Cine Mundial Archivo Mexico photograph collection

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Cine Mundial Archivo Mexico photograph collection
Date (inclusive): circa 1910-1980
Collection Number: MS 258
Extent: 0.23 linear feet (1 box)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection consists of 200 photographs that bear the assigned numbers and official stamp of the Cine Mundial Archivo. The photographs are in three categories: 1) 8x10 photographs (b/w, captions in Spanish) of campesinos/rural Mexican ethnographic types as subjects, circa 1960s, early 1970s; the images appear to have been produced under the auspices of an academic or governmental entity. 2) Photographs (b/w, captions in Spanish), 1 negative, and 1 cartoon drawing of artist Diego Rivera; some of the photographs are of Rivera lying in repose at his funeral (sepelio); 3) Photographs (b/w, captions in English) of world travel (Asia, South America, Spain), circa late 19th/early 20th century; subjects include architecture, national/ethnic types, street scenes; many images are badly degraded/deteriorating.
Languages: The collection is in English and Spanish.

Access

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Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Collection of Cine Mundial Archivo Mexico photographs (MS 258). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Acquisition Information

Provenance unknown.

Collection Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 200 photographs that bear the assigned numbers and official stamp of the Cine Mundial Archivo.
The photographs are in three categories:
1) 8x10 photographs (b/w, captions in Spanish) of campesinos/rural Mexican ethnographic types as subjects, circa 1960s, early 1970s; the images appear to have been produced under the auspices of an academic or governmental entity.
2) Photographs (b/w, captions in Spanish), 1 negative, and 1 cartoon drawing of artist Diego Rivera, some of them from his funeral (sepelio);
3) Photographs (b/w, captions in English) of world travel, circa late 19th/early 20th century; subjects include architecture, national/ethnic types, street scenes; many images are badly degraded/deteriorating.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957
Tlaxcala (Mexico : State)
Travel photography

Genres and Forms of Materials

Photographs