Box SC0118

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of one photographic album containing 124 silver gelatin prints from a trip to Mexico City and the surrounding area in the early 1900s by an unknown, presumably American, photographer. Most of the images document the vacation party's journey through Mexico City, which include photographs of outdoor markets, restaurants, and storefronts, as well as landmarks such as the Cuauhtémoc statue, the Paseo de la Reforma, the Caballito monument, Zocalo, and the Catholic Cathedral....

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of one photographic album containing fifty-eight black-and-white commercial photographs of turn of the century Mexico taken by three photographers: Abel Briquet, Jacob Granat, and Charles Betts Waite. While many of the images depict the architecture and street scenes of Mexican cities, they primarily show the Mexican people performing jobs in various locales. In addition to the images depicting cities and people, there are several striking photographs of the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of one photographic album containing images taken by C. B. (Charles Betts) Waite during his time in Mexico. The images depict street scenes in Guadalupe and Mexico City, bullfights, rural life, and several cultural sites, including the Cathedral of Zocalo, the Sacred Monte (Amecameca), and the Catacombs of Guanajuato.