April 17, 2024
1920's TIJUANA GLASS SLIDES X 6 MEXICAN BORDER CANTINA BAR OLD CARS SALOON
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[PHOTOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE, MEXICO, HISTORY]"TIJUANA"A collection of 6 ORIGINAL glass slides of Tijuana, Mexico. Each of the 2.25 in x 2.75 in slides is hand colored as shown. The slides made by Victor Animatograph Company are in excellent condition and present quite well. The slides are housed in their original cardboard box with an old pen indication of the contents.The images of the main street in Tijuana shows 20's era cars and the bars and clubs which have always been a main attraction to this historic border city.Provenance: James S. Copley / Copley Library -Followers of our inventory might note we originally acquired most of our James Copley material in 2009 & 2010. However, we recently learned one of the Copley homes inherited by David Copley (d. 2012) had family effects from both Ira and James Copley in the garage. We acquired a portion of that material when it was recently offered at auction in Spring 2015.This item is formerly from the collection of James S. Copley (1916 - 1973) who owned the Copley Press (comprised of 14+ city newspapers) and founded the Copley Library in San Diego California.James Copley was born in St. Johnsville, N.Y., in 1916. Both of his parents died in the flu epidemic that swept the U.S. in 1918, and when he was 4 he was adopted by Col. and Mrs. Ira C. Copley. Col. Copley bought The San Diego Union
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