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: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Marshall !Kung Film Project, 1988 1988
- Notes
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Supplementary materials: production records including shot and sound logs; maps; audio tapes
- For supporting HSFA collections see also: 2007.17 (Robert Gesteland's daily log from the 1957-58 expedition); 2008.12 (National Geographic Society/Wolper Productions 1973 film project on John Marshall); and 2008.13 (Nippon TV ca. 1985 video project on John Marshall)
- Summary
- Full film record documents the Ju/'hoansi, Kalahari Desert. Film footage focuses on a meeting of the Ju/'hoan Bushman Farmers Union (later known as the Nyae Nyae Farmers' Cooperative)
- Date
- 1988
- Creator
- Marshall, John ethnographic filmmaker (1932-2005 )
- Local number
- HSFA 2005.11.6
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Marshall !Kung Film Project, 1990 1990
- Notes
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Supplementary materials: production records including shot and sound logs; maps; audio tapes
- For supporting HSFA collections see also: 2007.17 (Robert Gesteland's daily log from the 1957-58 expedition); 2008.12 (National Geographic Society/Wolper Productions 1973 film project on John Marshall); and 2008.13 (Nippon TV ca. 1985 video project on John Marshall)
- Summary
- Full film record documents the Ju/'hoansi, Kalahari Desert. Shown are /Qui Chapman and his family relocating to Nyae Nyae and Herero cattle drive. Also documented is a conversation with Herero herdsmen? and an interview with Kxao Moses Toma. Footage was shot by Peter Baker
- Date
- 1990
- Creator
- Marshall, John ethnographic filmmaker (1932-2005 )
- Local number
- HSFA 2005.11.9
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Marshall !Kung Video Project, 1991 1991
- Notes
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Supplementary materials: production records including shot and sound logs; maps; audio tapes
- For supporting HSFA collections see also: 2007.17 (Robert Gesteland's daily log from the 1957-58 expedition); 2008.12 (National Geographic Society/Wolper Productions 1973 film project on John Marshall); and 2008.13 (Nippon TV ca. 1985 video project on John Marshall)
- Summary
- Full video record documents the Ju/'hoansi, Kalahari Desert. Shown are the 1991 Namibian Land Rights conference; the eviction of Herero pastoralists from Nyae Nyae; and discussion, meetings and interviews about land rights. Footage was shot by Richard Pakleppa
- Date
- 1991
- Creator
- Marshall, John ethnographic filmmaker (1932-2005 )
- Local number
- HSFA 2005.11.10
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Marshall !Kung Video Project, 1996 1996
- Notes
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Supplementary materials: production records including shot and sound logs; maps; audio tapes
- For supporting HSFA collections see also: 2007.17 (Robert Gesteland's daily log from the 1957-58 expedition); 2008.12 (National Geographic Society/Wolper Productions 1973 film project on John Marshall); and 2008.13 (Nippon TV ca. 1985 video project on John Marshall)
- Summary
- Full video record documents the Ju/'hoansi, Kalahari Desert. Documented are NNFC meeting and vote to establish Nyae Nyae Conservancy, interviews with Ju/'hoansi and NNDFN staff and village vistis. Footage was shot by Peter Baker
- Date
- 1996
- Creator
- Marshall, John ethnographic filmmaker (1932-2005 )
- Local number
- HSFA 2005.11.14
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Marshall !Kung Video Project, 1998 1998
- Notes
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Supplementary materials: production records including shot and sound logs; maps; audio tapes
- For supporting HSFA collections see also: 2007.17 (Robert Gesteland's daily log from the 1957-58 expedition); 2008.12 (National Geographic Society/Wolper Productions 1973 film project on John Marshall); and 2008.13 (Nippon TV ca. 1985 video project on John Marshall)
- Summary
- Full video record documents the Ju/'hoansi, Kalahari Desert. Video focuses on an official event celebrating the establishment of Conservancies in Namibia, including the Nyae Nyae Conservancy. Footage was shot by Pitchie Rommelaere and Lloyd Ross
- Date
- 1998
- Creator
- Marshall, John ethnographic filmmaker (1932-2005 )
- Local number
- HSFA 2005.11.16
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Marshall !Kung Video Project, 1999 1999
- Notes
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Supplementary materials: production records including shot and sound logs; maps; audio tapes
- For supporting HSFA collections see also: 2007.17 (Robert Gesteland's daily log from the 1957-58 expedition); 2008.12 (National Geographic Society/Wolper Productions 1973 film project on John Marshall); and 2008.13 (Nippon TV ca. 1985 video project on John Marshall)
- Summary
- Full video record documents the Ju/'hoansi, Kalahari Desert. Documented are travel and driving between Windhoek and Tsumkwe; travel throughout Nyae Nyae; and tourists visiting "traditional" Bushman village. Also recorded are interviews with tour leader, Conservancy staff, and other Ju/'hoansi. Footage was shot by Lloyd Ross
- Date
- 1999
- Creator
- Marshall, John ethnographic filmmaker (1932-2005 )
- Local number
- HSFA 2005.11.17
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Marshall !Kung Expedition I, 1950 1950
- Notes
- Supplementary materials: production logs, manuscripts
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work) -- archival collection
- For supporting HSFA collections see also: 2007.17 (Robert Gesteland's daily log from the 1957-58 expedition); 2008.12 (National Geographic Society/Wolper Productions 1973 film project on John Marshall); and 2008.13 (Nippon TV ca. 1985 video project on John Marshall)
- Summary
- Full film record shot during a preliminary expedition to the Kalahari Desert in Namibia sponsored by the Harvard Peabody Museum. Footage was shot primarily in southern Angola south of the Kanini River among the Bantu speaking Mehemba. Footage includes: dances of the Mehemba and Naulila bands; San graves; making of a plaster San lifemask; and wildlife including merle goats, springbok, wildebeest, jackal, hyena, elephant, giraffe, and eland. Footage was primarily shot by John Marshall with additional photography by Laurence Marshall
- Date
- 1950
- Creator
- Marshall, John ethnographic filmmaker (1932-2005 )
- Local number
- HSFA 83.11.1
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Marshall !Kung Film Project, 1983 1983
- Notes
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Supplementary materials: production records including shot and sound logs
- For supporting HSFA collections see also: 2007.17 (Robert Gesteland's daily log from the 1957-58 expedition); 2008.12 (National Geographic Society/Wolper Productions 1973 film project on John Marshall); and 2008.13 (Nippon TV ca. 1985 video project on John Marshall)
- Summary
- Full film record documents the Ju/'hoansi, Kalahari Desert. Shown are life and social issues in Tsumkwe, the administrative center; Ju/'hoansi in the military (South African Defense Force); effects of military pay; activities of the Ju/'hoan Bushman Development Foundation; village life; agricultural activities; National Assembly in Windhoek, including Ju/'hoan representatives /Gaishay "Martin" Toma and Geelbooi Kashe. Material from this project was used in "Fighting Tooth, Nail, and the Government" and "Pull Ourselves Up or Die Out." Film footage was shot by Cliff Bestall under the direction of John Marshall
- Date
- 1983
- Creator
- Marshall, John ethnographic filmmaker (1932-2005 )
- Local number
- HSFA 2005.11.2
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Marshall !Kung Film Project, 1984 1984
- Notes
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Supplementary materials: production records including shot and sound logs; maps; audio tapes
- For supporting HSFA collections see also: 2007.17 (Robert Gesteland's daily log from the 1957-58 expedition); 2008.12 (National Geographic Society/Wolper Productions 1973 film project on John Marshall); and 2008.13 (Nippon TV ca. 1985 video project on John Marshall)
- Summary
- Full film record documents the Ju/'hoansi, Kalahari Desert. Film footage includes extensive interview with Oma Tsamko and !U Debe; village life; agricultural activities; water pump installation and confrontation with Nature Conservation at //Xaru. Additional subjects shot outside Nyae Nyae include archaeological dig at Maun and interview with anthropologist Edwin Wilmsen; life at /Kai /Kai; life in Gobabis farm district and interviews. Footage shot by Cliff Bestall and John Marshall
- Date
- 1984
- Creator
- Marshall, John ethnographic filmmaker (1932-2005 )
- Local number
- HSFA 2005.11.3
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Marshall !Kung Video Project, 1989 1989
- Notes
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Supplementary materials: production records including shot and sound logs; maps; audio tapes
- For supporting HSFA collections see also: 2007.17 (Robert Gesteland's daily log from the 1957-58 expedition); 2008.12 (National Geographic Society/Wolper Productions 1973 film project on John Marshall); and 2008.13 (Nippon TV ca. 1985 video project on John Marshall)
- Summary
- Full video record documents the Ju/'hoansi, Kalahari Desert as they search for relatives living in the Gobabis farming district; one man finds his long-lost brother. Also shown is Hereroland life and work of the Ju/'hoansi on white-owned farms. Footage was primarily shot by Peter Baker with additional photography by Cliff Bestall
- Date
- 1989
- Creator
- Marshall, John ethnographic filmmaker (1932-2005 )
- Local number
- HSFA 2005.11.8
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives

