SOLDIER OF FORTUNE -- ADVENTURING IN LATIN AMERICA AND MEXICO WITH EMIL LEWIS HOLMDAHL

ILLUSTRATIONS

Emil Holmdahl was fifteen years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War in 1898. -- Holmdahl Papers

Map 1:  The Philippines in the early twentieth century. -- Provided courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin

Emil Holmdahl during the Philippine Insurrection. -- Holmdahl Papers

Emil Holmdahl (standing, far left) and his comrades in the 20th Infantry Regiment during the Philippine Insurrection, c. 1900. -- Holmdahl Papers

Sgt. Holmdahl poses in his full dress uniform while stationed in the Philippines. -- Holmdahl Papers

U.S. soldiers on guard duty amid the ruins of San Francisco, 1906.  Holmdahl is standing, second from the right. -- Holmdahl Papers

Map 2:  Central America c. 1900. -- Provided courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin

"Tex" O'Reilly fought under eight flags and then became a famous newspaper editor in San Antonio. -- Courtesy San Antonio Light