Fort Bliss III

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Fort Bliss III

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Fort Bliss III

Fort Bliss III

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Fort Bliss III

Fort Bliss III

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Fort Bliss III

Fort Bliss III

Fort Bliss III

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German Air Force Training Area at Fort Bliss

Instructor during the training at the Oscilloscope.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: German Air Force Air Defense Center

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German Air Force Training Area at Fort Bliss

Training at the Patriot contact of fire trainer.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: German Air Force Air Defense Center

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German Air Force Training Area at Fort Bliss

The Patriot Radar Set is on a German truck.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: German Air Force Air Defense Center

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German Air Force Training Area at Fort Bliss

The picture shows the Patriot Radar Set on a German truck and additional weapon systems.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: German Air Force Air Defense Center

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German Air Force Training Area at Fort Bliss

The picture shows an instructor during the maintenance training.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: German Air Force Air Defense Center

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German Air Force Training Area at Fort Bliss

The picture shows you an instructor during the maintenance training.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: German Air Force Air Defense Center

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Fort Bliss Houses

Since 1848 the military is present at El Paso, with short interruptions. First, most of the soldiers were stationed in the downtown area. In 1854, the official name of the post became Fort Bliss, in memory of Lt. Col. William Wallace Smith Bliss, Gen. Zachary Taylor's chief of staff during the Mexican War. Fort Bliss moved to its sixth and final home in late 1893, at that time five miles east of town. After the Mexican Revolution started in 1910, the army gradually increased its troop strength at Fort Bliss. Also, it changed from an infantry station to the largest cavalry post in the United States. The image dates from 1915 and shows some of the houses on Fort Bliss. The Franklin Mountains can be seen in the background. In the 1940s Fort Bliss became the United States Army Anti-aircraft Artillery and Guided Missile Center and later the United States Army Air Defense Center.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Collection: McMaster Postcard Collection

Source: University of Texas at El Paso Library - Special Collections Department

Reference ID: PH018-1-137

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Refugee Camp

The images shows parts of the refugee camp at Fort Bliss on December 2, 1914. The people in front are making tortillas. Due to the Mexican Revolution, many families fled into the United States. Because of its closeness to Mexico, El Paso was especially affected by the flow of refugees. Consequently, the Mexican Revolution had a profound affect on the population dynamics of El Paso. Many adult Chicanos presently living in the U.S. have a parent or grandfather who migrated to the U.S. during that time.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Collection: McMaster Postcard Collection

Source: University of Texas at El Paso Library - Special Collections Department

Reference ID: PH018-1-106

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Celebration At Fort Bliss

Celebration at Fort Bliss.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: El Paso County Historicl Society

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Fort Bliss Ceremony

Fort Bliss ceremony.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

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Fort Bliss Ceremony

Fort Bliss ceremony.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

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Celebration at Fort Bliss

Ceremony at Fort Bliss.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

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Fort Bliss Replica

Commanding General and others looking at a replica of Ft. Bliss, Texas.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

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Ceremony at Fort Bliss

Ceremony at Fort Bliss.

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

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Fort Bliss

Photo: This is a photograph of the replica located in Fort Bliss. A cluster of adobe buildings representing the original 1848 post was built and donated to the post by the city of El Paso during the Fort Bliss centennial in 1948. The replica serves as the post museum. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbf03

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

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Entrance to Ft Bliss

Stone pillars at the entrance to Ft. Bliss

Area: Northeast / Ft. Bliss

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

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Flooded street.

Monroe Avenue becomes Cassidy Road at the main entrance to Ft. Bliss. This might explain the special speed sign for Army trucks.

Area: Central / Morningside Heights

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

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U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy

This school is located at Biggs Field, next to Ft. Bliss.

Area: Northeast / Biggs Field

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

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El Paso County Historical Society

B-25 in Biggs Feils, El Paso, Texas.

Area: Northeast / Biggs Field

Source: Harvey Maston

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