Mexican America - Resources and Credits

This section contains educational materials to supplement your journey through Mexican America as illustrated by the collections of the National Museum of American History.
The glossary explains some of the terms used to talk about the history and peoples of Mexico and the American West and Southwest.
The national borders of Mexico have changed radically between the start of the Aztec Empire in the 14th century and the present. See Mexican maps from the collections of the University of Texas Libraries.
Scenes and figures from postcards commemorating the American West and Southwest from the Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Colonia outside of El Paso (circa 1920)
- David Crockett
- Greetings from San Antonio, Texas (The Alamo)
- Mexican Home, New Mexico (circa 1925)
- Old Spanish Days (circa 1925)
Historical scenes and figures from Mexico from the Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Avenida A Tijuana (circa 1910)
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (circa 1925)
- Calle del Comercio Ciudad Juárez (circa 1925)
- Mexican Market Scene (undated photograph)
- Quetzalcoatl
- Taxco, Guerrero (circa 1910)
- Temple of Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan (circa 1910)
Other Smithsonian Institution projects about the peoples of Mexico and their descendants, culture, and environment.
For additional information on the history of Mexico, Mexican Americans, and the diverse peoples of the American West and Southwest, please see the bibliography.
Esta sección contiene materiales educativos a fin de complementar el recorrido a través de la América Mexicana ilustrado por objetos provenientes de las colecciones del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana.
Pulsando sobre el enlace que se observa a continuación se puede acceder a un glosario donde se explican algunos de los términos usados para referirse a la historia y a los pueblos de México, tanto como del oeste y sudoeste de América.
Los límites nacionales de México han cambiado radicalmente entre los comienzos del Imperio Azteca en el siglo XIV y el presente. Pulse el siguiente enlace para ver mapas de México de las colecciones de las Bibliotecas de la Universidad .de Texas.
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver tarjetas con escenas y figuras, y fotos conmemorativas del oeste y sudoeste americano de la Colección de Postales Victor A. Blenkle, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Colonia en las afueras de El Paso (ca. 1920)
- David Crockett
- Saludos desde San Antonio, Texas
- Hogar Mexicano, Nuevo México (ca. 1925)
- Viejos Tiempos Españoles (ca. 1925)
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver escenas y figuras históricas de México.
- Avenida A Tijuana (ca. 1910)
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (ca. 1925)
- Calle del Comercio Ciudad Juárez (ca. 1925)
- Escena de un Mercado Mexicano (foto sin fecha)
- Quetzalcoatl
- Taxco, Guerrero (circa 1910)
- Templo de Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan (ca. 1910)
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver otros proyectos de la Institución Smithsonian acerca de los pueblos de México y sus descendientes, su cultura y su entorno.
Para mayor información sobre la historia de México, los mexicoamericanos y los diversos pueblos del oeste y sudoeste americano, por favor pulsar sobre el enlace de bibliografía a continuación.
The Mexican America object group is a collective effort of the staff of the National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center: Division of Home and Community Life; Division of Information Technology and Communications; Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment; Division of Politics and Reform; New Media Program; Program in Latino History and Culture; Office and Museum Management and Services; and Registration Services.
Special thanks to Diana Taggart and Michelle Sánchez.
El grupo de objetos América Mexicana es un esfuerzo conjunto del personal del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana, del Centro Kenneth E. Behring: División de Vida en el Hogar y la Comunidad; División de Tecnología Informativa y Comunicaciones; División de Música, Deportes y Entretenimiento; División de Política y Reforma; Programa de Nuevos Medios de Comunicación; Programa de Historia y Cultura Latinas; La Oficina de Gestión y Servicios de Museo; y la Oficina de Servicios de Adquisiciones.
Un agradecimiento especial a Diana Taggart y Michelle Sánchez.
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[Wigwam and log fort Quebec] on envelope 10202 Interpositive 1908
- Notes
- NOTE! REVERSE COPIED ON VIDEODISC! Same as RSN 14749 and 23845
- Currently stored in box 3.2.56 [134], moved from [50]
- Date
- 1908
- 1900-1910
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- photographer
- Strohmeyer
- Local number
- RSN 27596
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Museum of the American Indian
Log from which splints are pounded
- Collection History
- Gift of the artist, 1990.
- Date Created
- 1989-1990
- Artists/Makers
- Mike Sagataw (Joe Sagataw), Potawatomi [Michigan]
- Donor
- Mike Sagataw (Joe Sagataw), Potawatomi [Michigan]
- Catalog Number
- 25/3063
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
[Tent scene in Canada.] 10202 Photonegative 1908
- Notes
- Company catalog card included
- Same as RSN 23845 and 27596
- Currently stored in box 3.1.37 [49]
- Date
- 1908
- 1900-1910
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- photographer
- Strohmeyer
- Local number
- RSN 14749
- Video number 14138
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
[Portrait.] 10202 Interpositive 1908
- Notes
- Same as RSN 14749 and 27596
- Currently stored in box 3.2.34 [211]
- Date
- 1908
- 1900-1910
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- photographer
- Strohmeyer
- Local number
- RSN 23845
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological ArchivesNo Image Available
Man Near Pile of Logs n.d
- Cite as
- Hrdlicka Colln: Photographs: Alaska Diary: 07172600: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- nd
- Creator
- Hrdlička, Aleš 1869-1943
- Local number
- NAA INV 7172600
- OPPS NEG 76-6618
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological ArchivesNo Image Available
Old Man Outside Log and Plank House n.d
- Cite as
- SPC Calif Yokuts NM Poss ACC Pierce 01525600, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- nd
- Creator
- Pierce, C. C. and Company
- Local number
- NAA INV 01525600
- OPPS NEG 28004*F
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological ArchivesNo Image Available
Three Men, All in Partial Costume, Outside Log Structure n.d
- Cite as
- Hrdlicka Colln: Alaska Field Views: Portraits: Misc 07031402, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- nd
- Local number
- NAA INV 07031402
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological ArchivesNo Image Available
View of Log Building on Stilts (Cache for Dried Fish And Provisions) n.d
- Cite as
- DPA: Alaskan Diary 07172500, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- nd
- Local number
- NAA INV 07172500
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological ArchivesNo Image Available
Group of Men at Entrance to Log Mission Hospital JUN 1929
- Summary
- American Flag on Pole Outside
- Cite as
- Hrdlicka Colln: Alaska Field Views: Portraits: Unid: Anvik Etc 07024301, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- 1929
- JUN 1929
- Creator
- Hrdlička, Aleš 1869-1943
- Local number
- NAA INV 07024301
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological ArchivesNo Image Available
Shawnee Minisink Site files, circa 1974-1978
- Notes
- The Shawnee Minisink Site is located in the Upper Delaware Valley of northeastern Pennsylvian, near the confluence of the Delaware River and Brodhead Creek. The site was discovered in 1972 by amateur archaeologist Don Kline; between 1973 and 1977, the site was excavated under the direction of Dr. Charles W. McNett, Jr. and the Department of Anthropology at American University, with funding from the National Science Foundation
- Summary
- Contains field books, lab books, logs, transit books and remains records from the excavation of the Shawnee-Minisink Site, circa 1974-1978. One of the earliest dated Native American sites in the northeastern United States, the site is deeply buried and stratified, with occupations related to the Paleo-Indian, Archaic and Woodland periods. The site was excavated by Dr. Charles W. McNett, Jr. and the Department of Anthropology at American University
- Cite as
- Manuscript 2002-04, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- 1974
- 1978
- circa 1974-1978
- Creator
- American University (Washington, D.C.) Dept. of Anthropology
- McNett, Charles W
- Local number
- NAA MS 2002-04
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
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