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[Panteón Felicista]

Description: Postcard image of a group of men standing in a row (including a Mexican Army officer, who is smoking) along the left side of the image, behind a gravedigger who is holding a shovel and standing in a partially-dug grave. The caption (lowever-left) reads: "60. Int. de la Ciudadela. Panteón Felicista." [translation: 60. Interior of the Citadel. Felicista Pantheon.] On the right side of the image, there is a pile of dirt along the ground, a covered corpse is visible near the center of the image, … more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Throwing Bodies into a Grave in Mexico]

Description: The postcard shows four men throwing a body into a grave. The grave already contains bodies. A man with a rifle stands near the left foreground of the picture. Other men stand in small groups near the grave. The grave site is in a cemetery and looks to be on the edge of a town. There are buildings and a water tower in the background among some trees. The cemetery is surrounded by a fence.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Bodies in a Cemetery]

Description: Postcard shows rows of bodies situated near two caskets in a large cemetery. In the foreground, bodies lie next to each other with personal items such as hats. Beyond the caskets and bodies, are several crosses. A mountain is also visible in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[W. R. Robison's Funeral]

Description: Photograph of the funeral of W. R. Robison at the Abbott Cemetery. A crowd stands around the grave marker of W. R. Robison (1859-1910), where a pile of freshly turned dirt can be seen. The crowd has cleared a pathway. A fence separates half of the crowd from the other.
Date: 1910
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Braulio Hernandez]

Description: Photograph of Braulio Hernandez visiting a grave. Text on the back of the photograph reads: "Braulio Hernandez visiting grave of friend killed in battle May 1911." The grave marker to the right reads: "MARIANO RIOS, FALLECIO A LOS 27 ANOS DE EDAD, MAYO 11 DE 1911, El Paso, Texas." The small headstone in the center reads: "Capitan D. Madrid." A car is visible in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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