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Santo Nino de Atacha – Vintage Print

Santo Nino de Atacha — historic photograph
Santo Nino de Atacha. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Santo Nino de Atacha in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Santo Nino de Atacha

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This photograph shows the figure of the Santo Niño de Atocha, the child Jesus depicted as a pilgrim with a wide-brimmed hat, a staff, and a basket, often shown with a water gourd. The devotion takes its name from the Atocha shrine in Madrid and is widely venerated across Spain, Mexico, and other parts of Latin America, where small statues like this one were kept in homes, chapels, and parish altars. Its pilgrim imagery and its association with protection and travel made it a familiar religious object in many communities. The caption card does not record a date, so the image is best understood through its subject and the devotional traditions it reflects.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes[no date recorded on caption card]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,211 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-119320

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