Costa Rica
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Carroll Edward Mace Collection of Photographs and Postcards of Latin America
1940s-1960s. 500 amateur photographs of Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, and Peru. Included are 100 postcards of images taken by Martín Chambi. The work of other photographers like Robert González, Jiménez, Mateo Nieva, and Villavicencio are also included. Contained in the collection are three miniature commercial albums of Brazil.
Central American Postcard Collection
20th century. Growing collection of postcards (color and grayscale) from countries of Central America displaying themes of 20th century life including urban and rural living, urban and natural landscapes, architecture, indigenous people, and festivals. 184 total pieces.
Costa Rica Album
c. 1890-1900. A photograph album of 24 leaves containing 30 gelatin silver prints photographs of Costa Rica by H. N. Rudd and Paynter Brothers photographers. They show views of San José including the National Theater, other Costa Rican towns, the United Fruit Co. building, and banana and coffee production. All photographs are identified with captions.
Hank L. Hoffenberg Collection
John N. Teunisson United Fruit Company Photograph Collection
Judith Hancock de Sandoval Collection of Costa Rica and Honduras
1983. 35mm negatives with contact prints of cities and towns (including San José, Heredia, and Cartago), churches, coffee mills, and plantations in Costa Rica; and cities of Tegucigalpa and Comayagua, towns, churches, and the archaeological site of Copán in Honduras. Three examples from the collection are below (House in San Pedro Sula, Ciruela Railroad Station, and Church of La Agonía).
Pan American Union Photograph Collection
1942-1946. 99 photographs of Latin American intellectuals and government leaders who visited the Pan American Union in Washington, D.C.