Object Details
- General
- Series II, Box 23, Foreign--Mexico--Taxco.
- Collector
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Collection Creator
- National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Place
- Mexico
- Taxco (Guerrero, Mexico)
- Acapulco Bay (Mexico)
- Topic
- Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center
- Topic
- Cities and towns
- Streets -- Mexico
- Mining
- Collector
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Culture
- Mexicans
- See more items in
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 2: Geographical Locations outside the United States / Mexico / Taxco
- Extent
- 1 Item (b/w, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Postcards
- Picture postcards
- Collection Citation
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, circa 1880-circa 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Postcards -- 1900-1920
- Picture postcards -- 1900-1920
- Scope and Contents
- Reproduction of a black-and-white photograph of a narrow street in the town of Taxco. The street is crowded with people dressed in local Guerrero style. The men wear white country-style clothing, the women wear skirts and rebozos. A group of men sits at the entrance of one of the buildings while another man escorts two mules bearing heavy loads. At the far end of the street stands another set of people. One in a set of 11 photographic postcard scenes from Taxco.
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research use.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560368414239-1560368414398-4
