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Title	Exterior of the Teatro Juarez in Guanajuato, Mexico, ca.1903
Description	Photograph of the exterior of the theater (built 1903) in Guanajuato, Mexico, faces the main plaza of downtown Guanajuato, el Jardín de la Unión, ca.1903. Twelve tall columns support the decorative portico of the main entrance to the "Teatro Juarez". Visible are nine highly ornate lamp posts which straddle the broad entry stairs. Two statues of lions are on either side of the stairs. Seven statues of muses, gods, or famous persons are on top of the portico. A dozen or so people can be seen in the street and on the sidewalk at the foot of the stairs. At least one horse-drawn carriage is also visible. Legible signs include: "Tragico"?, "Comedia", "Siglo XIX [...]eon"..., "La Rupa"..., "Detronilo"..., ..."Cantina m"..., "Imprenta, enquadernacion y sellos de goma esp[...] impresionis chicas [...] finas y corrientes, tarjetas de visita, desde $1 el ciente, Calle de tenaza tetra [...], J. Rodriguez".
Subject (file heading)	Mexico -- Architecture
Subject (lcsh)	Theaters Architecture Doorways
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Guanajuato
Geographic subject (country)	Mexico
Coverage date	circa 1903
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1903
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 13 x 20 cm., 17 x 22 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	615
Call number	CHS-615
Microfiche number	1-224-
Legacy record ID	chs-m14519; USC-1-1-1-14119
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-615
Archival file	chs_Volume89/CHS-615.tiff

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