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René D'Harnoncourt Photograph Collection

Prepared by the Mexican Archives Project
January 5, 1995

Introduction

The René D'Harnoncourt Photograph Collection was donated 1971-1974 to the Benson Latin American Collection by his daughter, Anne D'Harnoncourt. The collection was described by the Benson's Mexican Archives Project in August 1994. It contains 244 photographic prints.

The suggested citation for the collection is "René D'Harnoncourt Photograph Collection, 1900-1925, Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin."

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Contents Note

Photographs and postcards collected in Mexico during the early twentieth century. Half were made 1901-1907 by photographer C. B. Waite. The others are undated; some were made by a photographer with the surname of Scott, a few were copyrighted by the Sonora News Company, and most of the remainder are unattributed. Images consist of commercial travel views of street scenes, architecture, and picturesque, in situ and studio portraits of native residents of Mexico, many from the series, "Views of Mexico," by C.B. Waite; and snapshots of similar subjects. A few photographs were taken in Guatemala but locations are not well identified. Mexican locales represented in the photographs include Mexico City, Tehuantepec, and Uruapan, among others; some locations are unidentified. Many of the prints are gelatino-chloride and silver gelatin snapshots.

Container List

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SeriesFoldersItem CountDatesBoxFolder
Photographs by
C. B. Waite
C.B. Waite photos #4-686381901-1904 and n.d.11 (1A)
C.B. Waite photos #719-1491421901-1907 and n.d.12 (1B)
C.B. Waite photos #1539-2416 and unnumbered photos441905-1907 and n.d.13 (2)
Assorted photographsMiscellaneous photos #1 - 3033n.d.14 (3)
Small prints (Foto-Valdes)23n.d.25 (4B)
Largely Guatemala/Mexico (undated and unidentified)38n.d.26 (5)
PostcardsPostcards26n.d.7 (4A)
244

Item List

C. B. Waite Photographs
Folder 1 (formerly 1A); item count 38
No.DescriptionCopyri ght Date
4Type of Mexican country home corridorn.d.
6Upper corredor Mexican homeDec. 1, 1904
27Near Irimbo, Michoacán and Pacific Ry. Mex.n.d.
27copy 2
35A little Mexican nurseJune 1, 1901
38?A Mexican Indian with his load, Mexico CityDec. 1, 1904
40*Wholesale loads of Mexican basketsn.d.
41*Maguey or pulque hacienda, near City of Mexicon.d.
43The Molino del Rey, near Chapultepec, Mexicon.d.
83In an Mexican patio making drawn workDec. 1, 1904
87Mexican parihuelas with furnitureDec. 1, 1904
87copy 2
92Tehuantepec woman, house dressMar. 13, 1901
93Tehuantepec woman, velvet and gold [dress]n.d.
94Tehuantepec street costume [man with two women]Mar. 13, 1901
132Cinco de Mayo decorations, City of Mexicon.d.
140Plazuela de Guardiola, Calle de S. Francisco, Mexico CityDec. 1, 1904
185ASelling flowers at market near cathedral, Mexico CityDec. 1, 1904
185BFlower market near cathedral, City of MexicoDec. 1, 1904
205Tomb of Juárez, Mexico CityDec. 1, 1904
220Aqueductbuilt in 1603, CIty of Mexicon.d.
263Funeral car, Panteón Dolores, Mexico CityDec. 14, 1904
263copy 2
263copy 3
266Funeral car for adult, City of MexicoDec. 14, 1904
283*Maximillian's coach of state, National Museum, City of Mexicon.d.
295*Palenque cross in National Museum of Mexicon.d.
296Relics of Juárez in National Museum, Mexicon.d.
440?*Tehuantepec women and native costume
500[caption faded; group of bullfighters, picadores, et al]date faded
548Banderillas with firecrackers (from sketch)Dec. 1, 1904
631View from mill, Atequiza Haciendan.d.
632View of Hacienda Atequiza, Mexicon.d.
633Church on Hacienda de Atequiza, Mexicon.d.
634Store and dwelling, Hacienda Atequizan.d.
653Hacienda of Don Félix Quero, ? Mich. [description faded]date faded
662[of a painting of] Hidalgo, the father of Mexico[Ôs] independencen.d.
686Tlaxcala; street and corn cribsDec. 14, 1904
Folder 2 (formerly 1B); item count 42.
No.DescriptionCopyri ght Date
719Street in Aguascalientes, MexicoDec. 14, 1904
720Irapuato, Mex. Strawberry Station, Mex. Cen. Ry.Dec. 14, 1904
723León, MexicoDec. 14, 1904
748Interior, Theatre Juárez, GuanajuatoDec. 14, 1904
749Guanajuato; water carrier in street.Dec. 14, 1904
749*copy 2
752Organo cactus hedge in MexicoDec. 14, 1904
764Street in Guadalajara, Jal., MexicoDec. 14, 1904
765Plaza and cathedral, GuadalajaraDec. 14, 1904
768Public water fountain, GuadalajaraDec. 14, 1904
774Street in Chapala, MexicoDec. 14, 1904
790Zocalo and palaca, Guadalajara, Jal.Dec. 14, 1904
939Royal palms at Cuernavaca, Mor.n.d.
985Fountain under the mango trees, Cuernavacan.d.
986A bit of the Jardín Borda, CuernavacaDec. 26, 1904
1011La Poblanitan.d.
1014?La Sitala (La Sitala, en La Jota)Dec. 26, 1904
1017La coca del Jarabe
1031Iguala, Guerrero, under the tamarindo treesn.d.
1034Iguala, Guer.; the baby burroMay 31, 190?
1041Sn. Juan River, Vera Cruz; water carriersDec. 26, 1904
1160Cock fightDec. 18, 1907
1216Indian fruit vendor, Santa Fé, Mexicon.d.
1216copy 2
1222El Arbol de la Noche Triste, Mex.n.d.
1271Calzada up the hill of Guadalupe, Mex.Dec. 26, 1904
1302Tetzcotzinco hill, where the king of Texcoco had his palacen.d.
1303*Ruins of water fountain called Queen's bath on Tetzcotzingon.d.
1303copy 2
1306Street market in Puebla, MexicoDec. 26, 1904
1336Coasting down Popocatepetl, MexicoDec. 26, 1904
1439La Coca. Tehuantepec. Church costume.n.d.
1439copy 2
1441Tehuanas con huipilesFeb. 20, 1901
1444Grinding corn in TehuantepecFeb. 20, 1901
1445The Tehuantepec marketFeb. 20, 1901
1448The pumpkin market, TehuantepecFeb. 20, 1901
1452*A hot country washing placen.d.
1474A Mexican Indian traveler in ChiapasNov. 15, 1901
1489Jaltipan Indian mother and childJan. 2, 1905
1490*Jaltipan Indian woman washingn.d.
1491Jaltipan Indian family est. Vera Cruzn.d.
Folder 3 (formerly 2); item count 44
No.DescriptionDate< /td>
1539Bananas growing in Tabasco, Mex.Jan. 2, 1905
1540Field of sugar cane in Mexicon.d.
1609Sombreros in marketplace, City of Mexicon.d.
1609copy 2
1610?[partially cut away] ? mules [loaded with timber] being driven? to Mexico CityJan. 2, 1905
1612Hot country laborer, Mexicon.d.
1613Hot country house, Mexicon.d.
1617?*Carboneros; charcoal vendors, City of Mexicon.d.
1618Vendor of ollas, MexicoJan. 2, 1905
1620Cargador in City of Mexicon.d.
1626Tejedora, Mexico [orig. 165? Note: Waite's name is not printed on photo, but it is stamped on back side.]n.d.
1628A family in Mexico [rural setting]n.d.
1643Making tortillas in Mexicon.d.
1643copy 2
1649Mexican lavanderíaJan. 2, 1905
1650Mexican water carrier at fountainJan. 2, 1905
1650copy 2 [faded]
1665Mexican washing placen.d.
1703Doing the washing in MexicoJan. 2, 1905
1703copy 2
1705Market on the ground floor, Mexicon.d.
1720Lovers playing the bear in MexicoJan. 2, 1905
1722Chicken and turkey vendors, MexicoJan. 2, 1905
1728Our charcoal men in Mexicon.d.
1730*Brasero; a Mexican kitchen [worn]n.d.
1737Guitarist, Mexico City [added to this in pencil: "(oval) - Souvenirs and Curiosidades - Colección Nuevo 1"; none of this is on photo.]n.d.
1742Vendor of petates or rush matsn.d.
1772Corn husks for tamales in Mexicon.d.
1772*copy 2 [damaged]
1783A moving furniture store in Mexico [Indian carrying a load of wicker chairs]n.d.
1786Pulque gatherer near City of MexicoJan. 2, 1905
1787*Here's looking at you, in Pulquen.d.
1797Tehuantepec women [in costume], (rear view)n.d.
1797*copy 2
1851Sumidero cascade, Mex. Ry.n.d.
1870Apizaco, the cane station, MexicoJan. 2, 1905
2416[cane weaver; young girl matting cane stalks]Dec. 19, 1907
Unnumbered photographs (in Folder 3)
DescriptionCopyright Date
[pathway among the cypress trees; description cut away]Dec. 1, 1904
Tehuantepec? [Faded. See No. 1797 of Tehuantepec women in native costume.]
Tehuantepec woman [in] house dress.Mar. 13, 1901
[Oaxaca street scene; woman leading burro, atop which rides a girl holding large baskets. In background: business of Vicente Gallardo, "gran surtidor de telas y ornamentos sacerdotales,: housed in building with a three-arch entrance.]n.d.
1000?[M.C. & P. ? R. R? "a view in Puente de Ixtla"]Dec. 28, 1904
[woman and child of Oaxaca?]date faded
[... crater of volcano Popocatepetl, Mexico; see No. 1336, also of Popocatepetl; also one of Schmidt lantern slides.] Number torn away. n.d.
All rights of copying reserved; this picture must not be copied or published without written permission of C. B. Waite, Photographer, ["Views of Mexico for Sale"], San Juan de Letrán No. 3, Mexico City [also San Juan de Letrán No. 5] [also: 1 St. San Cosme 8-1/2, Mexico City]. "Es Propiedad Depositada."
*Also stamped as property of Sonora News Company, Mexico.
Note: Copies of Waite's prints No. 40, 205, 283, and 1222 are found also in the Tabasco Rubber Plantation Photographs.

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Miscellaneous Photographs : Folder 4 (formerly 3); item count 33
No.Description
1Water man of Juanacatlan, No. 948, by Cox & Carmichael, Photographers, 1a Independencia No. 4, Mexico City
2Rag picker, No. 162
3"Feliz," No. 762
4Untitled, No. 772
5Untitled, No. 1018
6Guadalajara, No. 1446
6copy 2 of No. 1446
7[? Scott's] unnumbered photo of women washing, in the same setting as that of No. 6 above (No. 1446)
8Untitled, No. 1480
9La Viga Canal - unloading, No. 1712
10Torreón, No. 2445
11Untitled, No. 2524
12Untitled, No. 2935
13Untitled, No. 2989
14Untitled, No. 2990
15"Fruit Carrier," number torn away
Sonora News Company
16Street in Tehuantepec, No. 291, [name of photographer partially cut away]
17Jamiltepec Indian with his load, No. 419
17copy 2 of No. 419
18Hauling freight in Vera Cruz, No. 629
19Traveling in the state of Chiapas, No. 630
19copy 2 of No. 630
20Market scene, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, No. 652
21Hennequin plantation in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, No. 900
22[Women with children, at temporary food stand; unnumbered, brown-tone print]
"Típicos" - La Rochester, Mexico, D.F.
23[Woman with children]
24[Kitchen scene]
25Woman and girl wearing the Tehuantepec-style headdresses; Tip. 53]
26[Performer, in costume, with guitar]
27[Young farmer behind plow-team]
28[Small market, smiling vendors, on unidentified cobblestone street]
29"Plazuela de la Soledad, San Miguel de Allende, 21 de Junio de 1904?" [year erased]
30Male dressed in colorful Indian attire (color added to photo by hand, it appears)
Small Prints (Foto-Valdes) : Folder 5 (formerly 4B); item count 23
Unidentified; printed Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México, by "Foto - Valdes revelado e impresión." Include panoramic shots, street scenes, rooftops, public fountains, churches, monuments, and plazas/markets. Approximately 2-1/8" x 3-1/8".
Mexico/Guatemala : Folder 6 (formerly 5); item count 38
No.Description
1Mixtec year sign, dated inscription at Cuilapan
2copy of No. 1
3copy of No. 1
4Mexico: group scene, "Fiesta at Amatlán (Cordobo)."
5Residence [?]
6Guatemala: children in front of church school
7Outdoors scene, unidentified
8"Santa María de Jesús" (church faŤade)
9Esquipulas, Guatelama: street vendors?
10Santiago de Atitlán: street scene
11Chichicastenango street
12Chichicastenango market scene
13similar scene, same sit?
14Chichicastenango: steps at church entrance
15Guatemalan family [?]
16Young boy
17Market scene
18Public fountain [?]
19Group scene
20At edge of lake
21[?] Lago de Atitlán
22[?] Lago de Atitlán
23Pátzcuaro [?]
24Street scene
25Street intersection: horse-drawn carriage
26Street scene
27Women beside dwelling with thatched roof
28Similar scene
29Woman weaving
30Prehispanic site
31Teotihuacán
32Unidentified site
33Siqueiros painting, s/"Mex Feb. 1930"
34Unidentified stela
35Unidentified stela
36Street corner, Guatemala ?
37Thatched-roof dwellings

Postcards : Folder 7 (formerly 4A); item count 26
No.StateDescription< /b>
1Distrito FederalXochimilco, D.F. No. 37, Hugo Brehme, photographer
2GuanajuatoGuanajuato, Gto., panoramic view; Azo postcard.
3Momias del Panteón Municipal; Azo postcard.
4San Miguel Allende, Gto., No. 23
5MéxicoTepotzotlán. [Convento]; Vitava postcard [see G917.25 R6647e, p. 236]
6Tepotzotlán [another view of convent]; Vitava postcard
7MichoacánPátzcuaro, Calle de Buenavista, No. 16, by Valdés; Gevaert postcard [see folder 6]
8Pátzcuaro, panorama de. No. 39, by Valdés (Gevaert) [see folder 6]
9Lago de Pátzcuaro, No. 64 (EKKP)
10Uruapan. Portal A. F. Mercado (58) (Gevaert)
11Taller de pintura indígena (75) (EKKP) [see No. 138]
12Uruapan. Plaza Fr. Juan de Sn. Miguel (115) (Gevaert)
13Uruapan. [plaza] vendedora de legumbres (124) (Gevaert)
14Uruapan. Portales (125) (EKKP)
15Uruapan. Taller de pintura indígena (138) (Gevaert) [see#75]
16Uruapan. Plaza Juárez (139) (EKKP)
17Uruapan. Plaza Juárez (140) (Gevaert)
18Uruapan. "Tipos Tarascos" (148) (EKKP)
19Uruapan. Tipos Tarascos [elderly woman, seated on sidewalk] (150) (EKKP)
20Uruapan. Camino cerca La Charanda. (170) (EKKP)
21Uruapan. Calle A. Obregón
22MorelosVista parcial, Cuernavaca. Viveros, photograper, No. 47, Agfa postcard
23QuerétaroQuerétaro. Palacio Federal. J. T. Patiño, ph. (Gev.)
24Querétaro. Interior view of Santa Clara, No. 59, J. T. Patiño, photographer (Gevaert)
25Querétaro. Interior of Santa Rosa, No. 56, J. T. Patiño, photographer (Gevaert)
26Unidentified group. Agfa postcard. [Headdress worn by women in center of marching group is that of the Tehuantepec women.]

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