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TOURISTS' GUIDE / TO POINTS IN AND NEAR THE CITY OF MEXICO / Compliments of the / SHORTEST / QUICKEST / AND MOST / PICTURESQUE / ROUTE / BETWEEN / MEXICO / AND THE / UNITED / STATES [booklet]

Catalog Data

Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 6-3/4" x 5-1/8".)
Container:
Box 1
Culture:
Mexicans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Booklets
Pamphlets
Place:
Mexico -- description and travel
Mexico -- 19th century
Date:
1890
Scope and Contents:
Softbound, 36 pp. Guidebook covers Monterey, Topo Chico, Catorce, Bocas, San Luis Potosi, San Miguel and Celaya, Acambaro and Toluca, Ocovocac and La Cima, Morelia and Patzcuaro, and Mexico City. Contains many small illustrations, including some in color. On front cover, an illustration of Uncle Sam shaking hands with a dark-skinned Mexican man with a moustache, sombrero, and serape. On back cover: LAREDO- / ROUTE / Mexican / National / R.R.
Local Numbers:
AC0060-0001233.tif (AC Scan No.: front cover) 96-3306 (SI Photo, back cover)
Exhibitions Note:
Displayed in Archives Center exhibition, "Americans Experience Mexico," Sept. 1-Nov. 30, 2010; Craig Orr, curator.
Publication:
New York., Press of C.G. Crawford., 1890
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Gloves required with unprotected photographs.
Series 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.
Topic:
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character) in art  Search this
Railroads -- Mexico  Search this
Tourism -- Mexico  Search this
Genre/Form:
Booklets
Pamphlets -- 19th century
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Geographical Categories: Mexico, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Geographical Categories: Mexico
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Geographical Categories: Mexico / Tour Guides
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8eeb4eb32-0048-403f-a11c-f6ed13c4f33e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-02-mexico-ref537