urn:taro:utexas.blac.00159 Albert J. Schmidt Collection of Lantern Slides, c.1904-1921 Benson Latin American Collection University of Texas Libraries, 2006 Finding aid encoded by Christian Kelleher, CA, April 2006Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Schmidt, Albert J. Albert J. Schmidt Collection of Latern Slides c.1904-1921 English BENSON-MS SCHMIDT 33322476 593 lantern slides Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin 593 latern slides of scenes from Mexico and reproductions of cultural materials photographed by C.B. Waite, W.H. Horne, and others. Scope and Contents Note

593 lantern slides, circa 1904-1921. Subjects include: Art reproductions of Mexican codices, Aztec cultural artifacts, and images of the conquest of Mexico; views of monuments, sites, and scenes in Mexico City, the Distrito Federal, Mexico state, and other Mexican cities and states. Many reproductions are of items in the National Museum of Mexico. Most other slides are commercial travel views of street scenes, people, buildings, and social life and customs in Mexico, including bullfights, plantations, and other representative Mexican scenes. Photographed by C. B. Waite (Mexico City), W. H. Horne (El Paso, Texas), and unidentified photographers.

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

 Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply. Use of the lantern slides may also be restricted due to their fragility.

 Preferred Citation

Cite as: Albert J. Schmidt Collection of Latern Slides, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms

The Albert J. Schmidt Collection is classified under the following Subject Headings:

Mexico City (Mexico)--Photographs Mexico--Photographs Aztecs--Antiquities--Photographs Indians of Mexico--Social life and customs--Photographs Other Authors: Waite, C. B. (Charles Burlingame) Horne, W. H. Box and Folder Inventory Collection Description

A list of the Albert J. Schmidt latern slides is available in the Benson Latin American Collection rare books and manuscripts reading room.