WHO
WAS ALFREDO SALDIVAR ?
PHOTOGRAPHER,
WORLD TRAVELER 1912-30
BUSINESS
MAN OF MEXICO ?
ENGINEER
?
LIVED
ON HUMBOLDT AVENUE - MEXICO CITY ?
by
Thomas Yanul of Chicago
THIS
IS THE START OF A WEBPAGE TO TRY AND LEARN WHO ALFREDO SALDIVAR WAS, AND
MAYBE
HIS FAMILY ALSO, WHO TRAVELLED EXTENSIVELY IN EUROPE
IN
THE YEARS 1912-14. FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, SPAIN, NORTH AFRICA..ETC.
In
1965 I bought a set of about 800 stereoscopic negatives in a Washington ,D.C.
antique/2nd hand store. These images of the family travels has long peaked
my curiosity as to who this man and the family was. The stereo camera
was bought from the famous French camera company Richard, then located in
Vincennes, a suburb of Paris, France. Since many of the negative envelopes
are not dated, I must use those that are to make some judgements about
the time of travels. In mid-June/July 1912 the family is on the west coast
of France and travelling in Normandy and Brittany/. There seems to
be five people plus the photographer. They travel by automobile in
most places. They are obviously well-to-do, middle or upper class,
economically. (who else could afford such trips!).
In
Mexico City, a woman(daughter looks like) and 3 young girls are photographed
with a handsome matronly lady who, I suspect, is a grandmother to those girls.
She lives in a very nice upscale community of Mexico City that
is very close to the Revolution Monument. The photos from the roof of the
woman show that. (PAGE 3)
Saldivar,
the assumed photographer of the group, copies a business or calling card,
it has the address of 4a, Humboldt, #37.(but it does not specify a city
- Mexico City is assumed for now)
Photos
include pictures of "Banos Garcia" - a well dressed gentleman who apparently
owns a very upscale
public
(or upper class private) bath - again, assume in Mexico City. Mr. Garcia
does not appear to be one of
the
travellers, but is apparently a friend of the group. This photo
probably
taken in the mid-1920's.
I will
be posting photos of this group in the hopes of identifying Mr. Saldivar
and the other members of
this travelling
family. It is hoped that others may recognize this man/family and help
flesh out this mystery.
I can
be contacted at this email address:
Tom Yanul (Chicago)
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THE
SALDIVAR
GROUP IN EGYPT
SEPT.24,
1912
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WHILE
VISITING ROME, 1912,
ALFREDO
SALVIDAR VISITED
THREE
ARTIST'S STUDIOS. THE
EGYPTIAN
PHOTO WAS USED
TO
PAINT A WATERCOLOR BY THE
THEN
NOTED PAINTER
GIULIO
ROSATI (1858-1917)
BELOW
IS THE ARTIST AT WORK
ON
THE PAINTING
PHOTO
TAKEN BY SALDIVAR
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