A history of Mexico,
since 1836
Postcards, papers and photographs of Mexico from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Mexico was laid out as "New Mexico" in 1836 and was a major stop for settlers heading to the Republic of Texas (thus the name "New Mexico"), and it became the county seat under its present name in 1837. The word "New" was dropped after the Mexican War that saw Texas become a part of the United States.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Mexico’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBird's eye view of the city of Me…, 1869: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Mexico, decade by decade
LOCYoung girls going to work in Friedman Shelby Shoe Company, …1910
LOCTwo boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Company 6:30 A.M. …1910
LOCTwo boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Company 6:30 A.M. …1910
LOCGroup of boys working in Friedman Shelby Shoe Co. 6:30 A.M.…1910![Group of boys working in Freidjman [i.e., Friedman] Shelby Shoe Company, 6:30 A.M. (See photo #1718 for names of boys.)…](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/10161/952224e13442888c7c59-s.jpg)
LOCGroup of boys working in Freidjman [i.e., Friedman] Shelby …19101990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bird's eye view of the city of Mexico, Audrian Co., Missouri 1869 (1869) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.