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Louis de Ronge photograph album
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Louis de Ronge photograph album
    Date: circa 1916
    Collection Number: MS 249
    Creator: Ronge, Louis de (Louis Onderdonk)
    Extent: 0.92 linear feet (1 box)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists of a photograph album compiled by Louis de Ronge, a United States serviceman who was a member of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army. The majority of photographs were taken around 1916, and document the life and activities of the Regiment while they were stationed in Nogales, Arizona during the Pancho Villa Expedition of the Mexican Border War (1910-1919). Images in the collection are mostly captioned by de Ronge, and show various servicemembers, military exercises, camp conditions, and local sights.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Access

    This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright Unknown: Some material in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. Louis de Ronge photograph album (MS 249). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Purchased in 2023.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of a photograph album compiled by Louis de Ronge, a United States serviceman who was a member of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army. The majority of photographs were taken around 1916, and document the life and activities of the Regiment while they were stationed in Nogales, Arizona during the Pancho Villa Expedition of the Mexican Border War (1910-1919). Images in the collection are mostly captioned by de Ronge, and show various servicemembers, military exercises, camp conditions, and local sights.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Arizona. Nogales
    United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1957)
    Mexican-American Border Region -- History
    Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920
    United States. Army -- History -- Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Black-and-white photographs
    Photographs