Archive of Mexican Revolution and Border War Era Photographs

Mexican Border War, Mexican Revolution

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Archive of 22 photos from the Mexican Border War and Revolution era. Consists of 11 real photo postcard, three loose album pages containing nine original vintage silver gelatin photographs, and 2 silver gelatin original press photos. Photos range from 3.5" x 5.25" to 6.5" x 9". The 9 album page photographs depict the heady days of the Revolution, showing a cavalry procession through the town of Torreon, which was attacked and taken by revolutionary Pancho Villa's troops in 1913, though it was taken back by federal troops several months later. The troops depicted in these album pages are labeled in one photo as "The President's Troops", so this was likely taken after the Villa faction was pushed out of Torreon. The President's troops appear disciplined, featured in tight formations, and in full uniforms, with rifles with bayonets attached and upon horseback. The cavalry procession can be seen raising their swords and blowing on trumpets as they move through the city. These album pages are captioned in English, despite being original photos from Mexico during the turbulence of the revolution. The postcards show images of both Mexican and American troops, as well as scenes which capture the devastation caused by the warfare with piles of rubble and buildings riddled with bullet holes. Some depict sharpshooters kneeling with their guns. One shows Mexican fighters with cannons with the caption "Villa's Troops in Trench at Mazatlan, Mexico Jan 18, 1915". Another shows six Mexican prisoners, bound and blinfolded, awaiting execution. A more lighthearted postcard shows American soldiers posing on and around a wall composed of hay bales with the caption "Hay used for Fortifications on the Mexican Border". A historic press photo from this archive depicts a 1913 scene in Nogales of General Carranzas mobilizing his Constitutionalist Army to march against Victoriano Huerta during the Ten Tragic Days, a coup attempt by Huerta backed by the US and Germany against the "father of the Mexican Revolution", Francisco Madero. Finally, one last photo appears to be from the 1930s, when a mob assembled enraged at the death of Mexican pilot Francisco Sarabia in a fatal crash, suspecting American sabotage. This photo shows the crowd being controlled and dispersed by armed Mexican military and police officers. This archive captures an understudied era of American and Mexican history. In very good condition. N° de réf. du vendeur 19409

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