Photos of Las Poquianchis, the Most Notorious Sisters in Mexico
This post was originally published on this siteLas Poquianchis, a name that sends shivers down the spine of many in Mexico, refers to the González […]
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La Muerte Niña: Post-Mortem Portraits of Infants and Young Children in Mexico From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this site“La muerte niña” (the death of the child) refers to the Mexican tradition of post-mortem photography for deceased […]
Nacho López’s Iconic 1953 Photographs of Maty Huitrón Walking the Streets of Mexico
This post was originally published on this siteNacho López, Mexican photographer, decided to do a social-cultural experiment and asked actress Maty Huitrón to go to […]
Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in a Prison Cell in Mexico City, 1956 — Their First Photo Together
This post was originally published on this siteA young Cuban Marxist revolutionary, Fidel Castro (left), and Argentine Marxist revolutionary, Che Guevara (right), in Miguel Schultz […]
26 Amazing Vintage Photographs of People Posing With Olmec Colossal Heads in Mexico
This post was originally published on this siteThe Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They range in […]
35 Historic Postcard Photos from the Mexican Revolution
This post was originally published on this siteHundreds of commercial and amateur photographers recorded imagery during the tumultuous Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana), which began in […]
Vintage Centro Universitario México Sport Uniforms Anyone?
This post was originally published on this siteVintage group photos of Centro Universitario México baseball teams from the 1980s, when they abbreviated all over their […]
Mexico in the Early 1950s Through Wonderful Color Slides
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1950s, Mexico experienced significant change. Miguel Alemán Valdés was president, focusing on modernization and economic […]
Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of Tijuana in the Late 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteTijuana is the largest city in the state of Baja California located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of […]
Pancho Villa: The True Story of Mexico’s Robin Hood Through Old Photos
This post was originally published on this siteOnce a bandit, Francisco “Pancho” Villa transformed into one of the Mexican Revolution’s most celebrated generals, earning a […]
30 Vintage Photographs Capture Life Inside the Black Palace Prison in Mexico, 1950
This post was originally published on this siteThe Palacio de Lecumberri, also called the Black Palace, was known as a place from which it was […]
Vintage Found Photos of a Mexican Bullfighting in 1958
This post was originally published on this siteBullfighting is a physical contest that involves a bullfighter attempting to subdue, immobilize, or kill a bull, usually […]
40 Vintage Photos of Xochimilco From Between the 1920s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteXochimilco is a borough of Mexico City. The borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, […]
Brad Pitt Photographed by Mark Seliger in Mexico for Rolling Stone Magazine, December 1994
This post was originally published on this siteMark Seliger first photographed Brad Pitt in Mexico in December 1994 for the cover of Rolling Stone to […]
Did You Know That the Huichol Tribe (Descendants of the Aztecs) of Mexico Actually Share the Pain of Childbirth?
This post was originally published on this siteThe Indigenous people known as the Huichol first appeared in the highlands of Central Mexico some 15,000 years […]
22 Vintage Photos Captured People Posing With Zonkeys
This post was originally published on this siteZonkeys in Tijuana, Mexico are donkeys (also known as burros in Mexico and the Southwestern United States; burro […]
25 Fascinating Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of Tijuana in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteTijuana is a city and municipal seat of Tijuana Municipality, Baja California, located on the Pacific Coast of […]
35 Amazing Photos of the 1978 Windsurfing World Championships
This post was originally published on this siteWindsurfing is a wind propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also […]
25 Intimate Pictures of Frida Kahlo at Her Home
This post was originally published on this siteDuring her lifetime, Frida Kahlo intended her home to be turned posthumously into a museum. The Blue House, […]
Couple at the San Juan de los Lagos Fair in Mexico, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a strange vintage photograph from the San Juan de los Lagos fair in Mexico, 1940. A woman […]
40 Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of Tijuana in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteTijuana is a city in Baja California, Mexico. It is part of the San Diego–Tijuana transborder urban agglomeration […]
Monkeys, Dogs and Deer: Vintage Portraits of Frida Kahlo Posing With Her Beloved Pets at Home
This post was originally published on this siteWhy was the Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo, obsessed with monkeys – not to mention parrots, pre-Hispanic dogs and […]
Gay Men Pose for a Photo While Being Detained at a Police Station in Mexico City, 1935
This post was originally published on this siteA set of pictures of Mexicans, purportedly arrested for homosexuality in 1935. It belongs to the collection of […]
Inside the Gruesome Mummies of Guanajuato in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Mummies of Guanajuato are a number of naturally mummified bodies interred during a cholera outbreak around Guanajuato, […]
Beautiful Vintage Black-and-White Photos of Mexico in 1952
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in 1905 in Seattle and raised in San Francisco, Earl Leaf spent many years finding his calling. […]