Scope and Content of Collection
The album contains views of Spain and Belgium, focusing on the exteriors and interiors of churches, monasteries, palaces and
civic buildings. Locales
represented include Burgos, San Lorenzo del Escorial, Córdoba, Toledo and Seville in Spain, and Brussels, Antwerp, Liège and
Spa in Belgium. Also
included are three loose prints: two views of the interior of the church at Hautecombe Abbey, and a marble pietá.
Red cloth binding with handwritten paper label on the spine indicating locations included in the album: Burgos / Escorial
/ Tolède / Cordove / Séville
/ Granade / Bruxelles / Liège / Spa / Anvers. There are no images of Granada in the album.
Mounts have captions pencilled in French.
Photographers represented in the album include: C. Huerta; Rafael Garzón; T. Molina; Neurdein frères; and Léon & Lévy.
Arrangement
Arranged in a single series:
Series I. Spain and Belgium travel
album, 1890s.
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