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.




More Pictures of Puerto Rico!

A street in the slum area of the hill town of Lares, Puerto Rico

A street scene in the slum area of the hill town of Lares, Puerto Rico. January, 1942.

A “majordomo” (foreman) on a sugar plantation. Manati, P.R.

A “majordomo” (foreman) on a sugar plantation in Manati, Puerto Rico.

Street vendor selling pork on a street in Santurce, Puerto Rico

Street vendor selling pork products on a street in Santurce, Puerto Rico. 1942.

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

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

Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Sugar workers at a strike meeting

Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. At a strike meeting. January 1942.