Name/Title
Photograph of 1st CT Infantry Camp 1916Entry/Object ID
2025.104.7Description
Handwritten on the print in white is "Camp 1st Connecticut Infantry Nogales Ariz August 1916"
The First Connecticut Infantry, part of the National Guard, was sent by then President Wilson to the Mexican border at Nogales, Arizona as part of the "Mexican Punitive Expedition." This measure was a part of the National Defense act of 1916 which was passed in response to revolutionary Mexicans conducting a raid on a New Mexico town. The First Connecticut did not go into Mexico but stayed at the border doing training exercises.Photograph Details
Subject
The First Connecticut InfantrySubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Nogales, AZCollection
General CollectionMade/Created
Date made
Aug 1916Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
Nogales, AZLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Archives U1-D-4Category
PermanentDate
October 18, 2025Provenance
Provenance Detail
Found ObjectCreated By
Kearney, QuinlanCreate Date
October 18, 2025Updated By
Kearney, QuinlanUpdate Date
October 18, 2025