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A5001 - A5100  

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A5001 A5002 A5003 A5004 A5005
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El Paso - Businesses / early automobiles
Christy Auto Co.
 
 
 
ca. 1910 - 1929
El Paso - Downtown street scene
|San Antonio Street. Caples building dead end (Blumenthal above). Little Caples building to the right. Rio Grande Valley Bank Building right photograph (now the Abdou building).
ca. 1910
El Paso - Theaters
Wigwam Theater. Located at 106 - 8 East San Antonio street
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Waxahachie County Courthouse
|Waxahachie County Courthouse
   
A5006 A5007 A5008 A5009 A5010
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El Paso - Hotels
Bristol Hotel
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El Paso - Businesses / early automobiles
El Paso Auto Sales Company. Located at 407 Myrtle Av.
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El Paso - Hotels
Carlyle Hotel
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El Paso - Businesses
Perry - Kirkpatrick Realty Co.
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El Paso - Businesses
Sanitary Laundry
 
A5011 A5012 A5013 A5014 A5015
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El Paso - Businesses
B. Farber & Co.
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El Paso - Businesses
United States Tires. United States Rubber Company and Associated Companies.
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El Paso - Parks
San Jacinto Plaza.
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El Paso - Businesses
Krakaver - Zork & Moye. Located at 117 San Francisco.
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El Paso - Parks
San Jacinto Plaza. Anson Mills building under construction right photo, Sheldon Hotel stands behind the flagpole, and the Federal Building stands left of the Sheldon Hotel.
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A5016 A5017 A5018 A5019 A5020
ca. 1910 - 1920
El Paso - Businesses
The White House - Located on the NW corner of Pioneer Plaza. The EL Paso Herald is on the side left of The White House.
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El Paso - Downtown street scene
Mills Building overlooking San Jacinto Plaza. Federal Building is the middle building left of San Jacinto Plaza.
 
 
 
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El Paso - Hotels
Hotel Paso Del Norte - Trost & Trost Architects.
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El Paso - Businesses
Neff - Stiles Co. Located at 401 - 11 N Santa Fe.
              
A5021 A5022 A5023 A5024 A5025
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El Paso - Federal Building
El Paso Federal Building. Erected in 1892 and abandoned in 1936 this building once housed the U.S. Post Office, U.S. Customs Office, U.S. District Court, and the U.S. Weather Bureau.
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El Paso - Banks
First National Bank - Located at 109 -17 E San Antonio corner of Oregon.
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El Paso - Industries
Lander Lumber Co., (Inc) - Located on Texas SW corner of Laurel.
ca. 1910 - 1920
El Paso - Downtown street scene
San Antonio Street looking west, Hotel Paso Del Norte at the end of the street.
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El Paso - Businesses
Cook Rubber Co. Cut rate tire house.
 
A5026 A5027 A5028 A5029 A5030
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El Paso - Clubs
Odd Fellows Building - Located at 503 N Santa Fe.
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El Paso - Businesses
Southern Motor Co.
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El Paso - Churches
Presbyterian Church (Altura).
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El Paso - Industries
Gaston Lumber Co. Thede - Sherrod Lumber Co., successors, located at 1801 - 9 Texas.
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El Paso - Businesses / early automobiles
Ramming Motor Co.
   
A5031 A5032 A5033 A5034 A5035
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El Paso - Agriculture
Farmer checking his peas crop.
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El Paso - Businesses / early automobiles
Unidentified tire store.
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El Paso - Businesses / early automobiles
Unidentified tire store.
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New Mexico - Elephant Butte
Elephant Butte Dam
ca. 1910 - 1920
El Paso - Downtown street scene
San Francisco street looking West. Union Depot is at the West end of San Francisco street.
 
A5036 A5037 A5038 A5039 A5040
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El Paso - Parks
San Jacinto Plaza.
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Van Horn - People
Geo M. Mann (on white horse). Ranch owner in Van Horn Texas. Photo is taken in front of Star Stables located on the corner of west Overland and south Santa Fe streets in Van Horn, Texas.
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El Paso - Downtown street scene
Intersection of E. San Antonio and N. Oregon streets at night.
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El Paso - Hotels
Hotel McCoy above The White House. Notice the A.D. Foster Co. clock on the corner.
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El Paso - Residences
El Paso residence (Bowen home), located at 1101 Montana. In 1973 this was the Warner home.
       
A5041 A5042 A5043 A5044 A5045
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El Paso - Trees
Palm trees at an unknown residence.
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El Paso - Businesses
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. of Texas - Located at 1025 - 31 Texas.
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El Paso - Residences
Unidentified residential neighborhood and street scene.
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El Paso - Chamber of Commerce
El Paso, Texas Chamber of Commerce front office. Located at 310 - 312 San Francisco.
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El Paso - Libraries
El Paso Public Library (Carnegie Library).
                  
A5046 A5047 A5048 A5049 A5050
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El Paso - Libraries
El Paso Public Library (Carnegie Library).
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El Paso - Businesses
R. C. Lightbody Co. Men's department store, established in 1881. Located on the first floor of the Richard B. Steven building at 206 1/2 N. Mesa Avenue.
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El Paso - Buildings
First National Bank Building - Located at 109 - 117 San Antonio, corner of Oregon.
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El Paso - Buildings
First National Bank Building - Located at 109 - 117 San Antonio, corner of Oregon.
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El Paso - Businesses
The White House - Located on the NW corner of Pioneer Plaza. Hotel McCoy guest are seen standing on their room's balconies. The Hotel McCoy occupied the floors above White House.
 
A5051 A5052 A5053 A5054 A5055
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El Paso - Industries
Unidentified service industry.
ca. 1916
El Paso - Industries
Cameron Packing Co. - Located at 3802 Durazno (Concordia section), Union Stock Yards in East El Paso.
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El Paso - Businesses / early automobiles
Buquor Motor Car Co. Southwestern distributors for Maxwell Automobiles, located at 813 - 817 Mesa Ave.
ca. 1910 - 1920
Juarez - Food market
Farmers market (Mercado) in Ciudad Juarez.
ca. 1900 - 1920
Juarez - Outdoor market
Outdoor farmers market (Mercado) in Ciudad Juarez.
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A5056 A5057 A5058 A5059 A5060
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El Paso - Catholic schools
St. Joseph's Academy, select day school for young ladies, under supervision of Loretto Sisters, located at 700 - 704 N El Paso.
ca. 1925
El Paso - Businesses
Haymon Krupp & Company, dry good, clothing, ladies and men's furnishings, notions, etc. Corner of W Overland and Santa Fe Streets.
ca. 1910 - 1920
El Paso - Panoramic view of El Paso
Panoramic view of El Paso from Sunset Heights looking towards Juarez. Far in the distance, notice the trees dotting the banks of the Rio Grande.
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El Paso - Downtown street scene
Downtown street scene of the SW corner of S El Paso and W Overland. The building behind the first telephone pole is the ST Charles Hotel located at 303 1/2 S El Paso.
ca. 1903
El Paso - Libraries
The plaque inscription reads: "THIS BUILDING IS THE GIFT OF ANDREW CARNEGIE TO THE PEOPLE OF EL PASO, TEXAS A.D. 1903."
        
A5061 A5062 A5063 A5064 A5065
ca. 1912
El Paso - Churches
This is a photograph of a tentative design of St Patrick's Cathedral. The architectures of this sketch were Barnett, Haynes & Barnett of St. Louis MO. A plan along these lines, but more elaborate was eventually chosen. St Patrick's Cathedral is located at 1118 N Mesa St.
ca. 1907
El Paso - Businesses
Springer's Furniture Emporium - carpets, china, crockery, glassware, queens ware, household goods, toys, and notions. Located at 219 - 218 San Antonio, Thomas H. Springer proprietor.
ca. 1910
El Paso - Businesses
El Paso Piano Co. Located at 420 N Myrtle Ave, corner of Campbell. E G Williams, W R Schutz proprietors.
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El Paso - Industries
Armour Packing Co. Located at 216 S Florence St.
ca. 1910
New Mexico - Cities & Towns
Las Cruces, New Mexico.
 
A5066 A5067 A5068 A5069 A5070
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Juarez - Catholic Church
Unidentified Catholic Church in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
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El Paso - Businesses
Krakauer, Zork & Moye's - Wholesale hardware, machinery and supplies. Located at 117 San Francisco.
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El Paso - Businesses
The Globe department store, located at 214 - 18 E Overland. I Laskin & Bro proprietors. The Lenox Hotel occupies the upper floors.
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El Paso - Businesses
El Paso Laundry, W C and Crawford Harvie proprietors. Located at 901 - 909 S Santa Fe. This photo show El Paso Laundry prior to it's remodeling. The white building was later replaced to match the existing two story structure.
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El Paso - Industries
El Paso Brick Company. E Hewit Rodgers (president and manager), W L Benton (SEC). Location is Rio Grande, N M opposite end of the Smelter car line. This information is from the 1922 El Paso city directory.
 
A5071 A5072 A5073 A5074 A5075
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El Paso - Businesses
Crombie & Company, wholesale fruits and produce. G M Crombie pres, W S Crombie v-pres and treas. Located at 211 - 17 S Florence. Notice the two soldiers on their wagon waiting to pick up supplies.
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El Paso - Parks
San Jacinto Plaza looking North.
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El Paso - Parks
San Jacinto Plaza looking Southwest. The Anson Mills building is on the West side of the plaza.
ca. 1918
El Paso - Downtown street scene
Although identified as a street scene notice Foutz - Moore Furniture Company (Inc), G T Moore president, Charles Foutz secretary - treasurer. Sellers of furniture, stoves and floor coverings, located at 113 N Stanton.
ca. 1910 - 1920
El Paso - Businesses / early automobiles
This is the 400 block of Myrtle Av. Great Wester Oil Co. is at 400 Myrtle, West Texas Motor Co. is at 402 Myrtle, Universal Tire Specialty Co. is at 404 Myrtle, and B F Goodrich Rubber Co. Located at 406 Myrtle.
 
A5076 A5077 A5078 A5079 A5080
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El Paso - Businesses
Gem Electric Company. Located at 612 -14 E San Antonio, Lloyd Rothman president.
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New Mexico - Elephant Butte
Elephant Butte Dam.
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New Mexico - Elephant Butte
Elephant Butte Dam.
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El Paso - Industries
Darbyshire - Harvie (D - H) Iron & Machine Co. B F Darbyshire (president, manager), M S Darbyshire (secretary-treasurer), C G Harcourt (sales manager). (Information taken from the 1925 City Directory). Location is E 5th, SW corner S Florence.
ca. 1918
El Paso - Businesses
Sheers - Lazenby Company. J M sheer president, hardware, cutlery, guns, and ammunition, builders' hardware, tools 310 Texas. Hotel Lockie occupies the upper two floors.
        
A5081 A5082 A5083 A5084 A5085
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El Paso - Businesses
Unidentified saloon - possibly the Gem.
ca. 1910
El Paso - Industries
KOHLBERG BROS - La Internacional Cigar Factory, fine cigars and tobaccos, Ernst Kohlberg proprietor. Located at 115 S El Paso.
ca. 1913
El Paso - Buildings / hotels
Buckler Bldg, also know as Buckler Block, was located on the N W corner of Mesa Av and Texas, the exact address was 201 - 5 Mesa. Elite Confectionery Co., Primm J F & Co., occupied the first floor - rooms on the upper floors. Cactus Barber Shop (207 Mesa Av) is left of building. No positive ID of the businesses that occupied the ground floor at the time of this fire.
ca. 1909
El Paso - Railroads / buildings
Southern Pacific Building - N Stanton & E Franklin streets. Erected in 1906 by El Paso & Southwestern Railroad Company, Frank Powers contractor. This was the first steel - framed building in El Paso.
ca. 1918
El Paso - Clubs (Women)
El Paso Woman's Club, Mrs C B Stevens president (1918 El Paso City Directory), located at 1400 Mesa avenue.
   
A5086 A5087 A5088 A5089 A5090
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El Paso - Industries
Wester Woodenware Company Located at 201 Anthony. At one time this was also the home of Graham Paper Company.
ca. 1917
El Paso - Businesses
The Myers Company, Dealers in Buggies, Wagons and Agricultural Implements, Mfrs Harness and Saddles SW corner Overland and Campbell. 1917, W G Roe (president), Max Moye (vice president), H L Birney (Secretary - Treasurer). Notice the Yellowstone Bar (512 E Overland) next to it.
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Cloudcroft - New Mexico
Street scene of Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Visible is Cloudcroft Amusement Company, Post Office and a City Meat Market sign is posted on the telephone pole right of PHOTO POSTCARDS.
ca. 1916
El Paso - Businesses
Consumers Ice and Cold Storage Company (Inc). This building is located on S Florence SW cor of !st. The 1916 El Paso City Directory list Charles A Lemp, St Louis, MO, (president); J H Smith (vice president and treasurer); A F Johnson (manager).
ca. 1922
El Paso - Businesses
Elite Laundry Company (Inc). This building was located at 412 S Oregon Street with two additional locations at 226 N Mesa and 407 N Oregon.
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A5091 A5092 A5093 A5094 A5095
 
 
 
ca. 1913
El Paso - Industries
Southwestern Portland Cement Co (Inc), C Leonardt, Los Angeles, CA, (president); C Boettcher, Denver, CO, C C Merrill, Los Angeles, CA, Felix Martinez (vice president); O J Binford (SEC-supt); J G McNary (treasurer), and S C McCurdy (sales manager). Office and plant located at the end of the Smelter car line.
ca. 1913
El Paso - Hotels
Hotel Fisher, J W Fisher propprietor, located at 102 - 112 W San Antonio.
ca. 1910
El Paso - Railroads / buildings
Texas & Pacific Railway freight depot station, located on the NE corner of S Ochoa and E 1st.
ca. 1916
El Paso - Hotels
St Charles Hotel. Located at 303 1/2 S El Paso. The Shelton - Payne Arms Company - specializing in fire arms, ammunition, sporting goods and saddlery is locted on the hotel's ground floor.
A5096 A5097 A5098 A5099 A5100
ca. 1911
El Paso - Industries
Holmes Steam Dyeing & Cleaning Works, proprietor C F Homes, located at 701 Texas. Branch office 200 Mills.
ca. 1913
El Paso - Industries
El Paso Sash & Door Company (Inc), M C Edwards president. Sash, doors, glass and millwork. Located at 1001 - 1007 Texas. Planning mill located at 1000 Mills.
ca. 1915 - 1921
El Paso - Clubs
El Paso Country Club. This building was located on Mountain Av NE corner Dyer. In 1916 the original El Paso Country Club (which opened in 1908) was destroyed by fire and a new structure was built on the exact location.
ca. 1913
El Paso - Industries
West Texas Fuel Company, G P Putnam proprietor, wholesale and retail coal, wood, fee, grain, and hay, lime, cement, hair and building material, 1525 Magoffin Ave
ca. 1918
El Paso - Residences
This residence is located at 323 W Rio Grande and was once occupied by John F Williams, Vice President of the City National Bank and City Mortgage Company. He was also secretary - treasurer of the Neff - Stiles Company.
 
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A0901 - A0999
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A5601 - A5700
A5701 - A5800
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A5901 - A5999
 
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