Description: The lighthouse of San Juan de Salvamento, known as the Lighthouse in the End of the World is the subject of this envelope. It is located in the Isla de los Estados, in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, in Southern Patagonia. It was built in 1884 by an expedition to the Southern Atlantic led by Augusto Lasserre. It worked until 1902 when it was replaced by the Lighthouse of New Year. San Juan also counted with a jail for special prisoners that was later on moved. Unfortunately, this handmade envelope only contains four photos. Extent of original: Handmade envelope . Condition of original: Regular to bad condition.
San Juan del Salvamento [1940s]
File details
Creation date:
1940s
Languages:
Spanish
Scripts:
Latin
Content type:
Photograph
Originals information:
The original material is held by the Museo Metropolitano and is temporarily located at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella at Saenz Valiente 1010.
Reference:
EAP375/1/1/121
Level:
File
Extent:
9 TIFF images
Legal:
Access is for research purposes only
This file is part of
- Project EAP375:
- Collection EAP375/1:
- Collection EAP375/1/1:
- File EAP375/1/1/121:
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