Briquet, Abel
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Briquet was a French photographer that worked in Mexico. He was commissioned to photograph the railways being constructed at the start of Porfirio Diaz's presidency. He also shot natural portraits of Mexican life and images depicting the growth of cities and the development of the country through the turn of the century. (http://www.getty.edu/news/press/exhibit/mexico.ht ml).
From the description of Vistas Mexicanas, ca. 1880-ca. 1900. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51595131
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Subjects:
- Canals
- Canals
- Catholic church buildings
- Celebrations
- Church buildings
- Church buildings
- Churches
- City and town life
- Cityscapes
- Costume
- Harbors
- Harbors
- Indians of Mexico
- Markets
- Monuments
- Peddlars and peddling
- Pueblo Indians
- Railroad bridges
- Railroads
- Railroads
- Railroads
- Streets
- Streets
- Volcanoes
- Volcanoes
Occupations:
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Places:
- Mexico (as recorded)
- Chapultepec (Mexico City, Mexico) (as recorded)
- Mexico (as recorded)
- Mexico--Mexico City (as recorded)
- Mexico (as recorded)
- Mexico--Vera Cruz (as recorded)
- Orizaba (Mexico) (as recorded)
- Amecameca de Juárez (Mexico) (as recorded)
- Mexico--Mexico City (as recorded)
