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Railroad trains in Mexico – Historic Reproduction

Railroad trains in Mexico, [ca. 1885] — historic photograph
Railroad trains in Mexico, [ca. 1885]. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots 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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Step back in time with Railroad trains in Mexico, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Trains crossing Mexico in the mid-1880s were a fresh sight, and this print by William Henry Jackson captures that moment of change. It is dated to about 1885, when railroad lines were spreading across the country under the Díaz government and linking mining and farming regions to markets in the United States. Jackson, best known for his views of the American West, traveled south to document this expansion. The date and attribution come from an older caption card and have not been independently verified, so treat them as provisional.

Created / published[ca. 1885]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint by W.H. Jackson. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,014 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-107738

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