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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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
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