LOT 172
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Lot 172
6 RARE 10TH CALVARY BUFFALO SOLDIERS REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS DEPICTING THE RETURN OF PRISONERS AFTER THE BATTLE OF CARRIZAL, MEXICO JUNE 21, 1916 AND RELATED IMAGES. Featuring a RFPC depicting the white 10th Calvary Guide Lem Spillsbury, a Mormon scout and the only white to be captured surrounded by recently freed fellow prisoners of the 10th Calvary all holding small bouquets of flowers. Spillsbury later described how the prisoners' dark skin merited no special consideration. Originally lining up the gringo dogs for execution, the Mexicans instead stripped all the captives naked and marched them to a nearby rail line for incarceration in Chihuahua City. On June 25th 1916 President Wilson issued a formal statement condemning Mexico's actions and demanded the immediate release of Spillsbury and the black soldiers. As a show of strength, Wilson mobilized guard units on the border for imminent invasion. The racial origin of the hostages, on whose fate rested the question of war or peace, apparently mattered little to either side. Uniform rather than skin color seemed more important as U.S. citizens' own patriotism demanded the release of men already coming to be regarded as heroes. Six days later on July 1, 1916 they prisoners were released, it is believed, on the international bridge at El Paso as evidenced by the inscribed plate location of El Paso Tex. Also a RFPC depicting a group of 10th Calvary Buffalo Soldiers as prisoners in a Mexican jail, and a RFPC of prisoners being lined up prior to being released and another RFPC showing a camp full of black soldiers in El Paso identified as being a group of blacks along the Mexican border and a RFPC depicting cook wagons and mess attendants, and a RFPC depicing a railcar with U.S. soldiers. All postally unused. Overall good condition.
Estimate:
$400 - 600
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