Boys filling buckets of water at Columbus fountain in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Columbus fountain was the place where the great discoverer, Christopher Columbus, first quenched his thirst after arriving in Puerto Rico.




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Band playing in the “Escambron,” a San Juan nightclub

An orchestra, or band playing in the “Escambron,” a nightclub in San Juan.

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Children in Utuado, Puerto Rico, 1942

Utuado, Puerto Rico. Children in the slum area. January, 1942 by Jack Delano.

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Burning a sugar cane field in Guanica, Puerto Rico. 1942

This is a process that destroys the leaves and makes sugar cane easier to harvest.

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Farm laborer working in a sugar field near Guanica, Puerto Rico

Farm laborer working in a sugar field near Guanica, Puerto Rico in January 1942.

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Children near their home in the slum area known as “El Fangitto”

Houses in the slum area known as “El Fangitto” (The Mud) in San Juan, P.R.

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El Morro’s Castle wall after being struck by a 13-inch shell in 1899

El Morro’s castle wall after being struck by a 13-inch shell during the bombardment of San Juan

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