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Descriptive Summary

Scope and Contents Note

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Chenes

Eastern Peninsula

Northern Coast

Río Usumacinta

Puuc

Unidentified Locations

The Benson Latin American Collection

Dorothy Tate Lay and Lewis Chester Lay Photograph Collection, N.d.



Descriptive Summary

CreatorLay, Dorothy Tate
CreatorLay, Lewis Chester
TitleDorothy Tate Lay and Lewis Chester Lay Photograph Collection
Dates: N.d.
Abstract64 photographs of historical Mayan archeological sites in Mexico.
Accession No.1996-73
OCLC Record No.N/A
Extent64 photographs
LanguageEnglish
RepositoryBenson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin

Scope and Contents Note

64 photographs of historical Mayan archeological sites in Mexico. The collection is arranged into series according to geographic location: Chenes, Eastern Peninsula, Northern Coast, Rio Usumacinta, Puuc, and Unidentified. Each photograph is numbered and described at the item level. The donor's original number for each photograph is listed in parentheses after each description.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

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Index Terms

The Dorothy Tate Lay and Lewis Chester Lay Photograph Collection is classified under the following Subject Headings:
Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico--Campeche (State)--Photographs
Maya architecture--Photographs

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Dorothy Tate Lay and Lewis Chester Lay Photograph Collection, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

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Box and Folder Inventory

 

Chenes

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11Dzibilnocac, Structure 1A, east façade (23)
2Dzibilnocac, Structure 1A, oblique view (22)
3"Dsibiltun. Palacio principal. Ala izquierda. Fachada Este," showing edge of adjoining structure; Teobert Maler photograph (20)
4Dzibiltún, palace; Maler photograph (21)
5El Tabasqueño, Structure 1; Maler photograph (24)
6Hochob, main palace structure; Maler photograph (26)
7Hochob; on photograph, "Palacio de tres Aposentos" (27)
8Hochob, central portion of palace structure; Maler photograph (28)
9Hochob, Structure 5; Maler photograph (29)
10Hochob, Structures 5 and 6; Maler photograph (30)
11Nocuchich, Structure 2 ()
12Nohcacab, main structure; Maler photograph (43)
13Santa Rosa Xtampak, west view of principal palace; Maler photograph (52)

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Eastern Peninsula

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114"Chichen Itza. El Templo Mayor. Lado Norte" (8)
15"Chichen Itza. Cariatides de la Mesa de los dioses, en el templo del dios recostado" (9)
16"Chichen Itza. Palacio templo de las Inscripciones. 1er cuerpo. Lado Este"; Las Monjas, Maler photograph (10)
17"Chichen Itza. El Templo de los Tigres y Escudos y el Templo mayor" (11)
18"Chichen Itza. Mausoleo III. Detalles" (12)
19Chichén Itzá, Los Tigres; Maler photograph (16)
20On photograph, "Portico de Los Tigres-Chichén-Itzá-Yucatán"; group of 15 persons
21Chichén Itzá, view of Los Tigres, with two persons
22Chichén Itzá, oblique view of Los Tigres, showing base
23On photograph, "‘Los Tigres’-Chichén-Itzá-Yucatán"
24Chichén Itzá, Las Monjas, before restoration; Maler photograph (14)
25On photograph, "Chichen Ytza. Palacio-Templo de las Inscripciones. Lado este"; Las Monjas and oblique view of La Iglesia (15)
26Chichén Itzá, Casa Colorada; Maler photograph (17)
27Chichén Itzá, east façade of Las Monjas; Maler photograph (18)
28On photograph, "T. Tortuga, Caracol. F. Oeste." Façade of La Iglesia, Chichén Itzá (7)
29Chichén Itzá, columns from Temple of Warriors or El Mercado (13)
30Chichén Itzá, upper portion of pyramid known as the "Tomb of the High Priest" or the "Ossuary"
31Chichén Itzá, lower side of "ossuary" pyramid, showing serpent-mouths
32Chichén Itzá, serpent’s head from "ossuary"
33"El Meco. Templo piramidal. Fachada principal"; Maler photograph (39)
34On photograph, "Isla de Mujeres. Templo." (32)

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Northern Coast

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135"...ener...s de Xkanhá" (41)
36On photograph, "Cerro de Dzilán-Gonzales"; Dzilám González, northern Yucatán

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Río Usumacinta

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137On photograph, "Ruinas de Palenque. Templo de la Talaya (.) C. B. Waite Photo. Mexico City. Es propiedad. Copyrighted." Caption: "Fotografía del Atalaya de la Cruz Enramada, en Palenque, Chiapas. -Colección Waite.-"
38Caption: "105. Fotografía del costado este del Palacio y de la Torre, despues de la excavación, en Palenque Chiapas. -Obsequiada á este Museo por el eminente arqueólogo Sr. Alfredo P. Maudslay."
39Caption: "Fotografía panorámica tomada desde la terraza oriental del Palacio, en Palenque, Chiapas. -Obsequiada á este Museo por el eminente arqueólogo Sr. A. Maudslay."
40Caption: "103. Fotografía de la Torre del Palacio, tomada desde el Templo de las inscripciones. Detalle del ángulo suroeste de la Torre y costado occidental del Palacio, en Palenque, Chiapas. Obsequiada á este Museo por el eminente arqueólogo Alfredo P. Maudslay."
41On photograph, "Las Ruinas del Palenque / Pyramid of the Palace / C. B. Waite Photo. City of Mexico. Es propiedad. Copyrighted"; caption: "Fotografía de la pirámide en la cual se halla el grandioso monumento del Palacio, en Palenque, Chiapas. -Colección Waite."
42"Palenque. Interior del 1 Templo del Norte" (42)

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Puuc

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143Chacbolay, Castillo; Maler photograph (2)
44Chacmultún, Structure 2, east side; Maler photograph (3)
45"Chacmultun. El Palacio"; Maler photograph (4)
46"Chacmultun. Parte del Palacio Xetpol"; Maler photograph (5)
47"Chacmultún. El Palacio. 1er Cuerpo. Ala derecha. Fachada Norte"; Maler photograph (6)
48"Chunkanab. Un rincon del Palacio principal" (19)
49Huntichmul, "palace of four rooms" (Pollock); Maler photograph (31)
50"Kivik. Nohochpak. I cuerpo. Fachada Norte"; Kiuic, Maler photograph (33)
51"Labná. El Palacio principal" (34)
52Labná, wide view of main palace; Maler photograph (35)
53Labná; on photograph, "...cipal, a la izquierda...chada del aposento del ahuacan" (36)
54"Labná. El edificio de la bella portada. Detalles" (37)
55Sacbé; Maler photograph (47)
56Sayil; Structure 4, Maler photograph (44)
57Xcalumpococh; Maler photograph (48)
58Xkampón, inside corner of Structure 1 (49)
59"Xkichmol. El Palacio-templo. Lado Norte. 315-Pelicula positiva"; Xkichmook (52)

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Unidentified Locations

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160Side of small temple (?) structure showing clusters of plain and banded columns like those at Sayil and Labná (50)
61Partial façade of small structure showing bands of truncated columns like those at Sayil and Kiuic (25)
62Remains of façade of arched structure showing mask elements and related X shapes like those at Hochob and Xkichmook (45)
63Façade of small temple (?) showing large greek-key figures opposite a central V shape of small squares, like those at Sacbé and Xla[b]pak (46)
64Lower façade, with three doorways, of small structure showing remains of mask elements like those at Labná and Sabacché (38)

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