[Slavery] [Black Labor] [Puerto Rico] This official Puerto Rican slave registry document, issued in Arecibo in 1871 under Spanish colonial administration, represents the bureaucratic infrastructure of slavery in the Caribbean at the precise moment preceding abolition. Titled within the printed form as part of the “Registro de Esclavos – Isla.....
uerto Rico photo archive, circa 1930s, documenting tourism, colonial architecture, and coastal urban space in Puerto Rico during the U.S. territorial period. More than simple travel photographs, the images preserve how Puerto Rico was visually presented to mainland visitors through fortified Spanish colonial structures, harbor overlooks, narrow streets, landscaped grounds.....
San Juan photograph archive, 1950s, documents Puerto Rican civic landmarks, colonial architecture, schoolchildren, public parks, beaches, farmers, merchants, and transportation in the decade after the 1950 Nationalist uprising against United States authority. The group provides primary visual evidence of everyday life and public memory in Puerto Rico during a politically.....
Puerto Rico during the early 20th century photo archive including the 1928 hurricane, and colonial era life. Archive contains 3 silver gelatin photos, with 2 photos being on one sheet. Each measure 8.5" x 11" to 5" x 9". One press photograph features two stacked photojournalistic images showing scenes of.....
[WWII] [Latino] Puerto Rico World War II photo archive, documenting a blend of military activity and island life during a pivotal moment in global and Caribbean history. Archive of 9 silver gelatin photographs measuring between 5.25" x 3.75" to 3.25" x 2". The images include American soldiers posed casually and.....
