Argentina Collection (#4)

A corral, Patagonia, Argentina, 1895. Artist: Alfred Paris
A corral, Patagonia, Argentina, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXXVIII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

A group of Patagonians, Argentina, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXXVIII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The banks of the Rio Neuquen, Argentina, 1895. Artist: Alfred Paris
The banks of the Rio Neuquen, Argentina, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXXVIII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

A street in General Acha, Argentina, 1895. Artist: Alfred Paris
A street in General Acha, Argentina, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXXVIII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

A group of Araucanians, Chile / Argentina, 1895
A group of Araucanians, Chile/Argentina, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXXVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

An Araucanian (Mapuche) chief and his staff, Chile / Argentina, 1895
An Araucanian (Mapuche) chief and his staff, Chile/Argentina, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXXVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Alakaluf Fuegians, dressed in guanaco skins, Chile, 1895. A guanaco is a South American ruminant mammal, related to and resembling the domesticated llama

An Italian settler and his family, Mendoza, Argentina, 1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The botanical garden at Palermo Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1927

Statue of George Washington (1732-1799), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1927. This statue was presented to Argentina by the USA in 1913

Manuel Belgrano, 19th century Argentine economist, lawyer, politician and military leader, (1901). Belgrano (1770-1820) was one of the leaders behind the Argentinian Declaration of Independence

Jose de San Martin, 19th century Argentine general and independence leader, (1901). San Martin (1778-1850), was an Argentine general

School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c1920s

Diagonal Norte, Avenida Roque Saenz Pena, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c1920s

Casa de Gobierno. Buenos Aires, Argentina, c1920s

The Capilla del Pilar, La Recoleta cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c1900s

Senor Saenz Pena and some of his family, on his seventy-third birthday, 1895. Artist: George Meisenbach
Senor Saenz Pena and some of his family, on his seventy-third birthday, 1895. A print from the Illustrated London News, 2nd Febuary 1895

Jeanette Campbell, Argentine swimmer, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Campbell won a silver medal in the 100 metres freestyle event

Buenos Aires docks, Argentina, c1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Map of South America. Hand-coloured later

The Fuegian, York Minster, in 1833 (1839). York Minster was adopted by the expedition of the Beagle commanded by Robert Fitzroy and dressed in European clothes

The Fuegian, York Minster, in 1832 (1839). York Minster was adopted by the expedition of the Beagle commanded by Robert Fitzroy and dressed in European clothes

Fuegians going to trade with the Patagonians, 1839. The Fuegians would trade their captives and their own children with the Patagonians for dogs, horses, guanoco meat, and various other commodities

Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by Fitzroys expedition, in 1834 (1839). During 1833 when Jemmy was living with the expedition, he was dressed in European clothes and his hair was cut short

Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by the Fitzroy expedition, as he appeared in 1833 (1839). In 1834, after his return to his tribe, all trace of European influence disappeared

Fuegians at Woollya, with the Fitzroy expeditions camp in the background, 1831 (1839). From Robert Fitzroys Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle, Vol. II

Nordenskjold rescued from Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, 1903. (Nils) Otto (Gustaf) Nordenskjold (1869-1928) Swedish explorer and geologist, led the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904

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