Object Details
- General
- Series II, Box 16, Foreign--Argentina.
- Collection Creator
- National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Place
- Argentina -- 1900-1920
- Topic
- Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center
- Topic
- Rural population -- 1900-1920 -- Argentina
- Cowboys -- 1900-1920 -- Argentina
- Gauchos -- 1900-1920 -- Argentina
- Customs, Regional
- Rural scenes
- See more items in
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 2: Geographical Locations outside the United States / Argentina - Buenos Aires
- Extent
- 1 Item (black and white, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Postcards
- Picture postcards
- Collection Citation
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, circa 1880-circa 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Postcards -- 1900-1920
- Picture postcards -- 1900-1920
- Scope and Contents
- Black-and-white illustration of five men preparing a skirt steak at the side of a fire indoors. They are shown wearing the wide pants, large belts, bolos and carrying Matte pipes considered typical of the pampas (prairies) of Argentina. They are within a large tent-like hall made of wood, skins and blankets. These men are gauchos, the equivalent of cowboys in the United States.
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research use.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560368414239-1560368414350-5
