José Menéndez Sheep Station, Tierra del Fuego  [1 of 3]
Transportation, Settlement, Store & Manager´s House

In 1896, the Spanish-born entrepreneur José Menéndez founded Estancia Primera Argentina on the south bank of the Río Grande, in Tierra del Fuego. The estancia´s present name was adopted after the founder´s death in 1918. Its 160,000 hectares (550 square miles) stretched from the Atlantic coast right up to the Chilean border, covering rolling plains, high hills and forests, with rivers and numerous lakes in the western part.

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Transportation

train to the coast
(1) train to the coast
c1930
  

bridge over Río Grande
(2) bridge
c1930

Settlement

settlement
(3) settlement
c1930

Store

store
(4) as seen from the settlement
c1930
     

store close-up
(5) close-up
c1930
  

store interior
(6) interior
c1930

Manager´s House

homestead
(7) homestead
c1930

Photo credits: Ann Munro (1-7)
Historical notes: "Tierra del Fuego", Rae Natalie Prosser Goodall, Ushuaia 1979
Last updated: 24-V-2004