Box 1

Scope and Content From the Collection: Collection contains views of Mexico from the series "Vistas Mexicanas" by Abel Briquet, a French photographer who worked in Mexico at the turn of the century. Locales and subjects include: Independence Day celebration, Paseo de la Reforma showing equestrian statue and street railroad, Hotel Iturbide, Chapultepec Castle, and the canal at Santa-Anita (Mexico City area); a bird's-eye view of Guanajuato; mausoleum in Guadalajara; the parish church in Jalapa, two bird's-eye views of Puebla;...