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Chronicles the production and uses of images by the media and the revolution seen through the commercial interests of the American cinematographic industry. The book contains a selection of documents and photographs taken in the early 20th century by American photographers during the Mexican Revolution of the man who was then considered the United States' number one enemy: Francisco "Pancho" Villa. Also includes period photographs of military mobilizations and some published caricatures, as well as images of President Venustiano Carranza and General John J. Pershing, who led an expeditionary force into Mexico to capture Villa. "This way we can observe a coincidence between the emergence of cinematographic journalism and the beginning of the Mexican Revolution that will be a reason for the presence in Mexico of numerous American camera teams amongst the conflicting parts."--Page 38.