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1. The village of El Progreso is 300 meters above sea-level on Isla San Cristóbal. In the mid-1920s it had about 300 inhabitants Repeat Photo (12) 2015

Description:
Historic Photo (Hoff, Stein (1985)The Galápagos Dream: An Unknown History of Norwegian Emigration, translated by F. Horneman. Grødahl and Son, Oslo) of the worker's village of El Progreso in the mid 1920s, with pastures and Cerro San Joaquin in the distance. The Repeat photographs were made in 2015, approximately at the midpoint of the main road where it intersects with the road leading to Loma Consuelo.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso; Manuel J. Cobos
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Landscapes; Villages;
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Tanya Taggert-Hodge; Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Date:
2015
Date searchable:
2015
Date searchable:
2015-07-3
Genre:
Photographic print; Digital image
Genre Facet:
Photographic print; Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
Repeat Photo #1714-1719
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.907233, -89.55725
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.907233, -89.55725
Date Digitized:
2015
Commentary:
Repeat Images by Tanya Taggert-Hodge

2. Carpintero Midden During Excavation 2014

Description:
The Carpintero midden appears as a buried lense of concentrated materials downslope from the historic Cobos house site on its south side. Excavations of part of the midden were undertaken during 2014 and 2015 in the yard of the town carpenter.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2014
Date searchable:
2014
Date searchable:
2014-07-15
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
DSC00580
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Date Digitized:
2014

3. Complete Decauville Rail System wheel, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, 2015

Description:
Two surviving Decauville Rail System wheels, embossed with “Decauville Aine Petit-Bourg IS80,” and found near the ingenio site, are today in the collection of a hotel in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Traction-powered rail systems designed for transporting harvested intact cane stalks from the fields employed long platform trucks with eight wheels on 20 inch gauge tracks of 14 lb rails with fixed sleepers. Each cart with iron baskets held up to 1300 lbs and was pulled by oxen tethered with long yolks on each side of the track.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso; ingenio
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Sugar Factories; Sugar Machinery; Transportation
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2015
Date searchable:
2015
Date searchable:
2015-7-14
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
Fig. 4.15
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:
2015

4. Natives, Chatham Island 1888 Repeat Photo (13) 2015

Description:
Historic Photo (National Archives and Records Administration Albatross Expedition NARA-22-FA-93) of Manuel Cobos and workers, probably in 1888. The Repeat photographs were made in 2015 on the top step of the preserved central stair structure inside the hacienda house ruins.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso; Manuel J. Cobos
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Landscapes
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Tanya Taggert-Hodge; Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Date:
2015
Date searchable:
2015
Date searchable:
2015-07-11
Genre:
Photographic print; Digital image
Genre Facet:
Photographic print; Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
Repeat Photo #2214-2222
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.907417, -89.558117
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.907417, -89.558117
Date Digitized:
2015
Commentary:
Repeat Images by Tanya Taggert-Hodge

5. Modern Mural with Hacienda Ingenio in Background

Description:
This is another portion of the modern mural found on the wall of a local restaurant directly behind the town football stadium showing a stylized version of the hacienda sugar factory.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso; ingenio
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); sugar factories;
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2016
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-7-20
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
IMGP3001
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:
2016

6. Carpintero Midden Excavations, 2014

Description:
Excavations of the main dump, the Carpintero midden, were undertaken on the property of the town carpenter. The carpentry (upper right) and the family house (left) surround a lower courtyard where excavation took place. The Cobos hacienda house lies directly behind and upslope from the carpentry.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2014
Date searchable:
2014
Date searchable:
2014-7-8
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
IMGP2616.jpg
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Date Digitized:
2014

7. Natives, Chatham Island 1888 Repeat Photo (14) 2015

Description:
Historic Photo (National Archives and Records Administration Albatross Expedition NARA-22-FA-92) of Manuel Cobos and workers, probably in 1888. This image shows a clear view of the open pastures in the background. The Repeat photographs were made in 2015 on the top step of the preserved central stair structure inside the hacienda house ruins.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso; Manuel J. Cobos
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Landscapes
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Tanya Taggert-Hodge; Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Date:
2015
Date searchable:
2015
Date searchable:
2015-07-11
Genre:
Photographic print; Digital image
Genre Facet:
Photographic print; Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
Repeat Photo #2223-2230
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.907417,-89.558117
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.907417,-89.558117
Date Digitized:
2015
Commentary:
Repeat Images by Tanya Taggert-Hodge

8. Cobble Pavement Excavated on the East Side of the Mill Area 2016

Description:
Shallow excavations below the historic house site, directly to the east of the sugar mill area revealed the beginnings of a cobble pavement. Excavations in the area were extended during 2016.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso; ingenio
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Sugar Factories; Transportation
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2016
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-8-10
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
IMGP3127
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:
2016

9. White Ceramic Buttons

Description:
Buttons, including 15 bone, 12 mother of pearl, and 13 white Prosser china buttons were recovered in the midden and house excavations. All of the white ceramic buttons were made with the Prosser process, patented in 1840. White china buttons were exported all over the world from the 1840s onwards by England, France, the United States, and Germany.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador; Buttons; Clothing and Dress; Ceramics
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2014
Date searchable:
2014
Date searchable:
2014-11-6
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Date Digitized:
2014

10. Carpintero Midden Lense During Excavation 2014

Description:
The artifact-rich lense of buried materials in the Carpintero midden can be seen running more or less diagonally along the profile, sloping upward behind the house to the left (west). This latter protion was excavated further in 2015.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2014
Date searchable:
2014
Date searchable:
2014-7-9
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
DSC00438
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Date Digitized:
2014