Cityscape photographs -- Mexico

Scope and Contents / Alcance y Contenido This series consists of eight card-mounted photographs of various places in Mexico City taken by Charles B. Waite and Abel Briquet during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Esta serie consiste de ocho fotografías montadas en cartón de varios lugares en la Ciudad de México tomadas por Charles B. Waite y Abel Briquet a finales del siglo 19 y principios del siglo 20.

Scope and Contents / Alcance y Contenido This series consists of 44 card-mounted photographs of Mexico, 1 photograph of Cuba, and 1 photograph of Jamaica. The photographs of Mexico were taken by Charles B. Waite during the early 20th century and include subjects such as churches, street views, presidents of Mexico, archeological ruins, and portraits. Esta serie consiste de 44 fotografías de México montadas en cartón, 1 fotografía de Cuba, y 1 fotografía de Jamaica. Las fotografías de México fueron tomadas por Charles B....

Abstract Album contains photographs made in Mexico by A. Briquet and in the Southwestern U.S. by William Henry Jackson. Subjects include: city and village views; railroads in landscapes; dwellings; civic, religious, and commercial buildings; historical sites; occupations (some cartes de visite of street vendors); markets; Precolumbian art; trees and plants.