Pictures from The Punitive Expedition (1916-1917)

[Delmonico]

I stumbled on to this high quality picture and did some work on it:



Villa bandits who raided Columbus, New Mexico, caught by American soldiers in the mountains of Mexico and held, in camp

I did some crops to show the uniforms and gear better:









If anyone sees something they want more detail on let me know, even the crops are sized to make them fit.

I also did some serious looking for some more pictures and found a bunch I'll work on and get posted.  Some are just OK but several of them are also very high quality that we can find some good detail in.  I'll get the rest up soon.

[Delmonico]

OK these are as good as it's going to get.  Columbus New Mexico burning after the raid:



And the ruins after the raid:



Army trucks ready to leave Columbus New Mexico for Mexico:



13th Cavalry Columbus NM 1916:




Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry who were taken prisoner during the attack on Carrizal, June 21 1916:



General John J. Pershing in his camp at Casas Grandes, studying telegraphed orders:



En-route with the American Field Headquarters from El Valle to Las Cruces, Mexico, April 10, 1916. Company A, 6th Infant:



Major Charles Young of the 10th Cavalry who will be made Lieutenant Colonel shortly., 1916:



Company A, 1st Arkansas Infantry:



8 JN-3 Curtiss Biplanes were deployed:







I'll work on the rest of the better pictures. 

[Delmonico]

General Pershing and General Tasker H. Bliss inspect a camp.



This one is better quality and has been sized so I should be able to crop and bring out more detail.

[Delmonico]

Headquarters of the American forces in Colonia Dublan, Mexico. General Pershing with his aide Lieutenant Collins, 1916:



Pancho Villa:



And with officers:



These have also been sized and could be cropped for more detail.

[Delmonico]

Troops on the march in Mexico:



Also sized and could be cropped for detail.

[River City John]

Very interesting, Delmonico.


RCJ

[Capt.Virgil Russo]

Awesome pics sir!!! Thanks so much!!!

[pony express]

Intersting photos. Soldiers in the first one seem mostly to be wearing a pullover sweater. And note the pistol belt on the one second from the left in the first picture. I guess it wasn't western movies  that invented wearing it on a slant like that.

[SGT John Chapman]

Those are AWESOME pics Del.....

[Delmonico]

I found some more, high quality ones to boot.  I have to down-load, size and convert from Tiff to Jpeg to post them, might take a day or so.

[Delmonico]

Fort Bliss around 1915:



Men of Company A, 16th Infantry, San Geronimo, Mexico, May 27th, 1916:



Army airplane Number 75, Camp El Valle, Mexico, September 28th, 1916. Private Smith, Company A, 16th Infantry, standing as a measure:



Private Browne, Company M, 16th Infantry, Camp El Valle, Mexico, September 29th, 1916:



Privates Daly, Ball, and Baldwin, Company A, 16th Infantry, late Sept 1916:



Inspecting packs, Company M, 16th Infantry., El Valle, Mexico, September 16, 1916:



An execution at Juarez, Mexico, about the time of the Columbus affair:



Mexican Rurales:



Tucker Beckett's (photographer) "studio" at Camp El Valle, Mexico, as October 13th:



Studio, Camp of 16th Infantry, El Paso, Texas. (The photographer Beckett) in corporal's uniform beside his studio Nov 3 1916:



Clifford K. Berryman Cartoon:



All these photos in this post are high enough quality to bring more out if someone see's something that interests them.  Just let me know because I have the good copies filed.

[St. George]

Excellent stuff!

I've got half a footlocker filled with Punitive Expedition photos and RPPCs - I'll do some digging.

Vaya,

Scouts Out

[Capt.Virgil Russo]

Excellent stuff!

I've got half a footlocker filled with Punitive Expedition photos and RPPCs - I'll do some digging.

Vaya,

Scouts Out

That would be equally as awesome!!! As you can probably tell, the Punitive Expedition is my time period of choice.

Thanks to both you and Delmonico

[Niederlander]

Intersting photos. Soldiers in the first one seem mostly to be wearing a pullover sweater. And note the pistol belt on the one second from the left in the first picture. I guess it wasn't western movies  that invented wearing it on a slant like that.

That sweater is available from What Price Glory.  It seems like a pretty practical item to me!

[pony express]

Also, their leggins appear to be changed quite a bit from the SAW version, some laced, some buckled. Leather ones maybe? and no strap under the instep. I like those boots Major Charles Young has, too. Wouldn't be good to have to lace or unlace them in a hurry, though.