Box 15
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Scrapbook of Mexico Prints (Luis Marquez Photographs), 1937
File — Box: 15, OVS_Folder: 7
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1967-001, Governor James V. Allred Papers
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Personal
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Biographical and Genealogical Records
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Photos
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Oversized Photos
Dates:
Other: 1937
Scope and Contents
This item consists of a 20-1/2 inch by 12-1/2 inch detailed leather album, embossed with the date 8-10-1937 and the name Mrs. S.U. Allred. The album and its contents were given as a gift to Mrs. Allred after she and Texas Governor James V. Allred visited Mexico in 1937.The album features historic, hand-tinted color photographs depicting the people and culture of Mexico in the 1930s. Subjects include musicians and dancers in traditional dress, vendors displaying their wares, and...