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Tomb of Benito Juárez

1888

An illustration from Nellie Bly's 1888 book 'Six Months in Mexico,' showing a sculpted tomb she saw on her travels.

This illustration comes from Bly's own travel book, showing a site she personally visited and wrote about.

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Black-and-white engraving of a sculpted, reclining draped female figure lying atop a stepped rectangular stone tomb. Her bare feet extend off the left end, and her head is turned toward the viewer, with a cloth draped over the tomb's edge.
Illustration, Tomb of Benito Juárez, from Nellie Bly, Six Months in Mexico, 1888.

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What it is

This engraving appeared in Nellie Bly's 1888 book Six Months in Mexico. It depicts a sculpted tomb with a reclining draped female figure, identified as the tomb of Benito Juárez, a site Bly visited during her travels.

Why it matters

As an illustration from her own published travel book, this image reflects what Bly chose to observe and share with readers about Mexican culture and history during her journalistic travels.

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  • Why might Bly have included this image in her account of Mexico?
  • What does the illustration suggest about the symbolism of mourning or memorial figures in that era?
  • What might be missing from an illustration compared to seeing the tomb in person?

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