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Witcomb [Alejandro] (Photographers) Museo Mitre. Fundado el año 1907. Buenos Aires 1907. 4to. Album containing 12 original mounted photographs (164 x 214mm), 11 showing the interior of a late colonial town house formerly the residence of President Bartolomeo Mitre converted into a national museum in 1907. This rare photographic museum catalogue was published in a limited edition for presentation only. Oblong 4to. (325 x 470mm) Original morocco binding with title and ornament gilt-stamped on front cover; spine repaired, corners scuffed; inside in fine, clean condition. The first photographic guide to the Museum Mitre in Calle San Martín 366, Buenos Aires, inaugurated 3rd June 1907. The charming 18th century colonial house, inhabited by Bartolomé Mitre from 1860 to 1906, was acquired by the nation after his death with the object of converting it into a national museum; its contents, including his large library, collections and archives, were donated by the family to conserve the superb 19th century interior in its original state. The photographs represent: a front view of the building, the large drawing room, the reception hall with statue of Mitre, a room with the military collection, a portrait gallery with showcases, the sala del jubileo , Mitre s private office, Mitre s bedroom, the archive and office of the museum director, the vast library of the Americas, the reading room, and a model of a projected mausoleum. The mounts bear the embossed signature of Alejandro Witcomb, the most successful Argentine photographer of the period (the studio was founded by his father Alexander Whitcomb (1835-1905). The photographic album was published in a limited edition for presentation only and is of considerable rarity. Bartolomé Mitre (1821-1906), soldier, journalist, and first legitimate Argentine president (1862-68), founded the leading broadsheet La Nación . He is today considered one of the greatest Argentine historical figures. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-6213570648
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