Historic Photos of El Paso

Sandra Fye

• Publisher: Turner
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN: 9781683368281, 9781684420063
• eBook ISBN: 9781618586254
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

El Paso is a city with an international history and culture that is tied to the Rio Grande. Native Americans followed the river and traded with other groups that lived near it. With the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in 1848, the Rio Grande became the international boundary between the United States and Mexico. Historic Photos of El Paso is a gorgeous photographic history of this important American city spotlighting photographs collected from the most prominent local and state archives. The multicultural diversity of the area adds to its rich heritage and economic success, as these striking photographs demonstrate. In rarely seen black-and-white photography, this handsome book details the historical growth of El Paso up to recent times. Filled with nearly 200 beautiful black-and-white images, Turner Publishing's Historic Photos of El Paso offers a unique and compelling look into the past for any resident and history buff alike.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• The Early Days of El Paso (1880–1899)
• The Boom Years (1900–1909)
• The Mexican Revolution and World War I (1910–1919)
• The Automobile Years (1920–1939)
• The Multicultural Gateway (1940–1980)
• Notes on the Photographs