Old Photographs of Mexico, ca. 1885

A gallery of 50 rare photographs that capture everyday life in Mexico in 1885:

Mexico City. National Library (Church of Saint Augustin)

Shoeing the Mules (Mexican Village Scene)

Cascade Fountain

Mexican Rainforest Scene

Veracruz. Palace and Square

Mexico City, Chapultepec Grove

Veracruz Harbor

Mexico City. Metropolitan Cathedral

Chimalapa Pueblo, State of Mexico

Archaeological Museum, Mexico City

Mexico City. The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Mexico City. Courtyard of the Hotel Iturbide

Mexico City. Train Station

Mexico City. Chapultepec Castle

Mexico City, San Fernando Cemetery

Mexico City. Village and Basilica of Guadalupe

Mexico City, Zócalo Square

Mount Popocatepetl seen from near Amecameca

Street Scene, Veracruz

The Queretaro Aqueduct

Mexico, Provincial Scene

(via Cornell University Library)