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Incremento Acervo Fotopteca. Adquisición Martine Chomel. ESTEREOSCOPICA. I.O. Impreso al frente y a los lados del soporte secundario: "V16190. Native girls of Tehuantepec Isthmus. State of Oxaca, Mex", "MX78", "Keystone View Company Copyrighted Underwood & Underwood. Meadville, Pa., New York N.Y. La compañía Keystone fue fundada en 1892 por B. L. Singley en Meadville y fue una de las más importantes editoras de estereoscópicas en el mundo, con fotógrafos, impresores y agencias en muchas ciudades. Las imágenes se vendían sueltas o en series y tuvieron una clara función educativa. En 1906 editaron una que puede considerarse como la primera enciclopedia visual. Ante su crecimiento, Keystone adquirió los fondos de otras compañías como la Underwood & Underwood en 1923. Ésta había sido fundada en 1882 por los hermanos Elmer y Bert Underwood, quienes introdujeron el concepto de realizar series que se vendían en cajas. Información proporcionada por Rosa Casanova G. [Ésta información ya se en coentraba en la ficha se ha respetado para la depuración, Violeta García, catalogadora, julio 20, 2009]. Al reverso dice: "V16190 NATIVE GIRLS TEHUANTEPEC ISTHMUS, STATE OF OAXACA. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec (ta-wan-ta-pec), in the humid tropic zone of southern Mexico, es the narrowest portion of the continen north of Panama. It is only 188 miles widw by rail, as a branch of the National Railways of Mexico runs between Puerto Mexico on the Bay of Campeche on the north, to Salina Cruz on the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the south. This and the fact that it is very low, has south. This and the fact that it is very low, has been the reason for the discussions of putting a canal through here, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific Ocean. The Spanish Emperor gave Cortes a grant of thousands of acres of land, including 22 towns and 23,000 vassals, in this region and conferred upon him the title of Marquis. Some of this land only just recently passed into the hands of a real estate company. Tehuantepec, the second city of the State of Oaxaca, with a population of 10, 000, is the most picturesque city on the Isthmus. It is noted for three things: earthquakes, which are very severe here; hot springs, very effective in the treatment of rheumatism; and for its handsome Indian women. The pure-blodded natives are supposed to be descendants of the once powerful Zapotec Indian. These girls carry water jars and the heavy baskets you see here on their heads for miles and think nothing of it. Possibly that in the reason they are gracefull. They have an olive skin and have beatiful black eyes hair. They are very clean and delight in bright colors and gold jewelry. This style of dress, low-cut waist trimmed with yellow or gold braid and a brillantly colored skirt, is worn by all the women; but on days of fiesta they wear also an elaborate lace headdress called huipil. Copyright by Keystone View Company."