Album with various prints, c. 1900-1927
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This album, with a stamped cover entitled "W. Lincoln Wilson, Mexico City, D. F." contains over 200 black-and-white photos taken between 1900 and 1920. Tropical agriculture (rubber, coffee, fruit, sugar cane), food production, and farming technology are the dominant subjects. Other subjects include rural daily life of indigenous peoples, students/school scenes, and both urban and rural architecture. There are also coastal views from Campeche and Veracruz, and images of monuments, markets, and Chapultepec Park in Mexico City. Most stamped photos were taken from the negatives of Sumner W. Matteson and printed by Hugo Brehme in May of 1927. Prints are 9 x 17 in.
Dates
- c. 1900-1927
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 236 items (1 box) : Album containing 236 photographic prints ; prints: 9 x 17 in.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451