Poncho villa

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Poncho Villa

Poncho Villa with a 1914 Indian

Viva Zapata! Mexican Revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata poses in full war regalia. This old picture is a classic of the Revolution, with Zapata clutching a Winchester rifle and wearing the obligatory crossed bandoliers and broad sombrero. Last week was the 99th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, which erupted on November 20, 1910. I had already collected a number of these wonderful old photos for a magazine article I wrote, and I decided to pair them up with some of the photos I shot at…

Title: Gen. Villa Creator: C.C. Harris Foto Date: 1912 Part Of: American border troops and the Mexican Revolution Place: Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico Physical Description: 1 photographic print (postcard): gelatin silver File: ag1982_0015_001r_villa.jpg Rights: Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other…