El Paso Street, 1882--El Paso Street Today [picture postcard]

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Object Details

Creator

Humphries Photo Company, Publishers, El Paso, Texas

Collection Creator

National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)

Collection Citation

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, circa 1880-circa 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

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].

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c7d7300d-85cf-47a2-bf35-ff135123a1fe

General

Series 1, Box, 13, U.S.A.--Texas.

Place

El Paso (Texas)

Topic

Mexican-American Border Region

Buildings -- Adobe

Cities and towns -- Texas

Central business districts

Streets -- Texas

Creator

Humphries Photo Company, Publishers, El Paso, Texas

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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 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

Collection Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

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Large EAD

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ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1560368414239-1560368414337-0

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