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| 1 | Improving content on the history of photography in this country and how you can help |
| Introduction |
| 2 | Introduction to photography in Mexico |
| 3 | Mexicans |
| Exploration and expeditions |
| 4 | John L. Stephens: Incidents of Travel in Yucatan (1843) |
| 5 | Désiré Charnay: Cités et Ruines Americaines. Atlas (1863) |
| 6 | Désiré Charnay: Mexico: Uxmal |
| 7 | Désiré Charnay: Mexico: Mitla |
| 8 | Désiré Charnay: Mexico: Chichen-Itza |
| 9 | Dr. Augustus and Alice Le Plongeon: Archaeological research in Mexico (1870s) |
| 10 | Alfred Percival Maudslay: Mexico: Chiapas: Palenque |
| 11 | Charles Betts Waite: Mexico: Mitla |
| 12 | Carl Lumholtz: Mexico and the measurement of man (1890s) |
| 13 | Teoberto Maler: Views of Aztec, Maya, and Zapotec ruins in Mexico |
| Cartes de visite |
| 14 | Jules Amiel: Mexican scenes |
| Tipos |
| 15 | Mexico: Introduction to "tipos" |
| 16 | François Aubert: Tipos (Mexico) |
| 17 | Merille: Tipos (Mexico) |
| 18 | Cruces & Campa: Tipos (Mexico) |
| Cityscapes |
| 19 | Désiré Charnay: Views of Mexico City and environs (1858) |
| Mexican-American War (1846-1848) |
| 20 | Mexican-American War (1846-1848) |
| Second Mexican Empire (1864-1867) |
| 21 | François Aubert and others: The execution of Emperor Maximilian (19 June 1867) |
| Real photo postcards |
| 22 | Real photo postcards of tourists in Tijuana, Mexico |
| Mexican Revolution (1910-early 1920s) |
| 23 | Mexican Revolution (1910-early 1920s): Introduction |
| 24 | Manuel Ramos: Mexican Revolution |
| Mexican folk art |
| 25 | Fotoscultura (Mexican folk art) |
| Snapshots |
| 26 | Kenneth Forbes: Snapshots taken in Mexico (1936) |
| Surrealism |
| 27 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Good Reputation Sleeping (La Buena Fama Durmiendo) |
| Photographers |
| 28 | E. Leroy: Quelques vues du Mexique - Album (1864-1867) |
| 29 | Alfred Saint-Ange Briquet: Mexico: Mexico |
| 30 | Paul Strand: Mexico |
| 31 | Edward Weston: Mexico |
| 32 | Tina Modotti: Mexico |
| 33 | Fritz Henle: Mexico |
| 34 | Henri Cartier-Bresson: Mexico |
| 35 | John Sevigny: Ladies Bar |
| Mexico viewed from the outside |
| 36 | Mexico: As seen by external photographers |
