Finding aid for the Mexican carte-de-visite portrait album from the era of
Maximilian and Napoleon III, between 1854 and 1870
Beth Ann Guynn
Descriptive Summary
Title: Mexican carte-de-visite portrait album from the era of Maximilian and Napoleon
III
Date (inclusive): between 1854 and
1870
Number: 92.R.8
Physical Description:
1 album(s)
(113 photographic prints)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Special Collections
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90049-1688
Business Number: (310) 440-7390
Fax Number: (310) 440-7780
reference@getty.edu
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref
(310) 440-7390
Abstract: The album of carte-de-visite portraits
was compiled by an unidentified person, most likely of French nationality, during or shortly
after the period known as the French intervention in Mexico (1861-1867) when the French
invaded and ruled that country, establishing Maximilien, Archduke of Austria, as Emperor of
Mexico. It includes photographs by several photographers active in France or Mexico such as
François Aubert and André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri.
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Language: Collection material is in
French.
Biographical/Historical Note
The album was compiled by an unidentified person, most likely of French nationality, during
or shortly after the time of the French Intervention in Mexico.
Administrative Information
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Mexican carte-de-visite portrait album from the era of Maximilian and Napoleon III, between
1854 and 1870, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 92.R.8
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa92r8
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 1992.
Processing History
Processed and cataloged by Beth Ann Guynn; finding aid encoded by Holly Larson with grant
funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Guynn expanded the
finding aid in 2021.
Digitized Material
The collection ws digitized in 2022 and the images asre available online:
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/92r8
Scope and Content of Collection
The album of 112 albumen cartes-de-visite and one cabinet card features portraits of
Emperor Maximilian, Empress Carlota, and Napoleon III, as well as other key figures in the
period known as the French intervention in Mexico (1861-1867) when the French invaded Mexico
and ultimately installed Ferdinand Maximilian Archduke of Austria as Maximilian I Emperor of
Mexico. Many portraits are of French and Mexican political and military leaders such as
General Élie Frédéric Forey, the original commanding general of the French expeditionary
corps to Mexico and his successor, Marshall Achille Bazaine; and Generals Miguel Negrete, a
hero of the first Battle of Puebla and Jesús González Ortega, who played a key role in the
second battle of Puebla.
Mexican heads of state depicted include Agustín de Iturbide I, Emperor of Mexico and seven
presidents: Antonio López de Santa Anna; José Mariano de Salas; Mariano Arista; Juan
Álvarez; Ignacio Commonfort; Miguel Miramón; and Benito Juárez. Photographic reproductions
of portraits of figures related to the first Mexican Empire and the Mexican War of
Independence include Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla; Agustín de Iturbide; José María Morelos; and
Vicente Guerrero.
Other portraits are of diplomats to Mexico from Austria, England, Spain, and Belgium.
Members of the Maximilan's court and Mexican elites are also represented. Portraits of
cultural figures include novelist and poet Ignacio Manuel Altamirano and journalist and
political and military leader V. Riva Palacio.
A group of photographs by François Aubert taken at Querétaro, where Maximilian was
garrisoned after the French army wihdrew from Mexico and where he was eventually executed,
includes a posed group portrait of the firing squad taken after Maximilian's execution, and
three images of Maximilian's bullet-riddled clothing (one of his jacket and two of his
vest). Also present is a portrait of Colonel Miguel López, the Mexican officer and courtier
who betrayed Maximilian at Querétaro, and one of General Miguel Miramón, was executed along
with Maximilian and General Tomás Mejía. Several views of Querétaro and other sites are also
included.
Photographers represented in the album include: G. Malovich; Pierre-Louis Pierson; Agustín
Peraire; L. Lebert; Augustin-Aimé- Joseph Le Jeune; Serge Lvovich Levitsky; François Aubert;
G. Jägermayer; André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri; and Robert J. Bingham.
The album is bound in black leather album with a silver clasp and cover shield; five
cabinet card openings are empty. Titles for the individual images are from the French
captions written below the images, unless otherwise noted. The information on the versos of
the mounts, or under the openings is not recorded, as access to it is obscured.
Sources consulted:
Debroise, Olivier.
Mexican Suite: A History of Photography in
Mexico
. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2001.
Planteaux, Serge. "Agustin Peraire: Documenting the Execution of Emperor Maximilian."
Weekly transmisison 43-2017.
https://issuu.com/sergeplantureux/docs/pwt_43-2017_agustin_peraire_1867
Wilson-Bareau, J. et al.
Manet: The Execution of Maximilian:
Painting, Politics and Censorship
. London: The National Gallery, 1992.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in a single series: Series I. Mexican carte-de-visite portrait
album from the era of Maximilian and Napoleon IIII, between 1854 and 1870.
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Names
Pierson, Pierre-Louis,
1822-1913
Bingham, Robert J.
Lebert, L.
Disdéri, André-Adolphe-Eugène,
1819-1889
Levitsky, 1819-1898
Jägermayer, G.
Peraire, Agustín
Malevich, G.
Le Jeune, Augustin-Aimée-Joseph, active 1865-1880
Subjects - Topics
Executions and executioners -- Mexico -- Querétaro
Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel, 1753-1811 -- Portraits
Guerrero, Vicente, 1782-1831 -- Portraits
Juárez, Benito, 1806-1872 -- Portraits
Iturbide, Agustín de, 1783-1824 -- Portraits
Altamirano, Ignacio Manuel, 1834-1893 -- Portraits
Generals -- Mexico -- Portraits
Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1840-1927
-- Portraits
Bazaine, François-Achille, 1811-1888 -- Portraits
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876 -- Portraits
Diplomats -- Mexico -- Portraits
Morelos, José María, 1765-1815 -- Portraits
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873 -- Portraits
López, Miguel, 1825-1891 -- Portraits
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867 -- Portraits
Subjects - Places
Querétaro (Mexico) -- History -- Siege, 1867
Mexico -- Biography -- Portraits
Mexico -- History -- 1821-1861 -- Portraits
France -- History -- Second Empire, 1852-1870 -- Portraits
Mexico -- History -- European intervention, 1861-1867 --
Portraits
Genres and Forms of Material
Cartes-de-visite -- Mexico -- 19th century
Cartes-de-visite -- France -- 19th century
Cartes-de-visite -- Belgium -- 19th century
Cabinet photographs -France -- 19th century
Albumen prints -- France -- 19th century
Albumen prints -- Mexico -- 19th century
Cartes-de-visite -- Germany -- 19th century
Studio portraits -- Mexico -- 19th century
Photograph albums -- Mexico -- 19th century
Studio portraits -- France -- 19th century
Contributors
Aubert, François
Mexican carte-de-visite portrait album from the era of Maximilian and Napoleon
III,
between 1854 and
1870
Arrangement
In original order.
page 1 recto
92.R.8-1r
Maximilian 1er Empereur du Mexique,
between 1860 and
1867
Scope and Content Note
Page title.
page 1 recto
92.R.8-1r.1
Photographer unidentified, [Three-quarter Length Portrait of
Maximilian]
page 1 recto
92.R.8-1r.2
Bingham, Robert J., [Full-length Portrait of Maximilian],
between 1860 and
1864
Scope and Content Note
Printed on mount of photograph: [Bing]ham. Phot. 58, rue de Larouchefou[cauld].
page 1 recto
92.R.8-1r.3
Bingham, Robert J. (attributed), [Three-quarter Length Portrait of
Maximilian],
between 1860 and
1864
Scope and Content Note
Maximilian is wearing the same clothes as in 92.R.8-1r.2, indicating this was taken
at the same sitting.
page 1 recto
92.R.8-1r.4
Photographer unidentified, [Cameo Portrait of Maximilian in
Profile],
between 1860 and
1867
page 1 verso
92.R.8-1v
Gilet porte par Maximilian le jour de son exécution (19 Juin
1867),
1867
Scope and Content Note
When the French army withdrew from Mexico in 1867, Maximilian garrisoned himself and
his followers in Querétaro. After the city fell to republican troops he was captured
and eventually executed by firing squad on June 19 in the Cerro de las Campanas.
Although close access to the execution was not permitted, one of Franois Aubert's
studio operatives photographed Maximilian's bullet-riddled clothing, Maximilian in his
coffin, the members of the firing squad, and views of the execution site as well as
views of Queretaro associated with Maximilian. Aubert, in accordance with the
prevailing studio practices of the time, took credit for the photographs. The images
circulated widely in cartes-de-visite bearing the imprint of numerous Mexican and
European photographers.
Page title.
page 1 verso
92.R.8-1v.1
Disédri, Adolphe-Eugène, (after François Aubert), Le peleton d'exécution de
l'Empereur Maximilian
Scope and Content Note
Printed on mount of photograph: Propiété de la Masion Augte. Kle[in].
page 1 verso
92.R.8-1v.2
Aubert, François, [Back of Maximilian's Bullet-riddled Frock
Coat]
page 1 verso
92.R.8-1v.3
Peraire, Agustín (after François Aubert), [Back of Maximilian's
Bullet-riddled Vest]
Scope and Content Note
In negative: A. Peraire. Fot.
page 1 verso
92.R.8-1v.4
Aubert, François, [Front of Maximilian's Bullet-riddled Vest]
page 2 recto
92.R.8-2r.1
Photographer unidentified, Guadalajara (cathédrale),
between 1857 and
1870
page 2 recto
92.R.8-2r.2
Photographer unidentified, Palais impérial,
between 1857 and
1870
page 2 recto
92.R.8-2r.3
Photographer unidentified, [Château],
between 1857 and
1870
page 2 recto
92.R.8-2r.4
Photographer unidentified, [Custom's Wharf, Veracruz],
between 1857 and
1870
page 2 verso
92.R.8-2v.1
Photographer unidentified, Portrait of Maximilian I of Mexico,
between 1864 and
1867
Scope and Content Note
Photographic reproduction of Franz Xavier Winterhalter's 1864 portrait painting of
Maximilian.
page 2 verso
92.R.8-2v.2
Photographer unidentified, Portrait of Carlota,
between 1857 and
1867
Scope and Content Note
Photographic reproduction of a painting.
page 2 verso
92.R.8-2v.3
Photographer unidentified, [Portrait of Carlota Wearing a Crown],
between 1857 and
1867
Scope and Content Note
Photographic reproduction of a painting.
page 2 verso
92.R.8-2v.4
Photographer unidentified, [Emperor Maximilian and His Generals],
between 1864 and
1867
page 4 recto
92.R.8-4r.1
Photographer unidentified, [Querétaro Cathedral],
between 1857 and
1870
Scope and Content Note
Caption written below image: Querétaro.
page 4 recto
92.R.8-4r.2
Photographer unidentified, [View of Querétaro],
between 1857 and
1870
Scope and Content Note
Caption written below image: Querétaro.
page 4 recto
92.R.8-4r.3
Photographer unidentified, Viaduc qui alimenté Querétaro,
between 1857 and
1870
page 4 recto
92.R.8-4r.4
Photographer unidentified, Querétaro,
between 1857 and
1870
page 4 verso
92.R.8-4v.1
Disédri, Adolphe-Eugène, Carlota,
between 1860 and
1863
Scope and Content Note
Full-length portrait of Carlota wearing a fur coat.
page 4 verso
92.R.8-4v.2
Photographer unidentified, [Bust Portrait of Maximilian in
Profile],
between 1864 and
1867
Scope and Content Note
Written on mount below image: Max.
page 4 verso
92.R.8-4v.3
Malovich, G., [Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, Head-and-Shoulders
Portrait],
between 1857 and
1864
Scope and Content Note
Written on mount below image: Max. Imprint on verso of cdv: Studio fotografico / G.
Malovich / Corso No. 41, (670) - Trieste. This is a copy print of one of the portraits
of Maximilian taken by Andrew Burgess while he was working in Mexico City (1864-1867)
for the U.S. State Department documenting the French Intervention (Palmquist &
Kailbourn Pioneer Photographers, 2005). See: https://lccn.loc.gov/2004679825 and
https://www.loc.gov/item/2004672076/ and
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018645027/.
page 4 verso
92.R.8-4v.4
Jägern, Miramar-Querétaro,
1867 or
1868
Scope and Content Note
Title printed on mount of photograph. Written on mount below image: Car. This is a
Jägern photograph of a lithograph by Carl Edler von Stur published by P. Kaeser,
Vienna. It depicts Carlota mourning Maximilian. An angel holding a dark veil forms a
backdrop to Carlota who holds a lunette of roses in her lap. Above the angel a
vignette protrays Maximilian standing on a rock at the moment before his executon. The
caption refers to Carlota at Miramar, the castle where Carlota retreated after
Maximilian's death, and Queretaro, the place of Maximilian's execution.
page 5 recto
92.R.8-5r.1
Photographer unidentified, Yturbide,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Photographic reproduction of a print or painting of Agustín de Iturbide as the first
emperor of Mexico (1821-1823).
page 5 recto
92.R.8-5r.2
Libert., L., Juárez,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Printed on mount of photograph: L. Lebert & Co. Paris. Portrait of Benito Juárez,
a Zapotec lawyer and politician, who as the twenty-sixth president of Mexico
(1858-1872) became the country's first president of indigenous origin.
page 5 recto
92.R.8-5r.3
Photographer unidentified, Álvarez,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Photographic reproduction of a print or painting of Juan Álvarez, a caudillo of
Galician and Afro-Mexican parentage active in southern Mexico, who served as the
twenty-fourth president of Mexico for two months in 1855.
page 5 recto
92.R.8-5r.4
Photographer unidentified, [General Commonfort],
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Photographic reporduction of a painting of General Ignacio Commonfort, who was the
twenty-fifth president of Mexico (1855-1858). Written on mount below image: Grl.
Cormonfort [sic].
page 5 verso
92.R.8-5v.1
Levitsky, Sergei Lvovich, [Napoléon III, Emperor of France, Eugénie, Empress
of France and Napoléon, Prince Imperial],
1860
Scope and Content Note
Written on mount below image: Nap III. Printed on mount of photograph: Levitsky. 22,
rue de Choiseul. Levitsky sold his studio to Le Jeune in 1864, and later copies of
this photograph have the credit "Le Jeune succr." added to the mount imprints.
page 5 verso
92.R.8-5v.2
Le Jeune, Augustin-Aimé-Joseph, [Napoleon III],
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Written on mount below image: Nap III. Printed on mount of photograph: [Le] Jeune.
22, rue de Choiseul.
page 5 verso
92.R.8-5v.3
Photographer unidentified, Napoleon III,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Written on mount below image: Nap III.
page 5 verso
92.R.8-5v.4
Disédri, Adolphe-Eugène, [Napoleon III Seated],
circa 1858
Scope and Content Note
Hand-colored. Written on mount below image: Nap III.
page 6 recto
92.R.8-6r.1
Photographer unidentified, Maximilian 1er Empereur du Mexique,
between 1864 and
1867
Scope and Content Note
Title from annotation written on verso. Written on mount below image: Max.
page 7 recto
92.R.8-7r.1
Pierson, Pierre-Louis, Général Forez,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Title from caption written below image. Printed on mount of photograph: L. Pierson,
Phot. Déposé garanti d'après nature.
I.e. Élie Frédéric Forey, the original commanding general of the French expeditionary
corps to Mexico.
page 7 recto
92.R.8-7r.2
Photographer unidentified, Marshall Bazaine,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Written on mount below image: Mal Bazaine. In 1862, General François Achille Bazaine
was sent to Mexico as commandant of the French army's 1st Infantry Division of
expeditiony corps. His success in early battles led to his promotion to head of the
expeditionary forces, replacing General Forey. Bazaine conducted the retreat of the
French forces from Mexico in 1867.
page 7 recto
92.R.8-7r.3
Photographer unidentified, Marshall Bazaine,
1860s
page 7 recto
92.R.8-7r.4
Photographer unidentified, General Miguel Miramón,
between 1864 and
1867
Scope and Content Note
Miguel Miramón was a conservative general and politician who, at age 29 served as
Mexico's twenty-ninth President (1859-1860). He was the first president not born
during Spanish colonial rule. Miramón served in the Imperial army during the French
Intervention, and was executed along with Emperor Maximilian and General Tomás Mejía
at Querétaro.
page 7 verso
92.R.8-7v.1
Aubert, François, Arista presidente du Mexique,
1854 or
1855
Scope and Content Note
Printed on mount of photograph: Aubert y Cia Fot. Mariano Arista (1802-1855) was the
nineteenth president of Mexico (1851-1853).
page 7 verso
92.R.8-7v.2
Photographer unidentified, Altamirano (Mexique),
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano was a Mexican radical liberal writer, journalist, and
politician of Chontal heritage.
page 7 verso
92.R.8-7v.3
Photographer unidentified, José Azgariz,
1860s
page 7 verso
92.R.8-7v.4
Photographer unidentified, Francisco Algara,
1860s
page 8 recto
92.R.8-8r.1
Photographer unidentified, Doña Josepha Yradi,
1860s
page 8 recto
92.R.8-8r.2
Aubert, François, Général Belendez,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Printed on mount of photograph: Aubert y Cia Fot.
page 8 recto
92.R.8-8r.3
Photographer unidentified, Mr. de Borde, enseigne de vaisseau á bord du
Phlégelhon,
between 1864 and
1868
page 8 recto
92.R.8-8r.4
Photographer unidentified, Comte c. de Beárn,
1860s
page 8 verso
92.R.8-8v.1
Photographer unidentified, Dr. Bristot médecin de la legation de France á
Mexico,
between 1864 and
1868
page 8 verso
92.R.8-8v.2
Photographer unidentified, Mme de Courthial (Mexico),
1860s
page 8 verso
92.R.8-8v.3
Photographer unidentified, Maximilian Chabert,
1860s
page 8 verso
92.R.8-8v.4
Photographer unidentified, Hernando Campos (bal de Mr. Bazzon)
Mexico,
1860s
page 10 recto
92.R.8-10r.1
Photographer unidentified, H de Campos et Albert Morphy,
1860s
page 10 recto
92.R.8-10r.2
Photographer unidentified, Emilia Gargollo de Collado (Mexico),
1860s
page 10 recto
92.R.8-10r.3
Photographer unidentified, Mr. François Curtopazzi, chargé d'affairs d'Italie
á Mexico,
1860s
page 10 recto
92.R.8-10r.4
Photographer unidentified, Cte. Alfredo Cipriani,
1860s
page 10 verso
92.R.8-10v.1
Photographer unidentified, Corona,
1860s
page 10 verso
92.R.8-10v.2
Photographer unidentified, Cortina,
1860s
page 10 verso
92.R.8-10v.3
Photographer unidentified, Mr. Carrington, chancelier de la legation
d'Angleterre á Mexico,
1860s
page 10 verso
92.R.8-10v.4
Photographer unidentified, Cuellar,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Ignacio Cuellar was a colonel in Benito Juárez's troops at the battle of Puebla in
1862.
page 11 recto
92.R.8-11r.1
Photographer unidentified, Mr. Dano,
1860s
page 11 recto
92.R.8-11r.2
Photographer unidentified, Ensebio Delgado, 1er violon de l'opera de
Mexico,
1860s
page 11 recto
92.R.8-11r.3
Photographer unidentified, Agustín Peraire,
1860s
page 11 recto
92.R.8-11r.4
Photographer unidentified, Mme Peraire (?),
1860s
page 11 verso
92.R.8-11v.1
Photographer unidentified, Albert Donsdebès,
1860s
page 11 verso
92.R.8-11v.2
Photographer unidentified, Mr. Davidson (Mexico),
1860s
page 11 verso
92.R.8-11v.3
Photographer unidentified, Mr. Riba y Echeverain (Mexico),
1860s
page 11 verso
92.R.8-11v.4
Photographer unidentified, D. Julio Gangallo, Mexico,
1860s
page 13 recto
92.R.8-13r.1
Photographer unidentified, Marguerite Collado y Gangallo,
1860s
page 13 recto
92.R.8-13r.2
Photographer unidentified, Guerrero,
between 1857 and
1870
page 13 recto
92.R.8-13r.3
Photographer unidentified, Cte. de Hornspech, lieutenant aux Hussards de
Khévenhuiller,
1860s
page 13 recto
92.R.8-13r.4
Photographer unidentified, José Hidalgo, liberateur de Mexique,
1860s
page 13 verso
92.R.8-13v.1
Photographer unidentified, Frederic Hooriks, chargé d'affairs de Belgique á
Mexico,
1860s
page 13 verso
92.R.8-13v.2
Photographer unidentified, Princesse Iturbide,
1860s
page 13 verso
92.R.8-13v.3
Photographer unidentified, Juan José Baz, homme d'etat
révolutionnaire,
1860s
page 13 verso
92.R.8-13v.4
Photographer unidentified, Rojas,
1860s
page 14 recto
92.R.8-14r.1
Photographer unidentified, Mis. de la Ribera, ministre d'Espagne á
Mexique,
1860s
page 14 recto
92.R.8-14r.2
Aubert, François, Lacunza,
between 1864 and
1869
Scope and Content Note
Printed on mount of photograph: Aubert y Cia Fot.
page 14 recto
92.R.8-14r.3
Photographer unidentified, Ct. de La Londe (Mexico),
1860s
page 14 recto
92.R.8-14r.4
Photographer unidentified, Colonel Miguel López, traydor de Querétaro
(traitie),
between 1864 and
1867
Scope and Content Note
Colonel López, officer and courtier, followed Maximilian to Querétaro. Once it became
apparent that the French could not withstand Juárez's forces, López persuaded
Maximilian to let him negotiate terms of surrender with General Escobedo. López met
with Escobedo and other generals of the Republican army and agreed to betray
Maximilian.
page 14 verso
92.R.8-14v.1
Photographer unidentified, Ramon Le Strange, attaché á la legation
d'Angleterre á Mexico,
1860s
page 14 verso
92.R.8-14v.2
Photographer unidentified, Ramon Le Strange (bal de Mr. Bazzon,
Mexico),
1860s
page 14 verso
92.R.8-14v.3
Photographer unidentified, Général Marquez,
1860s
page 14 verso
92.R.8-14v.4
Photographer unidentified, Général Marquez,
1860s
page 16 recto
92.R.8-16r.1
Photographer unidentified, Gal. Marquez,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Général Marquez.
page 16 recto
92.R.8-16r.2
Photographer unidentified, Mme Madelov née Antonia San Juan, Général
Marquez
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Hand-colored.
page 16 recto
92.R.8-16r.3
Photographer unidentified, Mr. et Mme Henry Magruder (Mexico),
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Two images share one caption. Mr. Magruder is pictured in 92.R.8-16r.3; Mme Magruder
is pictured in 92.R.8-16r.4.
page 16 recto
92.R.8-16r.4
Photographer unidentified, Mr. et Mme Henry Magruder (Mexico),
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Two images share one caption. Mr. Magruder is pictured in 92.R.8-16r.3; Mme. Magruder
is pictured in 92.R.8-16r.4.
page 16 verso
92.R.8-16v.1
Photographer unidentified, Général Magruder,
1860s
page 16 verso
92.R.8-16v.2
Photographer unidentified, Général Mendez,
1860s
page 16 verso
92.R.8-16v.3
Photographer unidentified, Morelos, heros de l'independence,
1860s
page 16 verso
92.R.8-16v.4
Photographer unidentified, Doña Ignacia Mosso (Mexico),
1860s
page 17 recto
92.R.8-17r.1
Photographer unidentified, Mr. Charles Middleton,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
92.R.8-17r.1 and 92.R.8-17r.2 share one caption.
page 17 recto
92.R.8-17r.2
Photographer unidentified, Mr. Charles Middleton,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
92.R.8-17r.1 and 92.R.8-17r.2 share one caption.
page 17 recto
92.R.8-17r.3
Photographer unidentified, Don Jorge Murphy,
1860s
page 17 recto
92.R.8-17r.4
Photographer unidentified, Général Negrete,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Miguel Negrete was a military leader who adhered to Conservative principles until the
invasion of French forces in Mexico. He was one of the heroes of the first Battle of
Puebla, governor of Puebla, and served as Benito Juárez's Minister of War.
page 17 verso
92.R.8-17v.1
Photographer unidentified, Oimaechea, evéque de Tulanchinga,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Juan Bautista Ormaechea, bishop of Tulancingo, was a member of the Regency of the
Second Mexican Empire which was appointed by General Frédéric Forey in 1863 to rule
Mexico until the arrival of Maximilian in the country.
page 17 verso
92.R.8-17v.2
Photographer unidentified, Ortega,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Jesús González Ortega was a Mexican general and politician, and governor of
Zacatecas. He was instrumental in the defense of the city of Puebla in the second
battle of Puebla.
page 17 verso
92.R.8-17v.3
Photographer unidentified, V. Riva Palacio,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
In negative: V. Riva Palacio. Vicente Riva Palacio was a liberal politician,
novelist, journalist and newspaper publisher, and military leader who participated in
participated in the Plan de Ayutla and fought against the French in Mexico. In 1862,
he was governor of the State of Mexico, and 1865 he became governor of Michoacan and
was named General and chief of Mexico's Central Army.
page 17 verso
92.R.8-17v.4
Photographer unidentified, Gral Quiroga,
1860s
page 19 recto
92.R.8-19r.1
Aubert, François, C. Reynolds,
between 1864 and
1869
Scope and Content Note
Printed on mount of photograph: Aubert y Cia Fot.
page 19 recto
92.R.8-19r.2
Photographer unidentified, Général Auréliano Rivera,
1860s
page 19 recto
92.R.8-19r.3
Photographer unidentified, Sausac, Lieutenant au 95e, Mexico,
1860s
page 19 recto
92.R.8-19r.4
Photographer unidentified, Général Santa Anna,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
Antonio López de Santa Anna was general politician with a long career that defined
the course of Mexico during first half of the nineteenth century. He was eighth
president of Mexico holding office intermittently between 1833 and 1855.
page 19 verso
92.R.8-19v.1
Photographer unidentified, Miss Florence Scarlett,
1860s
page 19 verso
92.R.8-19v.2
Photographer unidentified, Général Salas,
1860s
Scope and Content Note
José Mariano de Salas, sixteenth president of Mexico (1846; interim president in
1859) and a member of the executive triumvirate of the Second Mexican Empire that
offered the throne to Maximilian.
page 19 verso
92.R.8-19v.3
Photographer unidentified, Mr. Charles Stewart Scott, secretaire général de
la legation d'Angleterre á Mexico,
1860s
page 19 verso
92.R.8-19v.4
Photographer unidentified, Mr. Scarlett, ministré d'Angleterre á
Mexico,
1860s
page 20 recto
92.R.8-20r.1
Photographer unidentified, Le chevalier (?) de Taverchi, lieutenant au corpes
autrichien (Mexico),
1860s
page 20 recto
92.R.8-20r.2
Photographer unidentified, De Tavera,
1860s
page 20 recto
92.R.8-20r.3
Photographer unidentified, Ernest Schmidt de Tavera, attaché a le legation
Autriche á Mexico,
1860s
page 20 recto
92.R.8-20r.4
Photographer unidentified, Alberta Villa Garcia,
1860s
page 20 verso
92.R.8-20v.1
Aubert, François, Général Vidaurri,
between 1864 and
1869
Scope and Content Note
Printed on mount of photograph: Aubert y Cia Fot.
page 20 verso
92.R.8-20v.2
Photographer unidentified, Eng. Wieser,
1860s
page 20 verso
92.R.8-20v.3
Photographer unidentified, Mr. Robert Watson,
1860s
page 20 verso
92.R.8-20v.4
Photographer unidentified, Comte Zichy, capitaine aux Hussards
(Mexico),
1860s