The Snapshots in Time Collection

Matador Executing a Cape Pass on a Charging Bull, Mexico City Bullring, 1949

Matador Executing a Cape Pass on a Charging Bull, Mexico City Bullring, 1949

This dynamic photograph captures a matador performing a cape pass on a charging bull during a 1949 corrida in Mexico City, one of many action moments documented in this personal photo album. The scene, with its packed grandstands and period advertising, illustrates the scale and popularity of bullfighting as a public spectacle in postwar Mexico. The album belongs to a collection chronicling the travels of General Jonathan M. Wainwright. Project: 218339