Floating Gardens of Xochimilco: flower filled flatboats on a canal.

Object Details

sova.aag.gca_ref4385
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb698245688-9b4a-4bbb-8311-776c059db59a
General
Xochimilco is a Nahuatl term meaning "where flowers grow."
Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena, 71-79 W. 45th St., N.Y.C."
Historic plate number: "89."
Colorist
Van Altena, Edward
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Place
Mexico -- Mexico City
Mexico -- Mexico City -- Mexico City -- Xochimilco
Topic
Boats
Trees
Marketplaces
Men
Canals
Colorist
Van Altena, Edward
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 2: International Garden Images / Mexico / MX025: Mexico City -- Floating Gardens of Xochimilco
Sponsor
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
Extent
1 Lantern slide (col., 3.25 x 4 in.)
Date
1937 Jan.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item MX025002
Type
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Collection Rights
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Genre/Form
Lantern slides
Collection Restrictions
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
AAG.GCA_ref4385
Large EAD
AAG.GCA
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210189104-0
Floating Gardens of Xochimilco: flower filled flatboats on a canal.: 1937 Jan.
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