Cerro Alegre

Subject(s): Buildings, Chile--Valparaíso, Travels, Voyages and travels

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Postcard showing buildings on a hillside. Charles C. Myers notes that it is a scene of Valparaiso, Chile.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Valparaiso is in a way a picturesque town built on the side of the hills and cliffs and is the principal seaport of the west coast of South America.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942

Language

English

Period

Unknown

Page Count

2

Production Method

Mixed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Postcard

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Cerro Alegre. [n.d.]. Charles C. Myers Collection.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309898. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Unknown; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942. Cerro Alegre. [n.d.]. Multi-image.
Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309898.

APA:

Unknown; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942., [n.d.]. Cerro Alegre.
Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309898.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Charles C. Myers Collection. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/charles-c-myers-collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/charles-c-myers-collection.

APA:

Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/charles-c-myers-collection.

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Comments and Context

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Comments and Context

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