Mexican Revolution RPPC Band Group with Instruments Real Photo Mexico Antique
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Mexican Real Photo PostcardThere are no captions, no identifications, and no photographer listed. I would guess that the postcard dates to around 1913 but I could be wrong. I do not know if the center man in white is a prominent figure or not.The postcard is curled and warped some. The tips of the corners are beaten up with rounding, tiny pinholes and related wear. The card has a truly evident amount of darkening and discoloration. When I tilt the photo back and forth under a bright light, I can see a lot of smudges, fingerprints and other similar wear to the surface of the photo. The back is particularly dirtied and looks to have some shadowing to the corners from when the postcard likely spent time in an album.This real photo postcard comes from the Theodore Strothman collection. I have more of his postcards listed this week.Additional information about Strothman:I don't know a lot about Strothman. If you need details on how I came about the following information, please ask. After looking through his collection, I think he enlisted in the navy in 1909. In 1911, he was apparently on the U.S.S. Colorado, Musician 2nd Class (band), in San Diego and San Francisco. He was also a photographer. Many of the photos that he took in Mexico or owned from Mexico are dated 1913. In 1914, he was receiving mail at home in central Indiana. So
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