Object Details
- General
- Series 1, Box, 13, U.S.A.--Texas.
- Creator
- Humphries Photo Company, Publishers, El Paso, Texas
- Collection Creator
- National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Place
- El Paso (Texas)
- Topic
- Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center
- Topic
- Mexican-American Border Region
- Buildings -- Adobe
- Cities and towns -- Texas
- Central business districts
- Streets -- Texas
- Creator
- Humphries Photo Company, Publishers, El Paso, Texas
- See more items in
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 1: Geographical Locations within United States / Texas - El Paso
- Extent
- 1 Item (color, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Postcards
- Picture postcards
- Collection Citation
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, circa 1880-circa 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Postcards -- 1900-1920
- Picture postcards -- 1900-1920
- Scope and Contents
- Postcard contains two photographs. One depicts El Paso Street immediately after railroads arrived in 1882. It includes streetcars, railroads, one-story adobe "Mexican style" buildings. The other photo depicts two-story "main street" style buildings with sidewalks and signs in English and represents El Paso 'today' [circa 1910].
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research use.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560368414239-1560368414337-0
