Mexico Photograph Album
Collection
Identifier: PICT-2000-004
Scope and Content
This collection contains one photo album of snapshots taken in Mexico in 1909 and 1910. The photographer is unknown, but the photos are labelled with captions written in French. The subjects of the photos include political parades (including Centennial Celebration, 1910), the children and home of Porfirio Díaz, posed pictures of "natives," picnics in the park (La Viga canal), and snapshots of friends. There are also photos of haciendas, agriculture and industry (such as Standard Oil Co. fields in Tampico), monuments and churches, and recreational facilities at the tourist "Club Suisse." The locations include Mexico City, Mixcoac, Tampico, Contreras, Morelia, Toluca, Tenoaya, and Tusctepec. Photos of Porfirio Díaz's house are pre- and post-fire, dating from 1909 to 1910. Other photos show automated textile looms, possibly in Europe. Prints are various sizes.
Dates
- 1909-1910
Language of Materials
French
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Extent
131 items (1 box) : album with 131 photos
Abstract
This collection contains one photo album of snapshots taken in Mexico in 1909 and 1910. The subjects of the photos include political parades, the children and home of Porfirio Díaz, posed pictures of "natives," picnics in the park, and snapshots of friends. There are also photos of haciendas, agriculture and industry, monuments and churches, and recreational facilities at the tourist "Club Suisse."
Physical Location
B2. Shelved by Pictorial Number.
- Agriculture -- Mexico
- Church buildings -- Mexico
- Indians of Mexico
- Looms
- Magdalena Contreras (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Mexico -- Description and travel
- Micoac (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Monuments -- Mexico
- Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico)
- Parades -- Mexico
- Parks -- Mexico
- Peasantry -- Mexico
- Petroleum industry and trade -- Mexico
- Ranches -- Mexico
- Resorts -- Mexico
- Tampico (Tamaulipas, Mexico)
- Textile industry
- Toluca de Lerdo (Mexico)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Mexico Photograph Album, 1909-1910
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Pictorial Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu