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Thomas D. "T. D." Wardell
Former Mayor of El Paso
Member of the First City Council of El Paso/Derby
Hardware Merchant 1888 - 1931
Term as Mayor 1917 - 1921 Term as El Paso City Council Member At Large Jun. 1903 - Apr. 1905
Thomas D. Wardell came to El Paso around 1878 as a young man at age 20. Like many other people who arrived during El Paso’s early years, he came from…
T. D. Wardell's hardware store
circa 1900s
In November 1889 T. D. Wardell moved his hardware business across the street into the ground floor of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I. O. O. F.) hall. People listed left to right: Miss Cynthia Rogers, assistant postmistress; Bert Minnich,…
One of Derby's early blacksmith shops
circa early 1894
One of Derby’s early blacksmith shops was located on Washington Street just east of the railroad tracks. The shop was owned by A. C. Simonsen and his son, Max C.
Shown standing from the left are A. C., his daughter Sedona, and son Max C. In the…
Shown standing from the left are A. C., his daughter Sedona, and son Max C. In the…
Main Street of Derby (Baltimore)
looking south
circa early 1900s
Main Street in Derby was actually Baltimore. This photo is looking south on Baltimore circa early 1900s.
During the photo scanning process, multiple people had copies of the same photo. We decided to share all the images.
During the photo scanning process, multiple people had copies of the same photo. We decided to share all the images.
Main Street of Derby (Baltimore)
looking north
circa early 1900s
Main Street in Derby was actually Baltimore. This photo is looking north on Baltimore circa early 1900s.
Written on the back of the photo:
Real Photo
Note two cowgirls
IR
Derby Kansas
Written on the back of the photo:
Real Photo
Note two cowgirls
IR
Derby Kansas
H. Jones General Store and George Sickler's Dry Goods
Baltimore Street
early 1900s
The H. Jones General Store and George Sickler's Dry Goods store on Baltimore Street in the early 1900s
Evangelical Church with parsonage
circa 1900s
Evangelical Church with parsonage postcard photo
circa 1900s
(photo taken in 1909 or later - parsonage was built 1909)
circa 1900s
(photo taken in 1909 or later - parsonage was built 1909)
Evangelical Church in the school on Georgie
Artist rendering of the Evangelical Church in the school on Georgie (from a slide dated August 1969)
Derby School Class
circa 1890s
The students of the "school on the hill" in the 1890s.
Derby School
circa late 1920s
The building was built in March of 1924 and served as elementary and high school through spring of 1952. Currently (2021) the Derby Historical Museum is housed in the building.