 209 San Antonio, Oscar
Uhlig proprietor. Also an event for the 4th and 5th
of July is being heavily advertised on various
utility poles. |
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ca. 1915
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Downtown street scene |
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A view
of S El Paso street looking north. To the left and
showing at the Alhambra Theatre is a movie by Jesse
L Lasky. Next to the Alhambra is the Fisher Hotel.
Across the street from the Fisher is the Paso del
Norte Hotel and at the end of the street is the El
Paso Herald-present location of the Plaza Theatre. |
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A5341 |
A5342 |
A5343 |
A5344 |
A5345 |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- Automobiles |
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Nauman
Motor Sales Company. C D Nauman manager,
distributors of the Hudson and Reo pleasure cars,
Reo and GMC trucks. Located on W San Antonio NE
corner of Leon. |
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ca. 1914
- 1915 |
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El Paso
- Automobiles |
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Although
this photo of Chalmers Motor Co. appears to be older
than A5337; this photo is actually a more recent
photo of the same business. In this photo most of
the cars have inflated rubber type wheels. In photo
A5337, most of those cars have wooden rubber style
wheels. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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Portraits - Wingo, Tullius M. |
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(Front
of the photograph reads: Total live load of 50# per.
ft. in center pannel. Deflection 1/64 in.) The
gentleman standing in the center of the group,
wearing the dark suit is Tullius M. Wingo
(1873-1948). Mr. Wingo was one of the incorporators
of the Toltec Club. |
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ca. 1913 |
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El Paso
- Industries |
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The El
Paso Trunk Factory, J J Flanagan proprietor, located
on the SW corner E Overland and Kansas. If you look
closely, under the We Store Household Goods letters,
you will notice some early El Paso "graffiti" - hand
drawn children stick figures and at the bottom right
corner the name: Geo. D Kendall. |
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ca. 1910 |
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El Paso
- Businesses |
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Eckman
John W, cigars, tobacco and billiard parlor. Located
at 223 San Antonio. A woman and child look out from
a second story window. Bottom left corner of the
photo is Menes G & Co (Genaro Menes) cigar
manufacturers, 207 S Kansas. Eckmans closest
competitor. |
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A5346 |
A5347 |
A5348 |
A5349 |
A5350 |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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New
Mexico - Las Cruces |
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Caption
on photograph reads: New Mexico State University. |
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ca. 1900 |
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Black
Soldiers |
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A group
of unidentified (Black) African American Soldiers
and Officers. |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
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Aside
from a few other dignitaries, President William
Howard Taft can clearly been seen standing alone in
the first row of the viewing stand-most likely
awaiting the arrival of Presidente Diaz. Although
the Secret Service was created in 1865, permanent
protection of the President or the President-elect
was not establised until 1913. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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Mexico -
Juarez - Bullfights |
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A horse
ridden by either a picador or a banderillero has
been wounded by the charging toro. During the
bullfights both the picador and banderilleros were
used to slowly wound and anger the bull during the
bullfight. One can also assume that most of the
people present are wealthier Mexican citizens since
most are sitting in the "shady side" of the arena. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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Mexico -
Juarez - Bullfights |
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Photo
captures a live bullfight scene in Juarez, Mexico.
The exact location is not identified but it may be
assumed that this bullfight took place in Juarez's
Plaza de Toros Stadium. A small crowd watches the
matador inflict a wound unto the bull while a group
of men attempt to get the horse back unto its feet,
it may have been injured. |
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A5351 |
A5352 |
A5353 |
A5354 |
A5355 |
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ca. 1900
- 1920 |
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Indians
of North America |
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This
photograph is of a woman and child, presumably
mother and child in front of a tee-pee in a forested
location. Unfortunately this photograph like many of
the others that follow have only been broadly
identified. The back of the photo simply reads
"Indians of North America". The photo may have been
taken in New Mexico, Aultman's photo collection does
include photos of Cloudcroft, New Mexico. |
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ca. 1900
- 1920 |
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Indians
of North America |
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Photo of
a small native community. Several tee-pees and
wagons are in view with a herd of horses in the
distance of a forested location. Children can be
seen looking straight ahead at the camera's
direction. |
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ca. 1900
- 1920 |
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Indians
of North America |
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Photo of
a man and boy, perhaps part of the same family unit,
at the entrance of a tee-pee. |
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ca. 1900
- 1920 |
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Indians
of North America |
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A young
girl standing at the entry-way of a tee-pee. |
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ca. 1900
- 1920 |
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Indians
of North America |
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A woman
and child in front of a tee-pee, these are the same
subjects from photograph A5351. |
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A5356 |
A5357 |
A5358 |
A5359 |
A5360 |
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ca. 1900
- 1920 |
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Indians
of North America |
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Photo of
perhaps the same community photographed in A5352.
Several children and adults can be seen among the
tee-pees and wagons. |
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ca. 1900
- 1920 |
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Indians
of North America |
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A young
girl sitting at the entrance of a tee-pee, a small
dog is sitting alongside her. A couple more tee-pees
can be seen in the distance and a group of people
appear to be sitting in a circle in the background. |
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ca. 1900
- 1920 |
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Indians
of North America |
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Four
tee-pees a couple of yards from one another in a
clearing. A group of people, possibly a family, can
be seen in front of the third tee-pee from the
right. Wagons and horses are seen throughout the
photo as well. |
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ca. 1900
- 1910 |
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Cloudcroft, New Mexico |
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Street
scene of Cloudcroft residences. An individual on
horseback is in the center of the photo along with a
dog and woman. |
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ca. 1905 |
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Cloudcroft, New Mexico |
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Photograph of buildings that composed the Cloudcroft
Lodge. On the left side of the photo a corner of the
pavilion can be seen, the bandstand is in the center
with the lodge office to the right of it, it's the
small building seen nestled behind four large pines.
The casino can be seen behind the office, it's the
building with the detailed wood work on the porch.
Had the photo been a panoramic, the lodge would've
been seen to the right of the office and casino. The
Cloudcroft Lodge hosted thousands of El Pasoans and
other area residents during the summer months
throughout the years, as people sought refuge from
the heat. |
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A5361 |
A5362 |
A5363 |
A5364 |
A5365 |
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ca. 1910
- 1914 |
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Cloudcroft, New Mexico |
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Photograph of the Baby Sanatorium building of the
"New Lodge" in Cloudcroft, New Mexico. The Baby San,
as it was called, was envisioned by Dr. Herbert
Stevenson of El Paso. He recruited many friends to
help finance the Baby San, so that young children
could benefit from Cloudcroft's cool temperatures in
their own structure and be properly cared for. |
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ca. 1910
- 1914 |
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Cloudcroft, New Mexico |
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Photo
taken of the Baby San from another side than that of
photograph A5361. The loss of a baby due to the hot
summer weather in El Paso is said to have been a
leading factor in Dr. Herbert Stevenson's cause to
establish a baby sanatorium. |
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ca. 1910
- 1914 |
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Cloudcroft, New Mexico |
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Photograph of Cloudcroft's New Lodge; the original
lodge was completely destroyed in a devastating fire
in the early morning hours of June 13, 1909.
Construction on the New Lodge began in the early
summer of 1910 and was opened to the public on June
1, 1911. This photograph of the Lodge was taken from
the vicinity of the 18th hole of the golf course.
The photo captured the backside of the building, as
the front had 3 distinct large windows indicating
the two-story dining room. |
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ca. 1916 |
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U.S.
Army - Punitive Expedition |
|
This
photograph is of the U.S. Army while on the Punitive
Expedition. Here a man is capturing footage of an
army caravan as it crosses a body of water. The
Punitive Expedition, also known as the Pancho Villa
Expedition and the Mexican Expedition was put into
effect under the direct orders of President Woodrow
Wilson to capture Pancho Villa. Villa's discontent
with the U.S. was apparent with various raids along
the border and in northern Mexico after the U.S.
government recognized Venustiano Carranza's
government in Mexico. The attack on Columbus, New
Mexico and the military presence there by Villa's
troops on March 9, 1916 proved to be the last straw
for the U.S., Villa was to be captured, however, the
U.S. was unsuccessful. |
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ca. 1916 |
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U.S.
Army - Punitive Expedition |
|
This
photo appears to have been taken on the same day as
A5364 as the surrounding environment is the same and
the soldiers are crossing the same body of water as
those in A5364. These riders more than likely headed
the caravan, while the wagons in A5364 made up the
rear. |
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A5366 |
A5367 |
A5368 |
A5369 |
A5370 |
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ca. 1912
- 1913 |
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El Paso
- Banks - Texas Bank & Trust Co. |
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Photo of
the Texas Bank & Trust Co. located at 204 N. Oregon,
in the Morehouse Block. Lee H. Orndoff, president,
H. P. Jackson and C. H. Jones, vice presidents. The
Texas Bank & Trust Co. would relocate a few years
later to the Steven's Building (Mesa and Texas
Sts.). In December of 1919 it was announced that the
Texas Bank & Trust Co. would unite with 1st National
Bank. |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- City Hall |
|
Photo of
El Paso's City Hall building located at the junction
of San Antonio and Myrtle Ave. The building was
designed by architects Maydwell and McClintock and
completed in 1899. It was demolished 60 years later
in 1960 after city offices moved across the street
into a joint city-county building. The County
Courthouse can be seen to the right of City Hall in
this photo. |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- 1900 - 1910 |
|
An early
20th century truck advertising the brand of
typewriters (Remington Standard Typewriter No. 10)
used at the Draughon's Business College. This photo
appears to have been taken on Texas St. The Florence
Café seen behind the truck was located at 209 Texas
and the Jenkins Piano Co. was also located on Texas
in this time frame. |
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ca. 1914
- 1915 |
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El Paso
- Theatres - Alhambra |
|
Photo of
the Alhambra Theatre located at 207-11 S. El Paso
Street. The Singer Sewing Machine Co. (205 S. El
Paso St.) and the 3 Nations Café (213 S. El Paso
St.) are also visible. The Alhambra Theatre was
designed by architect Henry C. Trost. The film
playing the day the photo was taken was The Boundary
Rider, released in August 1914. |
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A5371 |
A5372 |
A5373 |
A5374 |
A5375 |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
One of
the many carriages who participated in the Taft -
Diaz celebrations is photographed in procession as a
group of onlookers view the procession as it moves
along. The location is unclear, as there are no
significant buildings or landmarks to identify the
precise location. Grand parades were thrown by both
El Paso and Ciudad Juarez in honor of the occasion. |
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ca. 1909 |
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El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
A
Mexican military band marches in front of Juarez's
beautifully decorated Customs House, as the Mexican
citizenry look on. President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico
hosted a luxurious banquet in honor of President
Taft's visit to Mexico and their historic meeting. |
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ca. 1909 |
|
El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
Photo of
the parade celebration on October 16, 1909 from the
Taft - Diaz meeting on St. Louis as it headed west
along San Jacinto Plaza. People lined up on St.
Louis can be seen waving the American and Mexican
flags while crowds on the balconies of the Hotel
Orndoff are visible in the distance. St. Louis
Street is Mills Street today. |
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ca. 1909 |
|
El Paso
- Taft / Diaz Meeting |
|
A horse
drawn carriage and men on horseback are the
prominent figures in this photo of participants in
the parade celebrating the meeting of Presidents
Taft and Diaz on October 16, 1909. There is an
interesting banner hanging on the building of an
elephant seen right above the carriage, flanked with
the portraits of President Taft and President Diaz.
It reads "Two Presidents with but a Single Thought -
The Elephant Butte Dam". The Elephant Butte Dam was
a hot topic for both nations. |
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ca. 1913
- 1914 |
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El Paso
- Businesses - Dawson Fuel Co. |
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Photo
possibly of the retail yard of the Dawson Fuel Sales
Co. located at the se corner of N. Virginia and
Mills St. The general sales office was located on
the first floor of the E.P. & S.W. Building, with F.
C. Searle as division sales agent. |
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A5376 |
A5377 |
A5378 |
A5379 |
A5380 |
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ca. 1910 |
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El Paso
- Churches - Baptist |
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A view
from the 800 block of Magoffin Ave. looking west.
The First Baptist Church can be seen on the right
side of the photo (801 Magoffin Ave.). The residence
directly across the street from the First Baptist
Church was A. P. Coles', the President of the
American National Bank. The dome of the County
Courthouse can be seen in the distance, right in the
center of the photo. |
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ca. 1913 |
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El Paso
- Buildings - Trust Building |
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The
Trust Building located at the se corner of San
Antonio and S. Stanton Streets. The El Paso
Electrical Railway Co. occupied the first floor,
thus the word "electric" on top of the building. The
dome of the County Courthouse can be seen to the
left of the Trust Building, behind the banner of the
New England Restaurant (406 San Antonio). |
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ca. 1905 |
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El Paso
- Railroads |
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This is
a photo of the Southern Pacific Railroad yards and
bears a striking resemblance to A5245, a photo of
the same railroad yards. Only this photo captures
the railroad yards and residences much closer (it
may be that the photo has simply been enlarged) and
omits the right side of A5245 from the stacks on, as
well as portion of the bottom of that photo. |
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ca. 1907 |
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El Paso
- Residences - T. M. Wingo |
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The T.
M. Wingo (Tullius McDuffy Wingo) residence located
at 4155 Trowbridge Dr. The home was designed by
Henry C. Trost in the mission style. This photo was
taken just as the home neared completion, note the
remnants of building materials to the right of the
home and the absence of landscaping. T. M. Wingo was
a former president of the American National Bank of
El Paso and owner of Wingo Insurance Service. He was
a popular citizen of El Paso and involved in a
variety of civil work. |
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ca. 1900 |
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Cities
and Towns - Arizona |
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An
artist's rendering of Henry C. Trost's design of
Horace Mann Junior High School in Bisbee, Arizona.
Henry C. Trost worked extensively throughout the
American Southwest, and moved to Arizona from
Chicago before moving on to El Paso. |
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A5381 |
A5382 |
A5383 |
A5384 |
A5385 |
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ca. 1917 |
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El Paso
- Texas Western College |
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An
artist's rendering of Henry C. Trost's design of the
dormitory building (now Graham Hall) of the School
of Mines (now the University of Texas at El Paso).
The building was completed in 1917. The dormitory
along with the other three initial School of Mines'
buildings were all designed with a Bhutanese style
of architecture. This architectural style continues
today as the university implements Bhutanese
architecture into its' new buildings. |
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ca. 1923 |
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El Paso
- Buildings - Trost |
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An
artist's rendering of Henry C. Trost's proposed
design for the high school of Jerome, Arizona. An
interesting aspect of the design is that the rounded
projection of the school indicated an indoor running
track. Trost's plans however were never materialized
as the high school (later known as Mingus High
School) was designed and built off of the plans of
architects Lescher, Kibber, and Mahoney of Phoenix. |
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ca. 1900
- 1920 |
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Unidentified |
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An
artist's rendering of an unidentified building. The
building appears to be that of a school, perhaps a
military institution (based off of the figure's
dress) however with no identification whatsoever it
is impossible at this time to identify the building
in certainty. No architect or architectural firm is
identified as being associated with the building as
well. |
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ca. 1907 |
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Trost &
Trost - Loretto Academy - Las Cruces |
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Photo of
an artist's rendering of the remodeling of Loretto
Academy in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The architectural
firm of Trost & Trost handled this commission. One
detail seen in the rendering that was omitted when
the building was built was the sullivanesque
ornament for the wing gables. The Loretto Academy
building was demolished around 1959. |
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ca. 1917 |
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El Paso
- Texas Western College |
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An
artist's rendering of the chemistry building
(presently Quinn Hall), one of the four original
buildings completed in 1917 and designed by Henry C.
Trost for the School of Mines (presently the
University of Texas at El Paso). |
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A5386 |
A5387 |
A5388 |
A5389 |
A5390 |
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ca. 1917 |
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El Paso
- Texas Western College |
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An
artist's rendering of the main building of the
School of Mines, it's now referred to as "Old Main".
While the architectural firm of Trost & Trost were
granted the commission and Henry C. Trost was the
leading architect, other individuals certainly had
input into the design of the four original
buildings. Kathleen L. Worrell, the wife to the
first dean of the School of Mines, Stephen Howard
Worrell, had the idea that the new campus of the
School of Mines should instill a Bhutanese
architectural style. Charles M. Gibson of the
architectural firm Gibson & Robertson drew up the
preliminary plans of the four new buildings and
Edward Kneezell, a local architect was
superintendent of construction. |
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ca. 1901
- 1902 |
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Buildings - Trost |
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Photo of
Davis School in Tucson, Arizona. The school was
designed by Henry C. Trost while he resided in
Tucson. In Tucson, Trost partnered with fellow
architect Robert E. Rust and formed the
architectural firm of Trost & Rust, Trost moved to
El Paso in 1903. Interestingly, while the school
only had four classrooms, it did have a fifty-foot
tall bell tower. The school has been demolished. |
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ca. 1903
- 1907 |
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Buildings - Trost & Trost |
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An
artist's rendering of Douglas School in Douglas,
Arizona. The school is thought to have been built
before 1907, current information on the school
building's condition is unavailable. |
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ca. 1901
- 1902 |
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SW -
Buildings - Trost |
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Photo of
the Holliday (Holladay) School in Tucson, Arizona.
The school was completed around 1902. Henry C. Trost
and Robert E. Rust were the architects for the
Holliday School. The school's design is almost
identical to the Davis School (A5387) except for the
most obvious features - the towers and facades.
Davis School's tower was a triangular steeple while
Holliday School's tower is domed, and may have also
measured 50 feet high. Trost and Rust must have
worked on these two schools at the same time, what
with Holliday School opening in January, only a few
months prior to Davis School (March). Holliday
School has since been demolished. |
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ca. 1917 |
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El Paso
- Buildings |
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The
Martin Building located at the se corner of Stanton
and Mills Streets. The building was commissioned by
El Paso businessmen M. D. Roberts and William Martin
Banner and designed by the architectural firm of
Brauhton and Liebert. The building is a great
example of the Chicago School architectural style.
The building's exterior is clad in terra cotta and
the large plate-glass windows allow only minimal
exterior ornamentation. M. D. Roberts and William
Martin Banner commissioned another architecturally
notable building in downtown El Paso, the
Roberts-Banner Building. |
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A5391 |
A5392 |
A5393 |
A5394 |
A5395 |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- Churches - Baptist |
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Highland
Park Baptist Church located on Dakota Ave. and the
sw corner of Gold St. There is a plaque on the
building that reads "Highland Park Baptist Church -
1910." Based on the appearance of the church
building, the church may have already been a couple
of years old. The pastor at the time was Rev. A. E.
Boyd. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Public Schools - Groups |
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An
unidentified group of school girls, around the ages
of 10-13 years old posing for a group photo in front
of a large tree. There is a note on the back of the
photo indicating that the girls have belonged to a
parochial school based on how the girls are dressed. |
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ca. 1915 |
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El Paso
- Public Schools - Groups |
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A group
of young ladies standing on the steps of El Paso
High School when El Paso High School was still
located at 501 Arizona, in the old High School
building which would later become Morehead School.
El Paso High occupied the building from 1901 to
1916, that's when the new El Paso High School opened
just below Rim Rd. One of the girls seen in the
photo has been identified; Nancy Edwards is the
second young lady on the top row (whether she is the
2nd from the left or right side is unknown). |
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ca. 1916 |
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El Paso
- Public Schools |
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Photograph of a classroom. It appears to be a home
economics classroom, note the gas burners, the
formal table setting, and various garments on
display. The school in which this classroom was
located in is not identified, however since home
economics is a class that is typically taught at the
high school level, the school may have been El Paso
High School. |
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ca. 1910
- 1920 |
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El Paso
- Public Schools - Groups |
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Photo of
25 unidentified students. They all appear to be of
middle school age or perhaps in their first year of
high school. The photo was more than likely taken at
a park. It's difficult to identify which park off of
the photo. |
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A5396 |
A5397 |
A5398 |
A5399 |
A5400 |
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ca 1894
- 1900 |
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El Paso
- Public Schools - Groups |
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Photo of
a classroom full of students with the teacher
sitting at the head of the class. The children were
photographed during what appears to be arts &
crafts, half of the children are weaving or
cross-stitching while the other half seem to be
making small baskets of some sort. The school in
which this classroom was is not identified. On the
chalkboard the date May 27, 94 is written, if this
date is accurate, the photo may have been taken in
one of the two schools in existence at the time,
Central School or Franklin School. |
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ca. 1906
- 1910 |
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El Paso
- Public Schools - Groups |
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Photo of
a class of young students diligently reading. The
school in which this class was held is not
identified. Both books that are visible, "The Hill
Readers, Book One" and "Playmates, A Primer" were
published in 1906. Within this time frame there were
a few grade schools in El Paso however at this time
one is unable to identify the specific school in
which this photo was taken. |
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1900 -
1910 |
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El Paso
- Public Schools - Groups |
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Photo of
a classroom filled with students hard at work. The
students in this photo are older than the students
in A5396 and A5397. Once again, a precise date and
the school in which this photo was taken is not
available. The classrooms in photos A5396 - A5398
closely resemble one another yet one is unable to
say that all the classrooms are in the same school
building. |
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ca. 1916 |
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El Paso
- Public Schools |
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This is
a photo of a large wood shop classroom or some sort
of industrial class. Note the workstations and the
various tools hung above and on the chalk board. As
with A5394 the school in which this classroom was in
is not identified, yet just as with home economics,
wood shop is a high school level course so this may
have been a classroom located in El Paso High
School. |
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