Album of Guatemalan Views
Scope and Contents Note
A photograph album of images from Guatemala. Images are of buildings, monuments, and people, most in or around Guatemala City and Antigua. An inscription in the front of the album reads, "Guatemala, Central America. Views taken between 1883 and 1904. President Barrios was killed in the battle between Guatemala and San Salvador. Five of his children were in the Presbyterian School.... Album of Guatemalan views presented to the Antiquarian So. by Mary L. Hammond [26 April 1935] who was approved by the Presbyterian Board of New York to take charge of the Girls' School in the capital city which was opened in 1883. President Barrios was followed by President Barillas, also in sympathy with the Presbyterian School, and his daughter Columba was one of the brightest pupils. The city was totally destroyed by earthquake so that it will never again be possible to secure these views."
The photographs are individually listed by number in this guide. The descriptions are transcribed from the album, with additional information or corrections added in brackets.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1904
Language of Materials
Spanish, English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply. Some uses may be limited to preserve the original photographs.
Full Extent
82 photographs
Abstract
Photograph album with images of buildings, monuments, and people from Guatemala at the end of the nineteenth century.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Processing Information
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- Title
- Album of Guatemalan Views, 1883-1904
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English and Spanish.
Revision Statements
- 2021 May: Edited by D Ryan Lynch 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