Abel Briquet Photographs (Brisbin Photo Album)
Scope and Contents Note
Photograph album containing 64 albumen prints of images from Mexico in the late 19th century. Images include town and village views, railroads in landscapes, dwellings and buildings, historical sites and monuments, occupations, and natural scenes. The majority of photographs, and probably all, are by "A. Briquet, Fot." and include a label identifying them as from a series "Vistas Mexicanas" or "Tipos Mexicanos." The photographs that are labeled as such in the album are also accompanied by a number from the series; in the finding aid this number is provided in brackets.
The album has a bookplate stating "Ex libris Dorothy Winslow Hawley" and includes a note by Ms. Winslow Hawley stating, "These pictures were brought from Mexico by my father John Miller Winslow in or before 1887.... John Winslow was with the Mexican National Railroad for seven years, during construction, leaving in 1887. He was superintendant of motor power."
Thumbnail images of all 64 photographs are viewable in the container list below. In addition, all 64 photographs have been incorporated into a digital exhibition in which they can be viewed at full-size. The exhibition is accessible here.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1887
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Full Extent
64 photographs
Abstract
Photo album of 64 "typical" scenes from Mexico at the end of the 19th century.
Acquisition Information
The photograph album was the gift of Roberta W. Brisbin, 1980.
Processing Information
Processing information not available.
- Title
- Abel Briquet Photographs (Brisbin Photo Album)
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Arabic
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- July 2009: Digital objects added by Rachel Little.
- 2021 May: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu