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Suburbs of Monterey, Mexico: Maguey plant. The maguey plant is that from which the Mexicans get their national drink, mescal and pulque (whiskey and beer); Mexican home. Cactus fence about 20 feet high grown around enclosure. When ready to give sap the maguey is about six feet tall; Weaving; The fibre of the maguey is worked into rope strands and cloth. Cliff dwellers used the same fibre. Spinning the thread.

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

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Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900

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Suburbs of Monterey, Mexico: Maguey plant. The maguey plant is that from which the Mexicans get their national drink, mescal and pulque (whiskey and beer); Mexican home. Cactus fence about 20 feet high grown around enclosure. When ready to give sap the maguey is about six feet tall; Weaving; The fibre of the maguey is worked into rope strands and cloth. Cliff dwellers used the same fibre. Spinning the thread.

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Suburbs of Monterey, Mexico: Maguey plant. The maguey plant is that from which the Mexicans get their national drink, mescal and pulque (whiskey and beer); Mexican home. Cactus fence about 20 feet high grown around enclosure. When ready to give sap the maguey is about six feet tall; Weaving; The fibre of the maguey is worked into rope strands and cloth. Cliff dwellers used the same fibre. Spinning the thread.
Names
Downs, Frank E., 1857-1946 (Photographer)
Collection

Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: [An album of mounted photographs]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1900
Library locations
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Shelf locator: IW 76-2288
Topics
Nome (Alaska)
Southwest, New
Weaving
Weavers
Mexico
Cactus
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
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NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10434525
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 00c354b0-c6d1-012f-0021-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1857: Creator Born
  • 1900: Created
  • 1946: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "Suburbs of Monterey, Mexico: Maguey plant. The maguey plant is that from which the Mexicans get their national drink, mescal and pulque (whiskey and beer); Mexican home. Cactus fence about 20 feet high grown around enclosure. When ready to give sap the maguey is about six feet tall; Weaving; The fibre of the maguey is worked into rope strands and cloth. Cliff dwellers used the same fibre. Spinning the thread." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-6b19-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "Suburbs of Monterey, Mexico: Maguey plant. The maguey plant is that from which the Mexicans get their national drink, mescal and pulque (whiskey and beer); Mexican home. Cactus fence about 20 feet high grown around enclosure. When ready to give sap the maguey is about six feet tall; Weaving; The fibre of the maguey is worked into rope strands and cloth. Cliff dwellers used the same fibre. Spinning the thread." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 10, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-6b19-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1900). Suburbs of Monterey, Mexico: Maguey plant. The maguey plant is that from which the Mexicans get their national drink, mescal and pulque (whiskey and beer); Mexican home. Cactus fence about 20 feet high grown around enclosure. When ready to give sap the maguey is about six feet tall; Weaving; The fibre of the maguey is worked into rope strands and cloth. Cliff dwellers used the same fibre. Spinning the thread. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-6b19-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Suburbs of Monterey, Mexico: Maguey plant. The maguey plant is that from which the Mexicans get their national drink, mescal and pulque (whiskey and beer); Mexican home. Cactus fence about 20 feet high grown around enclosure. When ready to give sap the maguey is about six feet tall; Weaving; The fibre of the maguey is worked into rope strands and cloth. Cliff dwellers used the same fibre. Spinning the thread.