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Box 1

 Container

Contains 11 Results:

A México por Automóvil, Verano 1939, 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1a
Scope and Contents

Twenty-three black and white photographs of the road trip beginning near Van Horn, Texas, through Mexican cities and municipalities, to Mexico City. Locations pictured include Ciudad Juárez, Nuevo Laredo, Tamazunchale, Jacala, Ixmiquilpan, and entry to the Valle de México region. The road-tripping couple is pictured with their vehicle on the first page.

Dates: 1939

Vistas de la Capital, 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1b
Scope and Contents

Seven black and white photographs of the historic center of Mexico City including the Zócalo, Palacio Nacional, Avenida Juárez, and Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Dates: 1939

Monumentos Nacionales, 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1c
Scope and Contents

Thirty-three black and white photographs of national monuments and Indigenous sites in and around Mexico City and San Juan Teotihuacán. Locations include presidential monuments, the former convent of Churubusco, parks, and pyramids at Teotihuacán. This section includes a photograph captioned "Parientas," and other photographs of family members.

Dates: 1939

Xochimilco y los Jardines Flotantes, 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1d
Scope and Contents

Thirteen black and white photographs of the canals of Xochimilco in Mexico City.

Dates: 1939

Una Corrida de Toros, 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1e
Scope and Contents

Eleven black and white photographs of a Spanish-style bullfight from the stadium stands.

Dates: 1939

La Escuela de Verano, 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1f
Scope and Contents

Twelve black and white photographs of Casa de los Mascarones, an 18th century historic building in Mexico City used for Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México summer courses in 1939. The photographs feature musical and dance performances in the interior courtyard of the building as well as portraits, including a photo of a man identified as "Bob Koger."

Dates: 1939

La Vida Mexicana, 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1g
Scope and Contents

Nineteen black and white photographs of various locations and activities including landscapes, street scenes, rural life, and open-air markets in Mexico City and Huejotzingo, Puebla. Human subjects include laborers, street vendors, Indigenous people, and tourists.

Dates: 1939

Los Templos de Cholula, 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1h
Scope and Contents

Seven black and white photographs of churches and holy sites in Cholula including the Great Pyramid, also known as Tlachihualtepetl, and Our Lady of Remedies church at the top of the pyramid.

Dates: 1939

Camino de Acapulco, 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1i
Scope and Contents

Twenty-seven black and white photographs documenting the couple's journey to Acapulco including stops at the Jardín Borda in Cuernavaca; and the colonial aqueduct near Taxco. The photographs also depict Acapulco beaches and a local cock fight.

Dates: 1939

La Vuelta a los Estados Unidos, 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1j
Scope and Contents

Thirty-eight black and white photographs of the couple's road trip back to the United States, traveling back through the states of Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí then on to Monterrey, Nuevo León. In the United States, the couple travels to landmarks such as the Alamo, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Petrified Forest National Park, the Grand Canyon, and the Hoover Dam.

Dates: 1939