Photograph of field artillery cannons. These artillery pieces were brought in to protect the town of Columbus, New Mexico after the raids by Mexican rebels. These small but effective cannons were ideal for combat in the desert because of their mobility. In the background a "mule train" carries additional supplies. Beyond the pack animals and on top of the mesa, U.S. Soldiers can be seen using signal flags to contact a distant signaling post.

Photograph of soldiers carrying burial caskets. This section of an even larger funeral detail is seen carrying four caskets in Columbus, New Mexico.

Photograph of soldiers waiting in line outside of a mess tent. The soldiers are wearing hats and military uniforms.

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.

Photograph of uniformed soldiers are preparing to unload train cars full of horses in Columbus, New Mexico.

Photograph of burial caskets being loaded onto a waiting train car. A large group of people has assembled nearby. Honor Guards load the caskets onto the waiting train card.

Photograph of a Military Funeral Detail. In this photograph, full Military Funeral Honors are being presented to some of the Soldiers that were struck down during the March 9, 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico. These coffins are being prepared for transportation by railroad car.

Photograph of U.S. Soldiers guarding burial caskets as they wait to load the caskets onto the next train.

Photograph of a U.S. Soldier in Columbus, New Mexico.

Photograph of U.S. Soldiers and civilians observing something at a distance.

Copy negative of U.S. Army officers. There are soldiers standing near coffins in a line and there is an officer standing in front of them.

Photograph of Louis Turner Jager holding a clock. The man is wearing a suit and tie with a vest. There is a wooden building in the background. According to accompanying information, the clock shows the time that the Colombus raids began.

Photograph of a dead man in the dirt next to a bull skull. The dead man is wearing overalls and a white shirt.

Photograph of a dead man in a New Mexico desert. This unidentified man is laying next to a dead cow on the desert floor. There are two men on horse back looking down on the remains of the man.

Photograph of sixteen men standing outside a building guarding their homes from raids. The men are wearing suits and casual clothes while holding rifles.

Postcard image of a line of Springfield rifles (United States Rifle, Caliber .30-06, Model 1903) arranged in upright stacks, with packs around the outside of each grouping. Uniformed men are standing behind the equipment; another line of stacks and tents are visible in the background. Caption text along the bottom of the image says: 'National Guardsmen arriving on the Border.'

Postcard of the Three Sisters mountain peaks in the New Mexico desert. In the foreground, there is a relatively flat desert area covered in scrub and plants, with a wooden structure at the left side of the image that may be an old mine headframe entrance to the Canon Quarry Mine. The postcard caption says: Tres Hermanas (3 Sisters) Mountains, New Mexico.

Postcard image of an outcropping of rocks with bushes and scrub in front of a flat desert area with peaks in the background, which are part of the Tres Hermanas Mountain range.

Photograph of uniformed National Guard troops standing around a collapsed tent at a campsite, in front of two lines of raised tents of different shapes. Around the outside of the site (left side of image), Springfield rifles (United States Rifle, Caliber .30-06, Model 1903) are arranged in upright stacks, with packs around the outside of each grouping and a U.S. flag is visible above one stack. Text is printed at the bottom of the image: "National Guard on the Mexican Border, Deming, New Mexico." with a handwritten note written below the photo: "putting up tents."

Postcard image of an unidentified desert mountain range, likely in Luna County, New Mexico. Several rocks, bushes, and scrub are visible in the foreground of the image with the mountains visible in the background.

Postcard image of a southwest desert vista in the Chihuahuan Desert, taken near an outcropping of large rocks surrounded by small, brushy bushes. A flat desert area is visible behind the rocks, with mountains in the background.