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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Stupendous log raft, containing millions of feet--a camp's year's work, profit $20,000, Columbia river, Ore. 6233 photonegative 1902
- Notes
- Currently stored in box 3.1.29 [128], moved from [99]
- Same as RSN 21094; similar to RSN 26851
- Date
- 1902
- 1890-1920
- 1900-1910
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- Local number
- RSN 14155
- Video number 13429
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
The Slough, an arm of the Columbia River, where the great log rafts are built. 12651 interpositive 1904
- Notes
- Currently stored in box 1.2.8 [5]
- Date
- 1904
- 1890-1920
- 1900-1910
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- photographer
- White, C. W
- publisher
- H.C. White Co
- Local number
- RSN 7132
- Video number 06069
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
Stupendous log raft, containing millions of feet--a camp's year's work, profit $20,000--Columbia River, Oregon. 6233 interpositive 1902
- Notes
- Currently stored in box 3.2.52 [130]
- Similar to RSN 14155 and 21094
- Date
- 1902
- 1890-1920
- 1900-1910
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- Local number
- RSN 26851
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Smithsonian Institution LibrariesNo Image Available
Rampant Logging in Cambodia
- Citation
- Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 11: 500
- Year
- 2002
- Author
- Laurance, William F.
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Model Of Log Raft
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Notes
- From card: "Jangada. Scale model : 1 1/2" to the foot, of a six log raft, logs are bound adjacent to each other, by wooden pins, framework for the stepping of the mast is present, but no other parts except two long flat sticks probably part of the sail holders (1963). See Cat. No. 247,168 for a similar one."
- Note: a copy of a very detailed old exhibit label for E160177 is filed in accession file 44419. It was filed there for informational purposes, as E236503, which was part of that accession, was a similar type of raft to E160177. Jangada, rather than being a culture name as it is listed on the catalogue card, is a type of traditional fishing boat made of 6 wooden logs rafted together in parallel, made using wooden pegs and rope. It was traditionally used in the northern region of Brazil. See also E15139.
- Record Last Modified
- 22 Apr 2013
- Donor Name
- Accession Number Unknown
- Accession Number
- 000000
- USNM Number
- E160177-0
- Data Source
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- 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: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Balsa-Log Fishing Boat
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Record Last Modified
- 4 Apr 2013
- Accession Date
- 1975-Sep-10
- Collection Date
- 1974
- Donor Name
- Dr. Douglas H. Ubelaker
- Collector
- Dr. Douglas H. Ubelaker
- Accession Number
- 318238
- USNM Number
- E417839-0
- Data Source
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Air and Space Museum
SAMS Crew Log (Russian)
- Summary
- These are the handwritten scientific notes of the Russian experimentation on the Space Acceleration Measurement unit (SAMS) during the fall 1994. These three sheets of paper contain five pages of scientific notes on the operation of the SAMS experiment on board the Russian space station Mir in 1994. The notes are recorded by hand and begin on 28 September 1994 at 20:45 (GMT?) and conclude on 28 October 1994 at 21:00. The notes reflect a thorough scientific method in which the time and procedures of turning on the machine and making the initial selection from the menu are recorded in detail so as to assure that subsequent results are reproducible. The notes record the measurements taken by instruments in the units over a course of one month. On several occasions throughout the notes, questions about the performance of the unit are written into the text. The notes conclude with the detail of powering down the machine and turning it off.
- NASA transferred this document to the museum after the Shuttle-Mir missions.
- Manufacturer
- Jerry M. Linenger
- Inventory Number
- A20000460000
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
Instruction Manual for Pickett & Eckel Log Log Trig Slide Rule
- Description
- The citation information for this small 32-page booklet is: Maurice L. Hartung, How to Use the 300 Log Log Trig Pocket Slide Rule (Chicago: Pickett & Eckel, Inc., 1949). It provides general information on how to use slide rules, including the arithmetical operations, locating the decimal point, combining multiplication and division, using the folded scales, calculating roots, trigonometry, and vectors.
- Model 300 was a six-inch, pocket-sized duplex slide rule and is not presently represented in the Smithsonian collections, although 1999.0096.01 is a ten-inch log log trig rule. Hartung was a University of Chicago professor who helped Pickett & Eckel market their products to schools and who wrote several instruction manuals for the company's slide rules. See 1979.0601.02.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1949
- maker
- Hartung, Maurice L.
- ID Number
- 1979.0601.03
- accession number
- 1979.0601
- catalog number
- 1979.0601.03
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Instruction Manual for Pickett & Eckel Deci Log Log Slide Rule
- Description
- This 32-page booklet was received with 1979.0601.02. Its citation information is: Maurice L. Hartung, How to Use the Deci Log Log Slide Rule (Chicago: Pickett & Eckel, Inc., 1947). Hartung, a University of Chicago professor and consultant to Pickett & Eckel, provided a basic overview of mathematical operations on the slide rule. He then explained placing the decimal point; the inverted scales; scales for squares and cubes, logarithms, and trigonometry; and solving problems using multiple scales. He next described the log log scales in a section that has several diagrams of slide rules.
- A pink paper sheet on caring for the slide rule is inside the booklet. A previous owner has written in a few corrections, including an updated population of the United States of 175 million in 1957.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1947
- maker
- Pickett Industries
- author
- Hartung, Maurice L.
- ID Number
- 1979.0601.04
- accession number
- 1979.0601
- catalog number
- 1979.0601.04
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
