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[Rebel Troop Train]

Description: Postcard image of many Mexican Insurrecto Rebels posing on a train. The postcard caption reads: Rebel Troop Train. Photographed here are several dozen Mexican rebels or Insurrectos posing for a picture. There is no accompanying information on this postcard that helps to identify the exact location of this event or to whom these rebels were fighting under - their rebel commander. Upon closer inspection of the image, several of the rebels are noted sporting smiles. There are at least four m… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Troop Train]

Description: Postcard image of a Mexican Troop Train. Several dozen Mexican Troops can be seen in this picture. The troops on the ground are waiting for something. The men are wearing coats, zarapes, and sombreros ergo the weather must be cold. Another group of men can be seen on top of the railroad livestock cars. There are several women standing and sitting on top of the livestock railroad cars. During the Mexican Revolution it was common to see many women accompanying their husbands. Written on on… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Armored Train]

Description: Postcard image of an 'Armored Train'. A field artillery piece, of an unknown model, sits on top of this Mexican railroad car, or tren de ferrocarril, and is headed towards an unknown destination. A large group of Mexican spectators has gathered to get a better look at the canon. Two Mexican men appear to be guarding the artillery piece. There is an electric street lamp in the middle of the picture.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Insurrectos fighting behind Barricade]

Description: Postcard image of a group of unknown insurrectos fighting behind a barricade. Four men can be seen in this image. Three men are firing their rifles towards an unknown direction. The men are using railroad ties and sandbags as protection. The men are fighting near an unidentified set or railroad tracks. One man lays dead in the middle of the picture - the dead man is still wearing his sombrero. There is wall advertisement at the top of the image. Some of the advertisement reads: Petrolio… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Camp Cotton]

Description: Aerial view of Camp Cotton, El Paso, Texas. This photograph was taken south to north with the Franklin Mountains in the background. A soldier riding an Indian Motorcycle is visible in the center of the photograph.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Parade on Alameda Avenue in El Paso,Texas]

Description: Photo negative of a marching band and automobiles participating in a parade along Alameda Avenue in El Paso, Texas. Two of the trucks at the rear of the parade group have several people riding on the beds. Businesses line the road behind the parade. Railroad tracks cross the road.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[El Paso Brewery Building]

Description: Photo negative of the El Paso Brewery building. The stair-shaped concrete building has four stories. A rail car rests on a track outside of the building. "El Paso Brewing Association" is written along the side of the building on the second floor.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Hand Cars]

Description: Copy negative of two groups of men standing on hand railroad cars. According to accompanying information, there are men being transported to the border by Mexican hand car operators.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Red Cross Railroad Shack]

Description: Photograph of a group of revolutionaries resting in front of the railroad shack used by the Red Cross to treat those injured in the Mexican Revolution. Weapons, personal belongings, and supplies are seen on the ground and a dog is sniffing at the ground.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Red Cross Railroad Shack]

Description: Photograph of a railroad shack used by the Red Cross to treat the wounded during the Mexican Revolution. A large group of insurrectos on horseback crowd around the shack. A lone insurrecto is facing away from the crowd on the right hand side of the photo. To the left of the shack, the Red Cross flag is visible and a railroad cart of some sort is on the tracks.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[José Doroteo Arango Arámbula]

Description: Photograph of José Doroteo Arango Arámbula also known as Francisco "Pancho" Villa. Villa is holding a camera. Barely visible on the left side of the photograph is Rodolfo Fierro, who was also know as "the Carnicero," Pancho Villa's right hand man. Behind Villa and standing up is Pascual Orozco. The gentleman to the left of Villa, most likely a photo journalist, sits with Villa and smiles for the camera. The men are seated on a set of railroad tracks.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Revolutionaries]

Description: Photograph of three unidentified Mexican Revolutionaries. These men are standing on part of a railroad section. During the Mexican Revolution multiple miles of railroad tracks were dynamited and destroyed by both sides in order to prevent supplies and men from reaching their intended destinations.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Soldiers Unloading Horses]

Description: Photograph of soldiers unloading their horses in Columbus, New Mexico. The troops are part of the 8th Cavalry regiment sent from Fort Bliss, Texas to Columbus after the Mexican rebel raids.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[General Maximo Castillo]

Description: Photograph of General Maximo Castillo. The other intellectual general was Jose Isabel Robles. Castillo would eventually break off from Villa and would operate as a separate fighting force. After the break from Villa, Villa had men sent after him to deal with him. Castillo once captured Villa's wife, Luz Corral. Castillo's specialty was in robbing and taking over trains in which Americans were traveling on. There is a blurred train trestle in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Revolution Life]

Description: Photograph of everyday life during the Mexican Revolution. The woman in the photograph is using some kind of homemade funnel to store something into the wooden barrel.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Guard Duty]

Description: Photograph of a U.S. soldier on guard duty in EL Paso, Texas. The building on the left is the U.S. customs building. The soldier is walking across the railroad tracks holding a rifle on his right shoulder and wearing a military issued uniform. In the background is a large group of people standing behind a rope. There are telephone poles lining both sides of the street.
Date: 1911~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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