Simple questions are sometimes tricky.
Lionfish at 20m (60 feet) on the reef in Cozumel, Mexico
As we've noticed before, even very simple questions sometimes bring up unexpected surprises and issues. That's the case with this week's very simple question.
As it turns out, I'm taking a vacation week in Cozumel, Mexico. I'm scuba diving with my buddies and as you know, travel often begets questions in the curious mind.
I started searching for the earliest photos I could find taken on Cozumel. Easy, right? Turns out there are interesting issues here. See if you can spot the biggest issue and work around it!
This week's SearchResearch Challenge isn't hard, but I think it's an important one that speaks to the future of doing online research. Let's figure it out together.
1. What is the earliest / oldest photograph you can find that was taken on Cozumel?
I know, it sounds simple--but can you find the issue with this question?
Let us know what you find.
Keep searching!
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Hi Dr Russell
ReplyDeleteI hope you are enjoying Cozumel, Cenotes, Papadzules, Cochinita and Mexico.
I know that Cancún was developed in the 70's and I guess that's the moment Cozumel also started receiving more visits.
On Wikipedia, the article says in 1956 Rene Cardona started talking about Cozumel's water so I guess maybe that could be the first image. Or at least near those years
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipio_de_Cozumel
how 'bout "Expanded Bay of Campeche/Tabasco/Veracruz" or "Gulfo CTVMXUS"
Deletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gulfs
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Satellite_pictures_of_the_Gulf_of_Mexico
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Satellite_pictures_of_gulfs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Campeche
"Bays and gulfs are indeed opposites in terms of their geographical definitions: - A bay is a body of water partially enclosed by land, typically with a wide mouth and a narrower inner portion. - A gulf, on the other hand, is a body of water that is almost completely enclosed by land, with only a narrow entrance."
Estanque Mondo de las Américas? ;^P
to be inclusive of our Canadian neighbors…
DeleteBahía Hudson Sur
probably should avoid 'Gulf of Tonkin West'
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2008/february/truth-about-tonkin
busy place
https://worldoil.com/news/2024/8/14/pemex-taps-private-sector-to-redevelop-gulf-of-mexico-oil-fields-aiming-for-production-boost/
https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/022824-pemex-commits-680-mil-to-explore-deepwater-perdido-in-gulf-of-mexico-in-2025
Searched [Fotografías antiguas Cozumel] many results with FB groups show some photos. I don't have that so only few posts available.
ReplyDeleteAlso this YouTube with images from the past
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iajPrL5ENtc
a maybe? BTT (you can't spend all your time submerged)
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.app.goo.gl/rzKuyMC74DjBce8m8
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MA6EaC4ZGnYFE5UN7
found an 1855 example but am suspect because of this:
"1856: Englishman William Thompson shoots the first underwater image"
and that April Fool 2014 Maya thing… NO faded "geographs"
https://www.google.com/url?esrc=s&q=&rct=j&sa=U&url=https://thisiscozumel.com/news/70-latest-news/1536-world-s-earliest-photos-found-in-cozumel&ved=2ahUKEwjqu63S6eaKAxUvGDQIHfrRD9IQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw3uNFHxHdb1pt0iu23ZPaXt
https://www.cozumeluwphoto.com/post/scuba-diving-cozumel
off Cuba is a different story - maybe they cruise Cozumel?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-submarine-ships-cuba-caribbean-military-exercises-photos/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/14/politics/nuclear-submarine-us-navy-havana-russia/index.html
With [Primera fotografía de Cozumel]
ReplyDeletePhoto from 1901. Plus the History about how the place became in 1849 as San Miguel de Cozumel
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=742651327872563&id=100063831060749
are you referring to determining the veracity of historic visuals?
ReplyDelete1855? somewhere near Cozumel @~4m…
https://i.imgur.com/FuCl4kM.png
OK, not near Cozumel, but supposedly the first underwater
https://vintagenewsdaily.com/the-story-behind-the-worlds-first-underwater-photograph-taken-by-william-thompson-in-1856/
1893
https://www.vintag.es/2021/01/louis-boutan-selfie.html#google_vignette
https://bsoup.org.uk/freshly-spun/
https://bsoup.org.uk/competitions/monthly-competitions/competition-feedback/competition-archive-2024/
did find an image from 1958 - kinda curious, but it was a more innocent time - are the scuba waters there Ponce de León-like?
ReplyDeletehttps://i.imgur.com/debpdZk.png
some others, Pepsi - it is an evolving location:
https://i.imgur.com/5jqoetG.png
https://i.imgur.com/09fTv6W.png
https://i.imgur.com/RHvpvrE.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Creole_hairless_pig
have your old haunts L.A. been directly impacted? sad situation.
is this the 'here' there?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.occidentalgrandcozumel.com/gallery.asp
the earliest I could find... don't know how old...
ReplyDeletehttps://i.imgur.com/LsOcRBT.jpeg
close -
https://i.imgur.com/1YqUX44.jpeg