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4th U.S. infantry : Vera Cruz, Mexico. August 15, 1914
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Vera Cruz, 1914
Manuscripts
53 photographs of the Mexican Revolution. Most of the pictures are of artillery, ships, or Panuco oil fields in Tampico. People featured include Jack and Charmian London, General F.D. Evans, Major General B.C. Lockwood, Lieutenant Hayes, General Funston, Captain J.B. Allison, Colonel Van Vlict, and Captain Davidson. Also included are photographs of the Seventh Infantry and Fort Crockett.
JLP 436
Vera Cruz I 1914
Manuscripts
Bound in textured black material. The title "Vera Cruz I / 1914" is embossed in the center of the cover in gold lettering. The number "83" is affixed to the top of spine with glue. Images are of military officers and personnel, US Naval ships, San Juan de Ulau, and the city of Veracruz during the American Occupation. Also includes photographic postcards taken of casualties and destruction during the Mexican Revolution, some by well known photographers such as W. H. Horne and Walter P. Hadsel.
JLP 521
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"Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico"
Visual Materials
The Peabody Collection consists of 672 glass plate negatives in various sizes, 1054 film negatives in various sizes, 24 photograph albums, 887 loose photographs in a variety of formats, published works, and manuscript material, created and collected by Henry G. Peabody, 1859-1993 (bulk 1890s-1900s). The materials collectively describe Peabody's long career as a commercial landscape photographer working on both the east and west coasts of the United States. The photographs and negatives depict Peabody and his family; landscape views in New England, Canada, the western United States, California, and Mexico; Native Americans; city and landscape views in Great Britain, France, and Switzerland; portraits; architectural renderings; plants and animals; unidentified landscapes; and miscellaneous images. Additional photographers and photographic firms represented in the collection include Alexander Hesler, Charles F. Lummis, and Spence Air Photos. The published works contain photographs by Peabody. The manuscript material provides information about Peabody's negatives; contains catalogs of Peabody's works for sale; describes Peabody's commercial dealings as both a photographer and seller of photographic equipment; and contains ephemeral material collected by Peabody throughout his life.
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