Gauchos, Argentina
SOLD November 2014 |
CDV-format albumen print circa 1860s showing a group of rustic Argentina characters including gauchos, the cowboys of the region. With photographer's imprint on reverse reading "P. Bernadet / Fotografo / en Corrientes".
Some age spots, see scans. The emblem in photographer's imprint is the arms of Napoleon III of France (deposed 1870).
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