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Soldiers with Artillery

Description: Copy negative of Mexican soldiers with artillery. There are at least twelve men in uniforms, surrounding two cannons and a wagon. Written across the bottom of the image is, "145 Federal Artillery."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Soldiers with Artillery

Description: Copy negative of Mexican soldiers with artillery. There are at least twelve men in uniforms, surrounding two cannons and a wagon. Written across the bottom of the image is, "145 Federal Artillery."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University 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

[Revolutionary Artillery on Display]

Description: Photograph of a group of revolutionists prepping a cannon for use. Several revolutionary soldiers are in the photo, to the left of the cannon and in the shade, under the trees. There are wagons and other artillery related items behind the cannon and revolutionists.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Moving a Rebel Cannon]

Description: Photograph of a small group of rebels transporting a cannon. The cannon is hitched to a small horse-drawn buggy, handled by two rebels. A few rebels follow the cannon from behind, as they walk toward a new position. The photo was taken in Juarez, Mexico.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Army Cannon]

Description: Photograph of a group of U.S. Army soldiers attempting to move a large cannon. The wheels used to transport the cannon are nearly the height of the soldiers. There are two other cannons 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

[U.S. Army Artillery]

Description: Photograph of a U.S. Army Artillery Unit taking a break from their duties in the shade, underneath a tree. Two men remain on duty, standing and sitting beside a cannon. The man standing is drinking from a canteen. The exact location is unknown.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Rebel Cannon]

Description: Photograph of a group of rebel soldiers observing a cannon in front of a heavily damaged building in Mexico. The sign across the end of the building reads "Cubillas y Garcia, Agentes de Aduanas," which translates to "Cubillas and Garcia, Customs Agents."
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Looking to Fire]

Description: Photograph of a revolutionary soldier manning a cannon while his colleagues stand near him looking into the distance. Another revolutionary is peering out from behind the building, taking care to shield himself from danger. On the right hand side of the photo, a rebel soldier is crouching down looking behind him at the group with the cannon; he is slightly out of focus. It appears as if the group is either in the middle of a fight or preparing for one. The soldier at the cannon has removed … more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Rebel Camp]

Description: Photograph of a Mexican Rebel Camp. Dozens of rifles can be seen standing upright against the walls of adobe structures. Several groups of men are gathered around small individual campfires preparing their meals. In the center of the photograph, seven men can be seen gathered around a small canon. The canon is a "Blue Whistler" style canon. The Blue Whistler canon was a United States Civil War era canon.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Military Train]

Description: Photograph of a Mexican Military Train. Written on the side of the train is "Ejercito Mexicano Tren Militar," which translates to "Mexican Military Army Train." This train has stopped at the Juarez train depot in Ciudad Juarez. The train car is protected by a wall of thick steal on all sides. There are 23 rifle holes along this side of the car and a turret like housing unit in the center of the car. The turret in the center housed either a small canon or perhaps even a Hotchkiss M1914 mach… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mobile Cannon]

Description: Photograph of a cannon on a train car. This train car was specially modified to be able to carry and support this cannon. Because the railroad tracks were so easy to sabotage or to ambush, many of the railroad cars had to be outfitted with makeshift self defense mechanisms such as this cannon. Both the federals and revolutionaries destroyed many railroad lines in order to cut off supplies to the other side.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Journalist of the Mexican Revolution]

Description: Photograph of journalist on a train. John Reed is identified in this photograph as the gentleman standing on the extreme left hand side of the photograph. Mr. Reed is wearing a dark colored vest and a stripped tie.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[McGinty Cannon and Insurrectos]

Description: Photograph of the famed McGinty Cannon of El Paso, Texas surrounded by armed insurrectos near Ojinaga, Mexico. The second man standing from the left is Captain James Charles Bulger and Captain Alfred W. Lewis is standing in between the man sitting behind the Colt Automatic Machine Gun and General Antonio Villareal, whose hand is on the wheel of the cannon.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Prepping a Cannon for Use]

Description: Photograph of Federals prepping a cannon for use. A few other soldiers are seen in the background, next to their horses. A group of civilians observe the Federals' actions. The Federals' uniforms appear to be those used commonly in Victoriano Huerta's and Venustiano Carranza's Federal Armies. In the far distance, behind a white structure the dome of a building protrudes into the sky. This building is the Juarez Customs House.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Federals Readying Equipment for Travel]

Description: Photograph of Federal soldiers loading equipment and attaching harnesses onto horses for travel. The Federals photographed appear to be an artillery unit. There are a few cannons and other machinery visible in the photograph. A few young boys can be seen looking on.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Insurrecto Cannon]

Description: Photograph of a cannon. This Insurrecto artillery team is preparing to load this cannon shell through the breach of this unknown type cannon. During the early years of the Mexican Revolution many of Mexican Revolutionaries or Insurrectos were issued military style uniforms.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Villista Cannon]

Description: Photograph of a rebel cannon. This was a front loaded cannon as indicated by the ramrod that is being held by the second man to the right.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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