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Views of Mexico [graphic]
BANC PIC 1997.012--AX; BANC PIC 1997.012--AX
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Title:
Views of MexicoVistas mexicanas
Creator/Contributor:
Spaulding, D. S.Creator/Contributor:
Briquet, Abel.Creator/Contributor:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Creator/Contributor:
Gove & NorthAbstract:
Contains views from Zacatecas; Querétaro (Church de la Cruz, city views, people collecting water from a city fountain, etc.);
Puebla (panoramic view of the city and the Cathedral); "Villa de Guadelupe, Posito" and surrounding area; Hercules (Cayetano
Rubio, Central Mexico); La Viga Canal (villagers and boats); Santa Anita, Jalisco (view of a river boat and passangers); Huexoculco
and Tlapacoya (views of villages and villagers); Ocoyoacac and Orizaba; and Aguascalientes (washing at Baños Aguascalientes,
front view of Palacio Aquascalientes, and view of the plaza). In addition, views of railway trucks (Ferro-Carril), viaducts,
train tunnels, Cinco de Mayo celebration (1883), the aqueduct near Querétaro, scenes and scenic views from various locations,
are also included.
Date:
ca. 1880-ca. 1895 (issued)Subject:
n-mx---Ferrocarril Central Mexicano -- Pictorial works
Aqueducts -- Mexico -- Querétaro -- Photographs
Cathedrals -- Mexico -- Puebla -- Photographs
Viaducts -- Mexico -- Photographs
Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday) -- Photographs
Villages -- Mexico -- Photographs
Railroads -- Mexico -- Photographs
Boats and boating -- Mexico -- Photographs
Architecture -- Mexico -- Photographs
Zacatecas (Mexico : State) -- Pictorial works
Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico) -- Pictorial works
Querétaro (Mexico) -- Pictorial works
Mexico -- Pictorial works
Aguascalientes (Mexico) -- Pictorial works
Santa Anita (Jalisco, Mexico) -- Pictorial works
Ocoyoacac (Mexico) -- Pictorial works
Puebla (Mexico : State) -- Pictorial works
Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexico) -- Pictorial works
Cayetano Rubio (Mexico) -- Pictorial works
Tlapacoyan (Mexico, Mexico) -- Pictorial works
Orizaba (Mexico) -- Pictorial works
Note:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Photographers include A. Briquet (10), Gove & North Foto. (1), and William Henry Jackson (1).
Some photos from the A. Briquet's "Vistas Mexicanas" series, most stamped on verso: "Photographic views of Mexico. Published
by D. S. Spaulding. Mexico."
Most views numbered and/or captioned in negative in Spanish, some in English.
Four Briquet views mounted on Boudoir cards.
Type:
graphicCityscapes-Mexico.
Albumen prints.
Boudoir card photographs.
Physical Description:
graphic
photoprint
36 mounted photographic prints : albumen ; image 21 x 28 cm., mount 27 x 33 cm. or smaller.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1997.012--AX
BANC PIC 1997.012--AX