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Creator
Margery H. Freeman
Date created
July 1970
Location
Guadalajara, Mexico
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Street corner restaurant east of Guadalajara, Mexico

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A man sits on a sidewalk next to a corner restaurant. The restaurant is advertising canned goods in it store window.

Guadalajara was founded soon after the conquest of Mexico in the sixteenth century and has grown to be one of Mexico’s primary cities. It is the second largest city in Mexico, behind Mexico City, and is the industrial capital of the country. The city is famous for its manufacture of hardware and software for Mexico’s technology industry. It is also a popular tourist destination for its blend of colonial sites and modern conveniences.