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History of Fabens schools...

Photo Courtesy of the Border Heritage Center at the Main Library. It is from the 1924 El Paso County School Annual. The first public school opened in 1905, i...

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Early Lower Valley Schools: History of Tornillo...

It seems that before World War I, Tornillo did not have a permanent public school. In 1916 County Superintendent of Schools Myra Winkler appointed Maren Jens...

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Old Post Cards of Mexico and United States...

These postcards came from my late grandmother. She collected them on travels she took as a young woman. EPCHS Curator, Joseph Longo

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Identified: Rachel Pierce, Bearl Nichols wedding...

Rachel Pierce married Bearl Nichols on December 4, 1945 in E l Paso, Texas. Rachel Pierce married Bearl W. Nichols in El Paso, Texas on December 4, 1945. Rac...

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Identified: The Rinker Family...

Wilsie William Rinker, Maude Ella Hamilton Rinker, Wilsie Berland Rinker and Gary Bernell Rinker Wilsie William Rinker, Maude Ella Hamilton Rinker, Wilsie Be...

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Photos: Juarez 1940...

As we were going through the archives, we found a collection of photos from Juarez in 1940. Some of the areas need no introduction. But if you can identify a...

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Identified: David Hernandez and Jose Hernandez Jr....

Jose Hernandez Jr We have identified these two photos as brothers David Hernandez and Jose Hernandez through David's son, one David Hernandez of eight childr...

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Identified: Herbert William Igoe...

Herbert Igoe We have identified this photo of Herbert Igoe through his granddaughter Gloria. This is the first time Gloria has seen a photo of her granddad. ...

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Pebble Hills Elementary: Home of the Bobcats...

Pebble Hills was financed by a bond approved by voters in 1979 and in 1980 the Ysleta Independent School District opened the school at 11145 Edgemere Bouleva...

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Drury Bird: El Paso's defender of animals...

Drury Bird was born in Clarksville, Texas and grew up in El Paso, she was a foster child, being the adopted daughter of the Cass Family. She was adopted by t...

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Alice Holder: El Paso Pioneer Business Woman...

Alice Holder was named Realtor of the Year in 1973 by the El Paso Realtor Board. Holder got in the real estate business after the death of her husband. Holde...

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Curator Corner: Dedication of J.M. Hanks High School...

While I was archiving some material into our Pass Perfect Archive Database, I found the Dedication and Open House program for J.M. Hanks High School on 2001 ...

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