George Sternberg Album #3 - South American Views
 

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sa3-108-03

Description

This black and white photograph features we see a family of South American sea lions in the midst of their colony. Easily observed are the differences between male, female, and young pups. The foreground features the beach, including the dark gravelly sand, hill-topped cove, and packed quarters of the herd. In the top left corner of the postcard we see the name of the nearby gulf city of Comodoro Rivadavia. Below that is another term, Chubut, which is the province in Argentina where the photograph was taken. Along with that is the Spanish name for the Republic of Argentina: Republica Argentina. Comodoro Rivadavia is a gulf city located in the Patagonian province of Chubut. It is Located in southern Argentina on the gulf of San Jorge, which serves as an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The printed text is in the top left corner of the photograph.

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black and white photograph

Keywords

Sea lions, Beaches, Ocean, Mammals, Marine animals, colonies

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© University Archives, Fort Hays State University

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Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

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Language

eng

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Comodoro Rivadavia (Chubut) (Republica Argentina)

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Keywords

Sea lions, Beaches, Ocean, Mammals, Marine animals, colonies

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