A portrait of a young woman sitting on some stone steps beside what looks like a well. I believe this is in Mexico and theRead More
Series: Black and white images from Mexico in the 1930s
This is a set of pictures from Mexico which were taken on medium format black & white film and seem to date from the 1930s.
This is another view of the picture I posted yesterday of an old woman selling onions on the side of the street in South AmericaRead More
The title of this picture is pure supposition on my part based on the other pictures in the series, but I think it is probablyRead More
This medium format black & white picture comes from a series of 6×4.5 negatives I acquired which all seem to show views of Mexico inRead More
This seems to be a view of a church or temple of some sort – presumably in Mexico in the early 1930s, based on otherRead More
This seems to be a church or other religious building during the winter when there has been a heavy snow fall. I can see theRead More
This seems to be a sale negotiation taking place for a blanket which has a traditional Mexican pattern. I think that many of the b&wRead More
A portrait of a young girl and (I assume) her mother on a hillside. The other pictures in the set lead me to believe thisRead More
A crowded street with a palatial building in the background and a market place in front of it. To the left hand side is theRead More
This appears to show two boys looking after sheep whilst sitting in the shade under a tree. In the distance is a mountain range andRead More
An old lady sits on the side of the road stringing together onions into bunches to sell. Around her other traders are preparing to start toRead More
This seems to be three men in a boat with a large net fixed to the poles of the large triangular contraption they are holding,Read More
This picture comes from a bulk set of 120 medium format negatives I acquired. I have absolutely no idea of the date or location ofRead More
A portrait of a man and a boy (his son or brother perhaps) standing in the road with a city in the background. Again I’mRead More
This looks like a ranch owner inspecting work being done for him by the people on the ground in front of him. The man withRead More
Another 120 medium format negative – this portrays a group of people in a field presumably where they have been / are working and haveRead More
A busy town – but where is it? The advertising for ‘Mejoral’ seems to be Spanish for a type of aspirin headache tablet so thisRead More