Patagonian Giants at the World's Fair.
Title
Patagonian Giants at the World's Fair .
Description
Five men , a woman , and a girl , wearing headbands and fur-lined shawls , and a dog (held by the woman) stand in a row near a cement wall with high windows , while a white man in a top hat sits behind them, apparently on steps . The group are Tehuelches , the collective name for native tribes of southern South America , who were known for their height . An extended family from Santa Cruz , Argentina , they include Chief Guechico (second from right) and his wife Lorenza (third from left) . Such "living displays " were intended to expose visitors to the fair to other cultures , although they unfortunately often did so by treating them as living curiosities , as the title of this photo (derived from the album) indicates .
Subject
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) Exhibitions Families Patagonians Tehuelche Indians Indigenous peoples
People Pictured
Colojo Bonifacio Lorenza Giga Casimiro Guechico
Location Depicted
Saint Louis (Mo.) Forest Park (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Date Original
1904
Object Type
Photographic prints Gelatin silver prints
Source
7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. b&w photographic print. Item no. 1977.01.355 in the Arthur Younger Ford photograph album collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Arthur Younger Ford (1861-1926) Photograph Albums
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ford/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1977.01.355
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