Guide to Frederick Starr photographs from Southern Mexico MSS.PHOTO.0586
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
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Stanford 94305-6064
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Frederick Starr photographs from Southern Mexico
creator:
Starr, Federick
source:
Johanson Rare Books
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.PHOTO.0586
Physical Description:
0.8 Linear Feet
(2 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): c. 1897-1901
Biographical / Historical
Frederick Starr was an anthropologist and professor at the University of Chicago. Between the years of 1897 and 1901, he made
four trips to Southern Mexico to study the indigenous people there. He took with him an interpreter, a photographer, and a
"plaster works" specialist. He published his findings in his book, In Indian Mexico: A Narrative of Travel and Labor, publsihed
in 1908. Reproductions of many of the photographs included here appear in his book.
Scope and Contents
Materials include photographs of various indigenous groups of Mexico, including the Zapotec, Otomi, Mixi, and Trique, as well
as buildings, the landscape, artifacts, and one photograph of Frederick Starr with another man, possibly his travel companion
Ernst Lux. Photos have plate numbers written on the versos. Some photos by Jahn & Ollier Engraving Company.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase; 2018. Accession MSS 2018-027.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Frederick Starr photographs from Southern Mexico (Mss Photo 0586). Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Starr, Federick
Johanson Rare Books
flat-box 1, folder 1
Photograph of Frederick Starr [and possibly Ernst Lux, his travel companion]
flat-box 1, folder 2
Juave woman and children, San Mateo del Mar, Mexico, 10 1/2"x 14"
1899
flat-box 1, folder 3
Zpotec women and girls, Tlacolula, Mexico, 10 1/2"x14"
1899
flat-box 1, folder 4
Tehuantepec woman, Tehuantepec, Mexico, 10 1/2"x14"
1899
flat-box 1, folder 5
Man, woman and child,. 10 1/2"x14"
flat-box 1, folder 6
Man making baskets, women and children, 10 1/2"x14"
flat-box 1, folder 7
Women drying food, 10 1/2"x14"
flat-box 1, folder 8
Man and children, 10 1/2"x14"
flat-box 1, folder 9
Man making clay pot, 10 1/2"x14"
flat-box 1, folder 10
Woman with child, 10 1/2"x14"
flat-box 1, folder 12
Trees and mountains, 10 1/2"x14"
flat-box 1, folder 13
Portrait of man [Mixe Indian], 10 1/2"x14"
flat-box 1, folder 14-15
Portrait of woman, 10 1/2"x14"
flat-box 1, folder 16
Front and side portrait of Otomi Indian, 11 1/2" x 10"
flat-box 1, folder 17
Front and side portrait of Mixi Indian, 11 1/2" x 10"
flat-box 1, folder 18
Front and side portrait of Trique Indian woman, 11 1/2" x 10"
flat-box 1, folder 19
Front and side portrait of Trique Indian man , 11 1/2" x 10"
flat-box 2, folder 1-9
Tzeudal Indians, Teuejoho, Chiapas, various tribe members, 11"x10 1/2"
Material Specific Details: Photographs are very faded.
flat-box 2, folder 10
Capilla del Santo Cristo de Tlacolula, Oaxaca, interior, 7 1/2"x11 1/4"
flat-box 2, folder 12
Artifacts [museum?], 10"x11 3/4"
flat-box 2, folder 13
Artifacts, two photographs, statue is 5"x7" and other with 3 artifacts is 6"x8"
flat-box 2, folder 14
Top of building, 5 1/4"x6 1/2"
flat-box 2, folder 14
Stone dam in a river, "Las Chorreras" in Yurecuaro, Mich, Mexico, with a manuscript on verso signed by Dr. V. Pleth
1912
