José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 60 cartes de visite, owned by José Antonio Ulloa of Zacatecas, Mexico. Items in the collection include photographs and portraits of European, South American, and Central American royalty and military members from the 19th century. Many of the cartes de visite depict members of European royalty related to Napoleon I, as well as cartes de visite of figures surrounding the trial and execution of Mexican Emperor Maximilian I in 1867. The cards also contain decorative monograms and illustrations located on the back representing different photographing studios that created the cards.
The collection also includes the original album which housed the photographs, along with an index written by Ulloa describing each of the photographs. Items have been described using Ulloa's original captions in Spanish, with some clarifying identifications and translations provided by the processor in brackets.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1858-1868
Creator
- Ulloa, José Antonio (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection is mostly in Spanish, with some captions in French and English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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Extent
0.79 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Abstract
This collection consists of 60 cartes de visite, owned by José Antonio Ulloa of Zacatecas, Mexico. Items in the collection include photographs and portraits of European, South American, and Central American royalty and military members from the 19th century. Many of the cartes de visite depict members of European royalty related to Napoleon I, as well as cartes de visite of figures surrounding the trial and execution of Mexican Emperor Maximilian I in 1867.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged according to the original album order established by Ulloa.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Subject
- Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1840-1927 (Person)
- Eugénie, Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1826-1920 (Person)
- Louis Napoléon, Prince Impérial of the French, 1856-1879 (Person)
- Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867 (Person)
- Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant.
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu