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Mexico - part of Argumedo's Force Halt Refugee Train near Torreon (LOC)

  • Jesús Roberto Duarte said:
    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
  • Arden said:
    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.
  • Jesús Roberto Duarte said:
    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
  • Jesús Roberto Duarte said:
    ¿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
  • Mary said:
    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.

Mexico - cribbing bridge for refugee train, Torreon (LOC)

  • Jesús Roberto Duarte said:
    Take a look on photo LC-B2-2374-9 "Argumedo's force halt refugee train at Torreón" of your collection, and compare hand writting. If a perpendicular line is traced on the shadows you'll get Nort-South direction. So, locomotive is traveling West-East, probably American Refugee coming fron Asarco [American Smelting and Refining Co.] (Velardeña) stopping by Avilés (currently Ciudad Juárez, Durango) separated from Torreón just by Cerro del Huarache. Throurgh that rail used to travel International Mexican Railroad (settled on 1888) from Ciudad Porfirio Díaz (currently Piedras Negras, Coahuila-Eagle Pass, Texas) to Durango City. Some refugees went all the way through and others arriving at Torreón changed to Central Mexican Railroad (Mexico City to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua-El Paso, Texas). Dr. Roberto Duarte