General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Certificate from the President of France to Allen Thorndike Rice

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General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Certificate from the President of France to Allen Thorndike Rice

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National Archives at College Park

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Charnay, Désiré 1828-1915

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Claude-Joseph-Désiré Charnay was a French photographer, archaeologist, and writer, best known for his travels and photographs of early South and Central American sites. Born in Fleurie, he travelled to New Orleans, where he became a teacher. He travelled extensively throughout Mexico and Central and South America, pioneering the use of photography to document his journeys and discoveries. He made several important finds, and published numerous books about his discoveries, as well as translatio...