Description: This adventurer, hunter, and explorer was born in Latvia in 1890, moved to the US when he was 17, and, after two years, moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. He, then, travelled to the Matto Grosso in Brazil where he was trained by a native to kill jaguars. Afterwards he became famous and worked as an actor and gave lectures around the world on his many experiences. He died in 1970. This envelope deals, in particular, with his adventures killing jaguars in Brazil. For more information, see his own account of this experience, Tigrero!, (New York: Prentice-Hall, 1953). Extent of original: Tampered envelope. Condition of original: Regular to bad condition.
Siemel Sashz Explorador Norteamericano [1920s-1930s]
File details
Creation date:
1920s-1930s
Languages:
English, 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:
EAP375/1/1/34
Level:
File
Extent:
20 TIFF images
Legal:
Access is for research purposes only
This file is part of
- Project EAP375:
- Collection EAP375/1:
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