Entrance to Paseo, Mexico City, Mexico, ca.1905-1910 (CHS-668)

Entrance to paseo, mexico city, mexico, ca. 1905-1910 photograph of the entrance to paseo, mexico city, mexico, ca. 1905-1910. A large statue of a figure on horseback dominates this intersection of wide avenues. It is surrounded by a tall iron spike fence in a square planted with small trees and punctuated on each corner with streetlights. One avenue proceeds far into the distance and is flanked with wide sidewalks and tall trees. A few pedestrians are visible. There are also several horse-drawn carriages in the street. Two tall pole-construction towers are visible, one at left and one at right. Filename: chs-668 coverage date: circa 1905/1910 part of collection: california historical society collection, 1860-1960 type: images part of subcollection: title insurance and trust, and c. C. Pierce photography collection, 1860-1960 repository name: usc libraries special collections format: glass plate negatives microfiche number: 1-224- archival file: chs_volume89/chs-668. Tiff geographic subject (city or populated place): mexico city repository address: doheny memorial library, los angeles, ca 90089-0189 geographic subject (country): mexico format (aacr2): 2 photographs: glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w; 13 x 10 cm. , 26 x 21 cm. Rights: digitally reproduced by the usc digital library; from the california historical society collection at the university of southern california call number: chs-668 accession number: 668 repository email: specol@usc. Edu contributing entity: california historical society date created: circa 1905/1910 publisher (of the digital version): university of southern california. Libraries format (aat): photographic prints; photographs legacy record id: chs-m14567; usc-1-1-1-14147 access conditions: send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Subject (file heading): mexico -- mexico city subject (lcsh): monuments -- mexico. Date: circa 1905/1910 (date created).