Evelyn Bell - 1992

Evelyn Bell, retired Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services at Ysleta Independent School District was at one time the highest placed female administrator for the District. She conceived and implemented the Ysleta Girls Count! A program to assist young women gifted in mathematics and science.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Source: UTEP Library Sp. Collections, Eva Ross

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

Girl Playing Violin in Ysleta school orchestra - 1990

Girl playing violin in Ysleta school orchestra - El Paso, Texas.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Source: UTEP Library Sp. Collections, Eva Ross

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

Ysleta Girls Count - Evelyn Bell - 1992

Evelyn Bell instructs teenage girls as part of Ysleta Girls Count, a program to encourage females to pursue careers in math and science in El Paso, Texas.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Source: UTEP Library Sp. Collections, Eva Ross

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

Ysleta cafeteria workers - El Paso, Texas

Ysleta Independent School Cafeteria Managers 1991. They gather at central office for Christmas season.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Source: UTEP Library Sp. Collections, Eva Ross

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

MISSION AT YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO

Communities, family and friends getting together to fund raise for the mission

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Source: JenniferReyes

Uploaded by: JenniferReyes

MISSION AT YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO

Communities, family and friends getting together to fund raise for the mission

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Source: JenniferReyes

Uploaded by: JenniferReyes

MISSION AT YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO

Communities, family and friends getting together to fund raise for the mission

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Source: JenniferReyes

Uploaded by: JenniferReyes

MISSION AT YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO

Communities, family and friends getting together to fund raise for the mission

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Source: JenniferReyes

Uploaded by: JenniferReyes

Christmas Eve

Luminarias on Christmas Eve.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Source: Al Baeza

Uploaded by: Al Baeza

Ysleta Mission Festival

The annual Ysleta Mission Festival.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Source: Al Baeza

Uploaded by: Al Baeza

View from the bell tower

Tribal member looking down from the bell tower at the Ysleta Mission. The Ysleta Mission in El Paso, Texas has been a place of worship for members of the Tigua tribe for centuries.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Source: Al Baeza

Uploaded by: Al Baeza

Blessing of the animals

Annual blessing of the animals at the Ysleta Mission.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Source: Al Baeza

Uploaded by: Al Baeza

Dr. Love - Ysleta - El Paso, Texas

In this photograph, is the birth of the two twins Pablo and Trinidad Chavira. The birth took place in Ysleta, TX by Dr. Love and his nurses.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Source: Dale Owen

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL PARISH

OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL PARISH IN 131 S. Zaragosa, El Paso, TX 79907 The first permanent mission in Texas was the mission established in Ysleta in 1680 by Spanish and Indian settlers fleeing the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico. The Tigua Indians settled Ysleta which is the oldest town within the present limits of Texas. Ysleta meaning “little island” was named after the original Tigua Pueblo of La Isleta in New Mexico. The first Mass at the Ysleta Mission was celebrated on October 12, 1680. The original church was built of mud-chinked logs and willow reeds. Tigua labor built the permanent mission which was dedicated on October 19, 1682. In 1691, Governor Diego de Vargas gave Ysleta Mission its official name: Corpus Christi de los Tiguas de Ysleta. To the Tiguas, however, who carried the image of their patron saint, San Antonio, with them on the march from New Mexico, the mission church is known as San Antonio de Padua. After flooding destroyed the original building in 1740, a new church was built in 1744 on higher ground.

Image Description: Image of Mt. Carmel Parish church. The building is in Spanish mission style with white adobe and wooden beams emerging out of the left wall. The roof detailing of the façade is curvilinear. The bell tower has an egg-shaped roof with a white cross at the top and mission style curvilinear architectural detailing. There is a statue of St. Anthony placed at the very top of the building’s wooden main doors.

Creator: rudy rivera

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Source: El Paso Museum of History

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Church

OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL PARISH IN 131 S. Zaragosa, El Paso, TX 79907 The first permanent mission in Texas was the mission established in Ysleta in 1680 by Spanish and Indian settlers fleeing the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico. The Tigua Indians settled Ysleta which is the oldest town within the present limits of Texas. Ysleta meaning “little island” was named after the original Tigua Pueblo of La Isleta in New Mexico. The first Mass at this location was celebrated on October 12, 1680. The original church was built of mud-chinked logs and willow reeds. Tigua labor built the permanent mission which was dedicated on October 19, 1682. In 1691, Governor Diego de Vargas gave Ysleta Mission its official name: Corpus Christi de los Tiguas de Ysleta. To the Tiguas, however, who carried the image of their patron saint, San Antonio, with them on the march from New Mexico, the mission church is known as San Antonio de Padua. After flooding destroyed the original building in 1740, a new church was built in 1744 on higher ground.

Creator: rudy rivera

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Source: El Paso Museum of History

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

Ysleta Mission

The oldest of the El Paso mission churches is the Ysleta Mission, located in the community of Ysleta within the city limits of El Paso and part of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish. The parish was established in 1682 and the mission completed in 1692. The Spanish originally named the church Misión de Corpus Christi de Ysleta del Sur but it also has been known as Misión de San Antonio, in honor of the patron saint of the Tigua Indians who have worshipped at the parish since its beginnings and still do today. In 1740, the Rio Grande washed the original church away and settlers began the construction of the new structure in 1744. Like the Socorro Mission, the layout of the Ysleta Mission is an example of the New Mexican style of mission churches which were built during the 17th and 18th centuries, characterized by their linear, boxlike forms, with simplicity in their exterior decoration. In 1907, the church was partially destroyed during a fire, but was reconstructed with the addition of a three-story tower incorporating traditional Spanish mission decorations. Today, the parish has nearly 1,200 registered families.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Collection: Snapshots of El Paso (1966-2012)

Source: Leo Miletich

Reference ID: Disc 4: Worship

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

Ysleta Mission

The oldest of the El Paso mission churches is the Ysleta Mission, located in the community of Ysleta within the city limits of El Paso and part of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish. The parish was established in 1682 and the mission completed in 1692. The Spanish originally named the church Misión de Corpus Christi de Ysleta del Sur but it also has been known as Misión de San Antonio, in honor of the patron saint of the Tigua Indians who have worshipped at the parish since its beginnings and still do today. In 1740, the Rio Grande washed the original church away and settlers began the construction of the new structure in 1744. Like the Socorro Mission, the layout of the Ysleta Mission is an example of the New Mexican style of mission churches which were built during the 17th and 18th centuries, characterized by their linear, boxlike forms, with simplicity in their exterior decoration. In 1907, the church was partially destroyed during a fire, but was reconstructed with the addition of a three-story tower incorporating traditional Spanish mission decorations. Today, the parish has nearly 1,200 registered families.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Collection: Snapshots of El Paso (1966-2012)

Source: Leo Miletich

Reference ID: Disc 4: Worship

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

Mission at Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

The silver domed bell tower was added/completed in 1897, and burned down in 1907. The mission is named Corpus Christi de la Ysleta del Sur. It was originally dedicated to San Antonio, this was changed in the 1870s to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Source: El Paso Public Library

Reference ID: A0378

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

YISD Arts, 8455 Alameda 3-9-2010a

YISD arts 8455 Alameda 3-9-10a-e These walls are part of the Galeria Mision Senecu. The mural is El Mural de la Mision de Sencu and is credited to Lupe Casillas and students from the Ysleta school district. I came upon it quite by accident. I went out to that part of Alameda to photograph something else, on the other side of the street. As I was walking to a bus stop to come back, I passed the driveway leading to Plato Academy and this Galeria, spotted part of a painted wall through the trees at the far end of a parking lot, and wandered over, glad I had enough film left in the camera.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Collection: Snapshots of El Paso (1966-2012)

Source: Leo Miletich

Reference ID: Disc 3: Wall Art

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

YISD Arts, 8455 Alameda 3-9-2010 - El Paso, Texas

YISD arts 8455 Alameda 3-9-10a-e These walls are part of the Galeria Mision Senecu. The mural is El Mural de la Mision de Sencu and is credited to Lupe Casillas and students from the Ysleta school district. I came upon it quite by accident. I went out to that part of Alameda to photograph something else, on the other side of the street. As I was walking to a bus stop to come back, I passed the driveway leading to Plato Academy and this Galeria, spotted part of a painted wall through the trees at the far end of a parking lot, and wandered over, glad I had enough film left in the camera. Mural Once was Ysleta Independent School District Central Office.

Area: Mission Valley / Ysleta

Collection: Snapshots of El Paso (1966-2012)

Source: Leo Miletich

Reference ID: Disc 3: Wall Art

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History