In the limelight : a terrible snapshot from outside Mexico City

A scene form the Mexican Revolution depicts three men about to be executed against a wall by a firing squad. The man in the middle is blindfolded, while a man in an officer uniform raises a sword to signal the firing squad.

Publication date: 1914-03-22

Size: 9.5 x 16.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: color

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Mexico

Subject(s):

• Executions--Mexico--1910-1920
• Firing squads--Mexico--1910-1920
• Mexico--History--Revolution, 1910-1920

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (March 22, 1914), Part 5/Color Section, p. 7

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg