Parícutin in eruption, Michoacán and Popocatepetl, 1930-1943
File — Box: 2
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The photographs in this collection include views taken in the following identified locations: Amecameca, Atzcapotzalco, Cuernavaca, Mexico City, Los Mochis, Paricutin (Michocan), Sinaloa, Salina Cruz, Uruapan, Michoacan, El Valle (Sinaloa), Xochimilco.
Subjects include: agriculture, agricultural laborers and peasants, washerwomen, pottery making and pottery, street scenes, markets (flower market in Mexico City), carts and wagons, the pelota game being played in Sinaloa, traffic in Mexico City, Indians and mestizos working and at their homes, and women working. Notable are two large images (in oversize box) of Parícutin volcano erupting in Michoacán in 1943, and photos of women: in an outdoor painting class, doing drawn work embroidery, and selling flowers.
Subjects include: agriculture, agricultural laborers and peasants, washerwomen, pottery making and pottery, street scenes, markets (flower market in Mexico City), carts and wagons, the pelota game being played in Sinaloa, traffic in Mexico City, Indians and mestizos working and at their homes, and women working. Notable are two large images (in oversize box) of Parícutin volcano erupting in Michoacán in 1943, and photos of women: in an outdoor painting class, doing drawn work embroidery, and selling flowers.
Dates
- 1930-1943
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: uncounted items (2 boxes) : uncounted photographic prints
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
General
Box 2 is shelved in the Big Box location.
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