Box 1
Contains 11 Results:
A México por Automóvil, Verano 1939, 1939
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.
Vistas de la Capital, 1939
Seven black and white photographs of the historic center of Mexico City including the Zócalo, Palacio Nacional, Avenida Juárez, and Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Monumentos Nacionales, 1939
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.
Xochimilco y los Jardines Flotantes, 1939
Thirteen black and white photographs of the canals of Xochimilco in Mexico City.
Una Corrida de Toros, 1939
Eleven black and white photographs of a Spanish-style bullfight from the stadium stands.
La Escuela de Verano, 1939
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."
La Vida Mexicana, 1939
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.
Los Templos de Cholula, 1939
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.
Camino de Acapulco, 1939
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.
La Vuelta a los Estados Unidos, 1939
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.