[Mr. and Mrs. Hurwitz looking up at a church on the hill.]
Photograph
[Mr. and Mrs. Hurwitz looking up at a church on the hill.]
From American Tourists in Mexico
1941
Gelatin silver print
Image: 6 1/2 × 9 in. (16.5 × 22.9 cm)
Gift of Mary Ittelson in memory of Marion Michelle Guyard, 2007
2007.2058.0017
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on verso, T: 13. Photos \ Marion Michelle
Printed on applied label on verso, C: 13. Cholula, at the time of the Conquest, was the Indian holy city. \ After the Conquistadores had massacred the natives, they proceeded \ to destroy the native temples, re placing [sic] them with churches. At one time there were 365 churches, one for each day in the year; \ now only 49 are open. Only the largest pyramid on the high hill \ withstood the fanatical Spaniards who compromised by building their \ church over it. The young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Saul Hurwitz of \ Harrisburg, Pa. spent their first day in Mexico seeing the many \ churches of the region. "We've seen enough churches to last us a / lifetime. Contrary to most tourists [sic] expectations, the sky is \ occasionally grey in Mexico. Mr. Hurwitz, wears his new sombrero \ even though he doesn't need it.
Stamped in blue on verso, R: PHOTO MARION MICHELLE
Printed in red and blue on applied label, BC: CAUTION \ License to reproduce this photograph, on which a copyright \ is pending, will be granted upon acceptance of the terms quoted. \ If purchased it is for your publication only, and must not be \ syndicated, rented, loaned or used for advertising purposes \ without written permission. \ CREDIT MUST READ: PHOTO \ FROM EUROPEAN
Printed on applied label on verso, C: 13. Cholula, at the time of the Conquest, was the Indian holy city. \ After the Conquistadores had massacred the natives, they proceeded \ to destroy the native temples, re placing [sic] them with churches. At one time there were 365 churches, one for each day in the year; \ now only 49 are open. Only the largest pyramid on the high hill \ withstood the fanatical Spaniards who compromised by building their \ church over it. The young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Saul Hurwitz of \ Harrisburg, Pa. spent their first day in Mexico seeing the many \ churches of the region. "We've seen enough churches to last us a / lifetime. Contrary to most tourists [sic] expectations, the sky is \ occasionally grey in Mexico. Mr. Hurwitz, wears his new sombrero \ even though he doesn't need it.
Stamped in blue on verso, R: PHOTO MARION MICHELLE
Printed in red and blue on applied label, BC: CAUTION \ License to reproduce this photograph, on which a copyright \ is pending, will be granted upon acceptance of the terms quoted. \ If purchased it is for your publication only, and must not be \ syndicated, rented, loaned or used for advertising purposes \ without written permission. \ CREDIT MUST READ: PHOTO \ FROM EUROPEAN
