federales

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!

Date written on negative is 3/7/29.

Torreon, in northern Mexico was a scene of much fighting between rebels and federals in 1913-1914 and again in the rebellion of 1929.

www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_mexico/constitutionalist_re...
provides a map of Mexico with indicators of military activity by different groups during the "Constitutionalist Revolution" of 1913-1914. Torreon is shown as an area where Federal forces (in support of Huerta while he was president, February 18, 1913 – July 15, 1914) resisted the Revolutionary Army. Pancho Villa was the revolutionary leader who was active around Torreon.

Other Bain photos of Federal at Torreon include:

and

la foto 3033-12 (así como otras de distintas fechas) también tiene 3/7/29 (¿marzo 7, de 1929?). Tal vez se trate de la fecha de archivo o de publicación pero no de la toma. Dr. Roberto Duarte.

These three pictures most likely were taken arround April 4, 1914, not at Torreón, but at San Pedro, 62 kilometers north from Torreón. Or at least were taken on April 1-2, before or when the federals were fleeing from Torreón to San Pedro, hustled by Villa's troups. Dr. Roberto Duarte¨ Plastic Surgeon

LOC: Bain's caption reads "Federals," not "Feds." The Mexican troops were not called "Feds."

Another Bain/LOC photo of Mexican federal troops at Torreon:

By Bain's serial numbers these two pictures are a secuence. It seems (3028-4) General José Refugio Velasco is passing review to the troops, most likely before fleeing from Torreón towards San Pedro de las Colonias. and 3028-5 they are marching on to that Town. Although they fled by train on the first 3 days of Aplil 1914. The other possiblility is the arrival to San Pedro. Dr. Roberto Duarte