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[Artillery Salute for General Pershing]
Photograph of soldiers firing wheeled artillery on an earthen field. Plumes of smoke rise behind the guns and partially obscure distant mountains. A caption on the reverse side of the photo indicates that the firing was a salute to visiting General John J. Pershing.
[Construction Site With Partial Walls Looking West]
Photograph of a construction site. The walls are partially done, and there are large columns. Several crane arms are sticking up in the air and a hotel is behind the construction site.
[Downward-Tilted Biplane]
Photograph of a biplane that has been tilted forward onto the ground because of its broken wheels. The image of a sphinx appears on the side of the fuselage.
[Fly-By]
Photograph of seven DH-4 (De Havilland) airplanes flying over Fort Bliss, Texas. Below the planes, soldiers can be seen walking, riding, and standing as they watch the planes fly by. Military buildings and vehicles are seen scattered below on the ground. The Franklin Mountains are in the background. Information on the back of the photo states that the "Fly-By" over Fort Bliss was done in honor of General John J. Pershing's return to Fort Bliss after his service in World War I. The photo was taken from below the Officer's Club on February 2, 1920.
[General John J. Pershing with Troops in El Paso]
Postcard of General John J. Pershing in command of Troops during the Pancho Villa Expedition. The soldiers are under a gazebo that has American flags on all of the fences. There is writing no the back of the postcard that says, " ~ return of New Gen Pershing to the Punitive Expedition to Columbus, New Mexico on 5th Feb. 1917."
[General Pershing and Staff]
Photograph of General John J. Pershing sitting atop a white horse and looking toward his five mounted staff members. Soldiers are visible in the background. The reverse side of the photograph states that Pershing was reviewing troops in El Paso, Texas.
[General Villareal and Men]
Photograph of General Antonio I. Villareal and a group of his men. All of them, with the exception of one, are on horseback. Accompanying information also states that this photo was taken in February of 1911, before the attack on Ojinaga, Mexico.
[Generals Campa and Salazar]
Photograph of Generals Emilio P. Campa and Jose Ines Salazar. Generals Campa and Salazar were close allies of Pascual Orozco during the Mexican Revolution and often worked alongside one another. Information on the back of the photo identifies the photo as having been taken in Ciudad Juarez in February 1912 and states that the generals were in the midst of an argument.
[Insurrectos Amongst the Hills]
Photograph of insurrectos and their horses in between the rifts of hills. Many of the insurrectos have gotten off of their horses and have gathered near the center of the photo, perhaps to rest or discuss matters. Information on the back of the photo states that this photo was taken in February 1911 in Ojinaga, Mexico. At this time, the city of Ojinaga was still well under the control of Federal forces. The surrounding countryside however, was another story, as the region was controlled by insurrecto forces. They were led by Jose de la Cruz Sanchez.
[Insurrectos on Watch]
Photograph of three insurrectos sitting on top of some large boulders, keeping watch, for possible enemy movement. All three are armed and the insurrecto in the center has a pair of binoculars in his hand. According to information on the back of the photo, the insurrectos were photographed in Ojinaga, Mexico in February of 1911.
[Partially Complete Construction Site Looking East]
Photograph of a construction site, where there are completed concrete walls with slots for windows, concrete bricks on the ground, men working with a concrete maker, a tall steel beam framework, cranes, and buildings in the background.
[Planes at Air Service Camp]
Photograph of a row of a row of 1st Surveillance Group biplanes at the Air Service Camp in El Paso, Texas. Groups of men in military uniforms are standing around each plane.
[Post Office Workroom Looking Northward]
Photograph of a room under construction in the El Paso post office. It has piles of supplies and tools sprawled around the room. Support columns are holding part of the room up, and they're more finished looking. There is a skylight area and many tall windows on the back wall with light coming through.
[Post Office Workroom Looking South West]
Photograph of a room under construction in the El Paso post office. The workroom has four archways with wood frames put in place. There are various supplies neatly placed in piles throughout the room, as well as wooden planks. There are a few rectangular shaped door frames besides the arches.
[Post Office Workroom Looking West]
Photograph of a room under construction in the El Paso post office. The room has construction supplies laid around the room over unfinished floors. A wooden framework is in the back part of the room behind a man standing near a work bench and support columns.
[A Postcard Home from the Racetrack]
Postcard with an image of the end of a 16-horse race, titled at the bottom as: "A finish at Juarez, Mex." with the top three winners listed in the lower-left corner: "1st. Cordie, F. 2nd. Hardy 3rd. Singletoe." A note on the back was written from the photographer, Walter H. Horne, to his father in Hallowell, Maine and is postmarked February 27, 1915 at 8:30 a.m in El Paso, Texas.
[Radiator and Broken Propeller]
Photograph of a close view of a biplane radiator and propeller. The wooden propeller is broken, with its left blade completely missing and its right blade missing the tip.
[Soldiers, Business Men, and Children During the Punitive Expedition]
Postcard of an event during the Mexican Revolution. There are men on a stage behind two American flags. There are businessmen and soldiers on the stage looking out. Also on stage there's one woman who can be seen on the right. On the ground in front of the stage there's a row of young boys sitting underneath the flag. The child on the left side of the postcard is leaning against a bike.
[Soldiers with Damaged Biplanes]
Photograph of a group of soldiers standing among two damaged biplanes. The wing of the left plane is bent, while the right plane is tilted downward on its nose.
[Wrecked Plane in Fabens, Texas]
Photograph of a wrecked aircraft in an earthen field. The wings have been separated from the vehicle and lie on nearby.
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