The Old Year in Pictures : bullets replaced ballots in Mexican presidential campaign

A Mexican firing squad prepares to execute General Alfredo Rueda Quijano, a leader of political opposition.

Publication date: 1928-01-01

Size: 9.6 x 11 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Mexico City (Mexico)

Subject(s):

• Executions--Mexico--Mexico City--1920-1930
• Firing squads--Mexico--Mexico City--1920-1930
• Rueda Quijano, Alfredo

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 (January 1, 1928), Picture Section, p. 7

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)