Isaiah Bowman Expedition to Central Andes, 1913

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1 1 No Title x 1 2 No Title x 3 No Title x 4 No Title x 5 No Title x 6 No Title x 7 Perhambuco Harbor x 8 Perhambuco Harbor 9 Perhambuco Harbor x 10 Perhambuco Harbor x 11 Mr. Ingram 12 Mr. Lefebure and H. G. P. 13 Perhambuco Harbor x 1 14 Perhambuco Harbor Panorama with 13 x 15 Perhambuco Harbor Panorama with 13 x 16 Perhambuco Harbor Panorama with 13 x 17 Perhambuco Harbor Panorama with 13 x 18 Perhambuco Harbor Panorama with Bahia x 20 Steerage [on boat] x 21 Bahia 22 Near view of Bahia x 23 Botofago x 24 Botofago x 25 Santos. Market near docks. x 26 Santos. Market near docks. x 27 Santos. Beach and boats. Near market. x 1 28 Santos. Beach and boats. Near market. x 29 Interior of warehouse. Santos. x 30 Wharf. Santos. x 31 Harbor at Montevideo x 32 Plaza Independencia, looking up 18th of July Ave. x 33 Harbor of Montevideo, near and toward docks. x 2 34 Meeting of river and ocean water outside Montevideo Harbor. x 35 Meeting of river and ocean water outside Montevideo Harbor. x 36 South side of Dock IV Buenos Aires to show crowded conditions. x 37 South side of Dock IV, B.A. harbor, showing crowded conditions of basins, looking w. by s. See preceding photo 38 Cane fields and valley of Tucuman, looking e. x 39 Tucuman, looking toward mountains on w. 40 Salta, looking east x 41 Salta looking west from hill west of Salta to eastern face of cordillera. x Page 1 of 12

2 42 Salta looking west from hill west of Salta to eastern face of cordillera. Panorama with 41 x 43 Clipped alluvial spurs in an aggrading valley opp. Sta. Mojotoros on Salta-Güemes short line. x 44 Ox cart near Güemes x 45 Ledesma sugar plantation. 46 Embarcación 47 Cowboys with Guarda Monte. x 48 Carts. Oil tubing for Cuevos 49 Cattle at Embarcación from Chaco. For Mt. Trip. x 50 Emu at Embarcación 51 missing 52 The Bermejo at Salta. x 1 53 The Bermejo at Salta. 54 Wood-burning locomotive on Embarcación line. 55 missing 56 Near San Pedro de Jujuy. 57 Near San Pedro de Jujuy. 58 The Rio Grande Province of Jujuy 59 Near Mendieta Province 60 Mts. back of Finca Santa Lucia 61 Finca Santa Lucia x 3 62 Quebrada Escoipe, Almogor's route. x x 1 63 Old wooden ox cart at Molina Gongora, camp 1. x x 64 Looking west & south up Escoipe ravine toward flat-topped spurs. x x 1 65 Type of forest in Queb. Escoipe. Elev x 66 Type of hut in Quebracho forest. Elev x 1 67 Laborers clearing stream-bed road of stones. x 68 Malo Paso, 5400': taken behind spur on right of 64, looking in opposite direction. x 69 Goats on steep slope. x x 70 Excoipe Ravine. Goats on flood plain. x x 71 Cactus at 6000' above timberline. x 72 missing 73 Pack train with skins going down Escoipe Valley. x x 1 74 Brush and stone groins to protect alluvial terrace. Escoipe Queb. x x 75 Pack train of goat skins, Esc. Q., going from mts. to Rosario x x 1 76 Red shale and sandstone opposite San Fernando, looking south valley of Esc. x 77 Camp 2-1st tent camp. x x 78 Stone hut, grass thatched. x x 1 79 missing 80 Mt. slopes at 1,000. Not yet dissected. x x 1 81 missing 82 Camera turned 90 degrees looking eastward. x x 1 Page 2 of 12

3 83 No Title x x 2 84 Looking west and east from main cordillera. x 85 looking s. at red s.s. overlap at [sic]. Also cactus. x 1 86 Cactus. x x 87 Brush goat (kid) corral. x 88 Mill at Payogasta ranch. x x 89 missing 90 Snow-capped mt. (Palermo). Ravine, irrig. barley fields at 9,000' Do. x 1 92 Rio de la Poma (?) at Angosto. x x 93 Cliffs with overthrust. x x 94 Cliffs capped with gravel ' high at 9,300. Above Angosto. x x 1 95 To show steep profile. x x 96 Caves at 9,000. Char. of s.s. x x 97 Street in La Poma. x 98 s.s. - fault? - at base of mts. N. of La Poma, where observatory is. x x 1 99 Horseback. Pampa grass. x x 100 Looking n.w. at lakebeds, red s.s. canyons with lava and s.s. x x Grinding stone and pottery. x x 102 Lava dam, baked s.s.s rubble under lava, normal s.s., columnar structure and river. x x 103 Landscape looking n.e. from s.w. op. La Poma ranch. Duplicated x x 104 Lake clays. x x 105 The pack train at La Poma finca. The start. x x 106 Calchaqui valley. x x 107 Ravines - natural levees. Duplicated x x 108 Ravines - natural levees. 2 hrs. after La Poma. x x 109 Ravines - natural levees. 2 hrs. after La Poma. x Shepherd's hut. x 111 Stone fence across valley. Queb. La Paya. x x Stone fence across valley. Queb. La Paya. x 113 Typical valley. Shep, hut, etc. x x 114 U-shaped valley, pasture, etc. x x 115 High shep. Hut, 12,100 Occup. June 22. x x missing 117 Petroglyph x Piedra Blanca. Duplicated x x Looking down La. Paya valley, from 14, 780. x x , 450. Lake bed back of La Paya valley flood. x x Smooth slopes, 16,400. x x Looking west, from 15,150. x x Page 3 of 12

4 123 Looking n.w. from 15,150. x x 124 Looking n. from 15,150. x x 125 Terraces made by grass. 15,000. x x Hut at 13,250. x 127 Borax flats, 13, 250. x x Looking e. at w. face of mts. between La P. and P. G., 13, 250. x x 129 Pastos Gr. Basin. x x 130 Corral at 13,250. x Pastos Grandes, looking n.w. Borax basin. Panorama w/132: additional copy matted on x x 2 oversize board. 132 Pastos Grandes, looking n.w. Borax basin. Panorama w/131: additional copy matted on x x 2 oversized board 133 Viscacha holes. 12,520. x x 134 Frozen seepage. x x ,600, looking s.e. x 136 Grave by trail, 12,620 x x 137 Shrine at 12,680. 2' high and 2' square x x ,600. Borax lake. x x ,500 Cliffs at Borax lake. x x 140 Encl. Basin. 13,500. x x 141 Encl. Basin. 12,300. x x Pan. Of Salino Quiron & Grand. 12,600. x x 143 Pan. Of Salino Quiron & Grand. 12,600. x x 144 Pan. Of Salino Quiron & Grand. 12,600. x x 145 Palmer x x 146 Palmer x x Bowman x x 148 The trail crossing a playa near a volcano. x x Tilted lakebeds. 12,550. x x Salar Rincon, 12,550. x x Borax basin, 12,450. Salar de Rincon. x x Pack train in bora - (?) Rincon. x x 183 Pack train in bora - (?) Rincon, different view. x x 184 From Queb. Near Catua. 13,050. x x Panorama - 12,520. Sal. Rincon. x 186 Flat spurs on? x x ,920. At n. end of Rincon b. looking west. x x ,920. At n. end of Rincon b. looking s.e. x x 189 Stream disappearing in sand. x x 190 pack train I nsand, 13,270. Choked ravine. x x 191 s.s. fill - indurated in canyon floor of older rock. x x Page 4 of 12

5 192 13,500. Salts of lime, iron and sulphur. x x 193 Cattle crossing at 13,800. x Cattle crossing at 13,800. x Cattle crossing at 13,800. x x Cattle crossing at 13,800. x x 197 Cattle crossing at 13,800. x x Cattle crossing at 13,800. x x 199 Cliffs of? congl. volc. 13,270. x x ,850 x x 201 Guaitiquina x x 202 Guaitiquina x x Guaitiquina x x Guaitiquina x x Mts. at 15,100. x x 206 Panorama. x x 207 Panorama x x Panorama. x x 209 Skeletons of cattle, 14,600. x x Pack train. x x Dead cattle by trail. x x Camp. x x 213 Camp. x x Camp. x x 215 Palmer x Bowman x 217 Cattle trail near 14,800 pass. e. of Ag. Cal. Duplicate on REV of 314 x x Cattle trail near 14,800 pass. e. of Ag. Cal. x x Volcanoes near pass, western cordillera. x x Apacheta and pass of western cord. x x 221 Volcanoes. Pass west. cord. x x Cattle on trail near pass, west. cord. x Cattle on pass, west. cord. 319 on REV x x 224 Lake on pass, west. cord. x x 225 Volcanoes on pass, west. cord. x x Volcanoes on pass, west. cord. x x 227 Volcanoes on pass, west. cord. x x 228 Western cord. and long eastern slopes toward Soncor. x x 229 Looking back. Pass, western cordillera x x Looking back. Volcanoes, western cordillera. x x 231 Looking back. Volcanoes, western cordillera. x x 232 Western cord. and long eastern slopes toward Soncor. x x 1 Page 5 of 12

6 233 Soncor Valley. x 234 Stone hut, Soncor valley. x x 235 Stone hut, Soncor valley. x Soncor Valley and Saler de Atacama x x Soncor Valley x x Sand dune. North of Soncor. x x Sand dune. North of Soncor. x x Salar de Atacama x x 241 Salar de Atacama x x 242 Sand dune country. North of Soncor. x x Nomads. Aguas Blancas. x x Nomads. Aguas Blancas. x x Desert vegetation near Aguas Blancas x x Pack train on sand dune near Ag. Bl. x 247 Toconao x 248 Toconao x x 249 Wind erosion on rhyolite near Toconao x x 250 Resgnando x x 251 Camp near Tambillos. x 252 Panorama near Tambillos. x x 253 Panorama near Tambillos. x x 254 Panorama near Tambillos. x x 255 Panorama near Tambillos. x x Panorama near Tambillos. x x Panorama near Tambillos. x x 258 Camp near Tambillos. x x Camp near Tambillos. x x 260 Cattle on trail near Tambillos x Looking north at flat top mts. from Tambillos. x x 262 Ruts in old raod near San Pedro de Atacama. x x 263 Eroded road near San P. x x 264 Arturo Alvarez, and alfalfa x x 265 Llamas of mt. Indians near san P. de At. x x 266 Stone houses. x x Rancho near San P. Temp. residence of mt. Indians near S.P. x x San Pedro x x Pingo-pingo x x 270 Quito; above San P. x x 271 Cattle. San P. x x 272 Brush drag. San P. x x Page 6 of 12

7 273 Brush dam. San P. x x 274 Pucará x x 275 Windows stone wall. Pucará x 276 San Pedro x x Pucará x 278 Pucará x x 279 Pucará x 280 Gold and silver figures. S. P. x x 281 Gold and silver figures. S. P. x x 282 Pucará x x 283 Algarrobo tree x x 284 Red Sedimentary and gypsum, above San P. x x 285 Red Sedimentary and gypsum, above San P. x Gypsum beds above San P. x x 287 Petroglyphs at Peña x Petroglyphs at Peña x Peña x x 290 Planed ss. from pass of Purilacti. Panorama with 291 x x 291 Planed ss. from pass of Purilacti. Panorama with 290 x x 292 Salar de At. from pass of Purilacti x x 293 Tabian Cruz x x 294 Desert pavement, July 4th x x 295 Desert pavement, July 4th x x Chañar tree at Calama x x 302 Boy and cart at Antofagasta x 303 Antofagasta, panorama x x 304 Antofagasta, panorama x x 305 Lime kiln at A. Burns limestone from 4 leagues to S.E. x x 306 missing 307 missing 308 Port of Coloso 309 Port of Coloso x 310 Port of Taltal Port of Taltal x x 312 Port of Taltal x x 313 Port of Taltal sunset REV of 189 x x 314 Port of Caldera x x 315 Port of Caldera x x Statue of Arturo Prat, May 21, x x Water wagon x x Page 7 of 12

8 318 Trees and windmill x condensing plant REV of 223 x x 320 A rancho of a govt. shepherd at Monte Amargo, 41 kms from Caldera. 450' x 321 Train at M. A. x x 322 Monte Amargo 323 Avenida Alameda x x 324 Locked water weir at Copiapó x x 325 River Copiapó at C. x 326 Plaza at Copiapó x x 327 Plaza at Copiapó looking south DUPLICATED (REV 388) x x 328 Plaza at Copiapó looking south x x 329 Valley of Copiapó The sand dune at Cerro Bramador. x The sand dune at Cerro Bramador, to show mirage "Espejismo" 382 on REV x x 332 The charcoal "ornos" at T. x 333 Vineyard at Toledo x Oven for bread baking x 335 Pimiento tree on Toledo of Sr. F. Garay, 41'4 in circumference x 336 Cerro Bramador from same x 337 Theatre at Copiapó x x 338 Mike - W. G. 339 Teams, barrels and water carts from mines at Los Lirios; 30 bbls a day; mines at 2 leagues. x 340 Vallenar, from above, from train 341 Bread boxes on mule x x 342 Buen Retiro or good Retreat. Settlement of carriers on 1st terrace. No cultivation. x x 343 Drove of horses on highest terr. x x 344 Bullocks with carts, loaded with alfalfa. x 345 Cattle on highest terrace of Hacienda Compañia 386 on REV x x 346 Huasco Valley from highest terrace. x x 347 House at "La Compañia" x 348 Vallenar. x x 349 Chinchilla Hill x x Chinchilla Hill; stone heaps x x 351 Chinchilla Hill; stone heaps REV of 375 x 352 Road to mines from Los Lirios, Sand scraped away to get to deposits or subsoil. 353 Panorama of smelter at Dulcinea Mine. x 354 Panorama of smelter at Dulcinea Mine. 355 General of smelter. x 356 (of the smelter when copper is released.) Neg on hand, but spoiled 357 (of the smelter when copper is released.) spoiled Page 8 of 12

9 358 (of the smelter when copper is released.) spoiled 359 Dulcinea Mine x Looking n.w of D. Mine toward coast ranges x x 361 Plaza at Copiapó 362 Street in Copiapó, with flag poles. x x 363 missing 364 Caldera. 365 Water barrel, boy and donkey at Taltal 366 Panorama of Taltal x 367 Panorama of Taltal 368 Advertisement of tea on rocks at Taltal. x 369 Taltal from boat at 4 pm. x 370 Deck of Ville du Havre, 4 pm x 371 Quebrada on way to Uyuni, from Calar. x x 372 Quebrada on way to Uyuni, from Calar. x 373 Quebrada on way to Uyuni, from Calar. x 374 Holiday parade, Aug. 6th, national holiday x 375 Holiday parade. 351 on REV x x 376 La Paz, processions, etc. x 377 La Paz, processions, etc. x 378 La Paz, processions, etc. x 379 La Paz, processions, etc. x 380 La Paz, processions, etc. x 381 La Paz, processions, etc. x 382 La Paz, processions, etc. REV of 331 x x 383 Military procession at La Paz. x 384 Military procession at La Paz. x 385 Military procession at La Paz. x 386 Military procession at La Paz. REV of 345 x x 387 Military procession at La Paz. x 388 Military procession at La Paz. 327 DUPL on REV x x 389 Arbor Day procession. x x 390 Arbor Day procession. x x Arbor Day procession. x x 392 Arbor Day procession. x x 393 Arbor Day procession. x 394 Arbor Day procession. x x 395 Clay deposit in Queb. Chacarope. x 395a Tiahuanaco [group of buildings] x x 396 Clay deposit in Queb. Chacarope. x Page 9 of 12

10 396a Tiahuanaco [doorway] x x 397 Clay deposit in Queb. Chacarope. x x 397a Tiahuanaco [church?] x 398 Clay deposit in Queb. Chacarope. x x 398a Tiahuanaco [group of buildings from distance] x x 399 [small steamer] x 399a Tiahuanaco gateway x x 400? [cattle in pasture] x x 400a Tiahuanaco [at greater distance] x x 401 Indian passengers arriving from Copacahana x x 402 Indian passengers arriving from Copacahana x x 403 Photo of "Inca" steamer Guaqui DUPLICATED x x 404 Photo of marsh at Guaqui x x 405 The Cordillera two views: 405 & 405+ x x 406 The marsh below Desaguadero x x 407 Reeds in swamp of Totoral x x 408 Reeds in swamp of Totoral x x 409 Reeds in swamp of Totoral x x 410 Reeds in swamp of Totoral x x 411 Reeds in swamp of Totoral x x 412 Reeds in swamp of Totoral x x 413 Cattle feeding on water grasses in "El Totoral" x x 414 Fishermen x x 415 Fishermen x Uros Indians making balsas x x Uros Indians making balsas x x 418 House of turf just below Ancoaqui x 419 Stone crusher at Aguallamaya x x 420 General view of works at Aguallamaya x x Valley of Desaguadero just below Ag. x 422 Nazacara x x Dissected tertiary beds, at 1:20 PM x 424 Boat at noon camp, 17th x x 425? [view of mts. across plain] x 426? [view of mts. across plain] x x 426a Family group on bank of Desaguadero, p.m., 17th x 427 No Title Not on original inventory x 428 Looking down the Desaguadero Valley at Fariweather Gap. panorama with 429/430 x x 429 Looking down the Desaguadero Valley at Fariweather Gap. panorama with 428/430 x x 430 Looking down the Desaguadero Valley at Fariweather Gap. panorama with 428/429 x x 431 Chulpa, at 3:00 P.M. x x Page 10 of 12

11 432 Looking across gap at 3:30 x x 433 Looking across gap at 3:30 x x 434 Looking down valley from gap x x Blanket weaving among highland people x x 436 Railway bridge at Desag. Arica line. x x 437 Old bridge across Des. Road to Corocoro x x Sajama at sunset. x x 439 Llamas crossing river x x 440 Ancient Chulpa in Desaguadero Valley near Fairweather Gap. x x 441 Ancient Chulpa in Desaguadero Valley near Fairweather Gap. x x 442 Peneplain in red beds at La Concordia x x 442a Interior of Chulpa x x 443 Interior of Chulpa x x 444 Interior of Chulpa x x 445 Interior of Chulpa x x 446 Finely laminated clays, silts, and sands of Lake Minchin above (north) Fairweather Gap. x x 447 Towing an ore barge upriver. x x Clay beds, Lake Minchin, at 12:45. x x 449 Minchin clays, close to x x 450 Minchin clays, close to x 451 Minchin clays, close to x x 452 Red bds near camp night of 19th. x x 453 Village at 18 miles below Nazacara. x x 454 Boat crew in water. Indians towing the expedition's flat-bottomed boat below the limit of steamer navigation, Des. R. x x 455 [loading sacks on vessel] x x 456 [small native child] x x 457 [hut] Uros Indians at Ancoaqui x 458 [hut] Uros Indians at Ancoaqui x x 459 [woman] Uros Indians at Ancoaqui x 460 [woman] Uros Indians at Ancoaqui x 461 [huts] Uros Indians at Ancoaqui x x 462 [child and huts] Uros Indians at Ancoaqui x x 463 [child and huts] Uros Indians at Ancoaqui x x 464 [group of clay vessels] Uros Indians at Ancoaqui x 465 [woman at work outside huts] Uros Indians at Ancoaqui x 466 [woman and child, huts] Uros Indians at Ancoaqui x x 467 Desaguadero, Peru. x x 468 Desaguadero, Bolivia. x 469 The Yapuro at Chililaya x x 470 Chililaya x x Page 11 of 12

12 471 Chililaya x x 472 Chililaya [group of huts, donkey, dog, etc.] x x 473 Straits of Tiqui a [Sp.?] x x 474 Straits of Tiqui a [Sp.?] x x 475 Port of Carabuco x x 476 Port of Carabuco x x 477 Balsas and Indians at Puno x Puno from 600' above it. x 479 Tongolaya. Old Sp. silver works. 13,000' x x 480 Tongolaya. Old Sp. silver works. 13,000' x 481 Abandoned terraces - at --rica, looking north. 13,200' x 482 N. 20 degrees E down valley, Cayrani, 13,620' x x 483 S. 75 degrees S (at mines) x x 484 [ravine] x x 485 Shepherd's hut at 14,000' 486 Looking north from summit of mts. west of Puno, 14,500' x x 487 Artif. terraces in Cayrarri valley toward lakes T. 13,300' x Artif. terraces and peculiar mounds of valley. x x 489 Shpherd's hut, 13,000. Between Puno and mine. 490 Cut stone x x 491 Ballivian double exposure w/ 492 x 492 Ballivian double exposure w/491 x percent grade. Arica-La Paz R.R. x x 494 Looking down on clouds, Arica-La Paz R.R. x x 495 Looking down on clouds, Arica-La Paz R.R. x x 496 Looking down on clouds, Arica-La Paz R.R. x TOTAL: Page 12 of 12

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