{"id":1061,"date":"2015-06-08T11:10:45","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T10:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2015-06-09T07:49:48","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T06:49:48","slug":"2015-04-27-the-nitrate-works-of-humberstone-and-santa-laura14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=1061","title":{"rendered":"2015-04-27: The Nitrate Works of Humberstone (2\/3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living in Humberstone<\/span><\/h1>\n

The work required skilled workers. People lived significant parts of their lives in Humberstone. The town provided a full infrastructure.\u00a0 Even though secluded, and relatively small with 1000- 3500 inhabitants, there were apparently tensions. In Iquique, some passer-by\u00a0 told me during a chat that at some point of time, the management of the work had employed its own currency in form of plastic chips. People could use them to buy services and goods in the town. The “exchange rate” was determined by the management.\u00a0 This\u00a0 triggered some uprisings and demonstrations as people demanded to be paid in regular currency. The plastic money was eventually abandoned.<\/p>\n

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Dwellings<\/span><\/h2>\n

The social hierarchies were reflected in the layout of the adjourning town. There were quarters for low ranging workers, single workers, married workers, prominent workers, employees,\u00a0 married employees, and a bit secluded, the houses for the engineers and the plant management.<\/p>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Living Quarter of Married Workers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Living Quaters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: View out of Window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Bed Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Nursery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Pavilion in the backyard of a House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Church<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: The restored Interior of the Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Theatre<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Theatre was a relatively late addition in the early 1940’s. Not only shows but also films were presented here.<\/p>\n

\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Theater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Ticket Booth for Theatre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Stage in Theatre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Central Plaza of the Town & Market<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Drawing of Central Plaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Central Plaza today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"\"<\/a>
Humberstone: Central Plaza with Clock Tower and Shops. On the back of the Shops, there is the Market.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Clock Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Swimming Pool<\/span><\/h2>\n

The pool is constructed from bolted iron sheets that were salvaged from a sunken ship.<\/p>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Swimming Pool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Diving Platform<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Kiosk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Kiosk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Pumps for Swimming Pool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The School<\/span><\/h2>\n

In the 1920’s, the attendance of school became compulsory in Chile. The works had to provide schools. In 1942, the school of Humberstone employed 8 teachers and a headmaster to provide education to\u00a0 around 460 boys and girls.<\/p>\n

\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Class Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Classroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Guest House<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Humberstone: Guest House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Administration Building and the Adjourning Plaza<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Street to Administration Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Administration Building and Tennis Courts next to it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: The Administration Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Lamp at Administration Building dangling in the Wind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: The Saltpetre City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Humberstone:<\/a>
Humberstone: Pavilion at a Plaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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