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The real Argentine: Notes and Impressions of a Year in the Argentine and Uruguay

Chapter 1: ILLUSTRATIONS
By J. A. Hammerton
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A year-long travel account of the River Plate region that presents vivid urban portraits of ports, streets, public buildings and theaters alongside practical notes on commerce and social customs. The writer contrasts cosmopolitan city life with rural estancias, detailing gaucho routines, cattle work, saladeros and domestic architecture. Separate chapters consider immigration, the British colony, business practices, seasonal climate and local pests. Extended passages describe a summer stay in Montevideo and a journey toward the Andes, illustrated with numerous scenes and photographs. The overall tone mixes observational reportage with reflections on economic conditions, social manners and the country’s immediate prospects.

ILLUSTRATIONS

A Vanishing Figure—“Gaucho” in full costume Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
One of the Crowded Docks in the Port of Buenos Ayres 4
Friends of Emigrants Awaiting Arrival of a Ship 4
Paseo Colón, with Government House on the Right 12
The Narrow Streets of Buenos Ayres—Florida and San Martín 22
The Changing Heart of Buenos Ayres—Plaza de Mayo 34
Exterior and Interior of the “Casa Rosada” 44
Statue of San Martín in Buenos Ayres 52
The Colón Theatre, Buenos Ayres 60
Exterior of the Jockey Club, Buenos Ayres 68
The New Courts of Justice 76
The Palatial Home of La Prensa, Buenos Ayres 88
A Princely Sanctum Room of the Prensa’s Chief Editor 96
A Corner of the Medical Consulting Room of the Prensa 96
Bedroom of Distinguished Visitors’ Suite in Prensa Office 106
The Gorgeously Decorated Salon in the Prensa Office 106
A Contrast in Public Buildings—Art Gallery and Waterworks Office 112
English “Pro-Cathedral” in Buenos Ayres 118
Roman Catholic Cathedral, Buenos Ayres 118
“La Merced,” a Typical Buenos Ayres Church 124
“Teatro de la Opera,” Exterior View 124
The Luxurious Domestic Architecture of Buenos Ayres 136
Terminus of the Southern Railway at Plaza Constitucion, Buenos Ayres 148
Marble Fountain in the Gardens of the Paseo Colón, Buenos Ayres 158
Plaza Francia, in the Avenida Alvear, Buenos Ayres 158
Prize Bulls at Buenos Ayres Agricultural Show 166
Summer Scenes on the Tigre 174
Views of Mar del Plata 182
Suburban and Rural Roads in the Argentine 190
An Argentine “Gaucho” in his Hours of Ease 198
Italian “Colonos” and their “Rancho” in the Argentine 206
A Village Wheelwright in the Argentine “Camp” 206
Preparing the Picnic Meal—“Un Asada” in the Argentine 214
Fields of Maize 222
Bags of Wheat Awaiting Shipment 230
Three Huge Piles of “Jerked Beef” at a “Saladero” 230
A Scene in the “Camp”—Peones Outside a “Pulperia,” or Country Grocery and Liquor Store 240
A “Ramada,” or Shaded Resting-Place for Men and Horses 254
An “Estancia” Homestead of the Old Clay-Built Type 266
A Modern “Estancia” Homestead Built of Concrete 282
A “Rodeo,” or Round-Up of Cattle in the Argentine Pampa 294
Familiar Scenes on an “Estancia” 310
Teams of Oxen Ploughing in the Argentine Pampa 318
Montevideo from the South, Showing the Cerro with Its Fort 332
Shipping in the Roadstead at Montevideo 332
General View of Montevideo and the River Plate 344
Plaza Independencia, Montevideo 350
Plaza Libertad, or Cagancha, Montevideo 350
Cathedral and Plaza Matriz, Montevideo 356
Plaza Independencia and Avenida 18 de Julio, Montevideo 356
The “Rambla” at Pocitos, Montevideo 364
Bathing Place at Ramírez, Montevideo 364
Main Buildings of Montevideo University 372
The Solis Theatre, Montevideo 372
Scene in the Parque Urbano of Montevideo 382
A Rural Glimpse in the Prado, Montevideo 382
Cattle Assembled on “La Tablada,” Near Montevideo 390
Types of the Fantastic Domestic Architecture of Montevideo 408
Typical Country Road in Uruguay 418
Hides Drying at a Curing Factory Near Montevideo 418
The Calle San Martín, Mendoza 432
A Glimpse of the River Mendoza 432
The Natural Bridge of Puente del Inca 440
The Inca’s Lake in the Andes 446
The Christ of the Andes 446