Popocatépetl (Mexico)

Scope and Contents / Alcance y Contenido This series consists of sixteen photographs of different places and subjects in Mexico during the late 19th century and early 20th century. The subjects include city views, people, landscapes, churches, and the Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl volcanoes. Most of the photographs were taken by Abel Briquet and Charles B. Waite, except for a boudoir card by Thomas J. Cockrell.Esta serie consiste de dieciséis fotografías de diferentes lugares y temas en México a finales del siglo 19 y...

Abstract This souvenir album from Mexico contains photographs of the best-known and most distinctive sights that a collector or traveler in the late nineteenth century might consider representative of that country. The photographs are well-composed and captioned in Spanish and English.