Photo Album Nº 4
Los Algarrobos ca.1902
& Some Others

This album is labelled Early Camp – 35 of the 40 photos in the album were taken by John at Estancia “Los Algarrobos”. The other 5 were all taken at or near “Cruz Grande”, John & Marjorie’s summer home in “The Hills” (Sierras Chicas de Córdoba).

The photos are large; the album has one framed space per page. We have arranged the photos at two per row. For reference purposes, we identify each photo with the album prefix (Alb.4) and a sequential number. PLEASE send us any information and corrections to any of the photos!

Dates: Some of the photos are dated. For the rest, we estimated the year of each photo by its content; presence of trees and their height, and the ages of children were particularly useful. We used John’s early panoramic photos of “Los Algarrobos” as a guide to tree growth and construction. When we had nothing to go by, we put “ca.1900's” for any year between 1898 & 1912, very likely between 1900 & 1906.

Names in titles to photos: People – names without surnames are members of the Benitz family. Place Names: estancias (ranches) and summer-homes are not prefixed with ‘Ea.’ nor in quotes. “Cruz Grande” is the name of a river, a locale, and of John’s summer home. Cruz Chica, Cruz Grande, and Los Cocos are locales north of La Cumbre strung along the road at the foot of the hills (Sierras Chicas de Córdoba). For more about the people and places, see our: Reference Pages of Names.

JBS: information (date, title, names) found for same photo in a Josephine Benitz-Schreiber album.

We are enormously grateful to John C. Benitz for making this album available to us.
(Copied on 14 October, 2011.)

Alb.4-01

Prize bulls & stallions
Los Algarrobos
Per tree height, about 1906
(Segundo: Graham Paul?)

Alb.4-02

View from a windmill?
office, workmen's quarters, sheds
Los Algarrobos
Per tree height, about 1906

Alb.4-03

Sled
(often used to remove dead animals)
Los Algarrobos
Per house construction, before 1902

Alb.4-04

Peones de campo
Los Algarrobos
Per few trees, before 1905

Alb.4-05

HQ (casco) from the east
Los Algarrobos
Per house & no barn, between 1906 & 1908

Alb.4-06

Reviewing & counting
Los Algarrobos
Per few trees, before 1905

Alb.4-07

Weaner calves
Corrales at Los Algarrobos
ca. 1900’s

Alb.4-08

Construction of 2-storey barn?
Los Algarrobos
Per child John, ca.1906

Alb.4-09

Construction of 2-storey barn?
Los Algarrobos
Per children, about 1906

Alb.4-10

Construction of 2-storey barn?
Los Algarrobos
Per children, about 1906

Alb.4-11

Robert Macintosh - Uncle Mac
Los Algarrobos
ca. 1900’s

Alb.4-12

Peón de campo
Los Algarrobos
Per no trees, before 1905

Alb.4-13

Shorthorn (& criollo?) cows
Los Algarrobos
ca. 1900’s

Alb.4-14

Stallions & Shorthorn Bull
Los Algarrobos
ca. 1900’s

Alb.4-15

Mares & foals
Corrales at Los Algarrobos
Per no trees, before 1905

Alb.4-16

Shed, stalls, hay-loft
Pedigree bull & stallion
Los Algarrobos
Per no trees, before 1905

Alb.4-17

Machinery shed
Los Algarrobos
Per no trees, before 1905

Alb.4-18

Reviewing & counting
Corrales at Los Algarrobos
Per few trees, before 1905
(Behind corrlaes is a cane windbreak)

Alb.4-19

Riding stock
Corrales at Los Algarrobos
Per few trees, before 1905

Alb.4-20

Temporary house
Los Algarrobos
Before 1902, per no plants next to house,
see photo #29.

Alb.4-21

Cows & calves
Los Algarrobos
Per tree height, about 1906

Alb.4-22

Shorthorn (& criollo?) cows
Los Algarrobos
ca. 1900’s

Alb.4-23

Cows & calves
Los Algarrobos
ca. 1900’s

Alb.4-24

Peónes de campo
Los Algarrobos
Per no trees, beofre 1905

Alb.4-25

Sheds left - Workmen's quarters right
Los Algarrobos
Per tree height, before 1905

Alb.4-26

Workmen outside their quarters
Los Algarrobos
Per tree height, before 1905

Alb.4-27

Cows & calves
Los Algarrobos
Dated: 24 January, 1902

Alb.4-28

Cattle at water trough
Los Algarrobos
Dated: 24 January, 1902
(See photos 4-38 & 4-39.)

Alb.4-29

Temporary house
Los Algarrobos
January 1902

Alb.4-30

Temporary house
Los Algarrobos
Dated: 24 January, 1902

Alb.4-31

Cattle at water trough
Los Algarrobos
Dated: 24 January, 1902
(See photos 4-38 & 4-39.)

Alb.4-32

Family Outing
Huerta Mala, Cruz Chica, Cba
Dated: 6 March, 1902 (JBS)

Alb.4-33

Family picnic
“The Hills” - Sierras de Córdoba
Per children, 1901 or 1902

Alb.4-34

Shorthorn heifers
Los Algarrobos
ca. 1900’s

Alb.4-35

Breached retaining wall - 1st time
Cruz Grande
ca. 1900’s

Alb.4-36

Carnival attire
Alexander Sykes (Sykie), Elsie Bz,
Robert Macintosh (Uncle Mac), Jo Bz
Cruz Grande
ca.1908

Alb.4-37

Breached retaining wall - 1st time
Cruz Grande
ca. 1900’s

Alb.4-38

Jagüel
La California or Los Algarrobos (?)
Similar photos, 4-28 & 4-31, dated 24/1/02.
(Found same photo labelled “La California”.
See early La California photos.)

Alb.4-39

Draft horse herd
La California or Los Algarrobos (?)
Similar photos, 4-28 & 4-31, dated 24/1/02.
(Found same photo labelled “La California”.
See early La California photos.)

Alb.4-40

New puesto (line-house)
La California or Los Algarrobos (?)
ca. 1900
(Found same photo labelled “La California”.
See early La California photos.)

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Photo Album Nº 4Los Algarrobos ca.1902 & Some Others

Photo Album Nº 4
Los Algarrobos ca.1902
& Some Others