Torreon Mexican Revolution Soldiers On Traincar With Repeating Rifle 1912 Real Photo Postcard

The postcard, dated 1912, depicts soldiers gathered around an early model machine gun, likely a Maxim or Schwarzlose, amidst a military encampment. This period was marked by escalating tensions in the Balkans, leading to the outbreak of the First Balkan War later that year, which saw a coalition of Balkan states challenge the weakening Ottoman Empire.