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Old Mexico and her lost provinces

Chapter 2: ILLUSTRATIONS.
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ILLUSTRATIONS.

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LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS. By Felix Parra Frontispiece
MEXICO, SHOWING PRESENT AND OLD FRONTIER 5
CATHEDRAL OF MEXICO 9
DOMES OF VERA CRUZ 17
MAP OF ENGLISH RAILROAD FROM VERA CRUZ TO MEXICO 25
TRANSCONTINENTAL PROFILE OF MEXICO 31
A RAILWAY JUDAS 33
A FLOWER-SHOW IN THE ZOCALO 43
COMPARATIVE LEVELS OF LAKES 46
THE HOMES OF THE POOR 49
ENTRANCE TO A TENEMENT-HOUSE 51
OLD SPANISH PALACE IN THE CALLE DE JESUS 56
SEMI-VILLA ON THE PASEO OF BUCARELLI 57
THE MODERN STYLE 58
PORCELAIN HOUSE IN SAN FRANCISCO STREET 59
THE DRIVE TO CHAPULTEPEC 63
GENERAL RAILWAY SYSTEM OF MEXICO 75
THE GREAT SPANISH DRAINAGE CUT 85
PAY CARAVAN ON THE MEXICAN NATIONAL ROAD 91
“NOT HERE FOR THEIR HEALTH” 93
MODERN SHOP-FRONTS AT MEXICO 99
THE “PORTALES” AT MEXICO 102
A “MERCERIA” AT PUEBLA 106
INTERIOR COURT-YARD OF MEXICAN RESIDENCE 111
MEXICAN COURTSHIP 113
THE DEATH OF ATALA. By Luis Monroy 123
GENERAL PORFIRIO DIAZ, EX-PRESIDENT OF MEXICO 139
GENERAL MANUEL GONZALES, PRESIDENT OF MEXICO 143
ENVIRONS OF MEXICO 150
SUNDAY DIVERSIONS AT SANTA ANITA 153
CREW OF “LA NINFA ENCANTADORA” 165
THE “FIND” 169
IN TIERRA CALIENTE 186
THE HILL OF EL BORREGO, AT ORIZABA 196
PRISONERS WEAVING SASHES AT CHOLULA 217
OLD FONT AT TLAXCALA 222
THE FIRST CHRISTIAN PULPIT IN AMERICA. TLAXCALA 223
PART OF CONVENT OF SAN FRANCISCO. TLAXCALA 224
SUPERINTENDENT’S HOUSE AT REGLA 241
PLOUGHMAN IN GRASS CLOAK 243
THE HACIENDA OF TEPENACASCO 246
THE THRESHING-FLOOR 249
THE TLACHIQUERO 251
NURSE AND CHILDREN AT THE HACIENDA 261
THE “DILIGENCIA” 267
OUR CAVALCADE AT IGUALA 281
THE BELLS OF SAN BLAS 290
ALCATRAZ ISLAND 297
“NOB” HILL, FROM THE BAY 299
CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO 305
LONE MOUNTAIN 309
“HIGH JINKS” OF THE BOHEMIAN CLUB AMONG THE BIG TREES 313
GOLDEN GATE, FROM GOAT ISLAND 317
HIGH-GRADE RESIDENCES 327
CHINESE FISHING-BOATS IN THE BAY 331
CHINESE QUARTER, SAN FRANCISCO 335
A BALCONY IN THE CHINESE QUARTER 337
IN A CHINESE THEATRE 339
RAILWAY ROUTE: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA 345
PALO ALTO 354
RALSTON’S COUNTRY HOUSE 357
BOTTLING CHAMPAGNE AT SAN FRANCISCO 361
A BRANDY CELLAR, SAN JOSÉ 363
A BIT OF OLD MONTEREY 365
LOOKOUT STATION 367
CUTTING UP THE WHALE 369
THE HOTEL DEL MONTE, MONTEREY 371
CLIFFS AND FOREST AT MONTEREY 373
CHINESE FISHING VILLAGE 375
SAN CARLOS’S-DAY AT THE OLD MISSION 376
DRYING FISH AT CHINESE VILLAGE 377
COURT-HOUSE AT FRESNO 387
PRIVATE RESIDENCE AT FRESNO 393
FIRST BUILDING IN VISALIA 400
AN OLD-TIMER 401
LOGGING, BACK OF VISALIA 403
CHINATOWN, BAKERSFIELD 409
GYPSY CAMP AT BAKERSFIELD 411
A TYPICAL RANCH-HOUSE 414
SAN LUIS OBISPO 416
A RODEO 418
THE KERN RIVER CAÑON 419
TEHACHAPI PASS 422
MAIN STREET, LOS ANGELES 425
DON PIO PICO 428
MONGOLIAN AND MEXICAN 430
PARADISE 437
A MEXICAN WEDDING AT SAN GABRIEL 441
THE VINTAGE, SAN GABRIEL 443
IRRIGATING AN ORANGE-ORCHARD 445
A SYLVAN GLIMPSE AT RIVERSIDE 449
ADOBE RESIDENCE AT RIVERSIDE 451
ADOBE RESIDENCE AT RIVERSIDE 452
OLD MISSION AT SANTA BARBARA 455
PLAZA OF SAN DIEGO, OLD TOWN 457
OLD MISSION AT SAN DIEGO 460
DON JUAN FORSTER 461
SEÑORA FORSTER 462
FORSTER’S RANCH 463
SAN LUIS REY 465
A TICHBORNE CLAIMANT 466
THE COLORADO RIVER AT YUMA 473
PASQUAL, CHIEF OF THE YUMAS 476
YUMA INDIANS AT HOME 477
DISTANT VIEW OF TOMBSTONE 484
“ED” SCHIEFFELIN 487
A TOMBSTONE SHERIFF AND CONSTITUENTS 494
APACHE PRISONERS AT CAMP LOWELL 497
AN ARIZONA WATERING-PLACE 499
CACTUS GROWTHS OF THE DESERT 501
STREET VIEW IN TUCSON 503
EXTERIOR OF MISSION CHURCH OF SAN XAVIER DEL BAC 505
INTERIOR OF CHURCH OF SAN XAVIER DEL BAC 507