Rio Grande Historical Collections Photographs, 1885-1930
Photographer
Azo [postcard]
Subject (LCSH)
Real photo postcards
Artillery
Artillerymen
Mountain guns
Ammunition
Soldiers
Armed Forces
Historical context
Charles de Bremond (1863-1919) was from Switzerland of French ancestry and settled in Roswell, New Mexico around 1891. He was well-known in the agricultural industry as a sheep rancher and farmer. Mr. de Bremond was the commander of Roswell’s Battery A from 1910-1920 and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. Battery A fought on the Mexican border during the Mexican Revolution in 1916 and also fought in World War I in France in 1917 and 1918. Battery A was commended personally by Gen. John ''Black Jack'' Pershing for their fighting during World War I. Mr. de Bremond was exposed to poisonous gas while fighting in the Battle of Marne in 1918 and he died in 1919 in Roswell from the exposure. He was awarded posthumously the Distinguished Service Medal. The photos, and photo albums, in this collection focus on Mr. de Bremond’s sheep ranching and his military service. For more information please see the collection finding aid
Provenance
Hagerman families donation in 1977, 1981, and 1983
Extent
Size original: 3.375 x 5.375 in.
Notes
Two soldiers near the front of the drill, another soldier on the side supervising
Behind is a box full of ammunition
The soldier walking and plugging his ears
Note on verso: "Bates Studio. 423-425 D Ave. Lawton, Okla."
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections
Source collection name: Charles M. de Bremond Family Photograph Collection, 1900-1930