Thursday 10 August 2017

Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape,Uruguay.


The Frigorífico Anglo del Uruguay was a meatpacking plant located at Fray Bentos, Uruguay, on the Uruguay River bank.
In 1924, the Vestey group purchased the old facilities of Liebig Extract of Meat Company and the production went under a new name. Products were sold in Europe under the brand name Fray Bentos.
During its peak period, El Anglo had 5,000 workers whose ranks included English, Belgians, Russians, Spanish and Italians. It finally closed in 1979 after Europe and the United States had cut back their purchases from Latin America.
Thank you Jorge for this nice card with beautiful cancellation on stamp.
Date of Inscription: 2015
Ref: 1464
2016 Stamp- Definitive Issue - José G. Artígas, (1764-1850)

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