Luis Castillo Ledón, letter, 1937-03-17, to Hamlin Garland
Creator
Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940
Contributor
Ledón, Luis Castillo, 1879-1944 Ledon, Luis Castillo, 1879-1944 Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Historia y Etnografía Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Historia y Etnografia
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Description
Luis Castillo Ledón, Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Historia y Etnografía, Calle de la Moneda 13, Mexico City, Mexico, letter, 1937 March 17, to Hamlin Garland, 2045 De Mille Drive, [Laughlin Park], Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. "Con referencia a la carta de usted fechada el 18 de febrero último, en que pide informes sobre unas cruses antíguas, descubiertas en el Sur de California, y desea saber si existen unas semejantes en este Musee, me permito manifestarle, que para dictaminar sobre el asunto no es suficiente la fotografía que acompañó a su carta, sino que se necesita que envíe usted una de ellas, indicando tamaño, material de que están hechas etc. [In reference to your letter dated February 18, which asks for reports about some ancient crosses discovered in Southern California, and wants to know if there are similar ones in this Museum, I would like to tell you, that the photograph that accompanied your letter is insufficient to rule on the subject, rather you need to send one of them, indicating size, material of which they are made, etc.]" -- first line.
Type
text
Format
1 letter (2 p.) application/pdf letters (correspondence) correspondence
19.433332,-99.130440 34.107968,-118.303539 California Calle de la Moneda 13 2045 De Mille Drive Los Angeles Mexico City Laughlin Park Hollywood Mexico USA Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Historia y Etnografía Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Historia y Etnografia
Source
Hamlin Garland checklist no. 2525 [Identifying number] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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