Portrait of Colonel Celso Vega, ca.1906

Photograph of a posed Colonel Celso Vego, ca.1906. He can be seen from the lap up. He is sitting in a chair with his right hand inside his partially unbuttoned uniform jacket, while his left hand is laying in his lap. He wears a dark handlebar moustache and his short dark hair is combed back from his forehead. Epaulets on his shoulders each have one star on them. He was on the staff of General Luis Torres. He was born in 1851 and was 2nd in command to the local politician, or "jefe político", of the Northern District, Baja California, beginning 1903.