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[General Manuel Chao]

Description: Photograph of General Chao stands second from the left in front of a staircase. Chao later became governor of Chihuahua, Mexico. The two men on either side of General Chao and a military officer are wearing suits and holding guns.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[General Venustiano Carranza]

Description: Photograph of General Venustaino Carranza with local leaders of the revolution. Some men are wearing suits and ties, while others are wearing military uniforms with hats. The general is greeting one of the local leaders.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Generals]

Description: Photograph of General Roque Gonzles Garza and General Blanco-Rual Madero. The men are standing in front Mexican soldiers that are on horses. In the foreground, a third man is reading from a piece of paper.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Generals]

Description: Copy negative of General Francisco Villa meeting with his staff. General Rodriguez, General Hernandez, and General Fierro are in the photograph as well.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Generals Meeting]

Description: Photograph of three generals. The Generals are meeting at the international bridge after the overthrow of the Mexican President Victoriano Huerta. The general on the right is John J. Pershing and the two standing next to him are the Mexican Generals Francisco Villa and Alvaro Obregon. There are several officers standing behind the generals. Standing behind Pershing is Lieutenant George S. Patton. All the men are wearing military uniforms.
Date: unknown
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Going South]

Description: Photograph of U.S. Army traveling across the railroad going southwest. The photograph shows the back side of the army. The soldiers are wearing military uniforms and hats. There are buildings in the background and telephone poles.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Group of Unidentified Men]

Description: Photograph of four unidentified men; three of the men are mounted on horses and the fourth is standing on the ground. There appear to be wagons and a train behind them. According to accompanying information, the men may have been paid mercenaries or thrill-seekers that traveled to take part in the Mexican Revolution
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Guarding A Bridge]

Description: Photograph of Insurrectos guarding a railroad bridge. In the image a man is riding a horse along the railroad with other soldiers on foot behind him; also in the photograph is a cannon at the bottom of the hill. Accompanying information states: "The railroads and bridges were important lifelines for both the Insurrectos and the Mexican Army."
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Holding Pens]

Description: Photograph of dozens of men saddling their horses in a holding pen. The men have large packs strapped to their horses in preparation for a long trip. Most of the men appear to be armed for a battle. Accompanying information states: "With their horses having rested and the men resupplied with food and ammunitions [sic], this group of men prepares to ride off to battle."
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Homage At A Grave]

Description: Photograph of a large crowd of revolutionists gathered to render homage at a grave. The men stand in an open area wearing suits and hats. There are buildings and dead trees in the distance.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Huerta Confers]

Description: Photograph of Victoriano Huerta and several men in suits sitting in a circle. Accompanying information states: "Victoriano Huerta is seen conferring with several unidentified gentlemen most likely during his trial in El Paso, Texas."
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Insurrectos]

Description: Photograph of insurrectos with their newly acquired field artillery. In this image there are five men standing by a cannon, and wearing civilian clothing with hats. There is a man near the cannon ammunition.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Insurrectos]

Description: Photograph of Insurrectos practicing with the new Hotchkiss machine gun. There are three men laying down on the ground shooting a machine gun in the dirt.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Insurrectos]

Description: Photograph of eight Insurrectos posing for the camera in the shade of a tree. Six of the men are standing in a line and two men are kneeling in front of them on either side of the guns which are standing in a 'teepee' shape.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Insurrectos Loitering]

Description: Photograph of Insurrectos loitering in the town of Parral. There are dozens of people on the street and on the sidewalks with boxes in hand. There is a man in the center of the image with a massive box tied to his back. In this image also are Insurrectos on hoseback.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Jefes]

Description: Photograph of the three Jefes (the bosses). The men are wearing suits, hats, and warm coats. The man in the center is Gringo Graves which who my have headed one of the many American mining companies in Mexico. Behind them, a large group of men is waiting to board an open train car.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Just Waiting]

Description: Photograph of men waiting to board the train with their horses. These trains would shuttle men, horses, and supplies north where the fighting was taking place.
Date: 191X
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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