"Monument to Maria Josefa Quaritate (Queretaro)."
Scene from train, the Mexican Central (ca. 1900).
"Chapultepec Park, Mexico City." Scene from the Mexican Central (ca. 1900).
The Mexican Central Railroad was built in 1884. It connected Mexico City with Mexican towns to the north and towns on the U.S. border. It brought Mexican agriculture, goods and minerals into the American market, and allowed thousands of Mexican laborers to find work in the U.S. The Mexican Central was also a means of travel for Americans into Mexico.
"Feeding Pigeons in Public Square, Venice, Italy" (ca. 1890s)
"Japanese Actors, Osaka, Japan Theatre" (ca. 1890s)
"Rice Field at Plowing Time, Japan" (ca. 1900)
"Irrigating Plains Otherwise Sterile and Planting Sugar Cane Farm at Santa Clara, Peru" (date unknown)
Copyright 2013 ©Sharon Himsl; [stereoviews from Gravseth family archive]
Source (railroads): Donna S. Morales and John P. Schmal, 2004, How We Got Here: The Roads We Took to America;
http://www.houstonculture.org/hispanic/roads.html
Sharon M. Himsl
Writer/Author. Blogging since 2011.
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Looking at the images feels like walking back in time. You chose a very interesting theme!
ReplyDeleteHappy blogging!
Your stereoviews today are of some beautiful places!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your memories sparked by my Mt St Helen A to Z blog. I think I remember your taking me down a StereoView memory trip yesterday. We used to marvel at these 3-D pictures when I was a little girl in the early 40's. The Challenge is nearly finished and it's starting to run together! Mary at Mary A to Z
ReplyDeleteThese are all cool, but the Sweden one is really awesome.
ReplyDeleteI love the last one--the planting in Peru. These are all lovely scenes! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing pictures of far off places from a long time ago. One of the channels (TCM, I think) occasionally shows travelogues from the '30s and '40s. I love to watch those.
ReplyDeleteDO YOU SELL A MEXICO STEREOVIEW AT LEAST AN DIGITAL IMAGE????
ReplyDeleteThanks for your interest. You can email me regarding image. Please see my profile page.
DeleteHi I am collecting Mexico stereoviews and there are 2 that I like Do you sell ???///
DeleteNo, I am sorry. This is a family collection.
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