Rising dramatically from the still waters of Lake Pátzcuaro, the island village of Janitzio crowns its hilltop with the towering silhouette of the José María Morelos monument — a landmark so striking that a previous owner has helpfully annotated the image in blue ballpoint: "Morelos." This real-photo postcard captures the Purépecha fishing village in black-and-white intimacy, its modest stone and plaster dwellings cascading down the hillside to the waterline, boats barely visible at the shore. The Morelos statue, completed in 1937, is hollow and contains a spiral staircase with murals inside — one of Mexico's most unusual monuments. On the back, the sender (writing to "Dollie," addressed formally as Mrs. Carlos de L.) confides they chose "Mexico rather than Rochester" for vacation, noting that Carlos "may know about Janitzio on Lake Pátzcuaro — a fine fishing village, too expensive a town to found!" — a charming mix of tourism and wit stamped with a 6-cent Mexican definitive.