Louis de Ronge photograph album

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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

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Publication Rights

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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