Mexico
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
William Fisher Collection
This collection contains 3 16mm color films and 64 slides depicting scenes from Mexico and Guatemala circa 1940, created by William Fisher. The entire collection has been digitized.
Mexican Household Accounting Diary
This collection contains a personal accounting diary kept for a Mexican household from 1858-1863, covering all ordinary household expenditures - most of which are grocery items.
Mexico City Play Bills
This collection features playbills from multiple plays put on in Mexico City between 1858 and 1859, such as "Un Soldado de Napoleon" and "La Glorida en el Tepeyac."
George B. Winton Collection
This collection consists mainly of correspondence to George B. Winton written during the 1880s-1920s. Some of the correspondence is written in Spanish from correspondents in Mexico. The collection also contains a cigar box of newspaper clippings.
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