Blamed for the death of Madero, persecuted by President Wilson, arrested and imprisoned at Fort Bliss, which eventually caused his death.
Sitter
José Victoriano Huerta Márquez
(1850 - 1916)
Photographer
Otis Aultman
Dateca. 1915
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions3 1/8 × 5 1/4 in. (7.9 × 13.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of William K. Durbon on behalf of Colonel and Mrs. Donald A. Young
Object numberPA1977.065.074
DescriptionPresident Huerta, wearing a dark suit and hat is escorted by two uniformed U. S. Army officers and several civilians. Herta is tipping his hat to a man wearing a gun belt and that man is, in turn, tipping his hat to Huerta. This is taken at Fort Bliss, Texas, where Huerta was to serve a prison sentence for conspiring with German spies in the United States during WWI.On View
Not on viewTerms
Locale
ca. 1944
August 1923
