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Vistas fotograficas Batopilas, Mexico.
BANC PIC 1997.026--fALBLOCAL
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Title:
Vistas fotograficas Batopilas, MexicoCreator/Contributor:
Musy, Luis, -1913, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Shepherd, Alexander Robey, 1835-1902Creator/Contributor:
Romero, Matías, 1837-1898Abstract:
Photographs relating to silver mining near the village of Batopilas, Chihuahua State, Mexico. Included are views of Batopilas,
the haciendas of San Miquel and Camuchin, various named mines, an ore yard, mine railcars, mill and retorting furnaces, a
tunnel, an aqueduct, and a dam under construction. The final image is a portrait of an unidentified man.
Date:
approximately 188- (issued)Subject:
n-mx---Aqueducts -- Mexico -- Batopilas -- Photographs
Dams -- Mexico -- Batopilas -- Photographs
Haciendas -- Mexico -- Batopilas -- Photographs
Furnaces -- Photographs
Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico -- Batopilas -- Photographs
Tunnels -- Mexico -- Batopilas -- Photographs
Silver mines and mining -- Mexico -- Batopilas -- Photographs
Fours industriels -- Photographies
Aqueducts
Dams
Furnaces
Haciendas
Mines and mineral resources
Silver mines and mining
Tunnels
Batopilas (Mexico) -- Pictorial works
Mexico -- Batopilas
Note:
Gilt-lettered title on album's cover.
Photographs by Luis Musy.
Album contained in a presentation box.
Photographs captioned in English.
Gilt-lettered on cover: De parte de Alexander R. Shepherd; A.S.E. Sr. Don Romero Matías, Ministro Plenipotenciaro y Enviado
Extraordinario Mexico en Washington.
A similar presentation album is held by the Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico.
Type:
graphicPhotographs.
Pictorial works.
Physical Description:
photoprint
1 album (20 photographic prints and 2 maps) : albumen ; album 29 x 38 cm
Language:
Spanish
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1997.026--fALBLOCAL