Photographs 987-007-0001 to 987-007-0013, 1865-1889
Series — Box: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
19th century photographs made in Brazil by some of the best- known photographers working there during that period: Marc Ferrez, George Leuzinger, and A. Frisch (who took the first known photographs of Amazonian Indians). Ferrez's beautifully composed views of the area around Rio de Janeiro were made primarily for the tourist market and are captioned in French. They include the forests of Tijuca and Corcovado, the train on Corcovado Mountain, the public and botanical gardens (bamboos, palm and mango trees), the Palace at Quinta da Boa Vista, a cityscape showing the wharves and arsenal and a nearby church in Rio, and a curious rock formation at the beach in Niterói. Two of the images are collotypes, a photomechanical process first used in Brazil by Ferrez in 1892. Two large, mounted photos by Leuzinger are of trees and a waterfall near Petrópolis. A large, mounted photograph by Albert Frisch shows two Indian men from the Upper Amazonas region holding weapons -- it is believed to be one of the first photographs of Amazonian Indians. The last two photographs have identification and exhibition information on the mounts.
Dates
- 1865-1889
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
French
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 16 items (1 box) : 13 photographic prints, 3 oversize prints
Creator
- From the Collection: Ferrez, Marc, 1843-1923 (Person)
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