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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[Trade catalogs from Mallory Logging Equipment Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Mallory Logging Equipment Co.
- Related companies
- F. B. Mallory Co.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_29327
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Pacific Logging Congress]
- Date
- 1900s
- Variant company name
- formed 1909 (see http://www.pacificloggingcongress.org/)
- Company Name
- Pacific Logging Congress
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_26852
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Chas. K. Spaulding Logging Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Variant company name
- Salem, OR ;
- Company Name
- Chas. K. Spaulding Logging Co.
- Related companies
- Oregon Pulp & Paper ; C.K. Spaulding Logging Co. ; Spaulding Logging Co. ;
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_21458
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Smithsonian Institution LibrariesNo Image Available
A study of log raft steering sweeps recovered from the Current River, Ripley County , Missouri / by James E. Price ; prepared for the National Park Service, Midwest Region, Midwest Archaeological Research Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Notes
- "May, 1991."
- "Prepared under purchase order no. PX-6115-0-0122."
- Date
- 1991
- [1991]
- Author
- Price, James E
- Midwest Archaeoloogical Center (U.S.)
- Call number
- SD540.3.A172 P945 1991
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Smithsonian Institution LibrariesNo Image Available
The forest killers : the destruction of the American wilderness / Jack Shepherd
- Date
- 1975
- [1975]
- Author
- Shepherd, Jack 1937-
- Subject
- United States Forest Service
- Call number
- SD565 .S54
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Smithsonian Institution LibrariesNo Image Available
The Tongass : Alaska's vanishing rain forest : the photographs of Robert Glenn Ketchum / text by Robert Glenn Ketchum and Carey D. Ketchum ; introduction by Roderick Nash
- Notes
- "An Aperture book."
- Date
- 1994
- C1994
- Author
- Ketchum, Robert Glenn
- Ketchum, Carey D
- Subject
- Ketchum, Robert Glenn
- United States Forest Service
- Call number
- TR647.K439 K4 1994
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Smithsonian Institution LibrariesNo Image Available
Live oaking : southern timber for tall ships / Virginia Steele Wood ; with drawings by Walter E. Channing and other illustrations
- Notes
- Includes index
- Date
- 1981
- Author
- Wood, Virginia S
- Call number
- SD397.L64 W66X
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Oshkosh Mfg. Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Oshkosh Mfg. Co.
- Related companies
- Successors to Oshkosh Logging Tool Co. and A. Sanford Logging Tool Co.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_30585
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Lane Mfg. Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Lane Mfg. Co.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_25722
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Phoenix Mfg. Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Phoenix Mfg. Co.
- Related companies
- Eau Claire Mfg. Co.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_32249
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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