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[Francisco I. Madero]

Description: Photograph of Francisco Ignacio Madero Gonzalez. Sitting next to Madero, wearing a black coat, is Federico Garza. Across from Madero and Garza is "Soldier of Fortune" Guiseppi Garibaldi. Francisco Madero served as Presidente of Mexico from 1911 to 1913. Madero was betrayed by General Victoriano Huerta and was executed on February 22, 1913. This photograph was taken at Madero's camp in Ciuadad Juarez, just across the river from where Smeltertown would have been located.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Francisco "Pancho" Villa]

Description: Photograph of Pancho Villa. This is a rare photograph of Francisco Villa. General Villa is the man who is standing on top of the first railroad boxcar. The photograph is rare because Villa appears to be smiling. The men who are riding on top of these railroad boxcars are Villista revolutionists. Villa’s men and supporters became known as Villistas. Strewn among the men is a mixture of hammers, shovels and rifles. At the end of the first boxcar there is a small white wooden crate. The la… more
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Francisco Villa and Officers]

Description: Photograph of Francisco Villa and his officers. The gentlemen from left to right are Rodolfo Fierro, Francisco "Pancho" Villa, Tomás Urbina, and Captain Juan Garcia. The first three gentlemen in this photograph are wearing pocket watches.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Fraternity Super Service Station]

Description: Photograph of a group of men standing in front of Fraternity Super (Pasotex) Service Station. The lightly hued building is adorned with Greek letters, a Hood Tires sign, and notices advertising restrooms for women. The men are standing around a car with white writing on its side related to the Texas Gamma Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry

[Funeral for Abraham Gonzalez]

Description: Photograph of the funeral for Abraham Gonzalez. The funeral took place in the parlor of the Governors Palace at Chihuahua. The casket is surrounded by officers and military advisers. Text underneath the photograph reads: "Abraham Gonzles [sic] lying in state, governor of the state of Chihuahua."
Date: 1913~

[Gathering the Dead]

Description: Photograph of dead revolutionaries stacked on top of one another on a wagon. A body that has yet to be picked up is on the ground to the right of the wagon. All of the deceased have had their shoes removed. Other revolutionaries stand solemnly.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[General Agustin Estrada]

Description: Photograph of the rebel general, Agustin Estrada. Estrada was a general in Pancho Villa's rebel army, the Division del Norte (the Division of the North). Estrada was appointed garrison commander in 1912. He participated in the Battle of Celaya, April 6-15, 1915, fighting under Villa against Alvaro Obregon. Villa's cavalry suffered large losses in the battle, General Agustin Estrada was one of the casualties; he was killed leading his cavalry brigade against Obregon's forces.
Date: [1910..1915]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[General Emilio Campa]

Description: Photograph of General Emilio P. Campa standing next to a telephone. General Campa is seated on an old 'La Nacional Jabon (soap)' box. Campa is also holding an edition of the El Paso Herald newspaper in his hand. The Newspaper's date is not known. The newspaper's title reads in part: "Incendiary Circulars Are B...." The El Paso Herald first went into circulation in 1881. In 1931 the El Paso Herald merged with another local newspaper, the El Paso Post, and the two merged to become the El P… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[General Emilio P. Campa]

Description: Photograph of General Emilio P. Campa. General Emilio P. Campa is the 10th man from the left. General Campa was one of Orozco's subordinate commanders. Some of the men in this photograph were the personal bodyguards to General Campa. General Campa and General Salazar were good friends with Pascual Orozco and fought against the Constitutional Army. The Constitutional Army was formed in March 1913 by Venustiano Carranza. Some of the weaponry seen in this photo includes bolt action Mausers, … more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
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