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Chile Collection

Background imageChile Collection: Chilean Indian Woman weaving a blanket

Chilean Indian Woman weaving a blanket on a frame set against the thatched roof of her house Date: circa 1904

Background imageChile Collection: Vina del Mar, Chile - Panorama of Miramar

Vina del Mar, Chile - Panorama of Miramar
Panoramic view of the Miramar beach area of Via del Mar (Spanish for Vineyard of the Sea )

Background imageChile Collection: HMS Good Hope in Great War Deeds, WW1

HMS Good Hope in Great War Deeds, WW1
HMS Good Hope of the British Royal Navy going down with her last guns firing, in an action against overwhelming odds off the coast of Chile, South America

Background imageChile Collection: Parma was a four-masted steel-hulled barque which was built in 1902 as Arrow for the

Parma was a four-masted steel-hulled barque which was built in 1902 as Arrow for the Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd, London. In 1912 she was sold to F. Laeisz, Hamburg, Germany

Background imageChile Collection: Calle Comercio (Commercial Road), Concepcion, Chile

Calle Comercio (Commercial Road), Concepcion, Chile. Date: 1904

Background imageChile Collection: Chilean bellflower or copihue, Lapageria rosea

Chilean bellflower or copihue, Lapageria rosea, pink and white varieties

Background imageChile Collection: Street scene in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America

Street scene in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America, showing the Hotel Ingles, the Hotel Colon (named after Columbus), the Money Exchange and the American Saloon. Date: 1910s

Background imageChile Collection: Chile - Valparaiso - Avenue Pedro Montt, Teatro Victoria

Chile - Valparaiso - Avenue Pedro Montt, Teatro Victoria. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageChile Collection: Chile - Bank and Spanish Consulate - Punta Arenas

Chile - Bank and Spanish Consulate - Punta Arenas
Chile - The Anglo Bank and Spanish Consulate - Punta Arenas (Magallanes Province). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChile Collection: Argentina - Tronador

Argentina - Tronador
Tronador viewed from the chapel at Llao Llao - Tronador is an extinct stratovolcano in the southern Andes at the border between Argentina and Chile near the city of Bariloche

Background imageChile Collection: Dance / Chile / La Cueca

Dance / Chile / La Cueca
Dancing the Cueca

Background imageChile Collection: Chilean Grain Seller

Chilean Grain Seller
Mote (grilled grain) is sold and eaten on the street

Background imageChile Collection: Pedro De Valdivia

Pedro De Valdivia
PEDRO DE VALDIVIA - Spanish conquistador in Chile and Peru (founder of Santiago). Date: 1498 - 1553

Background imageChile Collection: Chile - Santiago - The Union Club

Chile - Santiago - The Union Club (Club de la Union) on Avenue de las Delicias! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChile Collection: Chile - Santiago - Mapocho Station

Chile - Santiago - Mapocho Station
Chile - Santiago - The elegant and attractive front of Mapocho Station. Now a cultural centre. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChile Collection: Chilean National Flag

Chilean National Flag Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChile Collection: Dampier in Chile

Dampier in Chile
William Dampier witnesses the reunion of Mesquito men on the Islands of Juan Fernandez

Background imageChile Collection: Lota, Chile. Biobio Region

Lota, Chile. Biobio Region
Vintage 19th century photograph: Lota, Chile. Lota is a city and commune located in the center of Chile on the Gulf of Arauco, in the southern Concepcion Province of the Biobio Region

Background imageChile Collection: Blue nasturtium or Indian cress, Tropaeolum azureum

Blue nasturtium or Indian cress, Tropaeolum azureum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Background imageChile Collection: Chilean cannibals, 1910

Chilean cannibals, 1910
Chilean bandits butcher and eat Armenian immigrants. Date: 1910

Background imageChile Collection: Valparaiso, Chile

Valparaiso, Chile

Background imageChile Collection: Chile, Route De Santiago

Chile, Route De Santiago

Background imageChile Collection: Chile, Valparaiso

Chile, Valparaiso

Background imageChile Collection: Pitts S-2S aircraft

Pitts S-2S aircraft
Fuerza Aerea de Chile - Pitts S-2S aircraft of the Escuadrilla de Alta Acrobacia Halcones aerobatic display team Date: 1989

Background imageChile Collection: HMS Eagle 94

HMS Eagle 94
Royal Navy - HMS Eagle 94, an aircraft carrier converted from the Almirante Latorre-class battleship Almirante Cochrane, ordered by Chile, but never delivered. Date: 1929

Background imageChile Collection: Lockheed C-130H Hercules 996

Lockheed C-130H Hercules 996
Fuerza Aerea de Chile - Lockheed C-130H Hercules 996 (msn 4496), at RAF Fairford on 18 July 1987. (Fuerza Aerea de Chile - Chilean Air Force) Date: 1987

Background imageChile Collection: Pavilion of Chile, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Pavilion of Chile, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Pavilion of Chile, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imageChile Collection: Entrance to the Chilean Section, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Entrance to the Chilean Section, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Entrance to the Chilean Section of Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imageChile Collection: Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and communist politician

Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and communist politician
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), Chilean poet and Communist Party politician, previously named Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageChile Collection: CASA C-212 Aviocar 146

CASA C-212 Aviocar 146
Armada de Chile - CASA C-212M-100 Aviocar 146 (msn C.212-A11-2-135), of VC-1. (Armada de Chile - Chilean Navy). Date: circa 1985

Background imageChile Collection: Extra EA. 300 - L 149 - 1

Extra EA. 300 - L 149 - 1
Fuerza Aerea de Chile - Extra EA.300-L 149 - 1 (msn 149)m of La Escuadrilla de alta acrobacia Halcones. (Fuerza Aerea de Chile - Chilean Air Force) Date: circa 2000

Background imageChile Collection: Gulfstream G-IV 911

Gulfstream G-IV 911
Fuerza Aerea de Chile - Gulfstream G-IV 911 (msn 1089), at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo on 20 July 2002. (Fuerza Aerea de Chile - Chilean Air Force) Date: 2002

Background imageChile Collection: Wreck of the ship Cromdale at the Lizard

Wreck of the ship Cromdale at the Lizard
The British built iron sailing barque Cromdale ran into the Lizard rocks in thick fog on May 23 1913. She was carrying a cargo of nitrates from Chile and was a total wreck Date: 1913

Background imageChile Collection: Santiago, Chile - Santa Lucia Hill (Cerro Santa Lucia)

Santiago, Chile - Santa Lucia Hill (Cerro Santa Lucia). The hill comprises a 65, 300 square metre park adorned with ornate facades, stairways and fountains

Background imageChile Collection: La Swerena Chile, view looking south

La Swerena Chile, view looking south
Vintage 19th century photograph: La Swerena Chile, view looking south

Background imageChile Collection: Entrance to the Rosario Mine, Tamaya, Chile

Entrance to the Rosario Mine, Tamaya, Chile
Vintage 19th century photograph: entrance to the Rosario Mine, Tamaya, Chile

Background imageChile Collection: Railroad, railway between Tongoy and Tamaya, Chile

Railroad, railway between Tongoy and Tamaya, Chile
Vintage 19th century photograph: railroad, railway between Tongoy and Tamaya, Chile, incline of 5 percent

Background imageChile Collection: Santiago, Chile, high angle view

Santiago, Chile, high angle view
Vintage 19th century photograph: Santiago, Chile, high angle view

Background imageChile Collection: South America, traditional house, probably Chile

South America, traditional house, probably Chile
Vintage 19th century photograph: South America, traditional house, proably Chile

Background imageChile Collection: Monument Church Company fire, Santiago de Chile

Monument Church Company fire, Santiago de Chile
Vintage 19th century photograph: monument to the victims of the the Church of the Company fire, Santiago de Chile

Background imageChile Collection: View of the coastline at Lotilla, Chile

View of the coastline at Lotilla, Chile
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of the coastline at lotilla, Chile

Background imageChile Collection: Evening primroses

Evening primroses
Evening primrose, Oenothera speciosa, Oenothera missouriensis

Background imageChile Collection: Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral, Santiago, Chile

Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral, Santiago, Chile. Construction of the neoclassical cathedral began in 1753 and ended in 1799. The architect was the Italian Gioacchino Toesca. Date: 1904

Background imageChile Collection: Entrance of the Presidencial Palace (Vina del Mar), Chile

Entrance of the Presidencial Palace (Vina del Mar), Chile - two reproduction Easter Island Heads (Moai) stand guard before the gateway

Background imageChile Collection: Costumes of the common native people of Concepcion, Chile

Costumes of the common native people of Concepcion, Chile. The man in a poncho and hat, the woman in shawl and skirt with petticoats

Background imageChile Collection: Spanish commandant and a woman of Concepcion, Chile

Spanish commandant and a woman of Concepcion, Chile, in full skirts with petticoats, plaited hair and shawl. Illustration by Gaspard Duche de Vancy from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage

Background imageChile Collection: Conanthera campanulata

Conanthera campanulata (Hyacinth-flowered cummingia, Cummingia campanulata)

Background imageChile Collection: Peruvian lily or parrot flower, Alstroemeria pulchella

Peruvian lily or parrot flower, Alstroemeria pulchella. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after Thomas Shotter Boys from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825

Background imageChile Collection: Calceolaria corymbosa

Calceolaria corymbosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after Thomas Shotter Boys from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825

Background imageChile Collection: Alstroemeria pulchra and Alstroemeria pallida

Alstroemeria pulchra and Alstroemeria pallida
Countryside butterfly, Alstroemeria pulchra (Alstroemeria tricolor) 1 and Lirio de Cordillera, Alstroemeria pallida 2. Chile

Background imageChile Collection: Campsidium valdivianum. Chile

Campsidium valdivianum. Chile
Campsidium valdivianum (Campsidium chilense), native to Chile

Background imageChile Collection: Coral plant, Berberidopsis corallina

Coral plant, Berberidopsis corallina. Chile, Valdivia

Background imageChile Collection: Nasturtium variety, Tropaeolum polyphyllum

Nasturtium variety, Tropaeolum polyphyllum, native to Chile and Argentina

Background imageChile Collection: Placea ornata, native to Chile

Placea ornata, native to Chile

Background imageChile Collection: Scarlet ourisia, Ourisia coccinea

Scarlet ourisia, Ourisia coccinea, rare perennial from the Chilean Andes

Background imageChile Collection: Evening primrose, Oenothera acaulis

Evening primrose, Oenothera acaulis

Background imageChile Collection: Araucanian Mapuche or Moluche leader with tunic and axe

Araucanian Mapuche or Moluche leader with tunic and axe, women in woven dresses, and cavalry with spear and pennant

Background imageChile Collection: Mapuche playing the games of llighetun and kechukawe

Mapuche playing the games of llighetun and kechukawe
Indigenous Mapuche of Chile playing the game of llighetun with beans (porotos) and a ring, and kechukawe (queciucague) with a five-sided dice

Background imageChile Collection: Indigenous Mapuche of Chile playing ciueca or palin

Indigenous Mapuche of Chile playing ciueca or palin
Indigenous Mapuche of Chile playing the game of ciueca or palin, a hockey-like game with sticks and large ball. Copied from G. Bramati

Background imageChile Collection: Dance of the indigenous people of Chile

Dance of the indigenous people of Chile. Men and women dance in a circle around a drummer, a man holding a standard, and flasks of wine

Background imageChile Collection: Costumes of the people of Concepcion, Chile

Costumes of the people of Concepcion, Chile, with women in shawls, full skirts with many petticoats, copied from La Perouse

Background imageChile Collection: Costumes of the inhabitants of Santiago, Chile

Costumes of the inhabitants of Santiago, Chile. Men in ceremonial poncho and hat, and a hunter in loincloth with spear

Background imageChile Collection: Rhodophiala pratensis, amaryllis from Chile

Rhodophiala pratensis, amaryllis from Chile
Rhodophiala pratensis (Meadow habranthus, Habranthus pratensis). Amaryllis from Chile

Background imageChile Collection: Fair alstroemeria, Alstroemeria pulchra

Fair alstroemeria, Alstroemeria pulchra. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, Samuel Curtis, London, 1823

Background imageChile Collection: Boldo, Peumus boldus

Boldo, Peumus boldus. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Background imageChile Collection: Scrap, Peoples of the World - Chilean Soldier

Scrap, Peoples of the World - Chilean Soldier. 19th century

Background imageChile Collection: Scrap, Peoples of the World - Chilean Man

Scrap, Peoples of the World - Chilean Man. 19th century

Background imageChile Collection: Peruvian army destroying its own Fleet

Peruvian army destroying its own Fleet
The Peruvian army destroying their own fleet before evacuating Callao, in order to make sure they are unusable by the Chilean army

Background imageChile Collection: Lima as seen from the Hill of San Cristobal

Lima as seen from the Hill of San Cristobal
After the Chilean army occupied Lima, during the War of the Pacific in 1881

Background imageChile Collection: Capture of the Chilean Ship Tornado by the Frigate Gerona

Capture of the Chilean Ship Tornado by the Frigate Gerona
The capture of the Chilean ship Tornado by the frigate Gerona, near Madeira, on 21st August 1866

Background imageChile Collection: Spanish Blockade at Valparaiso

Spanish Blockade at Valparaiso
A Spanish squadron blockading the port at Valparaiso, Chile. Several Spanish ships sit broadside to the shore, incapacitating Chilean ships and port industry

Background imageChile Collection: Byron meets the Gigantic Patagonians

Byron meets the Gigantic Patagonians
Commodore John Byron meets with the indigenous people of Patagonia, on the Chilean coast. Byron stands with some of the people of Patagonia, who are depicted as dwarfing the man

Background imageChile Collection: Commodore Byron with the Patagonians

Commodore Byron with the Patagonians
Depiction of Commodore John Byron and his men rowing ashore to meet with the native people of Patagonia, on the coast of Chile, most likely to be the Selk nam people

Background imageChile Collection: Araucanian women, southern Chile, South America

Araucanian women, southern Chile, South America
Araucanian women of southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people

Background imageChile Collection: Araucanian woman weaving, Chile, South America

Araucanian woman weaving, Chile, South America
An Araucanian woman weaving cloth used to make ponchos, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people. Date: 1922

Background imageChile Collection: Two Araucanian women weaving, Chile, South America

Two Araucanian women weaving, Chile, South America
Two Araucanian women weaving guanaco wool, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people. Date: 1922

Background imageChile Collection: Four young men on mules, Chile, South America

Four young men on mules, Chile, South America. They are playing the sport of topeadura, which involves pressing sideways against each other until one side gives way

Background imageChile Collection: Two men and a horse, Chile, South America

Two men and a horse, Chile, South America. They are both wearing ponchos, and the man on horseback is holding a very large glass. Date: 1922

Background imageChile Collection: Araucanian chief on horseback, Chile, South America

Araucanian chief on horseback, Chile, South America
Araucanian chief on horseback wearing a poncho and a hat, and carrying a spear, southern Chile, South America

Background imageChile Collection: Street scene with dancers, Chile, South America

Street scene with dancers, Chile, South America -- they are dancing the national Cueca, performed with hand-clapping, handkerchief waving and musical accompaniment. Date: 1922

Background imageChile Collection: Street scene in Santiago, Chile, South America

Street scene in Santiago, Chile, South America
Street scene in the city of Santiago, Chile, South America -- the man is buying mote, a kind of popcorn covered in syrup, from street vendors. Date: 1922

Background imageChile Collection: Rancher on horseback, Chile, South America

Rancher on horseback, Chile, South America
Rancher on horseback wearing a striped poncho and rather large spurs, Chile, South America. Date: 1922

Background imageChile Collection: Meat supply off the coast of Chile, South America

Meat supply off the coast of Chile, South America -- how it is taken aboard at Pacific ports. Date: 1922

Background imageChile Collection: Delivering beer, Valparaiso, Chile, South America

Delivering beer, Valparaiso, Chile, South America
Man on horseback, delivering a crate of beer in the city of Valparaiso, Chile, South America, which is too hilly for wheeled vehicles. Date: 1922



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