[Riddled with Bullets, Juarez, Mexico] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Riddled with Bullets, Juarez, Mexico]

Creator

  • Photographer: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Grinnel, E. W.
    Creator Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1913-01-18

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Postcard of a destroyed building in Juarez, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution, viewed from the street. There are bullet holes on all sides of the exterior, all of the windows have been destroyed, the roof no longer exists, and there is heavy smoke damage around the windows and top. There is a picket fence lining the yard, along a sidewalk and other damaged buildings are visible in the background (right). Handwritten text on the back is dated January 18, 1913 and signed by E. W. Grinnell.
  • Physical Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Ciudad Juárez, Battle of, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, 1911
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - Mexican Revolution
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Architecture - Buildings
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Homes
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): ruins
  • Named Person: Grinnell, E. W.
  • Keyword: bullet holes

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: Mexico - Chihuahua - Juárez Municipality - Ciudad Juárez
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - El Paso County - El Paso
  • Coverage Date: 1913-01-18
  • Time Period: new-sou

Collection

  • Name: The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso
    Code: MEXRB

Institution

  • Name: El Paso Public Library
    Code: ELPL

Resource Type

  • Postcard

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: WH_PC_192-001
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth149839

Note

  • Display Note: The back of the postcard reads: El Paso, Texas, January 18, 1913. At Juarez, Mexico they have one of the largest [horse] race meets in North America. At the present time all telegraph lines are down & many railroad bridges bridges burned within a few miles of Juarez. The opposition are called Red Flaggers. The whole Mexican government is absolutely no good. Signed by E.W. Grinnell.
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