A Pátria, Alentejana Society of Insurance

Description

Year 1928. A Pátria, Alentejana Society of Insurance, office room at Rua Augusta 188 – 1º, Lisbon. Photo that illustrates the work environment in one of the biggest insurance companies of the portuguese insurance market at the time. It shows 12 male employees, irreproachably dressed, with an area for attending to the public and an office area. At the back are the people in charge at higher desks, followed by the clerks at desks full of documentation, equipment and stationery, such as a white stamp, stapler, mechanical and rubber stamps and typewriters. The wall calendar and the period clock also stand out.

Category

Photo Archive

Material

Photo paper

State Conservation

Good

Historial

Original photo from 1928 that on the back has the PAGO stamp of Bertrand (Irmãos) Lda, dated 18th July 1928, and stamp of the magazine Portugal Ilustrado.