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Jo Webster
Photos taken at “Chañar Yacú”
1952-1979   —   ages: 56-83

Missing image. Soon after Howard died (15 Dec., 1951), Jo sold “La Gloria” and bought “Chañar Yacu” in the Las Rabonas area of Nono, a (then) remote village west of the Sierras Grandes (Córdoba prov.).  It included a small plot of land with fields in which to keep horses (surprise!).  There was also a small community of English-speaking families with whom to socialise.  A few years later, Tommy & Elsie (Jo’s sister) sold their estancia “El Venado” and bought the house next to Jo’s.
Chañar Yacu (Quichua) – Agua del Chañar / Water from the chañar.  The chañar is a thorny shrub / small tree of the Leuminosae family, common in central Argentina; bears sweet edible berries (see: Geoffraea decoritans).
 

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Jo on a Tigre delta water-taxi
ca. 1957

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Jo & grandchild
On a Tigre delta water-taxi – ca.1957

 

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Gate to Chañar Yacu – ca.1963

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Front of house, faces the fields
Summer, ca.1963

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Fields in front (north) of house
Sierras Grandes in background

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The easy life – ca.1963

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Fields

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Sierras Grandes – ca.1963

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“Peperina”
During camping trip into the Sierra.
ca.1963

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Jo saddling up

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Jo & nephew Poro Sympson – ca.1970

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Jo on the polo-field
Nono – 1960s

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Polo – Winter, ca.1960
(The polo field was across
the road from Chañar Yacu.)

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Jo – polo umpire – ca.1963
On a mule!

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Jo & summer friends – Nono, ca.1960

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Friends at Chañar Yacu – ca.1960
?? - Jo - ?? - Elsie Sn - Tommy Sn

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Jo & winter friends – Nono, ca.1960

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Chañar Yacu – from NE
Summer, ca.1960

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Chañar Yacu – from North
Winter, ca.1960

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Chañar Yacu – north veranda
Summer, ca.1960

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Jo at Chañar Yacu – ca.1960

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Jo at Chañar Yacu – ca.1960

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“Puntano + Guindo” (the horses)
Cutting alfafalfa for hay in north field.

 

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Road to Chañar Yacu – ca.1960

 

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On the way to the top – 1967
(Dark X on skyline is their destination;
Smaller X to its left is the ridge they would ride.)

SUMMER CAMPING
From about 1954 to about 1967, Bijou (Jo) would take her grandchildren and their friends camping on a several day ride to the top of the Sierras Grandes.  (Note: We have omitted most photos becasue they include people living today who can be recognised.)

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Bijou – ca.1960

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Bijou – ca.1960

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Bijou on her trusty mule – ca.1960

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Bijou (on Peperina?) – ca.1960

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Jo enjoyed carving wood.  Her carvings always included horses.  She gave this table to Malcolm & Gertie Benitz before 1960.

(Photos, source: G.A.B. Hall - “El Piquete” )

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