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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Title
Fotografias de Mexico Collection
Collection Number
SC 359
OCLC Number
In-process
Creator
Various
Provenance
Donated by Leighton Coleman III in February 2002.
Extent, Scope, and Content Note
The album contains 163 black and white photographs that document the landscape, points
of interest, and historic landmarks in Mexico in the early 20th century. The album
measures approximately 11"x 14". The cover states in embossed lettering, "Fotografias
De Mexico: With the Compliments of the Tourist Department, Banco de Mexico." The photographs
within the album remain intact. The descriptions are representative of the original
captions found in the album. All metal clips and fasteners have been removed, in accordance
with accepted archival standards of preservation.
Arrangement and Processing Note
Processed by Kristen J. Nyitray and Raymond Prucher, student assistant, in March 2002.
Finding aid revised and updated by Kristen J. Nyitray in June 2019.
Languages
English, Spanish
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.
Rights and Permissions
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection
does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole
responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials
to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission
where needed prior to publication.
Citation
[Item], [Box], Fotografias de Mexico Collection, Special Collections and University
Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.
Historical Note
The album "Fotografias De Mexico" was donated to Special Collections by Leighton Coleman
III in February 2002. Coleman III's grandfather, Leighton H. Coleman, Esq., was a
young associate at Davis, Polk, and Wardwell in the 1920s. He was involved in various
loan transactions with the International Committee of Bankers on Mexico, which was
headed by J.P. Morgan and later Thomas Lamont. The album was a gift to Coleman I from
his counterpart in the Mexican Department of Finance.
Subjects
Photography, Artistic.
Mexico -- Pictorial works.
Street photography.
Mexico.
INVENTORY
Box 1
The memorable visit of Hernan Cortes, the Conqueror to Moctezuma, King of the Aztecs
(1591); painting existing in the National Museum of Mexico (missing photo)
Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Father of Mexican Independence (1810-1821); painting
existing in the National Palace
Don Agustin de Iturbide, Liberator of Mexico and Emperor; painting existing in the
National Palace
Mexico City; Constitution Square with Cathedral in front and National Palace to the
right
Mexico City; the beautiful Reforma Road leading from down town to Chapultepec Park
and Castle
Mexico City; one of the most exclusive residential suburbs, The Hypodrom Colony,
in the middle the Park and Open Air Theatre
Mexico City; the Country Club with its magnificent golf field in a beautiful setting
Mexico City; the National Pawn Shop, "Very old and interesting Colonial building"
Mexico City; another view of Constitution Square from the balconies of the Municipal
Palace
Mexico City; the Bank of Mexico building and the post office department
Mexico City; the still finished National Theatre of Mexico, "A beautiful structure
with a very rich ornamentation"
Mexico City; monument to the Independence on Reforma Road
Mexico City; section of Tacuba Street with post office in the middle
Mexico City; the Statue to Charles IV (The Iron Horse); this statue was cast in one
single block which required 30 tons of molten metal
Mexico City; monument to Cuauhtemoc, King of the Aztecs and one of the strongest
figures of Mexican pre-hispanic history
Mexico City; the Cathedral which is the largest in the American Continent.
Mexico City; door of the National Preparatory School, a building built early in the
18th century
Mexico City; the House of the Marquis of Ulloa, built in the 17th century
Mexico City; Corridors of the ex-convent of La Merced
Mexico City; frontispiece of the old Capuchin Monastery, now the National Library
Mexico City; detail of the Cathedral, the choir room showing pipe organs
Mexico City; El Centro Mercantil, one of the largest department stores in Mexico
Mexico City; inside of the modern and beautiful Bank of Mexico
Mexico City; Cinco de Mayo Avenue with Cathedral in the foreground and Bank of Mexico
in the left foreground
Mexico City; National Museum, Huitziloc, God of Water (missing photo)
Mexico City; one of the avenues in beautiful Chapultepec Park; the trees in this
park are more than six centuries old
Mexico City; Chapultepec Castle, the White House of Mexico
Mexico City; Chapultepec Park, lake and islands
Mexico City; choir room in the ex-convent of Churubusco
Mexico City; another detail of the lake with caves and islands
Mexico City; the Catacombs of El Carmen Convent in San Angel
Mexico City; domes of El Carmen Convent
Mexico City; another view of Chapultepec Park and Castle
Mexico City; entrance to the ex-Convent of Churubusco
Mexico City; the peaceful garden in the ex-convent of Churubusco
Mexico City; detail of the baptismal chapel in the ex-convent of Churubusco
Mexico City; another view of the domes, ex-convent of El Carmen
Mexico City; typical Ixtacalco, main canal leading to Xochimilco
Mexico City; the Gran Canal and some of the floating gardens, Xochimilco
Mexico City; some of the native boats in Xochimilco
Mexico City; sight of the native boats in Xochimilco
Mexico City; the floating islands of Xochimilco with Popocatepetl (The Smoking Prince)
in the background
Teotihuacan; Pyramid to the Sun
Teotihuacan; Pyramid to the Moon and partial view of the archaeological zone (missing
photo)
Teotihuacan; detail of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl in the archaeological zone
Teotihuacan; Temple of Quetzalcoatl in the same Archaeological Zone
Los Remedios Aqueduct near Mexico City; structure laying back to the 16th century
The Central Plateau of Mexico, Ixtaccihuatl (The Sleeping Woman) in the background
Costumes of Colonial Mexico, China, and Chinaco
Costumes used in the State of Puebla in the Colonial period, which were used by the
China Poblana of the legend
The beautiful ex-convent of Acolman, State of Mexico
State of Mexico; the countryside with one of the hundred brooks which leave the course
of the Lerma River
State of Mexico; Church of Tepotzoltlan, site of the most famous Monatery and college
of Jesuits, established early in the
16th century
State of Mexico; front of the same church
State of Mexico; entrance to the Sacristy
State of Mexico; the church and village of Chalco; annual pilgrimages to this town
are famous
State of Mexico; small town on the road to Toluca
Another view of Lerma River
State of Mexico; the Valley of Mexico as seen from the road to Toluca
State of Mexico; another view of same
State of Mexico; crater of the Nevado de Toluca, a dead volcano
State of Mexico; the sacrificial pyramid of Xochicalco
State of Mexico; the quaint and colossal cut pyramid of Tenayuca
State of Mexico; the village of Amecameca on the road to Cuautla
State of Mexico; Chalma, the town which the Indian legend compares in beauty to that
of their Mother Virgin
A view of the Popocatepetl as seen from the Ixtaccihuatl
The smoke which gives its name to the Popocatepetl (The Smoking Prince)
Alpinism is practiced on the head of the Sleeping Woman (Ixtaccihuatl)
Another view of the Popocatepetl from the Ixtaccihuatl
The Peak of Orizaba, another volcano of Mexico which although surrounded by a tropical
country is snow-covered all the
year round
On the road to Puebla
State of Puebla; the tile church of San Francisco Ecatepec
State of Puebla; interior of the Cathedral of Puebla
State of Puebla; a view of the road to Puebla
State of Puebla; the Horsetail, Fall of Necaxa (missing photo)
State of Puebla; the pyramid of Cholula, as seen from one of the hundred domes of
the Royal Chapel
State of Puebla; Dawn on Cholula
State of Puebla; the little chapel of Cholula, the Holy City of Puebla
State of Puebla; entrace to the convent of Teziutlan
On the road to Veracruz
State of Veracruz; the Peak of Orizaba as seen from a village located on the road
State of Veracruz; another view of the Peak of Orizaba taken in the town of Huatusco
State of Morelos; Pati of the Hotel Morelos, Cuernavaca
Corner in the Palavinci House; Cuernavaca
State of Morelos; one of the quaint streets of beautiful Cuernavaca
State of Morelos; a view of the City of Cuernavaca
State of Morelos; typical scene on the road from Cuernavaca to Cuautla
State of Morelos; the Organ Hall in the Cacahuamilpa Caves
State of Morelos; another hall in the same
A section and view of the road to Acapulco
State of Morelos; pottery maker of this State (missing photo)
State of Guerrero; on the road to Taxco
State of Guerrero; another view of Taxco, jewel of the southern mountains
State of Guerrero; another view of Taxco
State of Guerrero; nearing Taxco
State of Guerrero; the center of Taxoco with the church of Santa Prisca in the middle
State of Guerrero; one of the streets in Taxco
State of Guerrero; another street in Taxco
State of Guerrero; a view of the church of Santa Prisca
State of Guerrero; another view of same
State of Guerrero; another view of same
State of Guerrero; details of the Sacristy
State of Guerrero; another view of same
State of Guerrero; the Church of Santa Prisca, as it looks from one of the window
of the church of Santa Maria
State of Guerreo; detail of one of the domes of the Church of Santa Prisca
A romantic corner in Taxco
State of Guerrero; a street in Colonial Taxco
State of Guerrero; another street of quaint Taxco
State of Guerrero; entrance to the church of Santa Prisca
State of Guerrero; the Sunday Market in the Plaza, Taxco
State of Guerrero; bridge over Mezcala River on the Highway to Acapulco
State of Guerrero; the Hotel Chilpancingo in the city of the same name
State of Guerrero; Bay and Port of Acapulco
State of Guerrero; a close view of same
State of Guerrero; the rocky shores of Acapulco (missing photo)
State of Guerrero; the fantastic Acapulco shore
State of Guerrero; a close view of the city and suburbs
State of Guerrero; where the pelicans and the sea-gulls make their nests
State of Guerrero; peasant dwelling near Acapulco; a good resting place for the tired
visitor; lots of coconuts (missing photo)
State of Guerrero; Acapulco beach, sun baths and quiet waters
On the way to Oaxaca; a native of the Isthmus Zone
State of Oaxaca; romance in the tropics
State of Oaxaca; the beautiful silhouette of the native can only be compared to the
perfect lines of the Greek Cariatides
State of Oaxaca; the richly ornamented church of Santo Domingo
State of Oaxaca; another detail of this beautiful Dominican church
State of Oaxaca; the exquisite ornamentation of the Temples and buildings of Mitla
State of Oaxaca; native weaver of zarapes.
A typical religious procession in Tehuantepec
All dressed up and the beaus do not appear; city of Tehuantepec
Native types of Tehuantepec with their Sunday dresses
A market scene in Tehuantepec
A native woman of Tehuantepec where the men boast of the beauty of their ladies
Another native of Tehuantepec; "believe it or not"
Marketing in the same town
State of Campeche; a view of the salt water lake of Campeche, a natural bay (missing
photo)
Album skips from 135 to 137
Where the Spaniards were exterminated by the Indians; the Chapel and Fort of San
Francisco was the last stand of the
Spaniards in the War of Independence
State of Hidalgo; falls of La Regla among canyons of rocks
One of the eight lakes in the mountains of Hidalgo on the road to Laredo
Another of these lakes
Volcanic mountains typical of the State of Hidalgo
View of the road to Laredo, near the town of Ixmiquilpan
An old mission on the road to Laredo
Another view of the Pan American Road to Laredo
Guanajuato, the capital of the State of the same name and one of the most historical
places in Mexico
A street in Guanajuato
Patio of the Federal Palace at Queretaro
The Cathedral of Chihuahua in the State of the same name
State of Michoacan; the Cathedral of Morelia
State Michoacan; the main square at Morelia
State of Michoacan; fountains everywhere are the typical feature of Patzcuaro
State of Michoacan; afternoon prayer in the fishing town of Patzcuaro
State of Michoacan; after a day's work fishermen hang their nets so that they are
ready early next morning
The oxen cart, typical of Patzcuaro
A street in Patzcuaro
Another street in quaint Patzcuaro
Beautiful and tropical Uruapan
Tzararacua Falls, or Silver Courtain in Uruapan
State of Jalisco; Falls of Juanacatlan, near Guadalajara
State of Jalisco; Beautiful Lake Chapala, the Summer resort of Mexico, near Guadalajara
State of Sinaloa; a view of the sea drive at Mazatlan on the Pacific Coast
Part of Mazatlan Bay
Her Majesty; a native child
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