The Snapshots in Time Collection
Street Scene with Tramway and Mining Headframe, Guanajuato, Mexico, c. 1905-1910
A quiet street in the historic mining town of Guanajuato, Mexico, photographed during a shore excursion in the early 1900s. A wooden mine headframe on the hillside recalls the silver-mining wealth that built this colonial city, while tramway rails curve past a columned townhouse. Two boys in traditional sombreros lean over a stone wall in the foreground -- a candid moment captured by an American sailor exploring inland Mexico while his ship called at a nearby port. Project: 218602