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The image shows the cathedral and surrounding plaza with numerous period pedestrians visible in the foreground, giving the photograph excellent historical street-scene character in addition to its architectural interest.
The photograph remains mounted on its original decorative album page with geometric matting.
A handwritten identification on the reverse reads:
“Metropolitan Cathedral of Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven — Mexico City.”
Approximate date: circa 1910s–1920s
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Subject: Metropolitan Cathedral / historic architecture / Mexico City street scene
Format: Original black-and-white photograph mounted on album page
Photographer: Unknown
Original period photograph, not a modern reproduction.
Excellent historical ephemera for collectors of Mexico City history, Mexican photography, cathedral architecture, Catholic history, vintage travel photography, and early 20th-century street scenes.