[Texas]. [Border War]

[Two Panoramic Photos of the First Cavalry New York National Guard and Their Camp at McAllen, Texas]

McAllen: Photo. by Murff & Robinson, 1916. Two panoramic photographs, measuring 8 x 28 and 8 x 26.5 inches. Rolled. A couple of short, closed tears and small perforations, otherwise minor wear and soiling. Very good. Item #3373

Two detailed panoramic photographs that depict the First Cavalry Regiment of the New York National Guard, one unit of the 15,000 guardsmen from the state that were sent to garrison the Rio Grande in South Texas during the Border War with Mexican revolutionaries and Pershing's Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa. The New Yorkers were stationed at inadequate, parched camps in Mission, McAllen, and Pharr. The slightly larger of the two images here shows the camp of the First Cavalry at McAllen, with field tents and temporary camp buildings on the left and the regiment's allotment of horses tethered together at right. The second images shows the unit on parade, being reviewed by General Frederick Funston, the commander of the border garrisons. The photos are each captioned in the negative, and dated August 28, 1916, and October 1, 1916, respectively. Scarce images of New York's encampment in Texas during the Border War.

Price: $850.00