Southwestern United States Photograph Collection
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Photographs dated 1893 taken by an unknown photographer. Train station scenes appear in a number of the photographs, suggesting that they were taken while he/she was on a train trip. Images illustrate a number of American cities from New Orleans, Louisiana to locations in Colorado and where originally part of a photograph scrapbook. This collection was acquired by the Special Collections Research Center in 2003.
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Item British Freighter at Port of New Orleans, ca. 1893(2005-02-21T16:44:09Z)This photograph portrays an English steam ship at Port of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1893. Ship is flying the British Naval Ensign at stern. Pier is on starboard side of ship. Cargo (covered) is seen on the pier, and a building is seen in the background.Item Oyster Boats at New Orleans, ca.1893(2005-02-21T20:00:27Z)This photograph shows a large group of small sailing vessels docked at New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1893. Dock and piling is seen in the foreground, and a large body of water is seen to the right.Item Man Reading Newspaper, Port of New Orleans, ca.1893(2005-02-21T20:11:33Z)This photograph portrays a man (perhaps a longshoreman) on a pier at Port of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1893. Subject is seated on a sawhorse, reading a newspaper. Behind him are stacked bales of cotton. Loose cotton can be seen on deck of pier. A series of buildings can be seen in the background.Item French Cathedral at New Orleans, ca.1893(2005-02-21T21:15:32Z)This photograph portrays a French cathedral at New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1893. Two young girls are seen walking in foreground. Three women are behind them with backs to the camera, and cathedral is seen in the center background.Item Market Scene with Shoppers, New Orleans, ca. 1893(2005-02-28T18:32:34Z)This photograph portrays a covered outdoor market scene in New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1893. Market stall with table containing bananas and other fruits and baskets is seen at right of photo. Shoppers (both women and men) are seen in center. Two of the shoppers are looking at the directly at the photographer. Cityscape with buildings and railings is just outside to the left.Item Market Scene with Young Man, New Orleans, ca. 1893(2005-02-28T18:33:00Z)This photograph shows a market scene in New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1893. Market stalls with goods are seen at right. An African-American man with a basket under his arm is turning to look at the photographer at left.Item Train Station, ca. 1893(2005-03-01T14:54:17Z)This photgraph is of a railroad platform, ca. 1893. Several people (both men and women) are gathered next to a waiting train. An African-American railroad employee is seen at left with an empty handtruck.Item Railroad Employees in Street Scene, ca. 1893(2005-03-01T15:06:14Z)This photgraph shows two African-American Railroad employees posing on a street just outside of what appears to be a train station ca. 1893. There are five other individuals in the photo - one of them in a dark vest in background is looking directly at the camera. A white picket fence stands between the individuals and the buildings of the apparent station some yards away.Item Railroad Employee on Train Platform I, ca. 1893(2005-03-01T15:33:58Z)This photograph shows an African-American rairoad employee posing on a railroad platform next to a waiting train. There are several other individuals on the platform in the background. Several buildings are to the left.Item Railroad Employee on Train Platform II, ca. 1893.(2005-03-01T17:52:09Z)This photograph shows an African-American Rairoad Employee posing on Railroad Platform next to a waiting train. In addition to his white uniform he is wearing a bowler-type hat. There are several other railroad employees on the platform in the background and a man in a military uniform at right center. A large building is seen on the right.Item Desert Landscape and Village Scene, Location Unknown, ca. 1893(2005-03-02T16:46:32Z)This photograph shows a desert landscape scene in the American Southwest. Though the location is unknown, it is believed to be Arizona ca. 1893. In center of photo is a desert scrub ladscape with several adobe and wooden buildings. In background is a mountain range. In foreground is what appears to be a tent anchor and rope.Item San Xavier Hotel, Tucson, Arizona, ca. 1893(2005-03-02T17:15:19Z)This photograph shows the former Hotel San Xavier in Tucson Arizona, ca. 1893. In foreground are cacti, trees, and a white picket fence, while the hotel is seen in background. Another smaller building is at left.Item Street Scene with Horses and Wagon, Southwest United States, ca. 1893(2005-03-02T17:56:17Z)This photograph shows a street scene in the American southwest. Though unknown, the location is presumably Texas, Arizona, or New Mexico ca. 1893. Horses, wagons, men, and dogs are seen in the center of the photo, while buildings and storefronts are seen at left and in background. Telephone/telegraph poles are also visible.Item Horse and Buildings, Southwest United States, ca. 1893(2005-03-03T14:13:14Z)This photograph shows a horse staring out from behind a wooden building at the photographer. The animal is tied to the lower part of the building. An adobe building is seen at right. Though location is unknown, it is believed to be in either Texas, Arizona, or New Mexico, ca. 1893.Item Street Scene with Mexican - American Men, Southwest United States, ca. 1893(2005-03-03T14:18:31Z)This photograph shows a street scene in the American Southwest, possibly Texas, Arizona, or New Mexico ca. 1893. Three Mexican-American men in traditional mexican dress look at the photographer. One wears a poncho or blanket draped around him and a kerchief around his face. Another at left peers from behind the wall of a building. A third, in the background, is holding a rope. Another man, an Anglo-American in a black suit and hat, appears to be speaking with someone just outside the frame.Item Village Scene, Southwest United States, ca. 1893(2005-03-03T14:21:46Z)This photograph shows a village in the American southwest ca. 1893 containing both wooden and adobe structures. A horse is in the background. A child climbs a ladder to the roof of one of the houses, while staring at the camera. His parent sleeps on the ground to his left.Item African-American Men, Southwest United States, ca. 1893(2005-03-03T14:26:49Z)This photograph shows Three African-American men posed for the camera (one is seated, the other two are standing) in front of a wooden building. Though the location is unknown, it is beleived to be in the American southwest (in either Texas, Arizona, or New Mexico) ca. 1893. Two handmade signs behind them advertize "Spiced Pigs's Feet and Tripe", and "Finest Sugar Cured Meats".Item African-American Men in front of Wooden Building, Southwest United States, ca. 1893(2005-03-03T14:31:05Z)This photograph shows two African-American men posed for the camera (one is seated, one is standing) in front of a wooden building. Though the location is unknown, it is believed to be in in the American southwest ca. 1893 in either Texas, Arizona, or New Mexico. A handmade sign behind them reads: "Finest Sugar Cured Meats".Item Street Scene with Mexican-American Children, Southwest United States, ca. 1893(2005-03-03T14:48:18Z)This photograph shows two Mexican-American children posed for the camera in the street of a southwestern town. Though the location is unknown, it is believed to be in Texas, Arizona, or New Mexico ca. 1893. A wagon and adobe/thatch homes are to their left, while wooden town buildings are in the distance behind them.Item African-American Woman with Baby in Railroad Yard, ca.1893(2005-03-03T15:01:47Z)This photograph shows and African-American woman walking through a railroad yard carying her child on her back. A railroad car with coupling device is seen in foreground, while woman with child is in center-right part of the photo.