| A Vanishing Figure—“Gaucho” in full costume | [Frontispiece] |
| FACING PAGE |
| One of the Crowded Docks in the Port of Buenos Ayres | [4] |
| Friends of Emigrants Awaiting Arrival of a Ship | [4] |
| Paseo Colón, with Government House on the Right | [12] |
| The Narrow Streets of Buenos Ayres—Florida and San Martín | [22] |
| The Changing Heart of Buenos Ayres—Plaza de Mayo | [34] |
| Exterior and Interior of the “Casa Rosada” | [44] |
| Statue of San Martín in Buenos Ayres | [52] |
| The Colón Theatre, Buenos Ayres | [60] |
| Exterior of the Jockey Club, Buenos Ayres | [68] |
| The New Courts of Justice | [76] |
| The Palatial Home of La Prensa, Buenos Ayres | [88] |
| A Princely Sanctum Room of the Prensa’s Chief Editor | [96] |
| A Corner of the Medical Consulting Room of the Prensa | [96] |
| Bedroom of Distinguished Visitors’ Suite in Prensa Office | [106] |
| The Gorgeously Decorated Salon in the Prensa Office | [106] |
| A Contrast in Public Buildings—Art Gallery and Waterworks Office | [112] |
| English “Pro-Cathedral” in Buenos Ayres | [118] |
| Roman Catholic Cathedral, Buenos Ayres | [118] |
| “La Merced,” a Typical Buenos Ayres Church | [124] |
| “Teatro de la Opera,” Exterior View | [124] |
| The Luxurious Domestic Architecture of Buenos Ayres | [136] |
| Terminus of the Southern Railway at Plaza Constitucion, Buenos Ayres | [148] |
| Marble Fountain in the Gardens of the Paseo Colón, Buenos Ayres | [158] |
| Plaza Francia, in the Avenida Alvear, Buenos Ayres | [158] |
| Prize Bulls at Buenos Ayres Agricultural Show | [166] |
| Summer Scenes on the Tigre | [174] |
| Views of Mar del Plata | [182] |
| Suburban and Rural Roads in the Argentine | [190] |
| An Argentine “Gaucho” in his Hours of Ease | [198] |
| Italian “Colonos” and their “Rancho” in the Argentine | [206] |
| A Village Wheelwright in the Argentine “Camp” | [206] |
| Preparing the Picnic Meal—“Un Asada” in the Argentine | [214] |
| Fields of Maize | [222] |
| Bags of Wheat Awaiting Shipment | [230] |
| Three Huge Piles of “Jerked Beef” at a “Saladero” | [230] |
| A Scene in the “Camp”—Peones Outside a “Pulperia,” or Country Grocery and Liquor Store | [240] |
| A “Ramada,” or Shaded Resting-Place for Men and Horses | [254] |
| An “Estancia” Homestead of the Old Clay-Built Type | [266] |
| A Modern “Estancia” Homestead Built of Concrete | [282] |
| A “Rodeo,” or Round-Up of Cattle in the Argentine Pampa | [294] |
| Familiar Scenes on an “Estancia” | [310] |
| Teams of Oxen Ploughing in the Argentine Pampa | [318] |
| Montevideo from the South, Showing the Cerro with Its Fort | [332] |
| Shipping in the Roadstead at Montevideo | [332] |
| General View of Montevideo and the River Plate | [344] |
| Plaza Independencia, Montevideo | [350] |
| Plaza Libertad, or Cagancha, Montevideo | [350] |
| Cathedral and Plaza Matriz, Montevideo | [356] |
| Plaza Independencia and Avenida 18 de Julio, Montevideo | [356] |
| The “Rambla” at Pocitos, Montevideo | [364] |
| Bathing Place at Ramírez, Montevideo | [364] |
| Main Buildings of Montevideo University | [372] |
| The Solis Theatre, Montevideo | [372] |
| Scene in the Parque Urbano of Montevideo | [382] |
| A Rural Glimpse in the Prado, Montevideo | [382] |
| Cattle Assembled on “La Tablada,” Near Montevideo | [390] |
| Types of the Fantastic Domestic Architecture of Montevideo | [408] |
| Typical Country Road in Uruguay | [418] |
| Hides Drying at a Curing Factory Near Montevideo | [418] |
| The Calle San Martín, Mendoza | [432] |
| A Glimpse of the River Mendoza | [432] |
| The Natural Bridge of Puente del Inca | [440] |
| The Inca’s Lake in the Andes | [446] |
| The Christ of the Andes | [446] |