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[Guarding the Bodies of U.S. Soldiers Killed at Columbus, New Mexico]

Postcard of a U.S. soldier guarding the tent where the caskets of fallen soldiers are held in Columbus, New Mexico.
Date: March 1916
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[National Guardsmen on the Border]

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.'
Date: March 1916
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Mexico Nation Guard]

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."
Date: March 1916
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
First Aereo Squadron, Signal Corps, war diary : period from March 12 to April 23, 1916. (open access)

First Aereo Squadron, Signal Corps, war diary : period from March 12 to April 23, 1916.

Photocopy of typescript describing activities and participants in the 1st Aereo Squadron of the Signal Corps during the Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa from March 12 to April 23, 1916.
Date: 1916
Creator: United States. Army. Signal Corps. Aereo Squadron, 1st.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Army Officers and War Correspondents]

Photograph of four men standing in field. Two of the men are war correspondents, and the other two are officers in the U. S. military. There is a building in the right side of the image with a man walking in front of it holding a rifle. Text underneath the photograph reads: "American Army & A War Correspondent, south of Columbus, N. M. 1916. 1. Charles S. Hamilton, 1st Lieut. 6th Infant. 2. Richmond Smith, Capt., 6" Inf. (Civ. clothes). 3. Louis J. Van Schaick, Capt., 6" Inf. 4. Jas. N. Peale, 2nd Lieut., 6th Infantry."
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burning Bodies]

Photograph of a dead body burning in a desert field in Columbus, New Mexico.
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Colonel]

Photograph of an U.S Officer wearing a military uniform, glasses, and a hat. The officer is standing in front of a glass door.
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dead Body]

Photograph of a dead body in Columbus, New Mexico. In the image, an unidentified man is lying face down in the grass with his boots missing. Accompanying information states that: "Upon close inspection of the body, the man has suffered a possible cannon blast to the right part of his upper back."
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lieutenant Townsend Whelen]

Copy negative of Lieutenant Townsend Whelen and an unidentified man resting under a make-shift tent. These men are resting on a trail south of Columbus, New Mexico.
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man with Clock]

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.
Date: March 9, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[National Guard Unit]

Photograph of a National Guard Unit riding on horseback. These men are in New Mexico near the city of Columbus. The soldiers are wearing military uniforms and hats. One of the soldiers is holding the unit's flag. It has the letters G.T. on it but the other letters are not clear.
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officers]

Photograph of General George Bell, Jr. with Charles (Chas.) Moore and Conger Pratt. They are standing together looking at papers and other materials. Accompanying information states: "General Bell on the left side of the photograph. On the right side of the photo is Lieutenant Moore, Charles B. The officer in the center is Lieutenant Conger Pratt, of the Infantry, ADC. The men were most likely discussing tactics and strategy after the raids on Columbus, New Mexico."
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Army]

Photograph of U.S. Army practicing wig wag signaling. The man that is holding the flag is sending the code while the men on the ground are reading the code from the other group. The soldiers are wearing military uniforms and hats.
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Soldiers]

Photograph of U.S. soldiers getting a ride on a trash truck. Five men in uniform are perched on top of trash cans and various other objects. Several of the men are holding rifles and there is a small black dog sitting on the lap of one of the solders. There appears to be a train in the background.
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History