ARCHITECTURE, RESTORATION, AND IMAGING OF THE MAYA CITIES OF UXMAL, KABAH, SAYIL, AND LABNÁ
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1930 Leyrer & Blom

A selection of photographs and drawings from the 1930 Tulane expedition to Uxmal, led by Frans Blom, then Director of the Department of Middle American Research, Tulane University. This expedition produced drawings, photographs, and casts for the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago and carried out extensive research. Except where noted, all photographs were taken by Dan Leyrer, a gifted photographer and member of the expedition staff. These images were scanned from 35mm slides I have taken of the original photographs and drawings. Reproduced with permission of the Middle American Research Institute (MARI), Tulane University. Special thanks to E. Wyllys Andrews V, Director, and Kathe Lawton, Assistant Director, for their generous help.

A commemorative scrapbook-type volume of the Tulane expedition was put together by the Director, Frans Blom. All the photographs and drawings in this volume are reproduce on pages 1-4 of this section.
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Uxmal: Profile view of Pyramid of the Magician from the south; Temple V at top, Temple IV next level below.
1930
Uxmal: Nunnery, Looking out from interior courtyard. "Entrance Arch through South Bldg., Nunnery"; looking south to "1.House of the Governor, 2.House of the Turtles, 3.West Wall of the Ballcourt".
1930
Uxmal: Looking north to surviving roofcomb of "House of the Pigeons"; in the distance "Nunnery, Adivino, House of the Governor".
1930
Uxmal: Looking north to "House of the Pigeons" and beyond to "Cementario Bldgs., Cementario Mound, Stelae, N.W. Qaudarangle", and "Nunnery".
1930
Uxmal: Stelae Platform. "Fotographing Inscriptions" at night with generator and flood light.
1930
Kabah: Central Room, Step from front room up to inner backroom, in the form of a snout, at the center of a mask.
1930
Uxmal: Room in East Building of Nunnery, with description written beneath photograph - see image at right.
1930
Written under photo at left: "Dining Room - East Building-Nunnery.Uxmal" with names and identifications of those around the table.
1930
Labna: Arch, Northwest Face and vaulted archway, unusually well preserved, heavy vegetation cleared (cf. 1888-1891 Sweet & Thompson photo).
1930
 
 
 
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