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Tree-lined country road through alfalfa and cotton fields near El Paso, Texas, circa 1915

Subjects
Agriculture & FarmsForests & Trees
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Tree-lined country road through alfalfa and cotton fields near El Paso, Texas, circa 1915, Mrs Hughs Cost, WI, USA, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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Back of Tree-lined country road through alfalfa and cotton fields near El Paso, Texas, circa 1915, Mrs Hughs Cost, WI, USA, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

A broad, unpaved road runs straight away from the viewer beneath a double row of mature shade trees, with open fields and a few low farm buildings visible beyond the trunks. The printed caption names the scene as the country roads leading into El Paso, Texas, passing through alfalfa and cotton fields irrigated from the Rio Grande. Such irrigated farming in the El Paso valley depended on water diverted from the river, and the region became a major cotton and alfalfa producer in the early twentieth century.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear [illegible] I will [illegible] I received [illegible] kind letter today of them [illegible] I will come [illegible] [illegible] from Edwin [illegible] [illegible] telling [illegible] this [illegible] I have [illegible] been [illegible] for [illegible]

PublisherC.T. Photochrom
SPLENDID COUNTRY ROADS LEADING INTO EL PASO, TEXAS THROUGH ALFALFA AND COTTON FIELDS IRRIGATED FROM THE RIO GRANDE --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES. A-96463 POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY. C.T. PHOTOCHROM 2142 H.S.B.
PostmarkedEl Paso, TX, August 5, 1924, 08:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Hughs Cost

John St., Chippewa Falls, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked, El Paso, TX
PublisherC.T. Photochrom
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs Hughs Cost, John St., Chippewa Falls, WI
Place mentionedRio Grande
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesNarrow white border; heavy surface craquelure/cracking across the sky and trees; rounded, worn corners. Postmark: EL PASO TEXAS AUG 5 1924 8:30 AM. Divided-back photochrom-era card with white border; 1¢ Washington adhesive stamp; light creasing, edge wear and a few stains.

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Tree-lined country road through alfalfa and cotton fields near El Paso, Texas, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tree-lined-country-road-through-alfalfa-and-cotton-fields-ne. Accessed October 25, 2026.