Jun 27, 2024 - Sale 2675

Sale 2675 - Lot 377

Unsold
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(MEXICO.) Group of photographs and postcards of revolutionary president Francisco Madero. 10 items: 5 Real Photo postcards and 2 printed postcards, approximately 5¼ x 3¼ inches each, plus 3 photographs, 5 x 7 inches or slightly smaller; most unused, generally minimal to minor wear. Mexico, circa 1910-1913
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Francisco I. Madero (1873-1913) was a reformer who led a successful revolution against the authoritarian regime of Porfirio Díaz. He served 15 months as president of Mexico before being deposed and executed in another coup known as the "La Decena Trágica" (Ten Tragic Days). The five Real Photo postcards in this lot include:

A well-known 1911 group image of Madero posed with 16 other revolutionaries, including Carranza and Villa who would soon turn against him.

A portrait of Madero with his arm in a sling, captioned awkwardly in the negative "F I Madero, herido en la Batalla de Casas Grandes el 6 de Marzo 1911." Madero was slightly wounded at Casas Grandes in his only battlefield venture.

Two shots by Alexander Photo: "Peace Parlay in Madero's Camp" and "Guiseppi Garibaldi, second in command in Madero's Army."

A portrait titled "Presidente de Mexico, F.I. Madero," with a pencil caption on verso in English: "The former president of Mexico, who was killed."

Also included are two interesting printed postcards. One titled "Firmas de Presidencio Francisco J. Madero y jefes del Ejercito Politico Liberadores de Mexico 1911" features portraits of Madero, Villa, and other revolutionary figures along with their autographs, produced by the Aztec Curio Store of Ciudad Juarez. The other promotes Madero as a 1910 presidential candidate with his campaign slogans; it is inscribed on verso, although not stamped or postmarked.

Finally, the lot includes 3 slightly larger photographs of Madero, about 5 x 7 inches: one a crowd shot of Madero delivering a campaign speech; one at a diplomatic event with his vice president Pino Suarez; and a portrait by J.T. Deville with facsimile signature.