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La caballería era el arma más temible del ejército mexicano.

A estas tropas por el color de sus camisas y quepíes se les llamaba "amarillos", eran fieles al ejército federal de Don Porfirio. Dr. Roberto Duarte

The stream of men from left to right flows from south to north, El Paso is behint the bull ring. The pipes and smoke plume should be El Paso smelter.

Found in El Paso Herald issue February 22, 1911 (The Library of Congress, Chronicling America) an article that mentions the soldiers where moved from Juárez bullring to another quarter behind the customs house. Is it possible the Call Nr. locates this picture on February 1911? Dr. Roberto Duarte

Dr. Duarte: While it is quite possible this photograph does date from February 1911, we cannot be positive, as the Bain News Service did not always number their negatives chronologically. Often that is the case in the collection, but not all the time. This is a very interesting piece of information you have found, though, and may be an explanation for the activity shown. We can add more details than are currently present in the record. Thank you!

Las tropas del General Benjamín Argumedo quien tenía su cuartel general en El Tajito (al noreste de Torreón) iniciaron incursiones al oriente de la ciudad de Torreón el día 13 de mayo de 1911. Ver fotos del año 1911 en el acervo fotográfico H. Harold Miller del Archivo Historico Municipal de Torreón, Coahuila. Dr. Roberto Duarte Cirujano Plástico

jerodamor@yahoo.com.mx: Thank you for the additional information on General Argumedo. We will add some of it to the record when we update.

This photo matches with pichture 2374-11 of your collection. On top of it you can see with the same handwritting: "Cribbing bridge for American refugee train at Torreón". Both photos by code number, were taken some day on march 1911. "THE TORREON ENTERPISE" ( in its issue of Wed, March 8, 1911) was a newspaper published by de American Colony at Torreón and is translated into Spanish and quoted by Eduardo Guerra in his book Historia de Torreón (1932): "Los campos mineros de Velardeña y Asarco (American Smelting & Refining Co.) suspenderán sus trabajos el próximo primero de Mayo.... y ya han hecho los preparativos para desocupar a todo el personal de empleados americanos en la fecha indicada. Anticipandose a la ejecución de este proyecto, los jefes notificaron el último viernes (3 de marzo de 1911) a los empleados americanos que preparen el evío de sus familias en el término de 24 horas. Veinte señoras llegaron aquí (Torreón) el sábado en la noche (4 de marzo) en viaje rumbo a los Estados Unidos, muchas otras arribaron después, siendo imposible su continuación inmediata... Continúa informando "The Torreón Enterprise": Hay noticia que una partida de rebeldes, capitaneada por Reza (Epitacio Rea) ocupó Velardeña (photo 2125-9 (althoug by this call nr. the events seem to correspond to 1910) of your collection, is a panoramic view of ASARCO..." The iron parallels run south-north, north-sout occording to the shadows casting by the train. If so it must have been taken 4 or 5 miles north away Gómez Palacio (most of the rail roads surrounding Torreón run east-west, west-east). (Gómez Palacio, Durango [along with Lerdo] is northwest close to Torreón, Coahuila. These three cities are de heads of what is known as La Región Lagunera). Dr. Roberto Duarte Cirujano Plástico

¿En las colecciones de The Library of Congress, es posible que tengan arhivados, números (issues) del periódico THE TORREON ENTERPRISE? Este periódico impreso en inglés por Mr. Albert N. Swain desde el año 1900. Mr. Swain fué Cónsul Americano en Torreón puesto que ocupó Mr. George C. Carothers durante los años de la Revólución Mexicana. Es posible que por esto cualquiera de los dos hayan enviado ejemplares de este periódico al Department of State o alguna otra agencia gubernamental y por este conducto haya llegado hasta Ustedes. En caso positivo ¿sería posible obtener algunas copias? Atentamente Dr. Roberto Duarte

jerodamor@yahoo.com.mx: I noticed your interest in locating items at the Library of Congress. You can search for titles in the Library of Congress online catalog: catalog.loc.gov You can also ask a reference librarian directly using this web address: www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ Your question will be directed to an appropriate department for response.

The movie showing is "Life with Henry"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_with_Henry
"Life with Henry is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Clifford Goldsmith and Don Hartman. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, Eddie Bracken, Fred Niblo, Hedda Hopper and Kay Stewart. It was released on January 24, 1941 by Paramount Pictures."

PLUS
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Story_(film)
"The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey."