Lillian Scholes' scrapbook of their trip to Mexico, 1927
File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents
Contains photos of the Scholes family and friends in México, photos and clippings of local life in the towns they visited, postcards, lottery tickets, business cards, and a hand written account of sailing aboard the steamer Leerdam to Vera Cruz. The areas named in the photos include Atoya, Ver., Coyoacan, Cuernavaca, Ixtaccihuatl, Metlac, Ver., Mitla, Oax., Orizaba, Popocatepetl, Puebla, Querétaro, Taxco, Tamazopo, S.L.P., Tlachiqueros, Vera Cruz, the Zacatacas Cathedral, and various scenes from in and around Mexico City, such as the Cathedral, Palacio Nacional, Zocalo, Independence Column, Juárez Monument, Casino Español, Casa de Condes de Santiago, BasÃlica of Virgin of Guadalupe, and Ozcapolpaca (Noche Triste).
Dates
- 1927
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 88 plus items (2 boxes) : 59 photographic prints, 21 photo-mechanical prints, 1 scrapbook, 7 postcards
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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