Museo La Plata. Archivo Fotográfico General (1937) – Sección Antropología (002) [1882-1906]
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On September 1937, the “Archivo Fotográfico General del Instituto del Museo” was created by means of a Resolution signed by Joaquin Frenguelli who was in charge of Museo de La Plata between 1934 - 1946 and 1953 - 1955. This archive was formed both to protect the photographic material this inst...
The series Indigenous portraits is composed by different photographs of indigenous peoples from Argentina, Chile and Paraguay, which were produced between 1882 and 1906. The most part of this series comprises anthropometric photographs that were taken following precise rules. By the end of nin...