A woman in a pale skirt and red sash stands against a paneled wall, a small child slung on her back in a blue shawl, a woven basket on her arm and a green jar in her hand. The card's own caption names her as an "India con su nino" (Indian woman with her child) in Mexico, and the sender notes it shows "the typical way of carrying the Mexican indian children." Such carry-shawl portraits were a staple of early twentieth-century Mexican view cards sold to tourists and correspondents abroad.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Charlotte this is the typical way of carrying the
Mexican indian children. Mrs. Lou. Briggs. Merry Xmas.
Undivided-back era card with a white border; handwritten message in ink/pencil across the lower margin over the picture; light edge wear and a few surface spots.
Postmark: VERACRUZ 25 5-PM 19 07. Mexican government postal card ("REPUBLICA MEXICANA — REPUBLIQUE MEXICAINE / TARJETA POSTAL / CARTE POSTALE"), undivided back with "Lado reservado á la dirección"; 2-centavos CORREOS MEXICO adhesive stamp; light edge wear and a few creases.
Cite this card
Mexican Indian mother carrying her child on her back, Mexico, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1873. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mexican-indian-mother-carrying-her-child-on-her-back-mexico. Accessed October 24, 2026.
