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Call Number:

PH-00130

Collection Name:

John Christian Photography Collection of Indigenous People of Central Mexico

Creator:

Christian, John, fl. 1976-

No. of Items:

815 items

Span Dates:

1969

Description:

The John Christian Photography Collection of Indigenous People of Central Mexico is comprised of 815 images of indigenous communities in Mexico, consisting of 20 boxes of color slides and fifteen 8 x 10 black & white portraits with captions on their versos. The collection documents the festivals, palmwork, musicians, processions, typical markets, domestic life, etc. of the Nahuatl, Otomi, and Huastec communities in Queretaro, Mexico; Dance of the Conquest, Xitales Dancers; Actopan, Hidalgo Market; Haustec market; and Nahut Indians. Includes copies and clippings of articles on Christian's research and a paper which catalogs the slides. Time period represented 1969.

Accession No(s):

969:0001:0001-0815

Location(s):

Christian, J., Box (969:0001:0001-0815)
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