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[Juan N. Cortina]

Photograph of Juan N. Cortina (1824-1894) in uniform.

Date: 1874~

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Mexico. El triunfo de la revolucion o el grito de un pueblo.

This work provides a personal account regarding the author’s struggle against the Diaz regime. It includes as an introduction a letter to Francisco I. Madero, whom the author terms the caudillo of the Mexican Revolution. Includes text of resignations of Porfirio Díaz and Francisco Madero.

Date: 1911

Creator: Illán, Rafael

Item Type: Book

Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

The Revolution in Mexico

Printed copy of a speech given by William H. Burges, who was a prominent El Paso lawyer and businessman, in the presence of both Francisco Madero and General Juan Navarro. The speaker urges the audience to support the establishment of Madero’s government in Mexico.

Date: 1911

Creator: Burges, William H. (William Henry), 1867-1946

Item Type: Book

Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

Informe

This governmental report details the state of the union address by Chihuahuan State Governer Abraham González, who held power from 1910-1913. It enumerates the use of taxes, specifically their use in funding schools and telegraph and telephone lines. It also contains a response by the leader of the state legislature.

Date: 1912

Creator: González, Abraham, 1864-1913.

Item Type: Book

Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

Apuntes sobre el petroleo mexicano

This work, presented to the 26th Mexican Federal Congress, focuses on the Mexican oil industry. It details its origins, development, and capital investments. It also notes its production and profitability to the nation. It calls for legislation and nationalization.

Date: 1913

Creator: Flores Fonseca, Manuel

Item Type: Book

Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

El conflicto personal de la revolución mexicana

Provides an account of the personal conflict felt by the author regarding the Mexican Revolution and the ensuing reign of Venustiano Carranza. The pamphlet calls for an end to caudillos; however, it is sympathetic to Villa. Although written during Chocano’s travels to New Orleans, it was published in El Paso, Texas.

Date: 1914?

Creator: Chocano, José Santos, 1875-1934.

Item Type: Book

Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

[Airplane Above Field]

Postcard of a cavalry soldier standing in a field looking up at an airplane flying overhead. On the left two other men are on looking on from what appears to be a large wagon and a cart, trees, and shrubs can be seen in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Mail Bag Dropping Mail For 14th Cav." and has an arrow pointing to a bag of mail falling from the airplane in the distance.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Airplane Above Troops]

Postcard of an airplane flying above a group of unidentified cavalry soldiers on horseback, who are facing away from the camera towards the plane. The pilot appears to be waving to the men below and two men on the left are carrying large poles. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Dropping A Message For The Troops."

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Airplane in a Field]

Postcard of an airplane with its nose stuck in the ground in a field with a horse in front of it and two unidentified boys standing on the right. A text on the front of the postcard reads "At Encinal, Tex. Result of Landing In Soft Ground. Capt. Lewis, 14th Cav. Was A Passenger When It Upset."

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Barracks in a Field]

Photograph of a row of four barracks in an empty field with a fence visible in the background on the right. The image is somewhat blurred and there appears to be some damage on the bottom.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Black objects on Gray Background]

Photograph of two black objects on a gray background. "U.S. Army - 14th Cavalry, Texas Border (2 folders), ca. 1915" is written on the back of the photo with a catalog number.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Buildings in Corpus Christi]

Photograph of several large multi-story buildings taken from an elevated street. In the foreground two unidentified people are standing in front of a short concrete wall with two street lamps on it next to what appear to be a set steps that lead down to the street below. Behind them several storefronts and a city street are visible with more buildings and telephone poles in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "Corpus Christi, Tex."

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Cabin With U.S. Flag]

Photograph of a small cabin with a tall pole in front of it flying the American flag. Behind it several tents, telephone poles, and a small structure are visible in the background.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Camp Devine]

Postcard of soldiers at Camp Devine. Throughout the photo soldiers, horses, and tents are visible.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Causas de la revolución en México : y como efectuar la paz

This short treatise, written in Havana in 1913, espouses the land reform goals and ideals of Emiliano Zapata and the Zapatistas while condemning the regimes of Carranza and Huerta,. It proposes an idealized agrarian society with land held in common and a system of "Escuelas Granjas" or rural schools. He deplores the evils of clericalism, plutocracy, and militarism. The three headings in the document are "Manifiesto al Pueblo Mexicano," "Bases Generales," and "Pensamiento de la Revolución: Co… more

Date: 1915

Creator: Martínez, Paulino

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

[Cavalry Camp by Water]

Photograph of a cavalry camp on a waterfront with two small structures in the water and rows of barracks and trees visible in the background.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Cavalry Camp in Davis Mountains]

Photograph of a cavalry camp in the Davis Mountains with what appear to be rows of barracks in the foreground and tents and wagons at the foot of the mountain behind them. Mountains are visible in the background and a text on the front of the photograph reads "157 - 1st Cavalry Brigade in Camp. Davis Mountains Alpine, Tex."

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Cavalry Camp in Mountains]

Photograph of a military camp in the mountains with rows of what appear to be horses in the foreground and tents and wagons at the base of the mountain in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "1st Cavalry Brigade in Camp, Davis Mountains, Alpine, Tex."

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Cavalry Camp in the Davis Mountains]

Photograph of a cavalry camp in the Davis Mountains consisting of what appear to be several rows of horses and a row of tents at the foot of the mountain. A text on the front of the photograph reads "157- 1st Cavalry Brigade in Camp, Davis Mountains, Alpine, Tex."

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Cavalry Men and Airplane]

Postcard of several cavalry soldiers on horseback on a dirt road riding away from the camera. Above them an airplane is flying towards the viewer and there are shrubs visible on both sides of the road and a telephone pole in the background. A hand-written text on the front of the postcard reads "Bringing the Mail to the 14th Cavalry on the Hike."

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Cavalry Men Assembling Tents]

Postcard of several unidentified cavalry soldiers assembling tents in a field with a group of horses behind them on the right. In the foreground one man is standing and looking down at the ground and across from him is a flag on a flagpole. The other men are in a row kneeling or bending over their tents and another group of soldiers is visible in the background. On the front of the postcard is a hand-written text that reads "Pitching camp in the field."

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Cavalry Men By Stream]

Photograph of several unidentified cavalry soldiers standing by a small stream. In the foreground on the left four men are standing next to a log cabin and across the stream on the right are two tents that have been taken down. In the background on the left a row of tents and some trees are visible and on the right two men on horseback can be seen.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Cavalry Men Holding Flag]

Photograph of three unidentified cavalry soldiers in a field with a large American flag. The man on the right is holding up the pole while the other men watch. A few other men can be seen on the left and several tents and trees are visible in the background.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Cavalry Men Marching]

Photograph of a group of cavalry soldiers marching to the right in a field carrying rifles over their shoulders. On the left two other men are marching and carrying a large American flag. Another man is standing in the foreground with his back to the camera and in the background several trees are visible.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley