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[Insurrectos on Watch]

Description: Photograph of three insurrectos sitting on top of some large boulders, keeping watch, for possible enemy movement. All three are armed and the insurrecto in the center has a pair of binoculars in his hand. According to information on the back of the photo, the insurrectos were photographed in Ojinaga, Mexico in February of 1911.
Date: February 1911
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Insurrectos Posing for a Photo]

Description: Photograph of a group of insurrectos posing around a prism of rifles. All the insurrectos, except for two, stand behind the stack of rifles. The other two men kneel on one knee besides the rifles. One wonders if the insurrectos chose to have their photo taken as such or if some direction was given by the photographer.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Insurrectos Posing on a Train]

Description: Photograph of four armed insurrectos sitting on the engine of a train posing for a photo. Another insurrecto leans against the engine with a smile for the camera. To the left of the group, a man climbs a railroad car. The group must have been near or at a railroad depot since multiple tracks are present along with other cars.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Insurrectos Preparing to Shoot]

Description: Photograph of insurrectos taking aim at an unseen enemy out in the desert. Six rebels stand a few feet apart from one another with their rifles raised, ready to shoot. A man near the center of the photo looks off into the distance with the aid of binoculars; perhaps his role was to let the others know when it was best to fire.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Insurrectos Taking Aim]

Description: Photograph of five insurrectos out in the desert, kneeling, taking aim at an unseen enemy, ready to fire. All five insurrectos have their backs to the camera, as their attention is directed at their targets.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Insurrectos Waiting to Board a Train]

Description: Photograph of a large group of Insurrectos waiting to board a train. Hundreds of men and their horses are waiting to board one of the two trains featured in this photograph that have been identifed and were operated and owned by the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México. Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México was better known as the N de M. At the top left corner of the photograph a line of horses, barely visible, can be seen waiting to be loaded onto the waiting train cars.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[International Bridge]

Description: Postcard depicting the international bridge between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Ciudad Juarez is visible in the distance. This image is looking south towards Ciudad Juarez. The bridge spans the Rio Grande River. In the middle of the image is a trolley car. The background of the image shows the Sierra De Juarez mountain range. Agriculture fields are visible in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

[J. J. Newberry Company Building]

Description: Photograph of a perspective view of the J. J. Newberry Company Building. It has a central curve where the building bends around the street corner, with many windows, a ledge that spans the entire length of the building, and a flag on the top. Cars are parked in front of the building on the street.
Date: 1911
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[Jail in Juárez, Mexico]

Description: Negative image of a jail in Juárez, Mexico. People and two dogs can be seen standing near the building's entrance. The stone building has pale walls with "Juzgado de Letras" written on its right side. Two brick towers stand on either side of a central gate. Wires can be seen crossing the photograph and attached to a pole.
Date: unknown

[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

[Jesus Hurtado]

Description: Photograph of Jesus Hurtado. According to information on the back of the photo, Jesus Hurtado was a resident of Juarez, Mexico. Thus the photo was more than likely taken in Juarez. Debris is seen on the ground next to Mr. Hurtado.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[John Silas 'Jack' Reed]

Description: Photograph of John Silas "Jack" Reed sitting on an armored plated railroad car. John Reed is the gentleman in the middle group of three men sitting atop the railroad car. The other men are not identified. The journalist John Reed is traveling to an unknown destination on this train with this group of Mexican Revolutionaries. John Reed's time while traveling with the Villistas resulted in many outstanding magazine articles for the Metropolitan Magazine. "Jack's" Mexican reports were later r… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

[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
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