Reading the will, Antique Poster

Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Reading the will is now available for your home or office. The Library has preserved this image as part of its permanent historical collection.

Library of Congress record: Created 1916 Apr 19 publication date No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower left: Bradley. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1977; (DLC/PP-1977:215.61) After the Mexican people switched their allegiance from Pancho Villa to Venustiano Carranza, the United States government took note and endorsed Carranza. Villa, in retaliation, murdered seventeen Americans in a massacre at Santa Isabel (January, 1916) and raided Columbus, New Mexico (March, 1916). In response, President Woodrow Wilson sent a punitive expedition to apprehend and bring to justice Villa and his followers responsible for the carnage. Carranza, opposed to American intervention, eventually sent a note to the U.S. suggesting a recall of its troops. On.

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