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"El Ajusco," Tijuana, Mexico [postcard]

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"El Ajusco," Tijuana, Mexico [postcard].
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Object Details

Collector

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)

Collection Creator

National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.
Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)

Collection Citation

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, circa 1880-circa 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

Scope and Contents

Color illustration of a desert mountain landscape. There are two large cactus plants on each end of the image. In the middle stand a man wearing a sombrero and campesino (peasant) garb with another in the same style of dress on a burro with two large packages hanging on the donkey. They face away from the photographer toward the mountain--"el ajusco"--in the distance.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83977012b-eb6e-4c5f-8ffb-54ffa93258fc

General

Series II, Box 23, Foreign--Mexico--Miscellaneous scenes.

Place

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Topic

Mountains -- Mexico
Mexican-American Border Region
Sombreros
Cactus
Desert
Burros

Collector

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)

Culture

Mexicans

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Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 2: Geographical Locations outside the United States / Mexico / Miscellaneous Scenes

Extent

1 Item (color, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Landscapes (representations)
Postcards
Picture postcards

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

Landscapes (representations) -- Mexico
Postcards -- 1900-1920
Picture postcards -- 1900-1920

Collection Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.
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Record ID

ebl-1560368414239-1560368414397-3

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