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MS 027
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Title: José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite
Date (inclusive): circa 1858-1868
Collection Number: MS 027
Creator:
Ulloa, José Antonio
Extent:
0.79 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection consists of 60 cartes de visite, owned by José Antonio Ulloa of Zacatecas, Mexico. Items in the collection
include photographs and portraits of European, South American, and Central American royalty and military members from the
19th century. Many of the cartes de visite depict members of European royalty related to Napoleon I, as well as cartes de
visite of figures surrounding the trial and execution of Mexican Emperor Maximilian I in 1867.
Languages: The collection is mostly in Spanish, with some captions in French and English.
The collection is open for research.
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite (MS 027). Special Collections
& University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Provenance unknown.
Processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite was completed by undergraduate students from the University
of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015.
This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
This collection consists of 60 cartes de visite, owned by José Antonio Ulloa of Zacatecas, Mexico. Items in the collection
include photographs and portraits of European, South American, and Central American royalty and military members from the
19th century. Many of the cartes de visite depict members of European royalty related to Napoleon I, as well as cartes de
visite of figures surrounding the trial and execution of Mexican Emperor Maximilian I in 1867. The cards also contain decorative
monograms and illustrations located on the back representing different photographing studios that created the cards.
The collection also includes the original album which housed the photographs, along with an index written by Ulloa describing
each of the photographs. Items have been described using Ulloa's original captions in Spanish, with some clarifying identifications
and translations provided by the processor in brackets.
The collection is arranged according to the original album order established by Ulloa.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1840-1927
Eugénie, Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1826-1920
Louis Napoléon, Prince Impérial of the French, Prince Impérial of the French, 1856-1879
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873
Kings and rulers
Mexico -- History -- European intervention, 1861-1867
Royal houses
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)