Photo Album of a Railroad Tour of Mexico
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one photograph album featuring 92 photographs. The photographs depict a trip through Mexico taken by a group of people traveling via the Mexican Central Railroad. The group, pictured in a few of the photographs, likely consisted of three women, two men, and a young boy. The trip started in Cuidad Juarez and went to Mexico City and the region around Mexico City. The subjects of the photographs include shots of local residents, the Juarez and Mexico City train stations, images of Mesico City, Puebla, and many small towns along the route, and other aspects of the rail travel.
Dates
- Creation: 1900
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical note
The creator of this photo album is unknown
Extent
.2 Linear Feet (1 volume)
Language
English
Overview
Photo album by an unknown creator documenting rail travel between Ciudad Juarez and Mexico City ca. 1900.
Acquisition
Purchase from McBride Rare Books, April 2021
Processing Information
Processed by Lily Sweeney, completed May 2021
- Title
- Photo Album of a Railroad Tour of Mexico
- Author
- Lily Sweeney
- Date
- May, 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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