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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- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological Archives
A log habitation 1791
- Cite as
- Negative 1169 A, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- 1791
- Creator
- Tidball, J. C
- Local number
- NAA INV 9447700
- OPPS NEG 1169 A
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological Archives
View of Log Hotel n.d
- Cite as
- SPC Sw Navaho No # Habitations 02290400, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- nd
- Local number
- NAA INV 02290400
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological Archives
Summer Bear Cage (Log Structure) n.d
- Cite as
- DOE Asia: Japan: Ainu: NM 50618 04741900, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- nd
- Creator
- Pilsudski, Bronislaw
- Local number
- NAA INV 04741900
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological Archives
Log and Masonry Structure 1897
- Cite as
- SPC Mexico Mooney Coll BAE No # 00850900, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- 1897
- Creator
- Mooney, James 1861-1921
- Local number
- NAA INV 00850900
- OPPS NEG 92-5591
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological Archives
Logging with Dog Team 1892 Drawing
- Summary
- Men Loading Timber Onto Sled Led by Team of Dogs in Forest
- Cite as
- Manuscript 260447, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- 1892
- Creator
- Ivanoff, Stephan
- Local number
- NAA INV 08716600
- NAA MS 260447
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological Archives
Group Outside Log House 1882
- Cite as
- SPC E Canada Naskapi NM No ACC # Cat 175484 00298400, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- 1882
- Creator
- Turner, Lucien McShan
- Local number
- NAA INV 00298400
- OPPS NEG SI 3205
- OPPS NEG SI 6997
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological Archives
Man and Wife in Costume Outside Log House n.d
- Cite as
- DOE Russia: Siberia, Southeast: Goldi: NM 50618 04125600, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- nd
- Creator
- Pilsudski, Bronislaw
- Local number
- NAA INV 04125600
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological Archives
Three Men in Costume Outside Log House n.d
- Cite as
- DOE Russia: Siberia, Southeast: Goldi: NM 50618 04126600, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- nd
- Creator
- Pilsudski, Bronislaw
- Local number
- NAA INV 04126600
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological Archives
Two Men in Costume Outside Log House n.d
- Cite as
- DOE Russia: Siberia, Southeast: Goldi: NM 50618 04126700, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- nd
- Creator
- Pilsudski, Bronislaw
- Local number
- NAA INV 04126700
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Anthropological Archives
Two Men Om Log Raft with Sail on Water n.d
- Cite as
- DOE So Amer: Peru: Inca 04329100, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- nd
- Local number
- NAA INV 04329100
- Data Source
- National Anthropological Archives

