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Featured in Herbert Agar's book of American landscape prints, Land of the Free, this print speaks to civil agitation brought upon by the industrialization in the early-1900s. Agar was a reputable American journalist, historian, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1934. He documented post-World War crises and their effects on American government, society, and economy. The prints featured in Land of the Free were made possible through the courtesy of the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP). During the Great Depression, this program was started to employ artists as part of the New Deal. Artists working for PWAP were commissioned to depict the American scene; their art was featured in various locations, including the White House and House of Representatives. This economic program helped showcase the talent of many up-and-coming artists while lowering the unemployment rate. This print reflects the civil agitation and unrest brought upon by the industrialization in the early-1900s. Between the 1880s and the 1930s, urbanization expanded rapidly to major cities drawing the attention of young farmers and millions of immigrants seeking a better life. People flocked to major cities with the hopes of more opportunities and a better future. With these technological and social advancements came an overwhelming sense of anxiety particularly because people were dealing with the aftermath of World War I and held in the midst of the Great Depression. Depicted here are minimalistic buildings with some attention to detail and a hazy background. The dull and somber quality of the print reflects the apprehension and chaos felt by citizens as their pastoral landscapes dwindled into architectural clusters. Formerly depicted as an agrarian society, the shift to industrialize brought tension to generations losing their lands to factories. By excluding natural elements, the artist is drawing more attention to the tension caused by sudden change. The print exudes an almost desolate and isolating notion by having some of the buildings fade off in the distance with a lone chimney, hinting at human presence. The buildings are purposely crammed against one another displaying the new grid system that accompanied industrialization. In turn, the preservation of national identity became a major political concern, after the once-perfect rural landscapes that defined America were being turned into building grounds. Among his other works, Agar features prints contrasting developed cities like this one, with the slow development and industrialization seen in rural parts of America, like the other Agar print depicting an agrarian landscape. This American scene depicts the average day of the hardworking farmer and the pleasure of the job. Yet, by capturing this moment the artist hones in on the perfect past that will be no more. For even farming has been industrialized and massively altered today. —Luisa Estrada, 2019 Description under the illustration reads, "PWA artists interpret the American scene. Through the courtesy of the Public Works of Art Project, the above painting, owned by the United States Government, is reproduced from among the thirty-two pages of illustratons for 'Land of the Free' by Herbert Agar. (Houghton Mifflin Co.)". ; https://digital.kenyon.edu/arthistorystudycollection/1113/thumbnail.jpg

Telegrams exchanged between Gen, Plutarco Elías Calles and the following people: Military commanders, Head Secretaries of Government, Mayors, Mexican Consul in Chicago, Carlos Palacios Roji and the Consul in New York, Enrique D. Ruiz, the Banana Plantation of Chiapas, S.C.L., the National Chamber of Labor, the Nogales Brewery Cooperative, the Anti-Chinese Committee of Torreón, the Mexican Women's Protection Society, the National Bank of Agricultural Credit, Ltd., Development and Urbanization, Ltd., his personal secretary, Soledad González, the executive vice president of Missouri Airlines, the National Party of Railroads workers, the Chamber of Labor from the state of Nuevo León, the Regional Organizer of Ejidos (farming land) from Puebla, and the National Chamber of Commerce from Monterrey. The aforementioned telegrams concern President Abelardo L. Rodríguez' visit to Tampico; a report on the social peace in Chiapas; birthday greetings from Luis B. Castillas to Teresa Díaz Covarrubias; a petition to remove an official of Public Finance; confirming the visit of the Governor of Chiapas to evaluate the damages caused by the flooding; information about Gen. Plutarco Elías Calles' health status; protests against the smear campaign to discredit the Governor of Querétaro; confirming the installation of the Agrarian Congress in Querétaro; endorsement of the Governor of Tamaulipas, Rafael Villarreal; confirming the repeal of the martial law in Tamaulipas, a request for funding allocation; appreciation for greetings, a request to replace a troop that assisted with the works on the construction of a road in Hermosillo, Sonora; reports on the situation of the victims in Chiapas; a notice about the difficult situation in La Paz, Baja California, granting of credit to the Agrarian Confederation in Mazatlán, Sinaloa; confirming that it is not possible to send financial assistance to the farm workers in Arizona due to the emergency and the need to assist victims in Tampico; a request to stop terminating workers of the National Graphic Shops, a report on the establishment of the Council of rice growers in Puebla; a notice confirming the positive outcome in the solution of the conflict between the Nogales Brewery Cooperative and the Secretariat of Finance, requests for appointments; economic assistance submission to the School of Medicine; a request to support the candidate for Governor of Coahuila, Julio Madero; a request to protect a journalist who uncovered a conspiracy to assassinate Gen. Lázaro Cárdenas; a request for stationery; an invitation to visit Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca; confirming Lázaro Cárdenas' visit to Ciudad Anáhuac, Coahuila; a request for awarding a prize to products of Ejidos in Veracruz; a report about the establishment of the Association of Rice Growers in Michoacán, a request to set up telephone service at Gen. Plutarco Elías Calles' house in Cuernavaca; confirming the Pro-victims actions in Tampico; a request to make a payment to the Chapultepec Cotton Mill; a request for payment submission to the Mexican Development Company, Ltd.; news about the attacks against the Governor of Nuevo León, Francisco A. Cárdenas, a request for Lázaro Cárdenas' whereabouts, a request for promotion, a report stating that the Mexican monetary policy has successfully resisted the crisis; a request for leave extension in favor of Rodolfo Elías Calles, confirming Bartolomé Vargas Lugo's managing position; information about funds movements in Tampico, and appreciation for funds allocation to the Medicine School. / Telegramas entre el Gral. PEC, Comandantes Militares, Gobernadores, Secretarios Generales de Gobierno, Presidentes Municipales, Cónsul de México en Chicago Carlos Palacios Roji y en Nueva York Enrique D. Ruiz, Platanera de Chiapas, S.C.L.; Cámara Nacional del Trabajo, Cooperativa Cervecería Nogales, Comité Anti-Chino de Torreón, Sociedad Protectora de la Mujer Mexicana, Banco Nacional de Crédito Agrícola, S.A.; Fomento y Urbanización, S.A., Secretaria Particular Soledad González, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo Líneas Missouri, Partido Nacional Ferrocarrilero, Cámara del Trabajo del Estado de Nuevo León, Organizador Regional Ejidos de Puebla y Cámara Nacional de Comercio de Monterrey, acerca de: visita del Presidente Abelardo L. Rodríguez a Tampico, informe de paz social en Chiapas, Luis B. Casillas felicita por onomástico a María Teresa Diaz Covarrubias, petición de destitución de funcionario de Hacienda, notificación de visita del Gobernador de Chiapas a la valoración del desastre ocasionado por inundaciones, reportes de salud del Gral. PEC, protestas por campaña de descrédito contra Gobernador de Querétaro, notificación de instalación de Congreso Agrario en Querétaro; adhesiones al Gobernador de Tamaulipas Rafael Villarreal, notificación de derogación de ley marcial en Tamaulipas, solicitud de envío de fondos, agradecimientos por atenciones brindadas al administrador del Gral. PEC, respuestas de enterado y agradecimientos por buenos deseos, solicitud de reemplazo de tropa que habían participado en trabajos de construcción de carretera en Hermosillo, Son.; reportes sobre damnificados en Chiapas, notificación de difícil situación financiera en La Paz, B.C., concesión de crédito a Confederación Agraria en Mazatlán, Sin.; notificación sobre no poder enviar ayuda económica a los trabajadores agrícolas de Arizona por necesidad de apoyar a los damnificados de Tampico, solicitud de ayuda para que no se despidan a más trabajadores de los Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, informe sobre constitución de junta de arroceros en Puebla, notificación de resolución favorable entre la Cooperativa Cervecería Nogales y la Secretaría de Hacienda, solicitudes de audiencia, envío de ayuda económica para la Escuela de Medicina, solicitud de apoyo al candidato a Gobernador de Coahuila Julio Madero, solicitud de garantías a periodista que descubrió complot para asesinar al Gral. Lázaro Cárdenas, solicitud de envío de papelería, invitación a Huajuapan de Léon, Oax.; notificaicón sobre visita de Lázaro Cárdenas a Ciudad Anáhuac, Coah.; solicitud de premio a productos ejidales en Veracruz, informe sobre formación de asociaciones de productores de arroz en Michoacán, solicitud de instalación de teléfonos en la casa de Cuernavaca del Gral. PEC, notificación de acciones pro damnificados en Tampico, solicitud de pago a Fábrica de Algodón Chapultepec, solicitud de envío de giro a Compañía Desarolladora Mexicana, S.A., informe sobre ataques que está sufriendo el Gobernador de Nuevo León Francisco A. Cárdenas, solicitud de informe sobre paradero de Lázaro Cárdenas, solicitud de ascenso, informe sobre que la política monetaria mexicana ha sido la acertada para sortear la crisis, solicitud de prórroga de licencia a favor de Rodolfo Elías Calles, notificación sobre cargo gerencial a favor de Bartolomé Vargas Lugo, informe sobre movimiento de fondos en Tampico y agradecimientos por envío de fondos para la Escuela de Medicina.