Mexican Revolution Border War ~ American Mercenaries ~ Real Photo Postcard 1911

Description: Original Real Photo Postcard image of American Mercenaries taken in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico in May 1911 during the Battle of Juarez which took place during the very beginning of the Mexican Revolution. A lot of these mercenaries were American Cowboys. Pancho Villa was involved in this battle and made a name for himself. Juarez is directly across the Rio Grande River from El Paso, Texas. A very clear image showing great detail of Americans with Winchester Rifles. Also, a number of Mexican Revolutionaries with Mauser Rifles and Bandoliers full of Cartridges. In the background is a Red Cross Train. The card is in excellent condition with no creases or bends. Postally unused. Postage includes full coverage insurance. The First Battle of Ciudad Juárez took place in April and May 1911 between federal forces loyal to President Porfirio Díaz and rebel forces of Francisco Madero, during the Mexican Revolution. Pascual Orozco and Pancho Villa commanded Madero's army, which besieged Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. After two days of fighting the city's garrison surrendered and Orozco and Villa took control of the town. The fall of Ciudad Juárez to Madero, combined with Emiliano Zapata's taking of Cuautla in Morelos, convinced Díaz that he could not hope to defeat the rebels. As a result, he agreed to the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez, resigned and went into exile in France, thus ending the initial stage of the Mexican Revolution. I have been collecting real photo postcard images of Far West Texas for over thirty years and have decided to start selling some of my treasures so that other collectors can enjoy them. They will not be cheap because of the rarity of the cards. Also, because of the time and trouble I have invested in them. I traveled tens of thousands of miles to different towns and cities throughout Texas and some other states going to postcard, book and paper, collector and gun shows. Checking out antique shops and second hand stores. Going to auctions before eBay existed and spending tens of thousands of hours culling through hundreds of thousands of postcards. Then came eBay and I have spent over ten thousand hours going through hundreds of thousands of postcards. I paid dearly for the items I offer on eBay as a collector, what I am trying to say is the search, finding, buying, storing and protecting took a lot of time, money and effort. I might end up having my collection cataloged and then selling it to an academic institution to realize the biggest return on my investment, but I will wait to see how it goes on eBay first.

Price: 449.88 USD

Location: Austin, Texas

End Time: 2024-11-03T22:09:34.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10 USD