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Helling, Robert (?-?)

Collection - Material

Robert Helling was a German engineer. He worked in Brazil until around 1926, building railroad lines and bridges in Paraná and Santa Catarina.

Material:

  • 71 black-and-white photographs and postcards (landscape scenes, bridge construction, railroads, settlements, city scenes, shots of people – Rio Preto, Tubarao, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná –, 1891-1926)
  • 1 comb

Keywords: Brazil, Germans abroad, emigration, history of photography