1910s, Mexico: Rebels & Mexican Soldiers 220744-05 | Footage Farm

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Pre-WWI - 1910s, Mexico: Rebels & Mexican Soldiers; Vera Cruz Harbor; Mexico City Military Parade]
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03:52:39 Mexican soldiers on railroad flatcar in station on tracks next to passenger train. Officers posing, soldiers in window of passenger cars behind leaving & equipment; departing passenger train w/ soldiers.
03:53:10 Title: “Federal Army leaving Mexico City & hiking along - women & children following.” Officer in uniform w/ binoculars on RR car platform, civilian man stands beside. Mexico soldiers beside train, tracks blocked; very young soldiers & others riding & walking along RR tracks toward camera.
03:55:07 Soldiers, others riding horses & teams of mules pull field artillery wagons across tracks.
03:56:23 Title (spanish). Women & kids sit in doorway (brief). Woman toward camera along tracks.
03:56:35 Title (spanish). Mexican rebels w/ sombreros riding past camera w/ rifles & bandoleros. Rebel troops march toward & past camera. Rebel riders; infantry marchers past.
03:58:18 Title (spanish). Pan over rural buildings of town of Vera Cruz. Mexicans (Diaz?) view town from sand dunes. CU Broken windows & damaged buildings.
03:59:19 Title: “Moving the sick & wounded under guard to a place of safety.” Carrying stretchers under Red Cross banners w/ rebel soldiers w/ rifles alongside.
03:59:52 Title: “Infantry & artillery leaving the city.” Moving thru street, infantry following; past storefronts. Town square w/ trees & milling people. Infantry & artillery leaving city. People watching cameraman.
04:01:18 Rebel General Orozco (?) leaving building towards camera.
04:01:21 Title: “Mexican warships at anchor in Vera Cruz harbor...” Two stack ship in harbor from small boat, dry dock in harbor; view of fort.
04:01:53 Title: “Mexican officer inspecting warships & sailors...” Formally dressed naval officers on board ship. View from small boats of two-stack ship or yacht in harbor flying unid. flag. MS large cannon mounted on side.
04:03:04 Title: “Watch Closely Now! General Huerta in the Field.” Men looking thru binoculars. (brief)
04:03:09 Title: “The New Ruler of Mexico, Gen. Carranza.” Men walk along dock including General Carranza & Obregon (?).
04:03:17 Title: “Band & 28th Infantry. Best organization in Mexico City.” Troops in formal dress w/ packs marching before large crowd.
04:03:44 Title: “Rurales. The most picturesque soldiers of Mexico: the eye of the Army - El General Ramirez al frente del cuerpo de rurales.” Mounted riders w/ sombreros following troops before same crowd.
Mexican Border War; Revolution; Dictators; Poverty; Ethnic; Hispanics;
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