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Overview of the Collection
Title: Photographs of Churches and Architecture in Mexico and England
Dates: approximately 1890s
Collection Number: photCL 238
Creators:
Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928;
Valentine, James, 1815-1879;
F. Frith & Co.
Extent: 261 photographs in 2 boxes; prints 19 x 28.5 cm (7.5 x 11 in.) and smaller.
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Photo Archives
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This disbound album is made up of two volumes, the first containing late 19th century photographs of sites throughout Mexico
and parts of South America;
most notable are Mexico City, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Peru, Bolivia, and the Mesoamerican ruins of Mitla, Tiahuanacu, and Gran
Chimu. Some of the photographs in volume one are cyanotypes
made by C.F. Lummis. Views of some California missions are also included, with a focus on San Fernando Rey. The second volume
of the album also holds late 19th century photographs of Anglican
church buildings in England, featuring York Minster, Winchester Cathedral, and Ely Cathedral.
Language of Material: English
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Preferred Citation
Photographs of Churches and Architecture in Mexico and England. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Kubly on December 18, 1979.
Scope and Content of Collection
This disbound album is made up of two volumes, the first containing late 19th century photographs of sites throughout Mexico
and parts of South America;
most notable are Mexico City, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Peru, Bolivia, and the Mesoamerican ruins of Mitla, Tiahuanacu, and Gran
Chimu. Some of the photographs in volume one are cyanotypes
made by Charles F. Lummis. Views of some California missions are also included, with a focus on San Fernando Rey. The second
volume of the album also holds late 19th century photographs of Anglican
church buildings in England, featuring York Minster, Winchester Cathedral, and Ely Cathedral.
Volume 1 contains photographs set in Mexico include images of street and church scenes in Mexico City, Aguacalientes, Zacatecas,
Cuernavaca, Orizaba, Cordoba, Guanajuato, and Guadalupe. Noteworthy sights from this group include the Statue of Cuauhtémoc,
Plaza de la Paz, Alhóndiga de Granaditas (where Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s severed head was publically displayed), Jardín
Boda (the 1865 summer home of Maximilian I, the Emperor of Mexico), the Biblioteca Nacional de México, and the ancient Pre-Columbian
ruins of Mitla.
Photographs of South America include street scenes of Arequipa, Peru; Lima, Peru; Puno, Peru; La Paz, Bolivia, and the Pre-Columbian
ruins of Tiahuanacu and Gran Chimu.
Some of the photographs show scenes from the Western United States, mainly of California and New Mexico. Interesting images
are of Missions San Carlos Borromeo, San José, San Juan Capistrano, San Fernando Rey, San Francisco de Asís, San Luis Rey,
and Santa Barbara; also included are images of Diego de Vargas’ grave and the stone altar at Cristo Rey Church in Santa Fe,
New Mexico.
Volume 2 of this collection is made up of photographs of churches spread throughout England and Ireland. Many of the churches
have not been identified, but among the ones that are known include: Ely Cathedral, York Minster, Canterbury Cathedral, Winchester
Cathedral, and Robert of Knareborough’s Chapel (Yorkshire).
Fifty-one of the Mexico photographs were created by a photographer by the name of Cox. Thirty-three of the Mexico, South America,
and California mission photographs are attributed to Charles F. Lummis; the remaining forty-nine Latin America photographs
are not signed but may be by Lummis.
All of the 128 photographs of English churches were created by various photographers and photograph companies, many of which
remain unidentified.
Indexing Terms
Anglican churches—England -- Photographs.
Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe (Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico) -- Photographs.
Biblioteca Nacional de México -- Photographs.
Canterbury Cathedral -- Photographs.
Catholic churches—Mexico -- Photographs.
Ely Cathedral -- Photographs.
Jardín Boda (Cuernavaca, Mexico) -- Photographs.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo (Carmel, Calif.) -- Photographs.
Mission San Jose (Alameda County, Calif.) -- Photographs.
Mission San Juan Capistrano -- Photographs.
Monuments—Mexico -- Photographs.
Peterborough Cathedral -- Photographs.
San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.) -- Photographs.
San Francisco de Asís Mission (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Photographs.
San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.) -- Photographs.
Santa Barbara Mission -- Photographs.
St. Peter and St. Paul (Church : Wisbech, England) -- Photographs.
York Minster -- Photographs.
Winchester Cathedral -- Photographs.
Agua Caliente (Baja California, Mexico)
Arequipa (Peru)
Belfast (Northern Ireland)
Guanajuato (Mexico)
La Paz (Bolivia)
Lima (Peru)
Puno (Puno, Peru)
Rostrevor (Northern Ireland)
Querétaro (Mexico)
San Pablo Villa de Mitla (Mexico)
Tiahuanacu (Bolivia)
Tlaltenango (Zacatecas, Mexico)
York (England)
Zacatecas (Mexico : State)
Architectural photographs
Cyanotypes
Photographs
Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928, photographer.
Valentine, James, 1815-1879, photographer.
F. Frith & Co.