Postcard, "Texas Street Looking East, El Paso, Texas," circa 1950

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Artifact Overview

El Paso, Texas, is part of an international metropolitan area along the Rio Grande, which divides Mexico and the United States. The senders of this colorful postcard from around 1950 also planned to visit Ciudad Juarez, just across the river in Mexico.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

1945-1951

Subject Date

21 December 1951

Creator Notes

Distributed by Henry S. Beach, El Paso, Texas, and published by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.367.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

Text on front of postcard reads: TEXAS STREET LOOKING EAST, EL PASO, TEXAS-- 2317
Postcard, "Texas Street Looking East, El Paso, Texas," circa 1950