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Postcard 1934 Xochimilco Floating Gardens Mexico RPPC Trajineras Used
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RPPC · 1934

Postcard 1934 Xochimilco Floating Gardens Mexico RPPC Trajineras Used

Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico1934RPPCGood

Colorful trajinera flower boats named "Consuelo" and "Elamda" jostle for position along the famous canals of Xochimilco on the southern edge of Mexico City in this atmospheric real-photo postcard from circa 1934 — passengers dining on board amid the festive chaos of pole-pushed gondolas, market vendors with flower arrangements, and the tall cypress-lined waterways that have made these ancient Aztec chinampas (floating gardens) a living UNESCO World Heritage marvel. The photograph captures the scene with remarkable documentary clarity: a boatman in shirtsleeves poles his craft in the foreground while elegantly dressed tourists take lunch beneath canvas awnings decorated with floral name arches. Sent by a visitor named Marj to Major B.H. Wenn at 612 Manticello Court, San Antonio, Texas, with the simple, heartfelt message "A wonderful place," the card carries a 4-centavo Mexican stamp commemorating the 1910–1934 revolution anniversary, postmarked from Mexico City in July.

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PC-04172 · Kodak Mexicana, Ltd.
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