Sepia Saturday provides an opportunity for genealogy bloggers to share their family history through photographs.
Today’s Sepia Saturday photo prompt (at end of post) shows a precarious looking wooden bridge over a river. There are a few people daring to stand and/or sit on that rickety-looking bridge.
The two photos of bridges I’m sharing with you today aren’t made out of wood and don’t appear to be rickety.
My regular readers may remember that my Grandpa Debs Webster and his family immigrated to the United States from Brazil in 1952. In the last installment of their immigration story, I shared my uncle’s memories of seeing some curious contraptions used as early air conditioners for cars at that time. I also found photos of these devices. For those who missed this post, you can read it HERE.
Well, just a short three years after my Grandpa Debs Webster and his family settled in the United States, he and his wife Willis were on the road again. This time they traveled down to Mexico. Debs’ only surviving sibling, Carlota, lived in Mexico City. The photo below shows Willis, Debs, and Carlota on what appears to be a bridge or roadway near or over water.
Here’s a close-up view of the happy trio.
While Debs and Willis were in Mexico, they traveled down to Chiapas to visit relatives there. They must have purchased this postcard while on this visit.
Upon closer examination of this vintage postcard, I noticed that I could read the sign on the top of the bridge. Here’s a close-up view.
Puente means bridge in English. So, this bridge must have been dedicated to Dr. Belisario Dominguez. I wondered who this doctor was so I did a little research. He was a Mexican physician who was born in Chiapas in 1863 and was murdered in Mexico City in 1913.
He served as a Senator from Chiapas during the Mexican Revolution and was killed because of a political speech he wrote following Victoriano Huerta’s coup d'état . Today, the Mexican Government awards the “Order of the Belisario Dominguez Medal of Honor” to eminent Mexican citizens who meet the criteria for this award.
Here's another close-up view from the vintage postcard. This time, I chose to focus on the car on the bridge. I thought I'd share this with you just because it's fun to see this old vintage car.
My Grandpa Debs and Grandma Willis took lots of photos and purchased several postcards while on their trip to Mexico in 1955. And I’m looking forward to sharing more of these with you in the future.
To see what other Sepia Saturday participants have written about, whether it be rickety bridges, water, vintage postcards and cars, or anything else for that matter, just click HERE.
Thanks for reading!
Copyright © Jana Last 2012
Today’s Sepia Saturday photo prompt (at end of post) shows a precarious looking wooden bridge over a river. There are a few people daring to stand and/or sit on that rickety-looking bridge.
The two photos of bridges I’m sharing with you today aren’t made out of wood and don’t appear to be rickety.
My regular readers may remember that my Grandpa Debs Webster and his family immigrated to the United States from Brazil in 1952. In the last installment of their immigration story, I shared my uncle’s memories of seeing some curious contraptions used as early air conditioners for cars at that time. I also found photos of these devices. For those who missed this post, you can read it HERE.
Well, just a short three years after my Grandpa Debs Webster and his family settled in the United States, he and his wife Willis were on the road again. This time they traveled down to Mexico. Debs’ only surviving sibling, Carlota, lived in Mexico City. The photo below shows Willis, Debs, and Carlota on what appears to be a bridge or roadway near or over water.
Mexico City L to R - Willis Webster, Debs Webster, Carlota Webster Guerrero Click to Enlarge |
Here’s a close-up view of the happy trio.
Mexico City L to R - Willis Webster, Debs Webster, Carlota Webster Guerrero Click to Enlarge |
While Debs and Willis were in Mexico, they traveled down to Chiapas to visit relatives there. They must have purchased this postcard while on this visit.
Dr. Belisario Dominguez Bridge at Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico Vintage Postcard Click to Enlarge |
Upon closer examination of this vintage postcard, I noticed that I could read the sign on the top of the bridge. Here’s a close-up view.
The sign reads as follows -
1913 Puente 1931
Dr. Belisario Dominguez
Puente means bridge in English. So, this bridge must have been dedicated to Dr. Belisario Dominguez. I wondered who this doctor was so I did a little research. He was a Mexican physician who was born in Chiapas in 1863 and was murdered in Mexico City in 1913.
He served as a Senator from Chiapas during the Mexican Revolution and was killed because of a political speech he wrote following Victoriano Huerta’s coup d'état . Today, the Mexican Government awards the “Order of the Belisario Dominguez Medal of Honor” to eminent Mexican citizens who meet the criteria for this award.
Here's another close-up view from the vintage postcard. This time, I chose to focus on the car on the bridge. I thought I'd share this with you just because it's fun to see this old vintage car.
My Grandpa Debs and Grandma Willis took lots of photos and purchased several postcards while on their trip to Mexico in 1955. And I’m looking forward to sharing more of these with you in the future.
To see what other Sepia Saturday participants have written about, whether it be rickety bridges, water, vintage postcards and cars, or anything else for that matter, just click HERE.
Thanks for reading!
Copyright © Jana Last 2012