[U.S. Cavalry Drill]

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Postcard of an unidentified U.S. Army cavalry unit participating in horsemanship exercises. Several lines of cavalry members in uniform are standing atop dark-colored horses and riding over short wooden triangular frames. A caption at the bottom of the image says "U.S. Cavalry Drill."

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm.

Creation Information

Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921 [1910..1920].

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso and was provided by the El Paso Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 342 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Postcard of an unidentified U.S. Army cavalry unit participating in horsemanship exercises. Several lines of cavalry members in uniform are standing atop dark-colored horses and riding over short wooden triangular frames. A caption at the bottom of the image says "U.S. Cavalry Drill."

Physical Description

1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm.

Notes

This postcard is very similar to the postcard titled “Jumping Contest”; accession number WH-PC-180-017. Both postcard images were most likely created on the same day. The horsemanship contests not only served to stimulate good will competitiveness among the different military units but the contests also prepared the men and animals to be “field ready”.

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The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso

These primary source items relate to the Mexican Revolution. The collection includes 15 books and 10 postcards dating from 1910 to 1919.

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  • [1910..1920]

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Oct. 10, 2011, 9:26 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • April 5, 2019, 4:21 p.m.

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Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921. [U.S. Cavalry Drill], postcard, [1910..1920]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187702/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting El Paso Public Library.

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