Comercio Argentina Inglaterra Roca-Runciman 2 [1930s]
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Description: This is a Nepaco folder with newspapers' and magazines' clippings and articles that inform us of the Roca-Runciman Treaty and its renewal in 1936. Extent of original: Nepaco folder. Condition of original: Poor condition.
Description: This is a handmade envelope with photos and newspapers' and magazines' articles and clippings plus one original document. This envelope contains information on the town of Saint Anthony of Padua (or San Antonio de Padua). These lands were owned by the State until the Irish Thomas Gib...
Jerusalén Asociación Homenaje a la Argentina [1930s-1940s]
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Description: This handmade envelope includes three books in homage of the Argentine identity (or Argentinidad) by the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on occasion of the foundation of the course "República Argentina" in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. It also includes the 30th anniversary of th...
Description: This handmade envelope contains photos and newspapers’ and magazines’ articles and clippings that inform us about this Argentine Salesian school. It was an educational establishment in the tradition of Saint Bosco where orphans were taught different arts and trades so as to survive i...
Expedicionarios Desierto al Centro Militar Asociación [1920s-1950s]
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Description: This envelope informs us about the Association created to celebrate the so called heroes of the campaigns against the Native-American population in Argentina. Many of these military men were honoured and celebrated by the Association. The latter also kept documents, manuscripts, book...
Description: This envelope informs us about Junín, the central zone of agricultural Argentina, in the province of Buenos Aires. Originally it pertained to the indigenous population until a fort—Fuerte de la Federación--was built in order to withdraw the attacks of the Native-American population. ...
Description: This envelope shows us the first years of existence of the San Fernando Club that was created in 1923 for the practice of seamanship and other nautical sports. It was an elegant place where upper middle class and the upper classes could enjoy the delta of the Paraná River flowing int...
Description: This envelope informs us about the Hogar de la Juventud, this was a Home for young women in Argentina. It was catholic and provided religious and professional education plus knowledge of languages and a place where to practice sports. This is a handmade and tampered envelope that con...
Description: San Julián is a port in the Argentinean province of Santa Cruz. The envelope contains information on this port and town in poor conditions—the National School that lacked its own building and functioned in three houses. Portuguese adventurer Hernán Magallanes gave the port its name ...
Description: This handmade envelope contains newspapers’ and magazines’ articles and clippings plus one booklet written by this envelope's subject: Juan Pablo Echagüe (1875-1950). He was an Argentine writer, a historian and a literary critic--especially of theatrical drama. He was widely known a...