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[Tom Lea House in El Paso]
Photograph of the Tom Lea house in El Paso, Texas. The one-story house has two entrances with columns supporting porch roofs, a second floor with the roof extending over the windows, and a brick foundation for landscaping in front of the building.
[Waiting For Orders]
Photograph of a small group of men awaiting orders outside a small outpost. All of the men are armed with rifles and wearing hats.
[War By Phone]
Photograph of a group of men surrounding a telephone with General Emilio Campa. The General is reading a newspaper with his men.
[Wounded Revolutionist]
Photograph of six revolutionists running down a sidewalk carrying a wounded soldier away, seeking medical attention. People are watching in the background.
[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.
[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.
[Juarez Political Offices]
Photograph of a large crowd in front of the Juarez City Council office building. "Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad" translates to City Council in English. "Jefatura Politica" translates to Political Leadership. A note on the back of the photograph states that this is a photo of the Juarez Mayor's Office and that the photo was taken in May of 1911, the time frame when the Battle of Juarez occurred and revolutionary forces took over the city. A carriage is stopped in front of the building. Next to the City Council building is El Sauz, a local meat market.
[Portrait of General Jose Isabel Robles]
Copy negative of General Jose Isabel Robles. According to accompanying information, Robles was a general under Francisco Villa during the Mexican Revolution between 1913 and 1917.
[Riding Through a Field]
Photograph of a revolutionary band riding through a field in Juarez, Mexico. Taking the lead is the group's flag bearer. The flag served to distinguish this group of revolutionaries from others.
[Scene of Disorder in Barracks after the Battle of Juarez, Mexico]
Postcard of a group of men and women observing the disarray of personal belongings within a courtyard after the Battle of Juarez. A variety of items, including clothing, blankets, hats, and crates are gathered into one large pile. Horses are in the background, behind the group.
[Stack of Mausers]
Photograph of a pile of mauser rifles captured by rebel forces in May 1911 in Juarez, Mexico.
[Ketelsen & Degetau Store in Flames]
Photograph of the Ketelsen & Degetau Hardware store in Ciudad Juarez engulfed in flames. The store is said to have been destroyed by Pancho Villa's troops on the second day of the Battle of Juarez, May 9, 1911.
[Battle of Ciudad Juárez, 1911 #2]
Postcard image of people examining an adobe building that was damaged by cannons and bullets during the Battle of Ciudad Juarez. The image was taken from one corner of the building and there are groups of people wearing formal clothing and hats standing along both visible sides, including several looking into the interior from atop rubble where the corner of the building is missing. Handwritten note on back: "Juarez, Mexico, 9-28-1911. Hello Bud, Just over looking at some of the battle scenes. Leave El Paso tonight. Bro. Laurence."
[Adobe House]
Postcard image of a typical adobe house in Mexico. This is a picture of a residential adobe house somewhere in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A smiling Mexican woman stands in front of his house - probably her home. Next to the woman stand two young girls - most like the woman's daughters. On the right side of the adobe house is the back end of a horse buggy. The back of the postcard reads: "This is an ordinary adobe house".
[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]
Postcard image of Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever and some of his Officers entertaining at the Pershing House in Fort Bliss, Texas. General Steever and Mexican General Victoriano Huerta are marked accordingly on this postcard image. At the far right of this image is Mexican General Joaquín Téllez. General Mexican Joaquín Téllez is standing in between the two tall Officers and he is looking directly in the direction of the camera. He also has a saber at his side as part of his uniform and he is also wearing a short brimmed Mexican Officer's hat. The Pershing House was built in 1910 and it is one of the more famous structures on the Fort Bliss Post. Other famous people who were hosted at the Pershing House include: Pancho Villa, General Alvaro Obregón, and William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The official address of the house is 228 Sheridan Road, Fort Bliss, TX 79906. The original cost of the house was $16,378.00 and the house is named for Brigadier General John J. Pershing who occupied the house from 1914-1916.
[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]
Postcard image of Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever - seated/center image. General Steever is the Officer with the white mustache. To the left of General Steever is Mexican General Victoriano Huerta and to the right of General Steever is Mexican General Joaquín Téllez. The three Generals are surrounded by a mix group of Mexican and U.S. Army Officers. There is no accompanying information about why this group of U.S. Army Officers and Mexican Officers were together at the Pershing House - Fort Bliss, Texas. There is also no information on the postcard that identifies any of other officers - aside from General Steever; General Huerta; and General Téllez. The group of officers is seated on the front lawn of the Pershing House located on the Fort Bliss Post. The Pershing House is located at: 228 Sheridan Rd, El Paso, TX 79906. This image was captured on the same day as WH PC 191-010.
[Los Colorados]
Copy negative of a group of men on horseback riding down a dirt road in several lines. The men are wearing sombreros. One of the men in the front is carrying a dark-colored flag with writing on it. They appear to be in a desert and there are hills rising in the background behind them.
[General Carranza And Staff]
Photograph of General Carranza and officers standing in front of a train car. All the men are wearing hats and outdoor suits. General Carranza has a long white beard and is standing in the center of the group.
[General Venustiano]
Photograph of General Venustiano at the race track. He is standing on a balcony, looking down at the track. On the right side of the general is a line of woman. Below the general is a dining room with tables and chairs.
[General Venustiano Carranza]
Photograph of President Venustiano at the race track in Juarez Mexico. He is sitting down by some of his people. He is wearing his own suit and hat.
[General Venustiano Carranza]
Photograph of General Venustiano Carranza standing in a crowd of people in front of a train wearing his military uniform and hat. There are people in the train leaning out the window look at the General. The General is being greeted by people outside of the train.
[Hotel Oregon in El Paso]
Photograph of cars parked in front of Hotel Oregon in El Paso, Texas. The building has one row of windows on the second floor, and cloth awnings hanging over the windows near the ground. A sign hanging from a tall metal pole on the sidewalk bears the name, "Hotel Oregon".
[Hotel Paso del Norte Relief]
Photograph of an archway relief design in Paso del Norte Hotel. The relief features a man with plant leaves between the decorative edges of two arches.
[Insurrectos And Ranking Insurrectos]
Photograph of four Insurrectos and three horses. The men seem to be talking to one another. Accompanying information explains that the men who joined the Insurrectos came from all social classes, including the wealthy and very poor.
[Insurrectos Repelling The Enemy]
Photograph of two men shooting through a blind. These men are Insurrectos repelling the enemy. Both of the men are wearing hats and shooting rifles through their ports.
[Juarez Depot]
Photograph of civilians waiting outside the Juarez Depot. There is a flag hanging from a support beam that reads "Brigada Sanitaria".
[Liberty Hall]
Photograph of Liberty Hall's balcony and ceiling. The balcony has many seats with windows behind them, and the ceiling has support beams and wooden planks.
[Making Camp]
Photograph of several rebels making camp under a grove of trees. The rebels are pulling wagons with cannons and riding horses. The men seem to be wearing suits and hats.
[Mormon Refugees in Lumber Yard]
Photograph of Mormon refugees from the Mexican Revolution taking shelter in a lumber yard. Several children walk about the grounds, making their way in between the adults who are deep in conversation.
[Officers At Fort Bliss]
Photograph of eleven officers stationed at Fort Bliss. The six men in the front row are sitting in chairs, and the five men in the back are standing. All the officers are wearing military uniforms and hats. The background appears to be a canvas tent.
[Paso del Norte Hotel]
Photograph of a dining room in the Paso del Norte Hotel, looking down from a balcony. Members of the wait-staff are standing between the tables and chairs. The building has six large decorated columns and the back wall has arch shaped windows.
[Paso del Norte Lobby]
Photograph of the Hotel Paso del Norte's lobby. A car, as well as a few pieces of artwork are on display. The photo captures the bottom portion of the hotel's famed glass dome, located right above the lobby. The corner of the hotel's front desk is seen to the center right. There are multiple archways throughout the room and light fixtures hanging from the ceiling.
[Paso del Norte Staircase]
Photograph of the Hotel Paso del Norte staircase and archway leading from the hotel lobby. The photo provides an up close view of the archways' design and relief. There are chairs at the base of the archway, and the archway is made out of marble.
[People in a Car by a House]
Photograph of a man and four women sitting in an automobile that is parked in front of the Trost house in El Paso, Texas. The house is a two-story brick building.
[Portrait of Children at Alta Vista School]
Photograph of eight rows of children seated on the front steps of Alta Vista School during its first year in operation.
[Rebel Camp]
Photograph of a rebel camp. A large group of men working are standing in a makeshift camp set up within a group of trees.
[Rebel Officers]
Photograph of rebels on horseback posing in a field. There are nine rebels on horseback in a row. Trees are visible in the background.
[Rebel Stretcher Bearers]
Photograph of several people carrying an injured man on a stretcher. They are all wearing light-colored clothing and sombreros. Behind them, another man sits on horseback and a train is standing still on the tracks. A note on the photograph states: "Mexican Revolution Red Cross." Accompanying information states: "Rebels carry an injured comrade on a homemade stretcher. The men are most likely taking the injured rebel onto the train so that he can be loaded and possibly taken back home."
[Rebel Troops Near The River]
Photograph of rebel troops near the river. The troop have multiple horses and boxes that are scattered throughout the group. There are also telephone poles along the river.
[Rebels]
Photograph of men waiting by the train tracks. Two men with hoses and the rest sit by the tracks waiting for a train to come, perhaps to take them to the fight.
[Rebels At Ease]
Photograph of rebels taking care of assignments at camp. There are men walking around in civilian clothing. There are rifles stacked against one another in the middle ground. Some men are shown standing under trees.
[Troops]
Photograph of villa troops marching into Juarez, Mexico. In the image there are hundreds of troops riding on horseback down a street. The men are wearing military uniforms and hats. There are people watching the parade on both sides of the street.
[Venustiano Carranza]
Photograph of General Venustiano Carranza with his officers by a train car. The men are dressed in outdoor clothing. The train car behind the men says the Internacional Mexico.
[The White House Department Store]
Photograph of the White House department store. The six-story building bends in the middle, and there are many windows along the front. Main columns extend along the height of the building. There are cars on the street below, and a horse-drawn buggy.
[The Wigwam Theater Remodeling]
Photograph of remodeling in Wigwam Theater. The walls have an abstract, marble pattern. The room has a ticket booth in the middle, two double doors on the left and right of the ticket booth, mirrors on the left and right, a hanging light fixture, and an insignia of a Native-American man in the center of the floor.
[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.
[Mexican Women - Cooking]
Postcard photograph image of Mexican women. According to the creator of this postcard, the Mexican women are preparing food and cooking. A young girl is also part of this group of women. On the back of the postcard: '(One of many groups of women who follow up the Mexican Army, preparing dinner. Note the pool of filth - the flies don't show.) Will write soon. Very busy just now. Soldiers pay day tomorrow. Hope you are ok, I am. Yours, Walter.' This postcard was mailed to Mrs. Henry Horne, Lauder Hill, Hallowell Maine. This postcard is post marked El Paso, Texas, September 2, 1912. This postcard has a 1 cent green Benjamin Franklin stamp on it. The Benjamin Franklin stamp is ca. 1909. There is advertising on the wall behind the women.
[Os-Aple Jubilee Week Parade]
The 'Os-Aple' jubilee was the 1912 celebration marking 60 years of existence for the City named 'El Paso'. El Paso was originally settled and named as the Franklin Settlement in 1849. The Franklin Settlement was later renamed to 'El Paso' in 1852; hence the 1912 jubilee celebration for the City of El Paso, Texas. According to the El Paso Herald, 24 October 1912 front page, "Military Parade Proves Jubilee's Biggest Feature - Over Two Thousand Infantrymen, Cavalrymen, Artillerymen, Hospital Corps Men, and Signal Men march to the Stirring Music of Military Bands and the Wild Applause of Americans. Gen Steever Reviews the Parade" ..... "Gen E.Z. Steever led the parade followed by Capt. Geo S. Simonds, acting as chief of staff, and the general's aide-de-camp." From the El Paso Herald, 23 October 1912, front page; 'Chief Os-Aple Smokes Pipe of Peace - Arrives With His Retinue, Joins His Princes Wanda [sic] and Gets Key to City - Greeted by the El Paso Citizens". Postcard message reads: "A division of the great military parade here over 2500 were in line representing, infantry, cavalry, signal corps, heavy artillery. This is El Paso's Os-Apel [sic] Jubilee week something doing every day, Walter". Addressed to: Mrs Henry Horne, Hallowell Maine, Loudon Hill.
[Eastern Star Room of Masonic Temple]
Photograph of the star room of a masonic temple. There are chairs in the middle of the room and lined against the walls. A long carpet is in the middle of the room, and light fixtures hang from the ceiling.
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