Thursday, May 1, 2014

A Bit of Photographic History - Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala

A friend of mine has spent a lot of energy researching, collecting & sharing old photographs from Guatemala. I've been particularly interested in the old photos from Santiago Atitlan. This is the community where Dunitz & Company's beadwork is created.  It is amazing to see how so much and yet, so little has changed. The women haven't changed their style. Many of the buildings in these photos are the ones you see in town today. Enjoy! -ND.
1955. Art, Architecture & Engineering Library. University of Michigan. Donated by Louis Redstone.


1955. Art, Architecture & Engineering Library. University of Michigan. Donated by Louis Redstone.
1960's. Stoiber Collection. Dartmouth University

Public Beach. 1920's. Photographer Unknown.

1920's. Photographer Unknown.

1930's. Carnegie Institute of Washington. Peabody Museum. Harvard University

1931. Public Beach. Samuel Lothrop

1950-1960's. Pablo Sittler.

1953. Karl Paschkis.

Semana Santa 1960's. John Dealy. Cirma Fototeca