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San José Tiles and Pottery

San José Tiles and Pottery

San José Tiles and Pottery

Texas Centennial Table, 1936

"San José" is used generically to include several makers of similar-looking art pottery and tiles made in San Antonio.

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Prison Art: PaÑuelos

San José Tiles and Pottery

San José Tiles and Pottery

Expressions of faith and love drawn on handkerchiefs (pañuelos), probably began in the 1940s among Mexicans in Texas jails.

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Postcards of Luis Márquez

San José Tiles and Pottery

Postcards of Luis Márquez

In the mid-1930s, Luis Márquez colorized his dramatic photographs into postcards before color film was readily available.

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Postcards of Hugo Brehme

Postcards of Hugo Brehme

Postcards of Luis Márquez

German photographer Hugo Brehme is considered one of the outstanding photographers of Mexico.  For over 40 years Brehme celebrated Mexico's natural beauty in his scenic landscapes.

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Guatemalan Postcards

Postcards of Hugo Brehme

Mexican Maximum Cards

The effort to gather and preserve as much evidence as possible is vital because vintage photographs capture an era that is vanishing, and in many cases, is already gone forever.

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Mexican Maximum Cards

Postcards of Hugo Brehme

Mexican Maximum Cards

In the 1930s and 1940s when creating new stamp designs, Mexico's postal authorities occasionally "copied" photographs from the inventories of some of the leading makers of Mexican postcards. 

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