John E. Bz Photos - Album 8: Misc. Camps and Hills

This album, labelled Misc. Dad’s Early TL, Chaco, Hills, contains a mix of large photos, most of them taken by John E. Benitz. The exceptions are the first photo (8-01) of Don Cuello, likely taken at La California in the late 1890’s, and the last photo (8-25) of the puma taken at La California circa 1893.

Los Palmares: John visited Alfred at Los Palmares almost yearly. He took many photos there in 1902. At present we know of only one visit (July, 1907) in which he was accompanied by his three daughters (Elsie, Jo, & Marjory-Daw) and Miss Baker, their governess. John’s three girls are difficult to tell apart in photos taken at a distance for they dressed very similarly. They were identified in photos 8-06 and 8-08 and we have used these as our guide for identifying them in other photos — where possible.

Los Terrones is a small picturesque valley of red coarse sandstone carved by wind and water. It is in the Sierras Chicas north-east of Capilla del Monte. John E. Benitz bought it. In the 1960s a squatter would attempt to charge an entrance fee. John’s descendants neglected to pay the provincial property taxes and title was eventually forfeited. Today, it is a privately owned park. [On the web, search for: "Parque Los Terrones Cordoba Argentina"]

Dates: Where we were not able to deduce a date or year, we put “ca.1900’s”.

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

Alb.8-01

Don Cuello
Capataz de tropas
He brought herds down from
Los Palmares to La California
(late 1890’s)

Alb.8-02

Alfred A. Bz
next to guaraniná(?) tree
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(likely 1902)

Alb.8-03

“Chaco 24/4/02”
John E. Bz
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(title from another print)

Alb.8-04

John
Laguna del Palmar (?)
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(likely 1902)

Alb.8-05

Emma Schreiber
Córdoba Hills
(see Album 6, photos: 18, 21, 23)
(ca.1905)

Alb.8-06

John(?), Elsie, Marjory-Daw, Jo,
& Miss Baker
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(July, 1907)

Alb.8-07

The 3 girls, Miss Baker,
& Alfred (with mate)
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(July, 1907)

Alb.8-08

Jo, Elsie, Marjory-Daw, & Alfred
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(July, 1907)

Alb.8-09

Marjory-Daw, Elsie (with mate), & Jo
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(July, 1907)

Alb.8-10

Jo, Elsie, & Marjory-Daw
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(July, 1907)

Alb.8-11

4,000 vacas
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(Dated: 28 April, 1902)

Alb.8-12

Cattle
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(likely 1902)

Alb.8-13

Possibly an estancia puesto
on Laguna Calchaquí
(Alfred’s house wasn’t much better)
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(likely 1902)

Alb.8-14

Mocoví or Toba indians
Ea. Los Palmares
Calchaquí, SFé
(likely 1902)

Alb.8-16

Domador / Tamer?
Ea. Los Algarrobos
Monte Buey, Cba
(ca.1900's)

Alb.8-17

“Cardoso Palenqueando L Alg”
Ea. Los Algarrobos
Monte Buey, Cba
(ca.1900's)

Alb.8-18

Taming
Ea. Los Algarrobos
Monte Buey, Cba
(ca.1900's)

Alb.8-19

Well padded English riding saddle
Ea. Los Algarrobos
Monte Buey, Cba
(ca.1900's)

Alb.8-20

Young riding stock
Ea. Los Algarrobos
Monte Buey, Cba
(ca.1900's)

Alb.8-21

Ladies strolling across field
towards Cruz Grande house
Cruz Grande, Cba
(ca.1910)

Alb.8-22

Bullocks & wood ploughs
Cruz Grande, Cba
(ca.1910)

Alb.8-23

Exploring Los Terrones
Capilla del Monte, Cba
(ca.1900's)

Alb.8-24

Readying for a ride
at Los Terrones
Capilla del Monte, Cba
(ca.1900's)

Alb.8-25

Puma on its house
Ea. La California
Las Rosas, SFé
(June 1892 – June 1899)

Photo Album Nº 8
Misc. Camps & Hills

Los Palmares, Los Algarrobos, La California,
Cruz Grande, & Los Terrones

Photo Album Nº 8Misc. Camps & Hills

Los Palmares, Los Algarrobos, La California,Cruz Grande, & Los Terrones

Photo Album Nº 8
Misc. Camps & Hills

Los Palmares, Los Algarrobos, La California,
Cruz Grande, & Los Terrones