Mexican Collection (page 8)

Cavalry Action, September 21st, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Cavalry Action, September 21st, 1849. Scene from the Battle of Monterrey during the Mexican-American War. From "Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War", by John Frost, LL.D

El cancionero popular, no. 22 (The Popular Songbook, No. 22), n.d. Creator: Unknown
El cancionero popular, no. 22 (The Popular Songbook, No. 22), n.d

Interior of a modern Mexican house, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a modern Mexican house, 1849. From "Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War", by John Frost, LL.D.. [Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co. Philadelphia, 1849]

Pyramids of San Juan, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Pyramids of San Juan, 1849. The pyramids at Teotihuacan in Mexico. From "Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War", by John Frost, LL.D.. [Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co

Storming of Fort Teneria, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Storming of Fort Teneria, 1849. Scene from the Battle of Monterrey during the Mexican-American War. From "Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War", by John Frost, LL.D

Map of the United States, the British provinces, Mexico &c. 1849. Creator: John M. Atwood
Map of the United States, the British provinces, Mexico &c. 1849. Shows California's gold region and western trails. Includes illustration of "Pyramid Lake

The Aztec Calendar Stone, or Stone of the Sun, National Museum, Mexico City, c1930s. A name glyph of Aztec ruler Moctezuma II suggests the basalt Aztec sun stone was carved c1502- 1521

Sacrificial knife, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century
Sacrificial knife, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. The handle is carved in wood and covered with mosaic of turquoise, shell and malachite. The blade is made of chalcedony

Hernan Cortes meeting the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, 1519. Cortes (1485-1547) was the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico and overthrew the Aztec Empire

Aztec Jade Bust of Quetzalcoatl, 1360-1521. Quetzalcoatl was, as his name indicates, a feathered serpent, a flying reptile, a boundary-maker (and transgressor) between earth and sky

Aztec Pottery Head, 1300-1521. Aztec culture also known as Mexica culture, was a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521

Aztec warriors defending the temple of Tenochtitlan, Mexico. The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325. Its main temple was the site of ritual human sacrifices

Jessy J, 2010. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Jessy J, Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Florida, 2010

Illumination of National Palace on Evening of Independence Day Celebration, Mexico City, c1930s. Mexican Independence Day on 16th September at the National Palace in Plaza de la Constitucion

The Pyramid of Cholula, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Pyramid of Cholula, 1890. The Great Pyramid of Cholula was an important religious and mythical centre in prehispanic times

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Juana Ines de Asbaje y Ramirez de Santillana (1651-1695), Mexican poet and religious

Montezuma, last Emperor of the Aztecs, 16th century (1780). Artist: Pierre Duflos
Montezuma, last Emperor of the Aztecs, 16th century (1780). The Aztec Empire was overthrown in 1519-1521 by Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes in alliance with other Mexican tribes anxious to

Leon Trotsky with his wife Natalia Sedova and Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, 1937. Trotsky (1879-1940) was one of the leading figures of the Russian Revolution and in the Soviet government afterwards

Colt Frontier revolver, invented by Samuel Colt (1814-62), c1850. Fig. 2: the breech disc. Fig. 3: the cartridge in section. From The Mechanics Magazine. Also known as the Colt Peacemaker

Samuel Colt (1814-1862), inventor of the Colt revolver, 1856. The American inventor and industrialist invented the weapon which, after the Mexican war of 1846-8, was adopted by the US army

Aztec statuette of a bat-god
Aztec statuette of the bat-god Camazotz

Aztec temple sacrifice. From the Codex Magliabicciano, Museo de America, Madrid

Aztec stone head of Rain God Tlaloc, 1300-1521

An eagle resting on a cactus holding a snake in its beak (from the Mexican coat of... ca 1900-1910)
An eagle resting on a cactus holding a snake in its beak (from the Mexican coat of arms), ca 1900-1910

Carousing in the Cloister; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. Creator: Frederick A. Lyons
Carousing in the Cloister; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. [Monks eating and drinking]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

A Devout Native; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. Creator: Frederick A. Lyons
A Devout Native; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. [Indigenous man carrying a crucifix]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

An Indian Ball-Room; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. Creator: Frederick A. Lyons
An Indian Ball-Room; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. [Note climbing squash plants]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

An Aboriginal in Danger; An Ascent of the Cofre de Perote, Mexico, 1875. Creator: Unknown
An Aboriginal in Danger; An Ascent of the Cofre de Perote, Mexico, 1875. [An indigenous man climbs a tree to escape a herd of wild boar

Jarochos; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
Jarochos; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. [Inhabitants of Veracruz]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

A Mexican Plaza Grande; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
A Mexican " Plaza Grande" ; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. [Church, fountain, and people in a town square]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

An Evangelista; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
An Evangelista; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. [Indigenous people with a man at a writing desk, possibly a scribe]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Mexican Indians at Market; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
Mexican Indians at Market; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

A Salteador in Town; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. Creator: Unknown
A " Salteador" in Town; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. [Figure in a poncho, possibly a highwayman]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

From the Tierra Caliente. ; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. Creator: Unknown
From the " Tierra Caliente." ; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. [An indigenous man carrying plant material]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

A Kitchen in the Tierra Caliente; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
A Kitchen in the " Tierra Caliente" ; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. [Women cooking tortillas. Note metate for grinding the maize in the foreground, and Christian image behind]

A Monk turned Hermit; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
A Monk turned Hermit; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Serenos; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
Serenos; A zigzag journey through Mexico, 1875. [Neighborhood night watchmen]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Side altar in the church dedicated to San Lorenzo and San Felipe de Jesus, Trampas, New Mexico

Church of Trampas, Taos Co. New Mexico, 1943. Creator: John Collier
Church of Trampas, Taos Co. New Mexico

Young woman at the community laundry on Saturday afternoon, FSA... camp, Robstown, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Young woman at the community laundry on Saturday afternoon, FSA [Farm Security Administration] camp, Robstown, Texas

Child of a migratory farm laborer in the field during the harvest... FSA labor camp, Tex. 1942
Child of a migratory farm laborer in the field during the harvest of the community centers cabbage crop, FSA [Farm Security Administration] labor camp, Texas

Boys flying a kite in front of community center, FSA... camp, Robstown, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Boys flying a kite in front of the community center, FSA [Farm Security Administration] camp, Robstown, Texas

Boys flying a kite in front of the community center, FSA camp, Robstown, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Boys flying a kite in front of the community center, FSA [Farm Security Administration] camp, Robstown, Texas

Boys playing marbles, FSA... labor camp, Robstown, Texas, 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Boys playing marbles, FSA [Farm Security Administration] labor camp, Robstown, Texas. [In front of the community center]

Woman at the community laundry on Saturday afternoon, FSA... camp, Robstown, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Woman at the community laundry on Saturday afternoon, FSA... camp, Robstown, Tex

Boys sitting on truck parked at the FSA... labor camp, Robstown, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Boys sitting on truck parked at the FSA... labor camp, Robstown, Texas

Migratory worker, FSA... camp, Robstown, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Migratory worker, FSA [Farm Security Administration] camp, Robstown, Texas

Ancient Aztec Idol; An Ascent of the Cofre de Perote, Mexico, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Ancient Aztec Idol; An Ascent of the Cofre de Perote, Mexico, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C

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