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Photo Album of a Railroad Tour of Mexico

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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

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Overview and metadata sections

The creator of this photo album is unknown

This collection consists of one photograph album featuring 92 photographs. The photographs depict a trip through Mexico taken by a group of people traveling via the Mexican Central Railroad. The group, pictured in a few of the photographs, likely consisted of three women, two men, and a young boy. The trip started in Cuidad Juarez and went to Mexico City and the region around Mexico City. The subjects of the photographs include shots of local residents, the Juarez and Mexico City train stations, images of Mesico City, Puebla, and many small towns along the route, and other aspects of the rail travel.

Purchase from McBride Rare Books, April 2021

Processed by Lily Sweeney, completed May 2021

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Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Lily Sweeney
Finding Aid Date
May, 2021
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)

Collection Inventory

Album.
Volume 1

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