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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.

 


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Uxmal: Cemetery Group, front (east) facade of West Building.
1930 (M.31.4.420)
Staff posed on platform of North Building of Nunnery. Diagram with names of persons in photo are written on the back (mistakenly reversed left-right) - see image at right.
1930 (M.31.4.318)
Numbered diagram and names of staff on back of photo at left (reversed left-right, outline perhaps traced through from photo on other side).
1930 (M.31.4.318 verso)
Uxmal: North Group, portal vault.
1930 (M.31.4.766)
Uxmal: North Temple, northwest of stelae platform; photo by Stacy Judd.
14 March 1930 (M.31.4.583)
Writing on back of photo at left.
1930
Uxmal: Courtyard of Quadrangle of the Birds; important uncollapsed section left of center in this photograph.
1930
"Uxmal North Annex Adivino". Looking to north end of back room; brilliant sunlight through doorway to front room at right because front room had collapsed.
1930 (M.31.4.315)
Writing on back of photo at left.
1930 (M.31.4.315 verso)
 
 
 
 

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