Industrial Buildings in Southern Patagonia

Given the region´s low population density and minimal local demand, it seems surprising that early industrial development was often on a grand scale. For the most part, this reflects the investment of foreign capital to supply markets abroad.

(6) tile manufacture c1906

(7) shipyard c1906

(1) sawmill and canning plant c1906

(2) gold-dredge c1910?

(3) drying grounds, freezer works c1920?

(5) freezer works c1926

(9) sawmill c1935

(8) coal-loading station 1944

Photo credits: Carlos González (8); Jeremy Howat (5); Felipe Kusanovic (9); Ann Munro (3); Robert Runyard (1,2)
Photographs #6, #7: Census of Magallanes Territory, Lautaro Navarro
Last updated: 3-XII-2005