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Name and location of repository
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Item
Title
Photo album of agricultural and horticultural photographs in zone of Argentine North Eastern Railway
Date(s)
- circa 1926-1930s (Creation)
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Biographical history
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Scope and content
"[26] black paper leaves with 33 captioned (in yellow) and mounted silver gelatin photographs (18cm x13cm each); [16] leaves (smaller white paper measuring27cm x 20cm – not oblong), with 29 mounted silver gelatin photographs and original photograph post cards, as well as numerous magazine cutouts; [13] leaves (on the same white paper), with 21 mounted silver gelatin photographs (sizes vary) and original photograph postcards. Contemporary block-stamped cloth binding, the word “FOTOGRAFIAS” as well as a pastoral scene with a setting sun depicted in relief on the upper board, in muted tones of red, blue and yellow, spine and lower board expertly renewed with period materials to match. This is a fascinating album during an important period of Argentine history. Comprised of three parts, the first section was made by Al Lundin, an agricultural developer who worked for the Argentine North Eastern Railway, a British Company that had interests in Argentina. The company was founded in 1887 and continued until 1948 when it became nationalized under president Juan Perón." --description from Ben Kinmont, Bookseller