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John Adams Ramsey postcard album of Mexico

 Unprocessed
Identifier: HP.1998.03.B-MNM.1998.291.120

Content Description

Album containing 117 postcards collected by John Adams Ramsey during his vacation to Mexico City and surrounding areas, October 1939, and 3 other loose Mexico postcards. Album subjects include sites in and around Mexico City, Juarez Plaza, Monterrey, locations in and around the town of Santiago, Cola de Caballo waterfall, Independence Garden in Linares, Tamazunchale, Pujale Bridge, Mex-Laredo Road, locations in and around Taxquillo, Don Quijote Foundation, Chapultepec Castle, various monuments, El Palacio de Correos de Mexico, Palace des Belles Artes, various paintings and pottery, Temple of Tepotzotlan, Diego Rivera frescos, locations in and around Taxco, and locations in and around Pueblo, Mexico.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

John B. Ramsay

Restrictions Apply

No

Access Restrictions

Access to material may be granted upon request, pending assessment of retrievability and potential restrictions. Contact the Photo Archivist to request to view original material. .

Use Restrictions

Use of images may be restricted.

Dates

  • ca. 1930s

Extent

120 Photographic Prints

Inventory

167358 to 167360; Unnumbered, handwritten itemized list in accession file.