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Photograph album of tourist sites in the United States and Mexico, and of Malpeque, Prince Edward Island
Title
Photograph album of tourist sites in the United States and Mexico, and of Malpeque, Prince Edward Island.
Published
1906-1911.
Physical Description
1 album (289 photographic prints) : b & w ; 18.1 x 27.5 cm.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript captions in ink for many images.
Provenance
Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2006.
Summary
Album of photographic prints created by commercial and amateur photographers that document tourist sites throughout the United States and Mexico and activities in Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, 1906-1911.
Images of tourist sites in the United States consist primarily of locations in California, including Coronado, Monterey, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Rafael, Santa Barbara, and the Smiley Heights neighborhood in Redlands. Other locations throughout the United States include New Orleans, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, and Denver and Manitou Springs, Colorado. Several images depict locations in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Images of Canada primarily document annual vacations of an unidentified photographer to Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, 1906-1911. Photographic prints include views of the seashore as well as recreation activities such as swimming, boating, hunting, and digging for clams.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 17, 2007
References
Photograph Album of Tourist Sites in the United States and Mexico, and of Malpeque, Prince Edward Island. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Photograph Album of Tourist Sites in the United States and Mexico, and of Malpeque, Prince Edward Island. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Genre/Form
Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.
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