Mexico, May 1953: travel diary

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Mexico pamphlet

Mexico travel pamphlet

Collection area: Borderlands

Collection dates: 1953

About this collection

Original typescript of an automobile trip through Mexico in 1953, from El Paso to Mexico City and vicinity. Provides personal narratives and observations of landscapes, cities, hotel accomodations, and activities. Contains a few mounted postcards and magazine pictures.

Historical background

Frank and May Mead, tourists, Tucson, Ariz.

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