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Play ensemble

Description: Play ensemble of multicolor hibiscus floral print on chartreuse/yellow-green ground. All edges hand-finished. Play outfit consists of: A) Top/Blouse. Midriff-length/cropped top. Deep V neckline, center front opening that ties at hem. Cut wide at shoulders create short wing/cap puffed sleeves. Unlined. Built-in shoulder pads. Designer's label: Bette Ann / Mexico B) Shorts. Slightly flaring; no waistband; left side zipper. Unlined. C) Wrap-around over-skirt/sarong. Full-length, formed of a wide… more
Date: 1940/1949
Creator: Bette Ann

Bright orange dress

Description: Dress of bright orange cotton with geometric inspired embroidered front yoke and sleeves trimmed in brass pailettes. Knee length; rounded neckline opens to V at center front. Wide bracelet length sleeves. Bias tape on hem embroidered "Josefa for Anna & Edmundo Villa".
Date: 1960/1975
Creator: Ibarra, Josefa

Caftan dress

Description: Caftan style midi dress of yellow cotton. Embroidered T-shaped yoke of bright pink cotton has V-shaped opening and corded standing collar with yellow running stitches matching the sleeve cuffs. Extending from the front and back bases of the yoke are embroidered applied turquoise square and bright pink diamond shaped trim. Center front 21" split is bordered with 3 1/2" applied color blocks in royal blue, turquoise, bright pink and orange, and is embellished with large zig zag of pink chain stitc… more
Date: 1960/1975
Creator: Ibarra, Josefa

Maxi dress

Description: Caftan style maxi dress of unbleached muslin trimmed in multicolored streamers of satin ribbon. Horizontal lines of satin ribbon across front of bodice release at sides to form streamers down the sides. Rounded neckline; full length triangular bell sleeves with hanging streamers of turquoise and gold satin ribbon. Center front zipper closure is bordered in turquoise ribbon with multicolored streamers extending from the base of the zipper. Bias tape along hem embroidered "Josefa for Anna Villa".
Date: 1960/1975
Creator: Ibarra, Josefa

Textile

Description: 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.
Date: 1965~

[Acapulco Bay]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Acapulco Street]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Arched Colonnade]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Arched Doorway]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Bamboo Window]

Description: Photograph of a building section in Mexico. The window is covered with a line of bamboo. Above the window, a straw overhang is partially visible. More structural supports are visible to the left of the window.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Beach Chairs]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Beach Scene]

Description: Photograph of a beach scene in Mexico. Two palm trees are visible on the beach in the foreground. In the background, mountains are visible on the other shore across the water.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Borda Garden]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Brick Construction]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Brick Wall]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Brickwork]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray
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