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Francisco "Pancho" Villa (June 5, 1877 – July 23, 1923), famed Mexican revolutionary and guerrilla leader.

A cropped version of this image is used on the cover of A & E's Biography DVD, Pancho Villa: Outlaw Hero.

Notice that he signed this like a promotional picture. Not surprising, since he was quite media-savvy for his day, having starred as himself in a movie which helped propel him into legend.

Même tenue que la photo avec Braniff, Orozco et Garibaldi. Peut-être prise devant le poste de douane à Juarez après que Orozco y ait déplacé le siège du gouvernement provisoire. mai 1911 ...... même si cette photo est attribué à "Topical Press Agency" et datée : "Monday December 1st, 1913" sur site JAMD.com (search pancho villa).

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También conocido como El Centauro del Norte.

In the news in January, 1913: Jess Westergaard (also known as Jess Reimer) defeated Henry Ordemann in Minneapolis on January 7, 1913, and claimed the world's heavyweight wrestling title. A week later, he announced that he would become a boxer and defeat Jack Johnson for the heavyweight championship in that sport. (Of course, he never did.)

Wystan: Thanks for the additional information on Mr. Westergaard. We will add to the record when we update. On a related note, there is another image of Mr. Westergaard in his street clothes in the Bain Collection here.

I am a decendant of Jess's.I believe he was my great great uncle. I have a book with all the wrestlers listed in it and his little black address book. This is the first info I have found on him besides what was past down through the family.

Another Bain/LOC photo of Mr. Westergaard, showing his face:

What people did for a laugh before the Internet came along.
Great picture!