Entrance to Paseo, Mexico City, Mexico, ca.1905-1910

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Photograph of the entrance to Paseo, Mexico City, Mexico, ca.1905-1910. In the foreground, a large statue of King Clarles IV of Spain (aka "El Cabalito") dominates the intersection of Paseo de la Reforma and Paseo de Bucareli. The statue was erected in 1852. It is surrounded by a tall iron spike fence in a square planted with small trees and punctuated on each corner with streetlights. Paseo de la Reforma proceeds far into the distance and is flanked with wide sidewalks and tall trees. In the background, the Christopher Columbus monument can be seen with the Cuauhtemoc
Monument behind it. In the extreme background, the Chapultepec Castle can be barely seen. A few pedestrians are visible. There are also several horse-drawn carriages in the street. Two tall pole-construction towers are visible, one at left and one at right. Additional information: "The two poles are bronze monuments commonly known as "Indios Verdes". They represent two Mexica Huey Tlatoani (from Nahuatl/Aztec language: Hueyi = high and Tlatoani = ruler, gobernor); to the right, Izcoatl (obsidian snake) and to the left, Ahuizotl (otter). Performed by the sculptor Alejandro Casarín to represent México in Paris at the Exposition Universelle, on 1889. Located for the first time, where they are seen in the picture, in 1890. They have been relocated several times" -- Dr. Jesús Roberto Duarte, 2016-01-28.

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Title Entrance to Paseo, Mexico City, Mexico, ca.1905-1910

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1905/1910

Subject Mexico -- Mexico City (file heading), Monuments -- Mexico (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place Mexico (countries), Mexico City (city or populated place)

Temporal Subject 1905/1910

Type images

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 13 x 10 cm., 26 x 21 cm. (aacr2), glass plate negatives (format), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m14567

Identifier 668 (accession number), CHS-668 (call number), CHS-668 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-15190 (legacy record id), chs-m14567 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14147 (legacy record id), 1-224- (microfiche number)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 15190

Unique identifier UC138113

Legacy Identifier CHS-668.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 8.2 in × 10.1 in at 300dpi
20.8 cm × 25.8 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Description The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.

Date Created 1860/1960

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