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Published by [N.p.], 1906
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Small-format panoramic photograph, 3½ x 12 inches, partially handcolored. Minor wear and rubbing. Very good. Mounted on brown cardboard, minor chipping. A small but interesting panoramic photograph of the 1st United States Cavalry on parade at Fort Clark near Bracketville in far south- central Texas in 1906. Fort Clark was opened in the mid-19th century to provide protection for the border and for the roads leading to El Paso. The fort was active through World War II, but was deactivated in 1946. The 1st Cavalry was assigned to Fort Clark in 1903, between appointments to the Philippines - serving with distinction in the Philippine- American War, followed by a much quieter two- year stint there. In the year this photograph was taken, the regiment spent some time in San Francisco, assisting with the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake and fires. Here they are on parade, perhaps about to leave for, or having just returned from, California. In the present photograph, most of the soldiers' hats and uniform shirts are tinted blue. A handsome image of a long- closed Texas frontier fort and the cavalrymen who lived there for three years in the first decade of the 20th century.
Published by E.O. Goldbeck, San Antonio, 1929
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Panoramic photograph, 8¾ x 22½ inches. Light surface wear, somewhat faded. Very good. Mounted on decorative cloth-backed flexible board. A whimsical panoramic photograph featuring the members of the San Antonio temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, also known as Shriners. Here, the members of the 1929 order stand for a group photograph, many of them in their official Shriner's uniforms. Most notable among these is perhaps the man in a Shriner's cap at middle-left, holding a leashed and muzzled black bear cub. The photograph was produced by the legendary and prolific San Antonio-based photographer E.O. Goldbeck. Goldbeck's panoramas are uncommon in both the trade and in institutions.
Published by Medley & Shulman, El Paso, Tx., 1916
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Panoramic photograph, 10 x 51½ inches. Minor edge wear, a few tiny closed edge tears. Overall very good. Tightly rolled. A well-composed panoramic image of Camp Stewart taken during the Texas-Mexico border war. Camp Stewart was established near El Paso, Texas in 1916, specifically to defend the Texas border against ensuing attacks from the Mexican Revolutionary general, Pancho Villa. This activity was part of the Mexican Border Campaign, or Pershing's Punitive Expedition, an effort by President Woodrow Wilson to pursue and capture or kill Pancho Villa, and to halt Villa's paramilitary actions on American soil. Major General John Pershing was tasked by Wilson to find Villa, and disrupt his forces. Over the course of nine months, Pershing's men pursued Villa, skirmishing with the Mexican revolutionaries, but they never succeeded in capturing Villa himself. The image shows a vast array of tents and temporary buildings, along with men on both horseback and foot, arrayed in the desert not far from a mountainous backdrop. The photographers, Medley & Shulman were locals and produced the photograph in El Paso.
Published by Stauts & Simpson, [Waco], 1917
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Panoramic photograph, 8 x 38½ inches. Minor creasing, light surface and edge wear. Very good. A spectacular overhead view of downtown Waco, Texas during the years of World War I. The center of the image shows the courthouse in the town square, and ranges to the McLendon Hardware building at the left and the Brazos River (and just beyond) to the right. A street to the left of town square appears to be holding a military parade, with several groups of troops marching in tandem, perhaps troops that had recently been in Mexico for the expedition against Pancho Villa or were about to depart for World War I deployment or training. Identifiable businesses or advertisers include Sanger Bros., Herrick Hardware Company, R.L. Fuston Horses & Mules, Columbia Batteries, Coca-Cola, Goodman Liquor, Square Drug Store, Bismark Saloon, among others. The ALICO Building, completed in 1911, stands prominently near center; it was then and remains the tallest building in Waco. A picturesque panorama of wartime Waco.