This page contains a collection of images of maps, documents and personal photos
from the area around Basavilbaso - Lucienville, Argentina. You can click on any
image to see a larger version in a separate window.
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This is the 1909 marriage certificate for Abraham Bocles and Manuela Singer from
the settlement of Villa Mantero. Click image for a larger version. |
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Cover of the Lucienville census document taken on 31-Dec-1917. |
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Record of the Jaime Ptaschne family on the JCA 1917 census listing all the family
members in the home. |
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A postcard sent from Sofia Bleischmidt to Cecilia Singer in Villa Mantero on New
Years day, 1922. It reads:
"Bank of Happiness
I will pay the bearer, Cecilia Singer, the sum of 365 days of happiness: the price
will be charged to the account of Sofia Bleischmidt"
An early 20th century IOU. |
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This document shows the buyers of colonial properties in the years 1926-1928 |
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A JCA sales contract with Samuel Blanck of Lucienville in 1935 (Part 1). Photo from
the Archive of Jewish People in Jerusalem. |
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A JCA sales contract with Samuel Blanck of Lucienville in 1935 (Part 2). Photo from
the Archive of Jewish People in Jerusalem. |
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Argentina postage stamp commemorating the importance of agriculture. This
stamp was part of a series issued between 1935 and 1951. You can see the complete series here. |
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Photo of Gitl Wantman on her wedding day in Kishiniev, Bessarabia circa 1885. |
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Photo of emigrants on the dock at the port of Buenos Aires, Argentina circa 1900. |
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Wedding portrait with the families of David Singer and Dora Matusevitz taken in
March 1911. |
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This photo is from the Central Archives of the Jewish People in Jerusalem. It is
a picture of the board of directors elected in 1912 for the "Cooperativa Agricola
Lucienville".
Standing, from left to right: Manuel. KOSSOY – TCHARNI ? – SACHAROFF - ??CHENIK
– BROTZKY – doctor KLEIN.
Seated from left to right: TOLCACHIER – R. TCHERKOFF – HOROWITZ – shin iud ?- AB
? BRADSKIN ? – KAPLAN [ AB alef bet : could be Alter BRASAVSKY ?]
Letters are blurry so I am not completely certain of the translation. . |
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Family portrait of Dora Matusevitz Singer, wife of David, with her children, Clarita
and Jacobo, in 1917. |
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Portrait of the Doctorovich family, Salomon, Sara, Leon and Elias. |
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A "Let's go to town for a photo" family portrait. Sorry, men only! |
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Elias Singer, a young man from Basavilbaso, working as a Postman in Buenos Aires
to pay for medical school. Photo portrait taken on 10-Nov-1917. |
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A Singer family portrait taken in 1923 in Villa Mantero. Click HERE for the photo with names. |
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Wedding portrait of Salomon (Shloime)Singer and Lize Kaplan about 1928. |
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Portrait of the daughters of Moshe and Gitl Singer of Villa Mantero. |
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Family portrait of the Zentner family of Basavilbaso. |
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Portrait of members of the Sociedad de Caridad Basavilbaso (Charitable Society of
Basavilbaso). A group of Jewish women organized to help the less fortunate. |
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Portrait of the daughters of Moshe and Gitl Singer, Cecilia (standing) and Ana (seated). |
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A steam powered "trilladora" or threshing machine used in early farming activities.
You can find a better close-up here. |
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The local "Remate" (Auction) was a big event. |
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Portrait taken in Basavibaso in 1935. |
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Wedding portrait of Josef Blanc and Susana Elberg taken in Basavibaso in 1935. |
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A street photo of Benie Shwartzman and friend to his right. |
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Singer family reunion in Buenos Aires commemorating 100 years in Argentina. |
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The future generation learning genealogy from family trees at the Singer family
reunion, Buenos Aires. |
