Post by Diane Merkel on Jul 9, 2006 20:47:26 GMT -6
From a website visitor:
I have some postcards dated from around 1911 from "John" and to a Mr D. Laughlin of 5418 Wood St., Chicago, Ill. They are of the 7th in dress, a typical pack that was carried and some scenes from a battlefield in Agua Prieta, Mexico. I also have postcards of some hangings of Mexican men that have the names Dr. Huerta**, Hranquilino Silva, and Coronel Leyva. There is also one of the carranza trenches. Any help in identifying these men or some history of these postcards would be much appreciated.
** On the back of this card is written, "This is their leader taken out of his bed in Douglas Az. at 2:00am on December 16th and hanged at 3:00am." - dated 1918.