Caption

Street view in Oaxaca, Mexico, Street and Portales, Oaxaca, Méx, photograph, number: '637.', photographer: Charles Betts Waite, Mexico City, 1897 - 1923, North America, paper, pasteboard, baryta paper, daylight gelatin silver print, height 129 mm x width 203 mm, height 157 mm x width 231 mm, street, A wide cobblestone street scene with many people standing and walking, several wearing wide-brimmed hats and shawls; a row of arched colonnades and a two-story building line one side of the street, with decorative architectural details on the upper façade; a large tree with dense foliage casts shade over part of the scene on the left; market activity is visible under the arches and along the sidewalks, with some individuals gathered in small groups and others walking toward the foreground; a few animals, including a horse, are present among the crowd; sunlight creates shadows on the cobblestones and the building façades.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_388

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Keywords

Street view Oaxaca Mexico Street Portales Méx photograph number 637 photographer Charles Betts Waite Mexico City 1897 - 1923 North America paper pasteboard baryta paper daylight gelatin silver print height 129 mm x width 203 mm height 157 mm x 231 mm street wide cobblestone street scene people standing walking several wearing wide-brimmed hats shawls row arched colonnades two-story building line side decorative architectural details upper façade large tree dense foliage casts shade part scene left market activity visible under arches sidewalks individuals gathered small groups foreground animals horse present crowd sunlight creates shadows cobblestones building façades