Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico
Scope and Contents Note
Twenty-four black and white photographs made in 1961 of pre-Columbian archaeological sites in Mexico. Photographs are mounted, dated, and bear detailed captions; they range in size from 4x6 inches to 8x10 inches. Subjects of the photographs are Teotihuacan (Pyramid of the Sun; close-ups of decorations in the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, including the stone carving of the Plumed Serpent); El Tajin (Pyramid of the Nitches, El Tajin Chico, stone drum from the Temple of the Columns); Calixtlahuaca (Temple of Quetzalcoatl); Castillo del Teayo (statue of the god Xipe, Toltec pyramid); pyramids at Cempoala; Monte Alban (ball court, temples, and pyramids); Mitla (details of stone carvings and design); Xochicalco (ball court, temple, and carvings); and a carved stone at the Museum of Veracruz depicting a high priest confronting the god Tlatoc, the god of water.
Dates
- Creation: 1961
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Attorney. Born 1896 in Stillwater, Oklahoma; died 1993 in Dallas, Texas. Graduate of the University of Texas; received law degree in the late 1920s from George Washington University. Lewis practiced law in Dallas before joining the army during World War II. He retired from the military as a lieutenent colonel. In the late 1950s, Lewis and his family moved to Jalapa, Mexico. In 1961 he took the photographs which comprise this collection. The Lewises returned to Dallas in 1969 and he resumed the practice of law, which he pursued until 1992.
Full Extent
24 photographs
Abstract
24 black-and-white photographs of archeological ruins in Mexico.
Acquisition Information
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Processing Information
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Topical
- Calixtlahuaca (Mexico)--Antiquities--Photographs
- Castillo de Teayo Site (Mexico)--Antiquities--Photographs
- Cempoala (Veracruz, Mexico)--Antiquities--Photographs
- Indigenous peoples of Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs
- Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs
- Mitla Site (Mexico)--Antiquities--Photographs
- Monte Alban Site (Mexico)--Antiquities--Photographs
- Tajin Site (Mexico)--Antiquities--Photographs
- Teotihuacan Site (Mexico)--Antiquities--Photographs
- Xochicalco (Mexico)--Antiquities--Photographs
- Title
- Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico
- 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.
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