1944 Souvenir Postcard Booklet, Cuidad Juarez, Mexico

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(printed) Souvenir Folder of C. Juarez, Old Mexico
Old Guadalupe Mission  - Built in 1549
A Spanish senorita
Copyright MCMXLIII by Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago, U. S. A.

(postmark) Fort Bliss, Texas, 1944 - May ?

(written) Mrs Paul C McKelvy
276 Noble Ave
Akron 2 Ohio

(on the tab) Greetings from [two blank lines] Juarez, Mexico

(on the card) Juarez Avenue from International Bridge

Juarez, Mexico

Pronounced Haures, this old town is the most famous frontier town in
Mexico.
Originally called Paso del Norte (Pass of the North) because above El Paso,
Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, the Rio Grande flows through the only water
pass in the Rockie Mountains. The town was renamed for Benito Juarez after
this President and Liberator made his headquarters in the town of Juarez.
Being the principal port of entry to Mexico, Juarez has long been the most
important commercial town on the Mexican border.
When the Madero Revolution started in 1910, Juarez assumed a political
importance which it held until the close of the revolutionary period.
Madero made his rebel headquarters in the mountains to the west of
Juarez from where he beseiged and captured the town on May 10, 1911.
The first provisional Capitol of the revolution was established in the old
custom house on the main street.
Later General Pascual Orozco made his revolutionary headquarters in
Juarez, and Francisco Villa maintained it as his provisional Capitol during the
Villa revolution.
Villa's headquarters may be seen on the left side of the main street after
crossing the bridge.
The old bull ring, on the right going over, was used as a fortress during
the fighting in 1911, and many were killed trying to scale its adobe walls.
Fighting was also fierce in the vicinity of the Juarez monument where the
scars of battle may still be seen on the sides of the school house and residences.
The new municipal palace, built on the monument circle, was destroyed
by fire during this fighting. Villa commanded the rebel forces on this sector.
The old mission church, built in 1659, was likewise the scene of much of
the fighting as the Diaz federal troops fought from the roof of the church.
This old church was built by the Jesuits and the bells in the tower were
made by hand in Spain and brought from the coast on muleback.
Notice the handcarved ceiling. It was done by the devout Indians work-
ing under the instructions of the Jesuits.
The old jail, up the street from the church, was where political prisoners
were confined before being executed. May prominent politicians were con-
fined there.
The market is one of the most interesting places in the Mexican town.
Everything is sold under its roof and a trip through the market is well worth
while.
During prohibition in the United States Juarez became one of the most
famous resort towns in the Republic. Since repeal Juarez still remains one of
the most attractive cities along the Mexican border for the tourist. The cafes
along Calle Comercio and Juarez Avenue, the main streets, are known from
coast to coast for their music and service and may be visited with perfect safety.

Sandoval News Service, El Paso, Texas          D-7251

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(printed) Greetings from Cuidad Juarez, Old Mexico

(printed) The Dance of the "Sombrero"

C. T. & Co.

C. Juarez, Old Mexico

(printed) Colonial Market, Juarez, Mexico

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(printed) Tortillas - Making "Bread"

C. Juarez, Old Mexico

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(printed) Casanova Rendez-Vous Night Club

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(printed) New Juarez Market, Juarez, Mexico

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(printed) International Bridge, Connecting Avenida Lerdo and Stanton Street

Between C. Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas

(printed) Tipicos Coches de C. Juarez, Mexico

Typical Cars of Juarez Mexico

(printed) Juarez Avenue by Night, Juarez, Old Mexico

(printed) Bird's-Eye View of Cuidad Juarez, Mexico

(printed) Lobby No. 2 Cafe and Night Club

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(printed) The Mounted Toreador Calls the Bull and Repels the Charge by Pushing Him on the Shoulder with the Pointed Stick

(printed) Corner Juarez Avenue

and 16th of September Street

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(printed) Tivoli Cafe and Night Club

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(printed) Chili (Red Pepper) Drying in Front of an Adobe Home

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(printed) Residence Section

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(printed) God made the earth and
rested;
God made man and
rested;
Then - God made
Woman!
since then neither
God nor man has
rested.

Juarez, Old Mexico

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