Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico
Beautifully restored map of Puerto Rico from 1886
Mapa Topografico De La Isla De Puerto Rico
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5 Beautiful Old Pictures of Corozal, Puerto Rico
"Corozaleños" will definitely recognize the beautiful hills and scenery in these pictures.
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19 Pictures of San Juan’s Mud Slum, “El Fanguito”
Welcome to San Juan in the 1940’s! In the forefront you see beautiful trees, nice cars, paved...
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Boys eating sugarcane in a small fishing village of Puerto Real
Boys eating sugarcane in the small fishing village of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico.
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A sugar workers lunch consisted of rice, beans and papaya
In Guanica, Puerto Rico this was the standard lunch of a plantation worker.
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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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Street vendor selling pork on a street in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Street vendor selling pork products on a street in Santurce, Puerto Rico. 1942.
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In the Everglades needlework factory. San Juan, Puerto Rico
Seamstress working in the Everglades needlework factory, San Juan.
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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.
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Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Sugar workers at a strike meeting
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. At a strike meeting. January 1942.
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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.
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Christopher Columbus Fountain in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
The fountain where Columbus first quenched his thirst in Puerto Rico.
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Fisherman selling his catch in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, 1900
This picture shows a Puerto Rican fisherman carrying long strings of fish.
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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…
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The first Puerto Rican troops to join the American Army in 1899
The first company of native Puerto Ricans enlisted in the American Colonial Army.
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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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Puerto Rican Women Panning for Gold in a Stream, 1890
Panning for gold was a popular form of employment for Puerto Rican women. Click here to see more historic pictures of Puerto Rico.
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An Upper Class Home in the Suburbs of Puerto Rico, 1890
An upper class Puerto Rican home with palm trees in the front yard.
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Puerto Rican Mailman Delivering Mail by Horseback, 1880
Puerto Rican mail carrier on horseback waits to pick up mail at a post office.
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San Juan, Puerto Rico once had snow delivered by plane for those who had never experienced it
Felisa Rincón de Gautier was the first woman to be elected Mayor of a capital city in the Americas.
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33 historic photographs of San Juan, Puerto Rico in the 1940’s
33 photographs of life in San Juan, Puerto Rico from the 1940's