Enrique Díaz Reyna photographs of the inauguration of Álvaro Obregón
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a photo album of nearly 200 black and white images taken by photojournalist Enrique Díaz Reyna of the festivities relating to the 1920 inauguration of Mexican President Álvaro Obregón. The photos are mounted on pages with marginal designs by painter, muralist, and illustrator Roberto Montenegro. Photographs in the album depict the many events surrounding the inauguration, including parades, dinners, dances, sporting events, and a variety of performances. Also depicted are the attendees of these events, including Obregón and other Mexican officials and dignitaries, as well as general crowds and onlookers.
Dates
- Creation: 1920
Creator
- Díaz Reyna, Enrique, 1895-1961 (Photographer, Person)
- Montenegro, Roberto, 1887-1968 (Artist, Person)
Languages
The collection is in Spanish.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical Note
Álvaro Obregón was a general in the Mexican Revolution who became the President of Mexico from 1920-1924. Obregón's presidency was the first stable presidency since the Mexican Revolution began in 1910. During his term as president he saw educational reform, moderate land reform and obtained U.S. diplomatic recognition of the Mexican government in 1923. After his hand-picked successor, Plutarco Elías Calles, was elected president in 1924, Obregón retired to Sonora but remained influential in Mexican politics. He ran for president again in 1928 and won, but was assassinated in July of that year before he could begin his term.
Extent
1.13 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
The collection consists of a photograph album of nearly 200 black and white images taken by photojournalist Enrique Díaz Reyna of the festivities relating to the 1920 inauguration of Mexican President Álvaro Obregón.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Álvaro Obregón Inauguration photograph album was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Colection & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Managment Librarian.
Subject
- Obregón, Álvaro, 1880-1928 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Enrique Díaz Reyna photographs of the inauguration of Álvaro Obregón
- 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