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Malvina Hoffman (1887-1966): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvina_Hoffman

There is more information on this cannon and a second cannon used by the Maderistas in the battle of Juarez, the so-called McGinty cannon, at netdotcom.com/revmexpc.cannon.pc, a website devoted to post cards of the Mexican Revolution. It was evidently cast in Chihuahua City under the direction of Giuseppe Garabaldi, a grandson of the Italian patriot who had joined the Maderistas. Lonn Taylor

Hello History Buffs! I am trying to ID a cannon presently housed at the El Paso Museum of History (2nd Floor). It sits on top of a wooden carriage (dark green fading paint) - sorry, I don't know cannon terminology- that measures 73 inches long. The barrel looks to be made out of iron and measures 301/2 inches long with a 2 inch smooth bore (other end measures 4 1/2 inches in diameter and is closed off). There are two wooden wagon-style wheels (each w/ 16 spokes) and both are put together in halves (height of each of the wheels is 44 1/4 inches...it looks nothing like the cannon depicted above but is believed to have been used during the Mexican Revolution. If you can help, please email me at: wildblue_yerevan@yahoo.com (my name is WaterTiger). You can see photos of it at www.flickr.com/photos/23400667@N07/ Name of Photos: MysteryCannon-EPMH1 (thru 3)

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called FLICKR PARA LA HISTORIA , and we'd love to have this added to the group!

En la colección de Otis Aultman, de El Paso Public Library se puede ver en la foto 1707 (firmada Scott Photo) www.elpasotexas.gov/library/ourlibraries/main_library/bor... donde se le está dando acabado a un cañón muy parecido a este. La información agregada refiere que es en Ciudad Juárez. ¿Se trata del mismo cañón? Dr. Roberto Duarte

Found this picture in El Paso Herald issue May 11 [that is one day after Juarez take], 1911 (The Library of Congress, Cronicling America chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88084272/1911-05-11/ed-... ). You can read: "Bottom picture shows gun made by Garibaldi at Casas Grandes, which was used to shell the federals in Juárez during the attack. Behind the cannon is an ambulance used by Dr. Wilson´s [There's a photo depicting Dr. Wilson in this collection "Americans with Madero [LC-B2-2224-10] insurrecto hospital corps". The Pictures were made by a Herald staff man. Dr. Roberto Duarte

In the left lower corner the date scratched is 3/9/29 (mirror view), March 9th, 1929. Several pictures were dated the same day, 18 (eighteen) years later the real events took place, for example the photo entitled Federal Troops at Torreón; pending to tell you wich other photos of your collection have scratched 1929 date. Dr. Roberto Duarte