Figure 1.--Here two brothers are seen at the crowded Mar del Plata beach near Buenos Aires in 1957. The photograph was tken in Januuary during the southern hemisphere summer. A message on the back reads, "A mi querid abuelita. [????] con todo cariño." Signed Puique and {Aseor?]" Which means, "To my dear grandmother. Sent with all love."

We do not have a lot of information on outings Argentine familes took. They seem to have been similar to those in Europe. We note children playing in city parks. Unfortunately we do not yet know much about Argentne urban parks. We also notice beach outings. Mar del Plata was a popular outing for Porteños--people from Buenos Aires. And Argentine as the capital and by far he largest city plays a central role in Argentine national life. Mar del Plata is located in the northern Rio Plata estuary. Further south the waters begins to get cold, even in the summer. We also notice families taking outings into the country for picnics.

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