Herbert Johnson (1877-1960) and his wife, Georgette (1893-1975), settled in Ajijic in December 1939. Shortly after Herbert died in Ajijic in 1960, Georgette returned to live in the UK.
These photographs come from a photo album that once belonged to Georgette. For the story of its rediscovery by historian Dr Kimberly Lamay Licursi in an estate sale in New York, see
- Herbert Johnson’s photos from the 1940s (includes an index to other galleries of Herbert Johnson’s photos)
The photos in the album are in no particular order and have no captions or dates. The photos in the album date from 1940-1945.
This gallery focuses on three individual archaeological sites:
- Tenayuca
- Teotihuacan
- Xochicalco
Note
- These photos may not be used elsewhere without prior written permission via email.
- Higher quality scans of the photos are available on request (Terms and conditions will apply to their usage)
Acknowledgment
My sincere thanks to Dr Kimberly Lamay Licursi for recognizing the importance of this photo album and for kindly entrusting it to my care.
Comments welcomed via email or via comments feature on this post.
Tony Burton’s books include “Lake Chapala: A Postcard History” (2022), “Foreign Footprints in Ajijic” (2022), “If Walls Could Talk: Chapala’s historic buildings and their former occupants” (2020), (available in translation as “Si Las Paredes Hablaran”), “Mexican Kaleidoscope” (2016), and “Lake Chapala Through the Ages” (2008).
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Herbert was my great grand uncle and I have photos from his time laying the telephone cable up the Amazon river
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I’m responding via email, Best wishes, Tony Burton.