[Adobe House Destroyed by Artillery #1] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Adobe House Destroyed by Artillery #1]

Creator

  • Photographer: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: W. H. Horne Co., El Paso, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 1911~

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Postcard image of six armed men on horseback, posing in front of one side of an adobe building that has been heavily damaged by bullets and cannon fire during the battle of Ciudad Juarez. This building was located down the road from the old Juarez post office and is missing a corner in the left side of the image. Most of the Mexican men on horseback are holding rifles and some also have on bandolier or bandolero bullet belts across their chests. handwritten in lower-left corner: "H38 W.H. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex. Adobe House Destroyed by Artillery."
  • Physical Description: 1 postcard : b&w

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Ciudad Juárez, Battle of, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, 1911
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - Mexican Revolution
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Personnel
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Weapons
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): adobe (material)
  • Keyword: rifles
  • Keyword: adobe buildings
  • Keyword: bullet holes
  • Keyword: artillery holes
  • Keyword: ammunition

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: Mexico - Chihuahua - Juárez Municipality - Ciudad Juárez
  • Coverage Date: 1911~
  • Time Period: new-sou

Collection

  • Name: The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso
    Code: MEXRB

Institution

  • Name: El Paso Public Library
    Code: ELPL

Resource Type

  • Postcard

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: WH-PC-192-030
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth187923

Note

  • Display Note: This image is similar to postcards WH-PC-192-033; WH-PC 192-032; and WH PC 192-041 which are also part of the Walter H. Horne postcard collection.
  • Additional historical information: This building was one of the buildings that was used by Mexican General Juan Navarro during the Battle of Juarez. General Navarro would eventually be overpowered by the combined Revolutionary Armies of Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Pascual Orozco.
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