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[Insurrecto Headquarters]

Description: Photograph of Insurrecto headquarters in the foothills of El Paso, Texas. The men are standing around holding guns and talking in groups. On the right side of the image, one group appears to be reading a book and praying. The landscape is dry and rocky on the hillside.
Date: 1911~

[Insurrecto Officers]

Description: Photograph of the group of insurrecto officers who were involved in the initial sieges for Ojinaga, Mexico in 1911. Seated from left to right are: Colonel Lincon y Tena, General Toribio Ortega, General Jose de la Cruz Sanchez, and General Antonio I. Villareal. Braulio Hernandez, the Chihuahua Secretary of State, is standing behind General Toribio Ortega. To the right of Braulio Hernandez is Captain Alfred W. Lewis, a Canadian and prime example of the many foreigners who joined the Mexican Re… more
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Insurrecto Shooting Scene]

Description: Photograph of a group of insurrectos in the middle of battle out in the desert. The men are kneeling down, trying to take cover, as they aim and fire. There are three dead insurrectos lying on the ground in between the others. The third insurrecto from the left is busy reloading his rifle. An individual's shadow is visible on the ground in the bottom half of the photo.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Insurrectos Entering Ciudad Juárez]

Description: Photograph of a large number of Insurrectos on horseback, riding in several groups. There are buildings and other structures behind them, presumably Ciudad Juárez. According to the accompanying information, the photograph was taken soon after The Battle of Juárez which began on March 8, 1911.
Date: 1911

[Insurrectos Taking Aim]

Description: Photograph of five insurrectos out in the desert, kneeling, taking aim at an unseen enemy, ready to fire. All five insurrectos have their backs to the camera, as their attention is directed at their targets.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[J. J. Newberry Company Building]

Description: Photograph of a perspective view of the J. J. Newberry Company Building. It has a central curve where the building bends around the street corner, with many windows, a ledge that spans the entire length of the building, and a flag on the top. Cars are parked in front of the building on the street.
Date: 1911
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Madero's Headquarters]

Description: Photograph of four men, including a newsman interviewing Emilio Vasaquez. They are standing in front of a building talking. There are two men that stand behind them holding guns. Directly above the reporter's head is a partially visible sign of an unknown telephone company.
Date: 1911~

[Main Street, Trinidad, Colorado]

Description: Postcard looking northeast on Main Street in Trinidad, Colorado. A number of buildings are visible on either side of the road including a building on the left with a sign that says "Mansbach - Pool and Billiards" and the First National Bank on the right (5-story stone building). A number of pedestrians are walking on the sidewalks and a number of horse-drawn and motor vehicles are parked on either side of the street, with trolley rails and cables running down the center. The postcard is post m… more
Date: 1911~
Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921

[McGinty Cannon]

Description: Photograph of the McGinty Cannon in the midst of a large rebel group. Captain Alfred W. Lewis is the individual in the foreground with his back to the camera. The McGinty Cannon was kidnapped from El Paso, Texas on March 17, 1911 to aid the efforts of the rebellion cause in the Mexican Revolution.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[McGinty Cannon and Insurrectos]

Description: Photograph of the famed McGinty Cannon of El Paso, Texas surrounded by armed insurrectos near Ojinaga, Mexico. The second man standing from the left is Captain James Charles Bulger and Captain Alfred W. Lewis is standing in between the man sitting behind the Colt Automatic Machine Gun and General Antonio Villareal, whose hand is on the wheel of the cannon.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[On the Firing Line]

Description: Photograph of a revolutionary soldier crouched down with his rifle drawn in the midst of fighting. His hat is a few feet behind him on the ground. On the left side of the photo, two other individuals are on their stomachs, on the ground. One man is prepared to fire his weapon, while the other appears to be looking through a pair of binoculars. The skirmish took place out in the desert.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Pascual Orozco and Others]

Description: Photograph of famed Mexican Revolution leader Pascual Orozco and other rebel soldiers. Pascual Orozco is in the center of the photo, standing, holding his rifle in front of his leg. He is not wearing a bandoleer across his chest. He wears a dark colored hat, resembling a fedora that partially casts a shadow over his face. Several men, both rebel soldiers and local citizens, crowd around Orozco.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Peace Grove]

Description: Copy negative of peace talks at the peace grove. There are four men in suits standing in a semi-circle including Oscar Braniff, Francisco Carbajal, and Esquivel Obregon. A fifth man is partially visible atop a horse in the left part of the photograph and an automobile is partially visible on the right side.
Date: 1911~

[Portrait]

Description: Photograph of four men standing for a picture wearing suits. The people that are in the image are J Brennan (a soldier), Harley Keefer (from El Paso), and Red Lopez (Conqueror of Aqua Prieta).
Date: 1911~
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