Argentine

1965 · 63434 — Buenos Aires Argentina: Asociacion Esquelas Lincoln American International School 1965. Thick folio. 12.5 x 13.75 in. 76 pp unpaginated. on thick paper stock. With 145 original silver gelatin photographs mounted enhanced with printed captions occasional annotations and numerous pieces of ephemera including ALS mimeographed material laid-in card as well as 2 silver print architectural elevations laid-in nearly all decorative tissue guards retained. Padded brown calf post-binder manuscript label on front cover ownership of Whinery on first leaf occasional scuffing minor tears to a couple of the leaves gutter margins creasing to some of the tissue guards minor chipping head & foot of spine still a VG exemplar. The souvenir/memory album opens with photos of Whinery and the early images of the Lincoln American International School in Buenos Aires the ground breaking at La Lucila the massive school addition designed by architects Alberto E. Dodds and Mario E. Cattaneo and completion November 30 1963.Two silver print photos laid-in depict the proposed new building elevation drawings from the architect and convey the full size and impact of the building when later completed. The vaulted new Mid-Century Modern auditorium with Argentine & U.S. Flag prominent on the stage also used as gymnasium with the compiler wondering how they ever survived without the new structure. Also depicted are school pageants greeting other international students the new school library along with a myriad of student events. Of additional interest are the photographs capturing the new science labs vocational training for aircraft and automobiles and finally the sports events of the “Condors.†Also featured are the school choirs bands architectural features such as the striking Mid-Century Modern atrium and finally the staff and support staff of the school. The final group of pages include photographs and tipped-in mounted letters addressed to Mr. Whinery declaring “We are very sorry that you are leaving†and “You have been a very good director†and song addressed to him from the students and staff. The closing pages include photos of the Director’s houses in Buenos Aires Commencement in 1960 several farewell parties and a laid-in card. Whinery 1918-2009 was a Kansas educator recruited after World War II for international schools for the American Embassy in Buenos Aires and he would remain the director of the Lincoln school from about 1952 through his retirement from there in 1964 and was still attending American International School reunions as late as 1995. Lincoln based in La Lucila Vicente Lopez is still considered the best English-language prep school in Buenos Aires and routinely sends graduates to the most elite universities and participates in the International Baccalaureate IB program. See: Jacob Meschke Lincoln: International Schooling in Argentina Asociacion Escuelas Lincoln Buenos Aires Times April 7 2018. Asociacion Esquelas Lincoln, American International School, unknown