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[Mexican House]
Photograph of a house in Mexico. The house is situated in the center foreground amidst dense plant life. There is a pool on the left side of the house. Beyond the house, the sea and distant shore are visible in the background.
[House on Cliff]
Photograph of a house overlooking the ocean in Mexico. The house sits in the left foreground atop a rocky cliff. The water fills the middle ground beyond the cliff. A boat is visible in the water. In the background, the opposing shore is visible.
[White Buildings]
Photograph of three adjoining white buildings in Mexico. The buildings are visible in the center of the frame. Each building has an open arched passageway in the front of the building. Some trees intersect the buildings in the foreground. Behind the white buildings, other complexes are visible amongst the surrounding greenery.
[Patio}
Photograph of a patio in Mexico. Numerous plants and items of furniture are spread across the patio. The patio is paved with tiles and lined with brick planters. A man is visible in the right middle ground of the photograph. The surrounding landscape is visible in the background.
[Thatched Roof]
Photograph of a thatched roof in Mexico. The corner of the roof is visible in the top foreground. A wooden canopy is visible on the left side next to the roof line. Trees are visible in the background.
[Beach Chairs]
Photograph of a beach in Mexico. A row of giant straw umbrellas and wooden beach chairs line the beach in the foreground. The water is visible in the background next to the rocky shoreline.
[Acapulco Street]
Photograph of a street in Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico. The street is lined with apartment buildings on both sides. Cars line the left side of the street. More buildings are visible in the background ascending the hillside.
[Two Men on Motor Bike]
Photograph of a street in Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico. One story houses line the right side of the street. Two men on a motor bike are visible in the left foreground on the street next to the houses. A hillside full of buildings is visible in the background.
[Thatch Roofed Pier]
Photograph of a thatch roofed pier in Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico. The pier is visible in the center foreground. Two tall trees stand at the entrance to the pier with white painted trunks. Another tree grows beside the right side of the pier. Water and sky are visible in the background.
[Brickwork]
Photograph of a section of brickwork in Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico. The bricks are surrounded by a wooden support structure in the foreground. A pile of clay tiles is visible behind the structure. Palm trees are visible in the background.
[Brick Construction]
Photograph of a construction site in Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico. Two brick walls with wooden support beams are visible in the foreground. Cars on a street are visible through a gap in the wall.
[Brick Wall]
Photograph of a brick wall in Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico. The photograph was taken at a construction site with unfinished walls. The wall is visible on the right side with a chain link fence on the left. Wooden beams support the wall. Steel rods stick up from the top of the wall. A palm tree is visible behind the fence.
[Acapulco Bay]
Photograph of the bay in Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico. Palm trees and other vegetation fill the bottom foreground. The bay is visible in the middle ground. Numerous boats are visible in the water. The opposing shore lined with high rise buildings is visible in the background.
[House on Cliff]
Photograph of a house on a cliff in Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico. The house sits in the center of the frame surrounded by vegetation. The rocky cliff is visible in the bottom foreground. The ocean and nearby shoreline are visible behind the house in the background.
[Cholula Bell Tower]
Photograph of a bell tower in Cholula, Mexico as seen through a columned portico. In the foreground, two figures are visible underneath the portico. Cars are parked on the street in front of the tower.
[Cholula Church]
Photograph of a church in Cholula, Mexcio. The square in front of the church is visible in the foreground. There is a male statue in the center of the square on a pedestal. People are visible on the streets surrounding the square. Behind the square, the church walls and dome are visible. A red truck sits in front of the church.
[Yellow Church]
Photograph of a yellow church in Cholula, Mexico. The church has a large black door and a bell tower attached. A telephone pole is visible on the left side of the frame.
[Church with Bell Tower]
Photograph of a church in Cuernavaca, Mexico. In the foreground, a park is visible in front of the church. The church has an intricately carved facade and one bell tower on the right side. A string of red and yellow lights intersects the top of the frame.
[Market]
Photograph of a market outside of a church in Cuernavaca, Mexico. A stall full of yellow fruit is visible in the right foreground. Men and children walk across the foreground. In the background, the church is visible with one bell tower on the right side and one in the far background on the left side.
[Carved Doorway]
Photograph of a carved doorway in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The door is decorated with wooden carvings. The stone wall surrounding the door is decorated with carved patterns, columns, and figures.
[Arched Colonnade]
Photograph of an arched colonnade in Cuernavaca, Mexico. A single light bulb hangs down in the center of the passageway. A row of doorways is visible on the right side of the colonnade and a row of arches on the left. The columns are decorated with brightly colored designs. Trees are visible beyond the colonnade.
[Garden Path]
Photograph of a garden path in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Brightly decorated columns are visible in the left foreground and a white wall on the right. the path leads down the center of the image. Potted plants and trees line the path. A few people are visible in the background at the end of the path.
[Borda Garden]
Photograph of the Borda Garden in Cuernavaca, Mexico. A large pool is visible in the foreground. Steps leading out of the pool are visible on the right side of the frame. A covered archway is visible in the background on the other side of the pool. Trees surround the pool. Mountains are visible in the distant background.
[Central Square]
Photograph of a square in Cuernavaca, Mexico. In the foreground, numerous people are visible on the street. In the middle of the square, an equestrian statue is visible. Buildings and churches are visible in the background on the other side of the square.
[Arched Doorway]
Photograph of an arched doorway in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Over the doorway is an even larger archway with a domed roof. The archway is formed by carved stone inset with niches, columns, and figures. Only one wooden door is open. A tiled walkway and stairs are visible in front of the door. The top of a bell tower is visible on the right edge of the frame.
[Church Interior]
Photograph of a church interior in Cuernavaca, Mexico. A row of pews is visible in the foreground. A group of people walks down the middle aisle. The alter is visible at the end of the aisle.
[Palacio de Cortés]
Photograph of the Palacio de Cortés in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The palace is visible in the left side of the frame. Cars are parked beside the palace. A red building is visible in the background.
[Palace Wall]
Photograph of a wall of the Palacio de Cortés in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Two women are visible in the left edge of the foreground. Behind the women, the stone wall is visible. Two arched windows are visible in the second story of the wall.
[Calle de la Aurora No. 10]
Photograph of wooden gates at Calle de la Aurora No. 10 in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The gates are visible in center foreground. A vine covered wall surrounds the gates. Beyond the gates, trees and a house are partially visible.
[Carved Entrance Way]
Photograph of a carved stone entrance way in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The entrance way is visible in the right foreground. The entrance rises two stories complete with columns, niches, and a half dome form at top. A full dome is visible behind the entrance. A patch of grass and some plants are visible in front of the entrance.
[Diego Rivera Murals]
Photograph of the "History of Cuernavaca and Morelos, Conquest and Revolution" mural by Diego Rivera in the Palacio de Cortés of Cuernavaca, Mexico. The palace is now a museum. A section of the loggia is visible in the foreground. Murals cover the walls on the left side of the frame. A group of three people is visible in center foreground. A larger group is visible in the background by the doorway.
[Wooden Carvings]
Photograph of a carved wooden structure in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The structure fills the image. Wooden grids divide the intricately carved designs.
[Church Garden]
Photograph of a garden outside of a church in Cuernavaca, Mexico. A brick walkway is visible in front of the garden hedge. The garden is visible in front of the church. The dome and bell tower of the church is visible in the background.
[Stone Wall]
Photograph of a stone wall in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The wall is visible on the right side of the frame. There is a door in the wall in the foreground. A stone water basin sits in the center foreground. A group of people is visible behind the basin. A car is parked next to the wall in the background.
[Church in Cuernavaca]
Photograph of a church in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Numerous palm trees are visible in the foreground in front of the church. A small group of people is visible in front of the church.
[Mazatlán, Mexico]
Photograph of a seated woman in Mazatlán, Mexico. The woman is seated on a patio by the ocean. A tree and some large rocks are visible on the patio behind the woman. The ocean and distant shoreline are visible in the background.
[Taxco de Alarcón]
Photograph of a building in Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico. An iron fence is visible in front of the building. The building spans the foreground. The building is a tan color with two balconies on the top floor. Each balcony has an array of potted plants.
[Red House]
Photograph of a red house in Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico. The house has blue doorways on the bottom floor and brown doors on the top floor. The top floor also a balcony covered in potted plants. Two figures walk in front of the bottom of the house.
[Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico]
Photograph of a street in Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico. The street is visible in the right foreground. There is a building visible on the left side of the street. The building walls have been painted with a bright blue bottom border. Trees are visible in the background.
T-Shirt - Che Guevara
T-shirt of white cotton, having short sleeves and a rounded neckline, which is printed with an artistic rendering of a portrait of Che Guevara, arranged as large main central portrait in black, surrounded by four smaller renditions in pale gray. Acquired by the donor in Mexico City in 1971 from a vendor in the Mexico City Metro. Ernesto "Che" Guevara (b. June 14, 1928 in Rosario, Argentina - d. La Higuera, Bolivia, October 9, 1967) commonly known as El Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat, military theorist, and major figure of the Cuban Revolution.
Chapultepec Park: Topographic Views
1 built complex
Chapultepec Park: Topographic Views
1 built complex
Castillo
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Caracol
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Caracol
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Textile
Textile. Rectangular panel of handwoven cotton/wool, with fringed ends. Mexican weaving, in the Saltillo style, done in reds, blacks, blues, greens, and white. Inlay designs with central diamond shape formed of chevrons and diamonds, width-wise stripes of gradated colors, and bands with short trapezoidal gradated bars of color.
Fringed Jacket
Jacket of dark brown sueded leather, with fringe.
Panel
Length of Handwoven Fabric. Two breadth garment handwoven in cotton on the backstrap loom. Natural brown cotton with white cotton stripes - warp faced weave. The 2 panels are joined with machine stitching and the ends have machine stitched hems. One panel is slightly longer (2 3/8") than the other.
Faja
Faja (belt) of turquoise and dark green cotton. Linear repeating pattern in green of birds and a human figure in the center, with three lines of green along the edges. Unfinished, loose threads at the ends. Handwoven on backstrap loom with warp face weave.
Faja
Faja (Belt) of red-orange, white, and black cotton. Handwoven on backstrap loom with warp face weave. Linear, geometric, repeating design of plants and human figures in red and black in the center, with primarily black and white band of repeating design along edges. Ends of faja unfinished/untied.
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