Street vendor selling pork on a street in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Street vendor selling pork products on a street in Santurce, Puerto Rico. 1942.
In the Everglades needlework factory. San Juan, Puerto Rico
Seamstress working in the Everglades needlework factory, San Juan.
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Sugar workers at a strike meeting
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Sugar workers at a strike meeting. Click here to see more historic pictures of Puerto Rico.
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Sugar workers at a strike meeting
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. At a strike meeting. January 1942.
Children in the slum area of San Juan, known as El Fangitto
San Juan, Puerto Rico. Children in the slum area known as El Fangitto.
Christopher Columbus Fountain in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
The fountain where Columbus first quenched his thirst in Puerto Rico.
Three native Puerto Rican women in front of their hut houses
The original title of this photograph was “Dusky Belles in Porto Rico.”
Fisherman selling his catch in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, 1900
This picture shows a Puerto Rican fisherman carrying long strings of fish.
This is what Amsterdam, New York looked like in 1875
Old map showing Amsterdam, New York as it looked when only 5,500 people lived there
Unloading goods at the Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1900
This picture shows the port of Ponce, Puerto Rico as it looked in 1900. Click here to see more historic pictures of Puerto Rico.









