Exhibit: Tom Lea’s Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North

A Collaboration between the Tom Lea Institute and the Magoffin Home State Historic Site

January 22 – April 26, 2026

The Magoffin Home State Historic Site, in partnership with the Tom Lea Institute, is pleased to host Tom Lea’s Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North, a collection of illustrations depicting significant historical figures who shaped the history of El Paso and the Southwest. Initially published in 1946, these images will be displayed at the Magoffin Home Visitor Center (1117 Magoffin Avenue, El Paso, TX) from January through April 2026 as part of the American Sesquicentennial celebration.

This event is presented as part of Texas America250, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.