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    Name of Collection: Getty Research Institute, Mexico : From Empire to Revolution
    URL of Collection: http://www.getty.edu/gri/digital/mexico

    Name of Institution: Getty Research Institute
    Institution URL: http://www.getty.edu/gri

    Description: Mexico: from Empire to Revolution / México: del imperio a la revolución This bilingual digital resource explores Mexican history and culture through photographs taken by foreign photographers between 1857 and 1923. Displayed are images documenting the brief empire of Maximilian in the 1860s, ruins of ancient pre-Hispanic empires, Mexico's growth as an industrialized nation, and the tumultuous revolution that began in 1910. Curatorial comments, historical background, and a list of related resources provide context for the materials presented here. All images are from the Getty Research Institute's Special Collections.

    Main language of the collection: English, Spanish
    Type of Material: Photographs

 

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