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Gaucho Collection

Background imageGaucho Collection: Tomando Mate - Argentina

Tomando Mate - Argentina
Gaucho taking mate in Argentina. Tomando mate or " taking mate, " is a cultural practice, which refers literally to drinking a semi-bitter herbal infusion of crushed yerba mate leaves in

Background imageGaucho Collection: Scenes of the exploration of Patagonia

Scenes of the exploration of Patagonia
Penguins in South America 28, Patagonian giants in animal skins 29, and Patagonians delighted by the sight of a mirror on Captain Samuel Wallis ship 30. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Background imageGaucho Collection: Gaucho soldiers drinking mate tea

Gaucho soldiers drinking mate tea armed with muskets and swords, near the east bank of the River Plate. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Background imageGaucho Collection: Gaucho cowboys of the Tucuman, Argentina

Gaucho cowboys of the Tucuman, Argentina
Gaucho cowboys of the Tucuman, River Plate, Argentina. They wear striped ponchos and trousers, long hair in fur hats, carve wood with knives, while resting near their wagons

Background imageGaucho Collection: Spanish gaucho cowboys of Paraguay

Spanish gaucho cowboys of Paraguay playing cards and gambling near a herd of cattle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Background imageGaucho Collection: Gauchos butchering cattle at a slaughterhouse

Gauchos butchering cattle at a slaughterhouse
Native American gauchos lassoing and butchering cattle at one of the outdoor slaughterhouses in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch

Background imageGaucho Collection: Native American gaucho on horseback using

Native American gaucho on horseback using bolas or boleadoras to hunt ostrich on the pampas in South America. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Theodore Goetz from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs

Background imageGaucho Collection: Man and horse, Argentina, South America

Man and horse, Argentina, South America
Man (gaucho or cowboy) with his horse, Argentina, South America. 1922

Background imageGaucho Collection: Man playing a guitar, Argentina, South America

Man playing a guitar, Argentina, South America
Man (gaucho or cowboy) playing a guitar, Argentina, South America. Date: 1922

Background imageGaucho Collection: Gaucher GA-620 Gaucho F-PKXH

Gaucher GA-620 Gaucho F-PKXH (msn 01). The sole prototype at the June 1963 Paris Air Show, on Le Bourget Airport. Date: June 1963

Background imageGaucho Collection: Playing Taba, a variant of Knucklebones, Argentina

Playing Taba, a variant of Knucklebones, Argentina
Customs of the countryside, Argentinian gauchos playing Taba a variant of the game of Knucklebones, Argentina. The game is played in a field where the taba or talus bone is thrown to the air

Background imageGaucho Collection: Argentina. Yoke of oxen wading a lagoon

Argentina. Yoke of oxen wading a lagoon. Reproduction of a photograph in the press of the time (early twentieth century). Coloured

Background imageGaucho Collection: Argentina. Gauchos

Argentina. Gauchos Colored engraving. 19th century

Background imageGaucho Collection: Argentina. Gauchos driving cattle

Argentina. Gauchos driving cattle. Engraving by Capuz in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872. Colored

Background imageGaucho Collection: Gaucho Using Bolas

Gaucho Using Bolas
A gaucho uses the BOLAS which wraps round the animals legs preventing it from running, thus enabling the gaucho to control it Date: 1901

Background imageGaucho Collection: Picturesque view of Zarate, Argentina, South America

Picturesque view of Zarate, Argentina, South America
Picturesque view of a rustic area of Zarate, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, South America, showing a native family and their home. Date: circa 1920

Background imageGaucho Collection: ASCASUBI, Hilario (1807-1875). Argentinian poet

ASCASUBI, Hilario (1807-1875). Argentinian poet. Oil. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Background imageGaucho Collection: Tango craze: learning to dance the tango, 1913

Tango craze: learning to dance the tango, 1913
The humble Argentine origins of the tango are contrasted with the wealthy London set that have taken it up in 1913, as a result of the tango craze. Date: 1913

Background imageGaucho Collection: Tango craze: the handstand step, 1913

Tango craze: the handstand step, 1913
The latest additional tango step, imported from the Wild West but performed here on stage in Paris, which combines the high kick of the ballet with the approximation of partnership in the tango.The

Background imageGaucho Collection: Argentinian traveller paying respects at grave of a gaucho

Argentinian traveller paying respects at grave of a gaucho
Country Customs in Argentina. A traveller pays his respects at the grave of one of his fellow gauchos. Date: circa 1907

Background imageGaucho Collection: Uruguay - Palenque Gaucho by J M Blanes

Uruguay - Palenque Gaucho by J M Blanes
A Uruguayan Palenque Gaucho Date: circa 1902

Background imageGaucho Collection: Uruguay - Cattle ranch - Farmyard scene

Uruguay - Cattle ranch - Farmyard scene. A gaucho on horseback is left, a milkmaid on the right. Date: circa 1907

Background imageGaucho Collection: Two Argentinian Gauchos resting

Two Argentinian Gauchos resting in the field of an Estancia, surrounded by hides, hung out to dry on an old covered wagon

Background imageGaucho Collection: Gauchos eating a meal in the open air - Argentina

Gauchos eating a meal in the open air - Argentina Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGaucho Collection: Gaucho on a stallion - Rosario, Argentina

Gaucho on a stallion - Rosario, Argentina
Argentinian Country Costumes - A Gaucho on a stallion horse at Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. Date: circa 1906

Background imageGaucho Collection: Gauchos

Gauchos and their cattle on Pampas, Argentina, 1903. Date: 1903

Background imageGaucho Collection: Geraldo Gaucho Band

Geraldo Gaucho Band
The Geraldo Gaucho Tango Orchestra. Date: 1930s

Background imageGaucho Collection: Beatrice Lillies Shoes

Beatrice Lillies Shoes
Costume design for Beatrice Lillie for her role in Dr. Rhythm, starring Bing Crosby and directed by Frank Tuttle. Shoes for gaucho number. Date: 1938

Background imageGaucho Collection: Argentina - Unloading cattle

Argentina - Unloading cattle
Cattle unloaded from a river barge Las Palmas no.13. The water is still deep as can be seen by the cattle who are submerged up to their heads and the solitary gaucho on his horse

Background imageGaucho Collection: Music / Argentina / Guitar

Music / Argentina / Guitar
A Gaucho guitar-player of the Argentinian pampas

Background imageGaucho Collection: Brazilian Gaucho

Brazilian Gaucho
A Brazilian gaucho, a cowboy who works the cattle on the ranch, on horseback, wearing his sombrero, lassoo at the ready


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